June, 2026

EXECUTIVE ORGANIZATION

   BOARD OF DIRECTORS

  President – Toby Kravet – 808-224-1065
  Vice President - Michiro Iwanaga
  Treasurer - Jonathan Carr
  Secretary - Sandra Robbins
  Michiro Iwanaga
  Alan Teramura
  Caroline Sluyter
  Mike Tsutsui
  Karl See
  Jack Riley
  Anita Hodges

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  Newsletter Editor
  Toby Kravet

(Click on Contacts for e mail addresses)

CALENDAR OF EVENTS:

Every Monday evening (except on holidays and, of course, during Hawaii Ski Week), at 4:30 PM, a group of ski club members and their friends play tennis at Keehi Lagoon Courts, off  Lagoon Drive.  Stay in shape and enjoy a "careful social hour" afterwards.

June 4 (Thursday) 5 pm  General Membership Meeting at Mangiamo.

June 6 (Saturday) 8:30 am - 11:00 am, Volunteer activity at the Special Olympics being held, this year, at Cook Field, University of Hawaii.

June 19 (Friday)  5:00 pm.  Pau Hana at The Social, South Shore Market, Ward Village.

July 2 (Thursday) 5 pm  General Membership Meeting/Cookout at Rainbow Bay Marina, Pearl Harbor.

 

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE: 

As you can see from the schedule, June is a busy month with a General Membership Meeting at Mangiamo, volunteering at the Special Olympics a couple of days later, and a Pau Hana in Kakaako a couple of weeks later.  At the beginning of July, we will be having what is quickly becoming a tradition, a General Membership Meeting/cookout at Rainbow Bay Marina with Geof having agreed to do the cooking again and, hopefully, Korean food acquired by Sandy.   The location of our August General Membership Meeting is up in the air right now as Mangiamo is expecting to close with the site taken over by another restaurant.  The location is excellent, but whether the new bar/eatery taking over the site will want us we don't know.  Not all restaurants have a semi isolated area where meetings can be conducted, are willing to accept a group with separate individual tabs, and members arriving at different times.  While we are hoping to work something out with the new management, we are open to suggestions.  If you know of a bar/restaurant which is centrally located, has easy, free parking, and otherwise meets our needs, we are open to consider it.  Please let us know.

TOBY

UPCOMING SKI CLUB ACTIVITIES:

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
MANGIAMO BY 604
NAVY MARINE GOLF COURSE
943 VALKENBURGH ST.
June 4 (Thursday), 5:00 pm

Come to Mangiamo on June 4 for our regular, first Thursday of month, General Membership Meeting.    Look for us either on the Diamond Head end or on the ocean side lanai over the putting greens.

TOBY

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY
SPECIAL OLYMPICS
COOKE FIELD
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII
June 6 (Saturday), 8:30 am - 11:00 am

This year we will be working with 6-7 year olds with intellectual disabilities, guiding them through track events.   The venue has changed from Kaiser High School in Hawaii Kai to the University of Hawaii in Manoa.  Parking information has already been sent to our volunteers.  Please contact Mike Tsutsui by email, mike@hawaiisnowskiclub.com  , or phone, (808) 600-8087 if you have signed up to volunteer and need last minute information.

TOBY

PAU HANA
at
THE SOCIAL
1170 AUAHI ST.
June 19 (Friday), 5:00 pm.

Ski season is over (or winding down at the late opening resorts) so time for our HSC Pau Hana's to start up again. We're trying to keep our Pau Hana gatherings to the second to the last Friday of the month so the next one will be Friday 19 June 2026. June's "not so Final Friday" Pau Hana will be held at The Social in Kakaako. It's located at South Shore Market in Ward Village - second floor in the same building as TJ Maxx and Nordstrom Rack so there's lots of free parking.

Gemini's Overview of the place - "The Social Honolulu is a popular, locally owned and operated casual dining and nightlife spot in Honolulu. Marketed with the hashtag #beSOCIALhnl, it serves as a go-to gathering place for sports fans, families, and anyone looking for a vibrant Pau Hana experience." We'll try to start at 5:00p but Happy Hour is 4-6 pm for those that want an early start. Hope to see you there!!!\

KARL

 

GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING/COOKOUT
RAINBOW BAY MARINA
57 Arizona Memorial Drive 
(next to Restaurant 604)
PEARL HARBOR
July 2 (Thursday), 5:00 pm

Get an early start to the July 4th holiday by coming to our General Membership Meeting on July 2 eve where the food will be "on the house," at Rainbow Bay Marina, Pearl Harbor.  Rainbow Bay Marina is the outdoor picnic area with cabanas on the right hand side (facing the ocean) of Restaurant 604, Pearl Harbor.    We have held our October Kick-Off Meetings and, at least, a couple of  Pre-Trip Packet Pickup Parties here in the past.   For those of you who are unfamiliar with the area, enter Pearl Harbor off Kamehameha Highway as if you were going to the Arizona Memorial, take a right on the inner road (Arizona Memorial Place), and drive approximately 1/4 mile.  As soon as you go under the Ford Island viaduct, you are there. Restaurant 604 is facing the ocean and we are on the picnic grounds right beside it.  This is BYOB, and please carry out your drink containers rather than depositing them in the refuse receptacles at the venue or we will forfeit the return of a $100.00 deposit we gave them for cleanup.  Please email me pres@hawaiisnowskiclub.com, with the number in your party, no later than Friday evening, June 26, so we know how much food to provide.   Also, if you have a Ski Club tee shirt and/or a name badge from a previous trip please wear it to the meeting. 

PAST SKI CLUB ACTIVITIES:

 

VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY
at the
HAWAII FOODBANK
2611 Kilihau St.
Honolulu, Hawaii  96819
May 2, 8:00 am - 12:00 noon

On May 2, twelve eager Ski Club members met at the Hawaii Foodbank, just off Nimitz Highway near the airport, to join with volunteers from other organizations, to pack food for distribution to schools and other organizations.  We were set up in fast moving assembly lines to make plastic bag packets of canned chili, canned tuna, and other non perishable items.  The goal was 6,000 packets but an announcement to stop was made at 11:15 when they ran out of tuna so we may not have achieved the goal.  In any case, it was a morning well spent.  Mahalo to Mike Tsutsui for arranging it, and I'm sure we will be back.

TOBY

SKI TRIPS FOR 2027:

Hawaii Ski Week; Whitefish Montana, 1/23/27 - 1/30/27.  Stay tuned for the signup form and more details.

Japan: Shiga Kogen, 2/12/27 - 2/21/27 and Rusutsu 2/20/27 - 2/28/27.  Stay tuned for details.

Europe: Before Hawaii Ski Week or after Japan.

 Ability to join current Edelweiss Tours & Trips without cost (based on availability)
*** Estimated price is $4595 for two adults or $3195 for single ***
(Please note this is the 2026 price and will probably increase by 3-5%)

NOT included:
 No airfare/flights
 Daily lunches, dinners, snacks
 Transportation in and around Garmisch-Partenkirchen
 Souvenirs
ITINERARY:
Sunday: Arrival / Transportation to Hausberg for equipment / Transportation to Edelweiss Lodge and
Resort / Arrival reception
Monday: Ski Garmisch Classic
Tuesday: Ski Garmisch Classic or Zugspitze
Wednesday: Ski Austria
Thursday: Rest Day / Guided tour of Murnau Greisbrau Brewery
Friday: Ski Austria
Saturday: Ski Austria
Sunday: Ski Garmisch Classic or Zugspitze
Monday: Depart / Transportation to Munich Airport
Germany Ski Areas: Hausberg, Kreuzjoch, Kreuzeck, Osterfelderkopt and Zugspitze
Austria Ski Areas: Biberwier and Lermoos Ski Areas
POSSIBLE DATES:
(Must arrive by 1200 on that Sunday)
 Sun 21 Feb – Mon 1 Mar 2027
 Sun 28 Feb – Mon 8 Mar 2027
 Checking on early Jan 2027 as this was suggested at the April Meeting
POC Contact Information:
Jack Riley // 808.699.4603 // jack@hawaiisnowskiclub.com

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS:

HAWAII SKI CLUB IS ON FACEBOOK

Facebook is the best way to keep current on the Hawaii Ski Club. On your Facebook page on your computer, type "Hawaii Ski Club" into the search box on the top left. On your mobile device, tap the magnifying glass at the top to get the search box.  Pictures from Ski Club activities and other items are posted as they are submitted.  You can submit your own Ski Club pictures and other items you wish posted by emailing them to nicole@hawaiisnowskiclub.com . 

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Contributions from the membership to future newsletters are encouraged and will be greatly appreciated: Please e mail them to Toby (see Contacts) no later than 12 calendar days from the end of the month. Thanx much.

Updated club info available at http://www.hawaiisnowskiclub.com and on our Facebook page.

 May 2026 Newsletter