Posted on: Friday, March 4, 2005
AROUND TOWN
Safari Club honors Big Island hunter Yap
Advertiser Staff
Matthew Yap of Kealakekua, Hawai'i, was recognized by the Safari Club International with a 2005 Young Hunter Award.
Yap was one of four youths nationwide to be honored.
He began hunting at age 6 and by the time he was 9, Yap had hunted on four continents: Africa, Australia as well as North and South America. He was a licensed hunter by 10.
Yap has volunteered his time in preventing the extinction of the silversword plant and the nene goose.
SCI established the Young Hunter Award in 1987 to recognize youth who "excel in outdoor sportsmanship, are active volunteers and contribute to local SCI activities."
Scholarship deadline set for March 15
The Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation is offering college scholarships to Hawai'i's outstanding scholar-athletes, with a preference in water sports and volleyball.
Application forms and complete instructions are available at www.dukefoundation.org. Applications must by received by March 15. Applicants must be a Hawai'i resident, attend college, participate in a competitive sport and demonstrate a need for financial aid.
Last year ODKF awarded nearly $36,000 in scholarships to 47 Hawai'i college students.
Duke Kahanamoku, the "Father of International Surfing," won six Olympic medals, including three in swimming.
Fund-raiser benefits Special Olympics
The Hawai'i State Law Enforcement Canoe Racing Association's fund-raiser for youth, the 17th Annual Guns 'n Hoses Regatta, recently took place at the Kailua Pier in Kona on the Big Island.
More than 100 police officers and firefighters from Hawai'i, Maui and O'ahu competed in 11 divisions on Feb. 19, the 17th year of the event.
The event location rotates between four islands with a different charitable recipient chosen each year. All proceeds from this year's event were donated to Special Olympics West Hawai'i.
Results
Long distance
(approximately 5 miles)
Place Team Time
Iron women
1 Team Glen 46:32
2 Kona Fire 46:40
3 Team Glen2 53:42
4 Old Guns & Paper Roses 55:56 Iron men
1 Halawa 1 42:05
2 Team Glen 42:12
3 Kona Fire 1 42:33
4 Kona Fire 2 43:57 5 Team Glen 2 44:29
6 Old Guns 2 44:49
7 Halawa 2 45:20
8 Team Glen 3 48:41
9 Old Guns 1 50:30
REGATTA
Novice women
1 Team Glen 2:15
2 Team Keala 2:23
3 Halawa 2:24
4 Old Guns 2:25 5 Maui 2:31
Novice men
1 Fire 1 1:48
2 Team Glen — SSD 1:49
3 Kona Fire 1:55
4 Halawa 1:56 5-t Team Keala 1:57
5-t Team Glen D4 1:57
7-t Maui 2:02
7-t Team Glen 1 2:02
Open 4 women
1 Team Glen 2:14
2 Halawa 2:24
3 Kona Fire 2:25
4 Team Keala 2:26 5 Old Guns 2:45
Open 4 men
1 Halawa 1 1:52
2 Team Glen SSD 1:54
3 Fire 1 1:58
4 Team Glen D4 2:02
Mililani Pop Warner seeking coaches
The Mililani Pop Warner Association is seeking football and cheerleading head and assistant coaches.
Send letter of interest or resume to 95-1001 Lokalia Street, Mililani, HI 96789. The deadline is tomorrow. For information, call Eric Acoba at 625-7980.
Masters swim club meeting at UH pool
The University of Hawai'i Masters Swim Club at the Duke Kahanamoku Aquatic Complex is open to adult swimmers of all ability levels. Morning workouts Monday to Friday, 5:30 to 7; evenings, Monday to Friday, 6 to 7:15 and Monday to Thursday, 7:15 to 8:30. The fee is $40 per month. For more information, call 956-7510.
Academics
Paddling
Youth football
Swimming
