Run for Hope ADVERTISING Run for Hope Sept. 7 The 18th annual Run for Hope event at Four Seasons Resort Hualalai is a noncompetitive 10K or 5K run/walk event. Proceeds from the event benefit the Cancer Research Center in Hawaii.
Run for Hope
Sept. 7
The 18th annual Run for Hope event at Four Seasons Resort Hualalai is a noncompetitive 10K or 5K run/walk event.
Proceeds from the event benefit the Cancer Research Center in Hawaii.
A keiki run will be held before the races at 6:30 a.m. The cost is a minimum donation of $10.
Keiki age divisions are: 1-4, 5-8 and 9-10-year-olds.
For more information call 325-8052 or visit fsrh.net/pr/run_for_hope.pdf for an entry form.
HI-PAL hoops sign-ups
Aug. 30-31
HI-PAL is seeking teams interested in playing in “Click It or Ticket” 5-on-5 basketball tournaments Aug. 30-31 at Papaikou Gym and Sept. 12-14 at Waiakea Uka Gym.
Teams in the 5-6 division and 7-8 division are wanted for the August tournament, and in the 9-10 division and 11-12 division for the September tournament.
Deadline to submit completed forms is Friday for the August tournament and Sept. 1 for the September tournament.
The age cut-off for the tournaments is Dec. 31, 2014. Players are allowed to play on one team per division.
All HI-PAL roster, waiver and seat belt forms are required for participation.
For registration, call HI-PAL at 961-8121.
Born to Move classes
Demo classes Aug. 30 and Sept. 6; Public launch Sept. 20
Fitness Forever training center hosts ongoing public classes for ages 4-12.
Free Born To Move class demos are slated Aug. 30 and Sept. 6. The classes open to the public Sept. 20.
The program gives children a chance to learn team-building skills, while also building self-esteem and coordination.
Fitness Forever is on Kaiwi Street, near its intersection with Kuakini Highway.
For more information, contact Ellen at 345-3073 or ellen@fitnessforever.co.
Waimea instructional tennis classes
Thursdays until Sept. 18
Hawaii County Department of Parks and Recreation, in partnership with Waimea Athletics, is holding sign-ups for instructional tennis at Waimea Park’s outdoor tennis courts.
The clinics are free and instructed by tennis pro Jeff Lewis, director of Rutger Tennis Center at Hawaii Preparatory Academy.
Clinics will be held from 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Participation is limited to the first 12 students in two age divisions: 6-9 and 10-and-older.
Kona Biddy Basketball leagues
Sept. 8 to Oct. 20
The Hawaii County Department of Parks and Recreation is offering Biddy Basketball leagues for ages 5-8 at Kekuaokalani Gym in Kailua-Kona.
The league is scheduled Sept. 8 to Oct. 20, with play at 5 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays. Registration closed Aug. 14.
Volunteer coaches and officials are needed.
For more information, call Diego Padillio or Wesley Sermons at 327-3553.
Keiki sports challenge at UH-Hilo
Aug. 30
The University of Hawaii at Hilo boosters will host its second Aha Paiea Keiki Sports Challenge from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the school’s gym.
The camp is open to ages 7-12 and is limited to the first 120 registrants.
Participants will learn the fundamentals of basketball, volleyball, soccer, baseball and tennis taught by UH-Hilo coaches and players.
The cost is $5 and each participant receives lunch and a T-shirt.
For registration forms, visit hiloathletics.com and click on the Aha Paiea camp tab.
For more information, contact Ed Torrison at edtorrison@gmail.com or 987-3215.
Bieni Kohler Johnson 5K fun run and dog walk
Sept. 28
HPA will host the fourth annual Bieni Kohler Johnson 5K Fun Run at 9 a.m. Sept. 28.
The event was established in 2009 in memory of Kohler, who lost her battle with breast cancer. All net proceeds from this event and all donations go toward three $1,000 scholarships established in her name to support female student athletes attending Hawaii Preparatory Academy, where Kohler attended middle and high school.
There is a one dog limit per participant and leashes must be attached at all times.
Water will be provided along the course as well as for the dogs at the finish line.
For more information, visit bienifunrun.org.
