10th Annual Wai'anae Coast Sunset on the Beach

Can't Beat A Great Sunset!

No Vote, No Grumble took in 57 new registered this past weekend voters bringing up our total to 219. We also started handing out and collecting absentee registration forms to those already registered to vote. Sunset on the Beach was a great venue and we had a great time! Here's a write up and photos of the event courtesy of the Ka Pa'alana program at PIDF.

On June 12 & 13, 2010, Valley of Rainbows produced their 10th Annual Wai‘anae Coast Sunset on the Beach. Mā‘ili Beach Park seemed the perfect place to host the venue which is said to be the largest community event on the Leeward Coast - drawing in an estimated fifty thousand people total. For the first time, Partners in Development Foundation was blessed to have the opportunity to participate as an in-kind donor.

At the non-profit tent Tutu & Me had an art activity with their books and CDs on display. No Vote, No Grumblevolunteers encouraged visitors to exercise their right to vote as they assisted 57 people with filling Voter Registrations and 41 with Absentee Applications. At the keiki activity tent, Ka Pa‘alana had art, science, and gross motor activities which served an estimated total of 285 keiki during the two-day event.

Mahalo to Valley of Rainbows for their dedication to making dreams come true for the youth of Wai‘anae and for their success over the past 10 years with Wai‘anae Coast’s Sunset on the Beach.

For more information about Valley of Rainbows, go to www.valleyofrainbows.org

Ekolu Eha Ike Pono 1st Anuual Keiki Health Fair

Another Successful Event

Yesterday, No Vote No Grumble registered 28 people at Ekolu Eha Ike Pono 1st Anuual Keiki Health Fair sponsored by Learning Disabilities Association of Hawaii. The event was held at Ka Aha Aina Cafeteria- Waianae Comprehensive Health Center. There was entertainment, activities, free lunch and many prize give-aways for all that attended.

Weekend Recap

YMCA Healthy Kids Day

The No Vote, No Grumble booth made a stop at Bishop Museum last Saturday to participate in the YMCA's Healthy Kids Day.  It was a fun filled day and we were able to register 7 people at the event.  Two of the people who registered just became US citizens.  They were so excited to register and were looking forward to participating in the upcoming elections.  It's moments like this that remind us that voting is such a wonderful privilege and shouldn't be taken for granted.  Be excited, get registered if haven't already, and vote!  Your voice does matter!

YMCA Honolulu celebrates YMCA Healthy Kids Day with free family-friendly activities, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. April 17 at the Bishop Museum. Said to be the nation's largest health day for kids and families, YMCA Healthy Kids Day features activities that foster healthy living and is a part of the YMCA's larger efforts to help more kids and families become physically active.
Activities will include Ka-Boom, an obstacle course; kapa making; "balloon blast;" face painting and more. Demonstrations will be given in Zumba, hula, jazz, hip-hop and healthy cooking. Community resources like keiki ID cards, car seat safety information, health screenings, nutrition information and CPR training will be available for all guests.
There will also be a canned goods drive for the Hawai'i Food Bank. Give-aways include snack bags, teddy bears, flying discs and earth-friendly totes.
Admission is free for kama'aina and military families. For more information, call 531-9622 or visit www.ymcahonolulu.org.  -Honolulu Advertiser

Next stop, Wai'anae Keiki Spring Fest.  We'll see you there...

Ulu La'au Project

Let the Voter Registering Begin!

No Vote, No Grumble made an appearance at Tutu and Me Traveling Preschool's Ula La'au Project, sponsored by Kokua Hawai'i Foundation, Partners in Development Foundation, and Community Works in 96744.  Here's an excerpt from the invitation.

In ancient Hawaii the bedrock of a community was traditions and planting.  The taro symbolized a family unit - it's main root is surrounded by offspring shoots, topped by spreading green leaves, with rich soil and leaves protecting it's surrounding bank.

Ancient Hawaii had two seasons and twelve lunar months.  Kau were warm months with trade winds to harvest.  Ho'oilo are cooler months for planting.  Planting generally took place in lunar months of February and March.

Tutu and me Traveling Preschool will honor this ancient tradition by planting native tree's at Kahalu'u KEY Project on March 10, 2010.

It was a great turn out today.  We were able to get a few people to register there on site and many took the WikiWiki pamphlet home to fill out.  To top it off, The Ulu La'au Project brought in a Jack Johnson representing his Kokua Hawai'i Foundation, to perform for the keiki!  How awesome!

Napua Kahawaiola'a, Bernie Cacoulidis, and their Tutu and Me team did an awesome job today.  Mahalo to them for inviting No Vote, No Grumble to partake in today's event.  Looking forward to the next No Vote, No Grumble event!