The official bracket for the 2023 Maui Jim Maui Invitational college basketball tournament has been released. This year marks the event’s 40th anniversary, and takes place Nov. 20-22, 2023 at the Lahaina Civic Center on Maui.

Monday’s matchups will feature Tennessee squaring off against Syracuse, and Purdue taking on Gonzaga in the morning session. In the afternoon section of the bracket, Kansas will face host Chaminade, followed by UCLA and Marquette going head-to-head in the nightcap.

All 12 games of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational will be televised on ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU, and also available on the ESPN app. 

“This year’s Maui Jim Maui Invitational field is one of the most celebrated and special groups of teams we have put together in the 40 year history of this Tournament,” said Dave Odom, Tournament Chairman. “This field has the potential of producing multiple NCAA teams come March, and we could not be more excited about the programs and talent that will pack the Lahaina Civic Center this year. It’s definitely going to be a can’t-miss showdown for fans on-island and tuning in from home.”

Combined, the eight teams boast 259 NCAA Tournament appearances, 17 NCAA Tournament championship titles, and two AP Coach of the Year award winners – Mark Few (2017) and Bill Self (2009, 2016).

Seven of the 2023 participants are ranked in the top 45 of all-time winningest schools, with six of the teams advancing to the 2022-23 NCAA Tournament, earning at least a four seed. Gonzaga made it all the way to the Elite Eight, while Tennessee and UCLA earned a spot in the Sweet 16. 

Five of the 2023 Maui teams won their conference’s regular season titles last season after spending multiple weeks in the top 25 national rankings throughout the year. Additionally, four of the eight programs are returning Maui Jim Maui Invitational Champions, most recently Gonzaga in 2018 and Kansas in 2019 and 2015. 

This year’s event will also feature the reigning 2023 National Player of the Year, Zach Edey (Purdue), along with one of the nation’s top transfers – Kansas center Hunter Dickinson. Ryan Nembhard (Gonzaga) will be making his second-straight Maui appearance after transfering from Creighton, last year’s runner-up to Arizona, for his final year of eligibility. 

In celebration of the 40th anniversary of this event, the Maui Jim Maui Invitational and its partners are making a trip to witness the ‘Maui Magic’ possible through the Maui Jim Maui Invitational Fan Sweepstakes. One lucky fan and a guest will receive two All-Tournament tickets, two Stadium Club hospitality passes, a five-night stay at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort & Spa, 160,000 HawaiianMiles from Hawaiian Airlines, a gift card good for two pairs of Maui Jim sunglasses and an exclusive tour and lunch at Maui Brewing Company. The sweepstakes runs from July 20 to Aug. 20, 2023. To enter, or to view the complete list of rules and regulations, fans must visit mauiinvitational.com/sweepstakes.

Limited Booster ticket-only packages will go on sale Aug. 8, and local fans will continue to receive their special Kamaʻāina ticket rate, which will go on sale at on July 28. Each ticket option will be available online only starting at 10 a.m. Hawaiʻi time/3 p.m. Eastern.  

For details on tickets and general information on this year’s Tournament, visit  mauiinivitational.com.

After a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic, the 24th edition of the Molokaʻi-2-Oʻahu Paddleboard World Championships or M2O, returns to the Kaʻiwi Channel with an international field on Sunday, July 30, 2023.

Only 250 men and women qualify to compete in the 32-mile downwind challenge, competing in the disciplines of prone paddleboard, stand-up paddleboard, SUP Foil and Wing Foil.

The event is presented by the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority through the Signature Events Program

“We are so excited by the response and momentum for our return to racing this year,” said Mike Takahashi, the race director and founder of the event. “Over half of the athletes entered are first time entrants, mostly in the prone category, which is a testament to the renewed growth in the sport. The FOIL divisions have offered M2O new opportunities with so many of our SUP athletes crossing over. Can’t wait to get back in the channel to witness some great racing.”

Prone Paddleboard Race

Prone paddleboarding is experiencing a resurgence at this year’s M2O. Leading the men’s field is Australian Stewart McLachlan, 35, who has won M2O four times in the stock category.

McLachlan will challenge countryman Campbell Guthrie, 24, in this year’s unlimited paddleboard category, where athletes paddle longer, sleeker vessels compared to a stock paddleboard. Guthrie was the 2019 runner up in the stock category at M2O.

The 2021 Catalina Classic winner, 27-year-old Scott Clausen from Surfside, California enters the unlimited race. This will be Clausen’s first attempt at M2O.

At the age of 60, Mick DiBetta (AUS), M2O champion from 1997, will compete in his 23rd M2O in the unlimited category. Matt Sack, an esteemed North Shore lifeguard, is the only athlete to compete solo every year the race has been held.

McLachlan’s move to unlimited division leaves the stock paddleboard field open for emerging talents. Top performances at M2O have been recorded by Australian Callum Sutton, 22, and Kyle Smith, 40, from California.

The majority of men’s stock race is comprised of first timers to M2O like Toa Pere. The 14-year-old comes from a family of excellent paddleboards, and Pere has been excelling in Hawaii’s downwind races like the M2O Bluewater Classic.

In the women’s races, Australian Lizzie Welborn is the lone competitor in the unlimited category. If conditions are favorable, the 24-year-old’s race against the clock will be fueled by her experience as a three-time M2O competitor and the possibility of breaking countrywoman Harriet Brown’s record for 4 hours, 50 minutes, 58 seconds. Welborn finished second to Brown in her past three races at M2O.

In the stock race, Liz Hunter, Allison Schillinger and Katrina Madill are the odds-on favorites. This year’s race will be the first attempt at M2O for all three athletes. Hunter, 36, from Imperial Beach, California arrives as a three-time champion at the Catalina Classic.

Stand Up Paddleboard Race

SUP Phenom Mo Freitas, 26, from Hawaiʻi returns to M2O in the unlimited category after a podium finish in the 2019 stock race. Yusuke Hyogo from Japan and Italy’s Tommaso Pampinella will challenge for top honors. Kosuke had a dominating win at the recent Moloka‘i Holokai, which crosses the Pailolo Channel between the islands of Moloka‘i and Maui. 

Seasoned M2O athlete and hailing from Hawai‘i Kiyomi Sheppard, 50, will take her board for a joy ride as she will paddle unchallenged in the stock SUP race.  

SUP Foil

Maui’s Kai Lenny, 30, leads the men’s field in the foil discipline after dominating the 2018 and 2019 editions of M2O. Australian James Casey, 30, the reigning M2O SUP champion, will cross over to foil, competing against the 2019 foil runner up Jeffrey Spencer, 22, from Hawai‘i.

Adding to the foil race are the top three finishers from the recent Moloka‘i Holokai. Kane De Wilde, 22, bested Andrew Gibbons, 24, by just 37 seconds in the 27-mile race. Edoardo Tanas, 22, from Italy finished third, just seconds behind Gibbons.

In the women’s foil race, Annie Reickert, 22, returns to defend her title from 2019, Reickert will be up against M2O SUP champion Andrea Moller who knows the channel well. Included in this mix is Olivia Pana, 32, from France and youngster Gabriella Bella, 19, from Hawai‘i who each finished second and third respectively in this year’s Moloka‘i Holokai.

Wing Foil

The Wing Foil race is a new discipline to M2O this year with 18 Foilers, a larger field than the entire Foil field in 2019. Zane Schweitzer, 32, returns to the channel in a new category after years of racing experience in the Ka‘iwi channel on SUP. The winged race features teenagers Finn Spencer, 19, and Bobo Gallagher, 14.  

The women’s Wing Foil division will be led by 46-year-old Nani Dalene. Dalane is coming off a solid performance at the Moloka‘i Holokai and a win at the M2O Bluewater Classic last summer.  

Race Day Schedule – Sunday July 30, 2023

Start: Kepuhi Beach Area, Moloka‘i
7:30 a.m.: Solo and Team Paddleboard (Prone) Start
8 a.m.: Solo and Team SUP Start
9:30 a.m.: Solo and Team Foil and Wing Start
* All start times are subject to change

Finish: Maunalua Bay Beach Park, Oʻahu
10 a.m. Event Expo Opens
11:30 a.m. Top finishers expected at finish.

Founded in 1997, M2O has grown from a grassroots challenge for the legendary lifeguards of O‘ahu to the premiere event in the sport of paddleboarding. The race annually crowns world champions in the two disciplines of traditional (prone) and stand-up (SUP) paddleboarding.

In 2018, a hydrofoil division was added to welcome the evolution of technology in the SUP.

Connecting the islands of Moloka‘i and O‘ahu, the 32-mile race crosses the Ka‘iwi Channel, also known as the Moloka‘i Channel and Channel of Bones. Men and women from more than 20 countries will face strong currents as they navigate the fastest downwind route over one of the most beautiful and powerful channels in the world.

Athletes rid mid-channel waves that can crest more than 12 feet and carry paddlers hundreds of meters.

M2O starts in Kepuhi Bay on the northwest shore of Moloka‘i and finishes in Maunalua Bay on the southeast shore of O‘ahu. “The annual race is a deeply personal experience, challenging every paddler’s physical and mental endurance. Every finisher experiences an individual championship,” according to event organizers.
 
M2O is presented by the Hawai’i Tourism Authority with additional support from Spartan, Duke’s Waikiki, Kona Brewing Company, Futures Fins, Pauwela Beverage Company, dryrobe®, Talis Crew, Surftech, Bark Paddleboards, Ocean Paddler, DotVison, and Fin Film Company.

A complete start list is available at Molokai2Oahu.com. Live satellite tracking of athletes and results will be available at Molokai2Oahu.com.
 

The Nisei Veterans Memorial Center will hold its 2^nd Annual Golf Tournament beginning at 7:30 a.m., Aug. 26, 2023, at the Wailea Blue Golf Course. The entry deadline is Aug. 1, 2023.

“We’re looking forward to this fun-filled event, with great food, entertainment and more,” said tournament Co-Chair Jan Yokouchi. “We greatly appreciate the support of volunteers, community and sponsors.”

A shotgun start will be at 7:30 a.m. Check-in will be from 6 to 7 a.m.

The tournament entry fee is $400 per team and includes green and cart fees, a continental breakfast, bento lunch, on-the-course entertainment and food. Participants are eligible for prizes, including a closest to the hole contest.

To register as a participant, go online to nvmc.org/golf-signup/ or call the center at 808-244-6862.

The Nisei Veterans Memorial Center is a nonprofit organization that owns and manages an intergenerational campus on “Go For Broke Place” in Kahului. The property serves as a home for Kansha Preschool, Maui Adult Day Care Center’s Oceanview facility, the Stanley Izumigawa Resource Center, the NVMC Education Center and Archives. To learn more, visit nvmc.org.

The Center also accepts tax-deductible donations. To donate, visit nvmc.org/support_us/donations.html

Lahaina Junior Golf Association has awarded $6,000 in college tuition scholarships to five of its members who have demonstrated a high level of academic achievement. Each scholarship was $1,200.

Recipients of $1,200 awards are as follows:

• Joa Navarro of Lahainaluna High School is the son of Jamie and Joel Navarro. He will attend Utah University.
• Luke Kahuhu of Kamehameha Schools Maui is the son of Lisa Kahuhu. He will attend St. Ambrose University.
• Dillon Jonke of Maui Preparatory Academy is the son of Kirsten and Scott. He will attend California State University Northridge.
• Courtney Hamasaki of Kamehameha Schools Maui will attend Arizona State University. She is the daughter of  Christy and Nathan.
• Anson Cabello of Kamehameha Schools Maui is the son of Sunny and Alex. He will attend  University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa.

“We are excited to help students grow and open doors to pursue higher education goals,” said Joel Navarro,  Lahaina Junior Golf Association’s Board Chair. “Our relationship with students doesn’t end with the golf season and high school. Our support for their advancement continues and we hope to play a life-long role in the future success.”

Scholarship funding came from the Sentry Tournament of Champions, a 2023 golf tournament on the Professional Golfers’ Association of America Tour, and additional donors. The tournament is open exclusively to golfers who have won an official Professional Golfers’ Association Tour event in the previous year.

The tournament serves as the opening event of the Professional Golfers’ Association Tour’s calendar year and is held at the Plantation Course at Kapalua Resort in Maui.

Volunteer registration is now open for the 2024 Sentry Tournament of Champions event. Volunteering offers a variety of opportunities to get involved with the opening event of the PGA TOUR’s Regular Season when it returns to The Plantation Course at Kapalua the first week of January. 

Volunteers are an integral part of the Sentry Tournament of Champions and make it possible to contest a world-class event by devoting time, talent and passion to help run all aspects of the tournament. Over the last 25 years, this iconic Maui event has served as one of the premier marketing vehicles for the state, showcasing the beauty of the islands via 70-plus hours of television coverage across the globe to millions of viewers. 

Since the event moved to Maui in 1999, the Sentry Tournament of Champions has provided community and charitable impact for the Valley Isle’s nonprofit charities. According to a PGA news release, the tournament has raised more than $8.5 million over 25 years with the help of volunteers, sponsors, resort and community partners. 

For 2024, volunteers working three or more shifts will receive one golf shirt, one half-zip pullover, a hat or visor, a commemorative tournament pin, a water bottle and access to Volunteer Headquarters with catered food and beverage options during the week. The Volunteer Appreciation Party returns next year featuring entertainment, food, drinks and prizes.

In addition to volunteer credentials allowing free admission when not on volunteer shift, the Sentry Tournament of Champions will provide one additional grounds ticket (Thursday-Sunday) for friends and family to enjoy the tournament. There are various committees that prospective volunteers can join including ShotLink (includes both walking scorer and laser operator), On-Course Transportation, Gallery Management, Admissions & Information, and Supply & Product Distribution. 

Volunteers can join a team of community-minded people as the Sentry Tournament of Champions welcomes the PGA TOUR’s best players back to Maui by registering to volunteer at this link or visit SentryTournamentOfChampions.com and click “Volunteer.”

For any questions, call 808-665-5413 or email SentryTournament@pgatourhq.com. 

The PGA TOUR’s 2024 FedExCup Regular Season begins at the Sentry Tournament of Champions, which features PGA TOUR winners from the previous calendar year as well as the top 50 members from the 2022-23 FedExCup standings.

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  Paddle Imua racers and Camp Imua participants are treated to a fun relay race as part of the ʻOhana Festival festivities at the event finish line. PC: Imua Family Services.
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  Paddle Imua has been supported by the Outrigger ʻOhana since the event’s inception. PC: Imua Family Services.
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  One of the best moments of being a racer in Paddle Imua – receiving a lei from the Imua campers. PC: Imua Family Services.
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  In addition to raising funds for a great cause, Paddle Imua provides a space for Imua’s keiki to connect with ocean athletes. PC: Imua Family Services.
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  The three fastest wahine in the SUP (Stand Up Paddle) category at Paddle Imua 2022. PC: Imua Family Services.
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  Renowned ocean athlete, founder of the SUP 11 City Tour and this year’s Paddle Imua Coordinator, Anne-Marie Totah, runs the last yards with her son Jayden to the finish line of Paddle Imua 2022. PC: Imua Family Services.

Imua Family Services announced the 12th Annual Paddle Imua, scheduled to take place on Sunday, July 23, 2023. Paddle Imua, a multi-discipline paddling race, embodies the spirit of the Hawaiian word “Imua” (meaning to move forward) and aims to raise funds for Imua Family Services’ Camp Imua program.

Camp Imua, a Maui summer tradition for over 47 years, provides a week-long recreational camp experience for children with special needs. Registration for Paddle Imua is now open at www.paddleimua.com.

Paddle Imua follows the renowned Maliko Downwind Run, an 8-mile route along Maui’s North Shore, and concludes at Kanahā Beach Park in Kahului. Open to individuals of all ages, Paddle Imua offers multiple divisions, including OC1, OC2, OC6, Stand-up Paddle (SUP), prone paddleboard, surf ski, SUP foil, kiting, windsurfing, prone foil and wing foil.

Check-in will commence at 10 a.m. at Maliko Gulch, with the race set to begin promptly at 1 p.m. Awards will be presented to the top three finishers in each division, recognizing their achievements.

In addition to the race, Paddle Imua offers a post-event celebration known as the ʻOhana Festival, hosted at Kanahā Beach Park. This free event is open to the public and features entertainment provided by Lia Live, Rowdy Love, Benny Uyetake and Sean Ryan & Rose Rodriguez, food from local vendors, a relay which pairs ocean athletes with Camp Imua campers and the chance to win prizes. Registrants will receive a special Mahalo Swag Bag filled with $300 in gifts from sponsors, including the Paddle Imua event T-shirt and Racer Shirt.

Imua Family Services expressed gratitude to current event sponsors, whose support has made Paddle Imua possible including: Alaska Airlines, Kona Brewing Co., Maui Health, Minit Medical, Pacific Media Group, Stable Road Foundation, Adventure Sports Maui, CDF Engineering, Cohen Development Group, Deep 2 Peak, DeSilva Meeting Consultants, Go Foil, Island Sotheby’s International Realty, Kanaha Kai Maui, Mad Hippie, Naish, One Love Body Soul, Patagonia, Pauwela Beverage Co., Timpone Hawaii, Totah Surfboards and Total Project Construction Management.

Paddle Imua participants gather from near and far, with past participants hailing from Hawaiʻi, Australia, Canada, Brazil, the Netherlands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, England, Africa, Italy, Spain, France, Norway, Japan and the US Mainland.

Camp Imua attendees present finishers with lei each year and have greeted many top ocean athletes, including Dave Kalama, Devin Blish, Andrea Moller, Connor Baxter, Sonni Hönscheid, Livio Menelau, Julia Mancuso, Jeremy Riggs, Dane Ward, Kody Kerbox, Travis Baptist, Yuka Sato, Fiona Wylde, Annie Reickert and Paige Alms.

Detailed registration and event information can be found at www.paddleimua.com.

To enhance understanding about head safety, the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s College of Education is bringing concussion education and awareness to Maui, Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island communities between July and August.

The Maui workshop takes place July 17, 2023, at 6 p.m. at the Baldwin High School Multimedia Room.

Through free workshops hosted by COE’s Hawaiʻi Concussion Awareness Management Program, student athletes, coaches, parents and others can learn about the importance of head protection.

The program’s mission is to increase and share the body of knowledge of concussions. Every year, research projects are studied and investigated, and the information is used to help in the areas of prevention, treatment and recovery of concussions.

“Everyone has a role in the management of a concussed individual,” said Project Manager Troy Furutani. “Coaches, parents, officials, administrators and even the concussed individual themselves need to be aware of what their roles are and how to manage a concussion from time of injury to full recovery.”

The target audience for these summer workshops include: high school coaches, parents and administrators involved in interscholastic sports; intermediate school coaches, parents and administrators; and youth/community sports league organizations (ages 11–18 years).

Workshop locations and times

• July 17, 2023, 6 p.m. at Baldwin High School Multimedia Room (Maui)
• July 18, 2023, 6:30 p.m. at McKinley High School Auditorium (Oʻahu)
• August 15, 2023, 5 p.m. at Keaʻau High School (Hawaiʻi Island)

For more information or to register, visit https://go.hawaii.edu/jvX or contact Furutani at tfurutan@hawaii.edu.

Justin Shaffer’s MOD70 ORION crossed the finish line at Diamond Head as the first finisher in the 2023 Transpac on July 6 at 2:48 a.m. HST. Their elapsed time of 4 days 17 hours 48 minutes fell short of breaking the multihull course record of 4D 6H 32M set by H.L. Enloe’s ORMA 60 MIGHTY MERLOE in 2017.

Among both Multihulls and Monohulls, this is the 6th fastest elapsed time in the entire history of the race, first sailed in 1906. The ORION crew of six included Paul Allen, Hogan Beatie, Morgan Larson, Cam Lewis, Matt Noble and Justin Shaffer.

ORION’s sistership MASERATI MULTI 70 skippered by Giovanni Soldini was about 200 miles astern, with this team from Italy finishing at 8:55 a.m. HST for an elapsed time of 4 days 23 hours 55 minutes, the 8th fastest time in Transpac history.

Both teams followed a strategy common to this year’s fleet: a North Pacific high pressure centered well north of its usual position allowed teams to closely follow the rhumb line for most of the race, thereby minimizing the distance to Hawaiʻi. Only in the last few days on the west side of the racecourse do the 15-20 knot breezes shift more to the east from the northeast, prompting teams to sail north of the rhumb line on starboard tack to stay in the best wind velocity before gybing to port to make their final approaches to Hawaiʻi.

These last 1000 miles to the finish have the champagne sailing conditions that Transpac is famous for: clear days and starlit nights of downwind sailing under spinnaker, with the occasional shift to gybe to reduce the distance to Diamond Head.

With the multihulls finished, participants focus on who will be the first monohull to cross the finish line. Bill McKinley’s Ker 46+ DENALI3 is a strong contender for this honor.

With 485 miles to go at 7 a.m. PDT and at boat speeds of 11-12 knots, this fast carbon race boat and it’s Michigan-based team who started a week ago in Ocean Navigator Division 4 will soon pass the three leading cruiser/racer teams of Tuesday starters in Boatswains Locker Division 7 who are sailing at a 2-3 knot slower pace. If DENALI3 continues at the current rate she could be at Diamond Head before dawn on Saturday.

Once these and all Transpac finishers arrive in Hawaiʻi, they are greeted with the warm hospitality of Aloha. More than 100 Hawaiʻi volunteers help make everyone feel welcomed and embraced on having completed one the ocean race.

This hospitality and support takes many forms: the Race Committee who are 24/7 stationed at Diamond Head Lighthouse to witness finishes; the escort vessel that leads finishers from Diamond Head into the Ala Wai Harbor and to their assigned slip, day or night, sun or rain; those who process the boat’s paperwork formalities and inspection on entering Hawaiʻi; photographers who are on call 24/7 to take crew photos; and the volunteers who stay on watch at Transpac YC’s two-story headquarters known as “The Shack” positioned in the Ala Wai Marina where all questions from the teams and their fans can be answered.

There are also the many members and staff of the partner yacht clubs on Oʻahu- Hawaiʻi Yacht Club, Waikīkī Yacht Club and Kāneʻohe Yacht Club- that plan and execute the parties and award ceremonies; those that organize and take care of the dozens of amazing perpetual trophies that are an important part of Transpac history – and determine who is eligible to win these awards; and finally those that organize each team’s Aloha parties to welcome crew members back.

All entries in Transpac can be tracked on the YB system, sponsored by Pasha Hawaiʻi. The positions, speeds and headings of each entry can be found on this system on either the browser of app versions. There is a built-in 4 hour delay for each entry, except when within 200 miles of the finish when the tracker goes live.

• Use this link to follow the fleet: https://cf.yb.tl/transpac2023#.
• More information on the 2023 Transpac is available at www.transpacyc.com.

Lahaina Junior Golf Association’s Board of Directors has selected Jason Gilbert as its new executive director effective this month. The nonprofit association serves west Maui to cultivate a passion for golf amongst youth and build a community of athletes that includes nearly 100 student golfers.

Gilbert’s responsibilities include expansion of the association’s fundraising and sponsorship programs, managing coaches, serving as tournament director during the July through December season and scholarship program management. 

“Jason will inspire the love of golf amongst west Maui keiki and will lead our plans to optimize our programs, continually improve service to members and their families, and share the love of golf and its best practices,” said Joel Navarro, Lahaina Junior Golf Association Board president. 

Gilbert is also a realtor with Coldwell Banker Island Properties and works in sales at Sea Maui Charters. Born and raised in northern California, he has played golf since he was 3 years old.  He was an active member in junior golf associations throughout his childhood and became a clinic instructor to youth at age 12.

Gilbert served as a golf pro at California Resorts, Monterey Peninsula Country Club and Northern California Golf Association where he was a tournament administrator. As a member of Youth on Course, he helped to administer and promote a youth caddie program and supported the scholarship program.

Gilbert served as Head Girls Golf Coach at Stevenson School in Pebble Beach for more than a decade, leading the team to strong finishes and winning multiple league titles. 

The Credit Unions of Maui will host up to 160 golfers at Waiehu Municipal Golf Course for the 8^th annual Credit Unions of Maui Charity Golf Tournament, on Aug. 12.

This year’s tournament will benefit Maui nonprofit Hospice Maui to help provide quality, compassionate care to maximize the comfort and dignity of those in their last months or weeks of life, in whatever setting they reside.

The tournament will have a 7 a.m. shotgun start with two person teams, modified scramble. Cost per player is $160 and includes cart, green fees, three mulligans, par 3 contest and grab-n-go bento. Those registered by July 7, 2023, will be entered to win early bird drawings.

The deadline for registration is July 28, 2023. The registration form and additional details can be found online on the websites of the six participating credit unions (kahuluifcu.com, mauifcu.com, mauicountyfcu.org, mauiteachersfcu.com, vicfcu.org, and wailukufcu.com).

Since 2014, Kahului FCU, Maui FCU, Maui County FCU, Maui Teachers FCU, Valley Isle FCU and Wailuku FCU have joined together to organize this annual golf tournament to support local healthcare organizations. To-date, more than $190,000 has been raised to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals throughout Hawaiʻi.