Maui Kokua Classic

This week and weekend, Maui was supposed to have hosted the PWA's first wave event of the season at Ho'okipa Beach Park. While I don't know the details, that event has been postponed to later in the year (probably the fall) due to some "sponsorship issues," whatever that means. Turns out that was probabably a good thing as our wind is just not cooperating. However, the upcoming Maui Kokua Classic, an event for the kids, was scheduled to coincide with the PWA event. The Kokua classic is still a "go." Here's the details:

The event will consist of a beach clean up on Saturday, April 1st with a competition for April 2.  It is a no entry fee event.

04/01/06: Day 1 of the Maui Kokua Classic:

07.30am: Meet at Ho’okipa Beach Park, event site, for a welcome to all involved and a blessing by a Kahuna for a successful weekend.
0.800am: Beach Clean up begins at Hookipa Beach Park
10.00am: Beach Clean up shifts to Paia Bay in conjunction with the Youth Center
12.00pm: Lunch at Ho’okipa Beach Park and
1.00pm: Skippers meeting for Bull’s Eye Expression Sessions
1.30pm: Pro Men’s Bull’s Eye Expression Session
2.45pm: Women’s Bull’s Eye Expression Session
4.00pm: Legend’s Bull’s Eye Expression Session
8.00pm: Red Bull Party at Jacques Bistro, Paia

04/02/06: Day 2 of the Maui Kokua Classic – Keikis (kids)
10.00am: Meeting for Keiki Contenders at Ho’okipa Beach Park and start of competition workshop by top Windsurfing Champions
12.00pm: Lunch
1.00pm: Skippers Meeting for Keikis
1.30pm: Start of competition
5.30pm: Hawaiian Style BBQ at Paia Youth Center, Paia and Prize-giving for Keikis - Traditional Hawaiian Music and Dance – Community event

There is some possibility that the wind may cooperate. Some of the weather models are predicting a return of a trade wind-like pattern some time this weekend. Others are pushing it out into next week.