Hawaii Pickleball Competition In March

Pickleball in Hawaii will be more than evident as the 2016 Aloha State Games Senior Olympics Pickleball tournament will commence on Kauai March 11-13.  The competition will feature men's, women's, and mixed doubles.  82 teams will vie for medals and a chance to compete in the 2017 National Senior Games.

Kauai Christmas Pickleball Play

Kauai's southside pickleball players gathered at the Hanapepe Tennis Courts this week for some fun Christmas play.  The hub of Kauai pickleball is the Kalaheo Neighborhood Center Gym, but over the Holidays, the youngsters have gym priority, so the pickleball group moves outside for two weeks.  Gym play is normally Tuesday and Thursday.  Outside play is on Fridays.  For these two weeks, play will be T-TH-F.  Mele Kalikimaka.  More info:  www.kauaipickleball.shutterfly.com

Christmas 2015

Five Fun Friday Hawaii Pickleball Facts

1. Split Sessions-Kalaheo Neighborhood Center (Kauai):  We are averaging 30 players (or 60 each day).  TTH, 8:30-10:30 (novice) and 10:30-12:30 (more advanced).
2. March, 2016 Senior Olympics Tournament:  We are FULL.  76 teams.  We will take ten more registrations so that we can cover anyone dropping out for various reasons.
3. Diamond Head Tennis Center has just finished the renovation of one pickleball court.  New surface, new lines, continued new interest.  Lots of mainland visitors!!!!
4. Maui Pickleball: Mahalo to Cathy White, Maris van der Lee, and Laurie Loney for getting the pukaball rolling on Maui.  They have approached the Maui Recreation Dept.  Interest is keen.
5. State of Hawaii Pickleball websites:  www.kauaipickleball.shuttterfly.com  konapickleballhui.weebly.com  http://holuatennisandpickleballcenter.com  Diamond Head Pickleball is on Facebook.  Kailua Pukaball Ohana is also on Facebook.

Kauai Halloween Pickleball Clinic Big Success

The second Demonstration Pickleball Clinic on Kauai's south side of the island was a big success, with 40 new, interested, players.  A staff of 12 Kauai club players were also on hand to welcome the new players and guide them through a presentation that included rules, scoring, technique, strategy, and court positioning.  State Ambassador Jack Hodges (a resident of Kauai) gave a brief introduction to the game and then turned the instruction over to club players.  The clinic was sponsored by the Kauai Department of Parks and Recreation and was conducted at the Kalaheo Neighborhood Center Gym.  Department staff on hand included Cindy Duterte, Melanie Okamoto and James Kealalio.

New Kauai Pickleball Attendance Record

New attendance record today--10/22/15--for our gym pickleball group.  We had 47 players at the Kalaheo Neighborhood Center Gym on Kauai.  Our numbers continue to grow.  Twice last week we had 30+ players and Tuesday of this week...36.  Everyone is getting ready for the 2016 Senior Olympics Pickleball tournament on Kauai, March 11-13.

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Senior Olympics Pickleball On Kauai

This will be the first ever Senior Olympics Pickleball Tournament on Kauai.  Proceeds go to the Kauai Ho'ohui Recreation Foundation, an organization that works in partnership with the Department of Parks and Recreation to help promote the involvement of Kauai's people in fun and worthwhile recreational activities and events. 

2016 Hawaii Senior Olympics Pickleball

The Kauai Department of Parks and Recreation has announced that the 2016 Senior Olympics Pickleball Tournament will take place on Kauai at the Kalaheo Neighborhood Center in the town of Kalaheo.  The event, part of the Aloha State Games, is scheduled for March 11-13.  The 2016 Senior Olympics Games is a qualifier for the 2017 National Senior Games.  This is an "open" tournament, meaning players may enter from anywhere in the world.  The tournament will be limited to the first 100 entries.  The tournament is USAPA sanctioned.  Players must be a member of the USAPA.  Entry form is available at:  www.kauaipickleball.shutterfly.com