Duke's OceanFest - A Waikiki Ocean Sports Celebration
August 23-29, 2009
Waikiki Beach's premier ocean sports festival will wrap up summer and is inviting you to join in the fun for this weekloing celebration honoring the legacy of Duke Kahanamoku - The Father of International Surfing.
The 8th Annual Duke’s OceanFest takes place August 23-29 and will feature an array of ocean sports competitions – surfing, swimming, stand-up paddle boarding, beach volleyball – and more. All of it in the heart of Waikiki where Duke Kahanamoku began sharing his Aloha Spirit and the gospel of surfing with the rest of the world.
Proceeds raised from Duke’s OceanFest go to support the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation’s mission of providing college scholarships and athletic grants to Hawaii’s outstanding scholar-athletes in water sports. Last year, “Duke’s Foundation” donated $201,000 in scholarships and grants. FUN IN THE WAIKIKI SUN
Following is a peek at some of the activities during “Duke’s Week” in Waikiki:
August 23 – Duke’s OceanFest opens with a Ho‘omana Ceremony steeped in Hawaiian culture in the Duke Kahanamoku Lagoon at the Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort & Spa.
August 24 – Duke Kahanamoku’s 119th birthday is honored with a traditional Hawaiian sunrise blessing at his majestic statue on the beach in Waikiki.
August 26 – Four days of ocean sports competitions begin in Waikiki, including the Hawaiian Airlines Duke’s Legends Surf Classic, C4 Waterman/HonoluA Surf Paddleboard Championship and Stand-Up Beach Boy Paddle Surfing Championship, AccesSurf Challenged Athlete Surf Meet, Duke’s Waikiki Ocean Mile Swim, Surf Polo Tournament, and the Waterman Challenge.
August 29 – Duke’s OceanFest concludes with a sidewalk surfboard parade and draping of Duke Kahanamoku’s Statue with the beautiful flower lei of Hawaii.
Mark your calendar now and as we get closer visit www.dukefoundation.org for new and updated schedule information.
See you in Waikiki this August for Duke’s OceanFest!
What is ODKF?
The Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation (ODKF) is a public nonprofit foundation created on February 18, 1986 in honor of one of Hawaii’s greatest athletes, three-time Olympic Gold Medallist and Native Hawaiian Duke Paoa Kahanamoku, whose Olympic career spanned 20 years.
The Foundation’s objective is to keep Duke’s memory alive by helping Hawaii's athletes participate in athletic competitions and further their educations with the hope that they emulate Duke’s remarkable accomplishments and character.
The Kirk Smith Special Fund, has been set up in here at
the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation in Kirk's memory. Donations
support Hawaii's surfers and scholar athletes. Donations by check
should be made out to: Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation with a memo
to "Kirk Smith Special Fund" and mailed to:
Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation
Kirk Smith Special Fund
P.O. Box 2498
Honolulu, HI 96804
Donations by credit card are processed securely through our Paypal account kirk_smith_fund@dukefoundation.org.
Donations to the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation may be made by sending a check to ODKF P.O. Box 2498, Honolulu, HI 96804 or you may download the Donation Coupon.
Donations may be designated to any of seven Board Designated Funds or
in the name of someone. We also accept credit card donations online and over the telephone. Please call (808) 545-4880for more details.
You can donate securely to The Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation through JustGive.org.
Online donations are also processed securely through PayPal. Please click the button on the right.
If
you are unable to donate financially, The Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku
Foundation is always looking for volunteers to help with our community
outreach events, such as Duke's OceanFest, The Boys & Girls Club Sports
and Fitness Day, and the Police Activities League Sheriff Duke
Kahanamoku Activities Day. Please contact Roberta Cullen at info@dukefoundation.org.
Also, we are gathering in-kind donations for our fundraising auction. If you, or your company, have any items to donate, please
contact Roberta Cullen at info@dukefoundation.org. Mahalo!
You
can also support The Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation by purchasing
certain products from our friends at e808.com.
A portion of the proceeds from sales of these items goes directly to
Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation which provides more than $75,000
per year in grants and scholarships to Hawaii athletes.
A
few Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation 2005 Ho'olaule'a T-shirts are
still available at Duke's Waikiki Restaurant and online at e808.com.
Proceeds from T-shirt sales go directly to the foundation's grants and
scholarships. The T-shirts, designed by Happy Shirts, are $20 and come
with the Ho'olaule'a logo on the front. (Click the T-shirt for details)
DUKE, a book by Joseph L. Brennan is on sale at the Honolulu Academy of Art Shop. A portion of
each sale goes to the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation.
By
Joseph L. Brennan. 1994 the story of the island son who remains today
the patron saint of surfers and swimmmers world wide. Crowned the
world's first aquatic winner in the 1912 Olympiad and again in the 1920
Olympic Games, he represented Hawaii in the noblest sense, with
humility, courage and caring for others. 3 color and 105 b/w illus.
Hardcover. $22.95 Buy Now
Duke Featured in Explore.org's Lifeguard Documentary
The 8th Annual Duke’s OceanFest takes place August 23-29 and will feature an array of ocean sports competitions – surfing, swimming, stand-up paddle boarding, beach volleyball – and more. All of it in the heart of Waikiki where Duke Kahanamoku began sharing his Aloha Spirit and the gospel of surfing with the rest of the world. 
FUN IN THE WAIKIKI SUN
The Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation (ODKF) is a public nonprofit foundation created on February 18, 1986 in honor of one of Hawaii’s greatest athletes, three-time Olympic Gold Medallist and Native Hawaiian Duke Paoa Kahanamoku, whose Olympic career spanned 20 years.
Oceanfest 2009 (April 5, 2009)
