Aloha VW Ohana,

Sending out a HUGE KANAKA SIZE MAHALO to all who contributed to the 2011 Shaka Weekend Car Show and Food Bank Drive.  With all your help and awesome support the 10th annual event went off successfully and smoothly.  We had around 150 VWs at the Ala Moana Key Hole parking loop on Saturday and over 90 VWs for the hotVWs Magazine photo shoot and around da island cruise on Sunday.

Mahalo to all the VW owners, your friends and family who came out to show your cars, cruise around da island and enjoy our events!  We hope to see you again next year in 2012 for the 11th Annual Shaka Weekend Show!!!!!

MAIN SPONSORS - Tony Volkswagen; Meadow Gold/Dean Foods; BES Auto Repair; Hawaii Import Parts; Aloha Otto; Frito Lays Hawaii ; Love’s Bakery; Screen Designs by Darryl; Wolfsburg West; Vee Dub Parts Unlimited; and,  Scat Enterpises Inc.

ALOHA SPONSORS – P&E Foods; Matsumoto Okazuya; Undertaker Designs; Island Vee Dub; Speed Deacons; VW Club of Hawaii Wemasters, Peter & Sam; Platinum Auto Detailing; Bounce It Up; RBS Ice Cream; Hawaii Passenger Decals; Hawaii Food Bank; and, hotVWs Magazine

VW Club of Hawaii Volunteers – VWCoH Crew Members – Todd, Angie, Kevin, Mike, Gordon, Jeff, Hannibal, Miki, Bill, Geri, Pat, & Sal

Tent Crew – Registration Girls – Geri, Kim, Miki, & Milo | Hot Dog Cooks – Ricky, Kevin, Kamaile, Tommy, & Kiwi | VIP Tent – Jeff, Vergie, Carol, Shane, & Jeffery | Club Photographer – Shane aka Ceative Minds 808 | Security – Pat, Sam & Da Boys | Band and Sound System – One Heart One Soul | Emcee – Hannibal | Generator – Flynn | Tent Guy – Sam | Trophies – Gordon & Kenny Boy | Shirts – Screen Designs by Darryl | Parks & Recreations – Steve

Supporting Clubs & Judges - 706 Ewa Beach VW Club; Vintage VW Club of Hawaii; 808 Mills Boys VW Club; Big Island VW Club; T-Bugs

Aloha and Mahalo from the VW Club of Hawaii

On behalf of The VW Club of Hawaii  President Todd Matsumoto, the Vice-President Angie Cariaga and Executive Board Members Mike Roth, Bill Simpson & Miki Nagatoshi, and yours truly presented your charitable donations of $341 and 217 lbs of canned foods and 2 bags 2o lbs. rice to the Hawaii Food Bank.

The Hawaii Food Bank was very appreciative of your donations.  We just delivered.  We promised the Hawaii Food Bank that every year we will beat the previous year’s $$$ and lbs. donated.  This is a direct challenge to you to not only donate throughout the year, but to donate more than you did for the 11th Annual Shaka Weekend, Sept. 2-3 (Sun-Mon), 2012.  So, c’mon let’s beat $341 and 217 lbs in 2012.

Mahalo,

The VW Club of Hawaii

BIG mahalo to Bobby Greene who has served thousands of Volkswagen enthusiasts past 35+ years.  Bobby is retiring his 1146 Kona St. shop.  Recently, Todd and Tyler paid Bobby a visit and personally thanked him on behalf of the VW Club of Hawaii for not only donating all of his excess parts for the recent swap meet at Todd’s house, but for also being a VW friend.

Bobby’s heart is still into Volkswagens but will not have a stationary shop to own and manage — he will be accessible by mobile service and can readily be reached at (808)387-3042.

And, BIG Mahalo to Bob Simpson also known as Pele Bug also known as PB Machines, too, is closing his 3006 Ualena St. shop.  Bob has been in the VW business since 1968.  He’s talked about retiring for some time now and looks like July 31st was his last clearance, going out-of-business sale.

Bob, like Bobby, can not rid of the VW bug fever so he will jump to servicing Big Island, and will share a shop part-time on 206C Mokauea St. in beautiful Kalihi.

Both Hawaii VW Legends in their 78+ years experience certainly keep us VWs alive.  They helped us pass our VWs from generation to generation.  They are the reason the Hawaii VW scene is so strong as it is in past years and years to come.  It’s bitter-sweet that these icons have moved on, but we’re happy that they’re on ‘semi-retired’ mode and will enjoy life to its fullest degree.  If you’re in the Kona St. area behind McKinley Car Wash or in the Airport area by Nimitz,  please stop by and thank Bobby and Bob before they close Tanya Automotive Specialist and Pele Bug shops for good.  Even if you don’t know Bobby or Bob stop by and shake their hands for what they have done for us — the VW Ohana.

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Updated:  August 6, 2011

Much mahalo to Stan Masamitsu, Lori Nascimento, Tony VW Crew, Todd, Mike, Gordon, Jeff, and Kevin, and the V-Dub Ohana who participated and made this an enjoyable successful event.  Congratulations to Francine & Rich Neitzel ’66 blue-white ‘honu’ 21-window for winning the Participants Choice Award, and to Karl Flores ’47 Split  for winning the Dealer’s Choice Award and Peoples Choice Award.

The VW Club of Hawaii is excited to participate in its first ever event with its premier sponsor — Tony Volkswagen. To inaugurate this event the VW Club of Hawaii invites you for a Tony Volkswagen Show and Shine event on Saturday, August 6, 2011.

Tony Volkswagen will not only be celebrating its 10th year anniversary of Tony Autoplex, but will also be unveiling its 2012 Volkswagen Passat, so come out and support our premier sponsor, and hang out with your VW ohana. There will be three awards presented.  There will be Taste of Tony food booths to fill your ‘opu’ and drinks to quench your thirst, and live entertainment to enjoy.

Date: Saturday, August 6, 2011

Roll-in: 10:00 am (first 30 receives complimentary Tony Group gift bag)

Show and Shine Time: 11:00 am to 5:00 pm

Place: Tony Volkswagen, 94-1299 Ka Uka Blvd. in Waipio

Awards 4:45 pm –
Tony Volkswagen’s Choice Award,
Peoples’ Choice Award, and
Drivers’ Choice Award

and Presento to Tony Volkswagen

Mahalo,
The VW Club of Hawaii