alternativehawaii.com's Kauai Hawaii April 2012 Calendar of Events and Things to Do

Calendar of Events
and Things to Do
Kauai - April 2012

	SPECIAL EVENTS
	TRI KAUAI SPRINT TRATHLONS Date: Sunday, April 15th, 7:00am - 12:00pm, 2012 Place: Poipu Beach Park, Poipu, Kauai Contact: Brian Curll, (808) 635-6311 This is a user friendly sprint triathlon designed to accommodate beginners and seasoned athletes alike. The triaithlon can be done as individuals or as a team.
	10TH ANNUAL KAUAI WORLD CHALLENGE Date: Thursday - Saturday, April 19th - 21st, 2012 Place: Wailua Beach Park, Kapaa, Kauai Contact: Robin Jumper, (808) 635-3053, tyzaconsulting@gmail.com or to contact the race director: alohamike@fantasyhawaii.net The 3-day event begins with a “warm up” 10-mile paddle on Thursday on the North Shore followed by registration and expo on Friday afternoon. Then on Saturday, the main event, the 34-mile coastal relay race begins at Wailua Beach park. OC1 and OC 2 teams paddle from Wailua Beach to Salt Pond Beach Park with paddler exchanges at specific relay points. The first relay change is at Hanamaulu Beach Park, then on to Kalapaki Bay in front of the Kauai Marriott Resort & Beach Club. The paddlers perform their final exchange in Waiohai Bay in Poipu where they paddle to the finish at Salt Pond Beach Park. Ffifty percent travel from the outer islands and another fifteen percent come from the western United States, Australia, Tahiti and Canada. They range in age from 18-70, with the largest segment in the 35-50 age group. This extraordinary event offers residents and visitors an incredible view of the sport of outrigger canoe paddling at each exchange point during the relay.
	AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY RELAY FOR LIFE Date: Saturday & Sunday, April 28th & 29th, 6pm, 2012 Place: Hanapepe Stadium, 4444 Rice St., Lihue, Kauai Contact: Katie Burleson, 1-800-227-2345, katie.burleson@cancer.org This is a user friendly sprint triathlon designed to accommodate beginners and seasoned athletes alike. The triaithlon can be done as individuals or as a team. No matter who you are, there's a place for you at Relay. Each dollar you raise will help save lives. How far will you go to make a difference in the fight against cancer? Your reasons for walking in the Relay For Life are as unique and special as the story that motivates you. This is your opportunity to not only honor cancer survivors and remember people we have lost, but also to raise funds and awareness to help save lives. Because of your support, we are creating a world where cancer can't claim another year of anyone's life. You are helping create a world with less cancer and more birthdays!
	ONGOING EVENTS
	DOUG & SANDY MCMASTER'S HAWAIIAN SLACK KEY GUITAR & UKULELE CONCERTS Date: Hanalei Concerts - Fridays at 4p.m. and Sundays at 3 p.m., 2012 Place: Hanalei Family Community Center down the little dirt access road across from St. Williams Catholic Church (Malolo Rd.) by the Waioli Park Soccer Fields, Kauai Date: New Concert in Kapaa! - Slack Key Saturdays in Kapaa, Saturdays at 5 pm, 2012 Place: Na Keiki 'o Ka 'Aina Cultural Center located in the Kauai Village Shopping - Safeway/Longs - Under the Clock Tower, Kapaa, Kauai Contact: Doug & Sandy McMaster, (808) 826-1469, sandydoug@hawaiianslackkeyguitar.com One of a kind performance by Hawaiian slack key's most prolific composers, Doug & Sandy McMaster. Enjoy the magic soothing ambience of this fingerstyle, instrumental musical artform created by Hawaiian paniolo (cowboys) in the early 1800's. The longest running concert of it's kind, set in a relaxed, family style building in the hamlet of Hanalei on the north shore of Kauai nestled against the emerald green mountains, rich taro fields, incredible rainbows, with soft tradewinds carrying the sounds of surf and Hawaii's birds through the building. Experience slack key music in the real old style while learning about it's history, legendary players, and the history, culture, and environment of old Hawaii. Incredible value and one of the most aloha experiences in Hawaii. Audiences consistently rate this show Excellent - a highlight of our trip!

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