Saturday... Trip Day

There must be a Divine Wisdom somewhere that made me schedule my trip to Portland several months ago for this Saturday. The $288 Roundtrip fare had a lot to do with it...

But if sacrifice of the things you love means anything, it should be a good day for those things I love:

The UH Warriors are going to scrimmage Saturday on Kauai - just as I have to check in for my flight.


Saturday night, Second Nature will perform at the KCC Performing Arts Center in Band Champs II for the right to go on to the CHAMPS in Honolulu on April 24.

Here they are signing up at Waimea High; Byron performing in last year's Band Champs; and new lead singer Kalama and Byron with Jamie Rowe after the Waimea Culture Night performance with Halau Hula O Hali'ileo.

Mahalo to Uncle Tom Moffatt for believing in our kids and giving them a chance to live their dreams. Mahalo to Burger King for making it affordable to watch the bands perform!

I sure hope someone gets me a tee shirt! (hint hint!)

Keep up with the Kauai Band Champs on the Band Champ facebook page and catch all the action on STREAMING VIDEO LIVE at 7:30pm on Saturday night.

ARRRGH!!!!

Stephen Tsai writes in the The Warrior Beat today:

Party is at Liz Kauai's house ...
February 23rd, 2010 by Stephen Tsai

UH made this announcement:

HONOLULU – The University of Hawai‘i Athletics Department and the County of Kaua‘i have announced plans for a football intra-squad scrimmage on the Garden Island, Saturday, April 10, at Vidinha Stadium.

The Warriors will fly to Kaua‘i that morning aboard two Hawaiian Airlines flights, then hold a two-hour scrimmage beginning at 11:00 a.m. An autograph session on the field will follow. The event is free to the public.

Co-sponsor Hawaiian Airlines is providing air transportation for the more than 150 players, coaches, and support staff. The County of Kaua‘i is also a co-sponsor and the host of the event, providing Vidinha Stadium facilities, along with ground transportation and lunch for the UH travel party.

The event marks the second-straight year that the Warriors will make an appearance on a neighbor island during spring practice. Last year, the team held a scrimmage at Maui’s War Memorial Stadium. It will also mark UH’s first trip to Kaua‘i since 1992.

The county is seeking community groups and businesses to assist with defraying the cost of the event, providing manpower, support, etc. They are also hoping to enlist the support of Pop Warner and other community football programs. For those interested in assisting with the event, contact Lenny Rapozo, Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation at (808) 241-4455.

The Warriors will open spring practice Thursday, April 1, at the Clarence T.C. Ching Field. The annual Warrior Bowl is scheduled for Friday, April 30.

Jim Donovan, UH Athletics Director
“We are grateful to Hawaiian Airlines for their continued support of UH Athletics throughout the years and Mayor Carvalho and his administration for making this event possible. This is a wonderful opportunity for our student-athletes to visit a neighbor island and meet the people of Kaua‘i. We have tremendous supporters on the neighbor islands and any chance we get, we’d like to thank them in person such as last year’s football scrimmage and this week’s men’s volleyball match on Maui. We’ve said all along that we’re Hawai‘i’s team and we’re excited for this opportunity and for our fans on Kaua‘i.”

Bernard Carvalho, Mayor of Kaua‘i
“Mahalo to the UH football program for bringing this event to Kaua‘i so our community can have an up close look at college football and really experience this exciting Warrior football team. We will welcome the support of businesses and community groups as we plan for this event to help us make this a great experience for all.”

Glenn Taniguchi, Hawaiian Airlines Senior Vice President – Marketing and Sales
“We think it’s important that families throughout our state have opportunities to experience UH Athletics events, and we’re honored to play a role in making that happen.”

Greg McMackin, UH Football Coach
“We can’t thank Hawaiian Airlines and Mayor Carvalho enough for allowing us to scrimmage on Kaua‘i. We preach to our players the importance of representing the state of Hawai‘i and we’ll have that opportunity to show our talents to the great people of Kaua‘i. I’m also happy that Vaughn (Meatoga), Kenny (Estes) and Jett (Jasper) will be able to practice and scrimmage in front of their family and friends.”

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Under normal circumstances, I would be OVERJOYED!
But April 10 is the day I leave for Portland to prepare to greet my new grandson! I have to check into the airport at the very hour the scrimmage starts...

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Since I have football on my mind, I thought this was COOL!



I can't wait to get Davone's new Barefoot League shirt!