Aloha All, The Vintage VW Club is holding the first Swap Meet for 2012!Sellers charge is only a $5.00 donation to support Waimalu Elementary. This is an AWESOME VW event to get good deals, see old friends and support Waimalu Elementary. Buyers are free, but the school still needs your help! $ Donations welcome, just see Randy or Roy if you are motivated to help. Come early or snooze you loose! We will see you there! Aloha VW Club of Hawaii

Aloha VW Ohana, Happy Ney Year! The VW Club of Hawaii welcome’s you to come out to our first event for 2012! In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, we are cruising from Airport Starbucks through Waikiki. We will see you there! Please keep VW events safe for all VW Ohana to enjoy by following club rules for cruising below. Mahalo The VW Club of Hawaii

VW CLUB OF HAWAII EVENT STANDARDS
The VW Club of Hawaii is a volunteer organization. We are a VW Ohana event driven club. We request you please observe the following while participating in all of the VW Club of Hawaii events. No burning out or racing. No illegal activities. No unruly behaviors etc. Failure to abide by our requests will result in 1 year suspension from all club events. Your kokua to keep our VW Ohana events fun and safe is greatly appreciated. Aloha VW Club of Hawaii

Martin Luther King Cruise Date- Saturday January 14, 2012
Gathering- 4:00pm Airport Starbucks
Roll-out- 6:00pm Sharp!
Route- Nimitz south to Ala Moana Blvd & Cruise through Waikiki
End Route TBA

2012
January 14th- Saturday Martin Luther King Cruise. Meet at Airport Starbucks 4:00pm. 6:00pm Cruise to Waikiki.

February 12th- Sunday Vintage VW Club Swap Meet, 8:00am Waimalu Elementary
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March 30th to April 1st VW Club of Hawaii Show Car Invitational, Hawaii Convention Center
March 30th to April 1st, First Hawaiian International Auto Show

May 20th- Sunday Vintage VW Club Swap Meet, 8:00am Waimalu Elementary

June 11th- Monday Kamehameha Day Parade, Info TBA

June 24th- Sunday VW Club of Hawaii Cruise to the Zoo Show and Shine, $5.00 per person entry goes to the Zoo Conservation Fund, Gathering Airport Starbucks 9:30am, Roll-out 10:00am SHARP!!!

July 1st- Sunday Pearl Ridge McDonald’s Independence Day Cruise Night. 6:00pm
Come early for good parking! 7:30pm Cruise to Waikiki

August 12th — Sunday Vintage VW Club Swap Meet, 8:00am Waimalu Elementary

September 2nd – Sunday VW Club of Hawaii Shaka Weekend
11th Annual Car Show & Food Bank Drive
Ala Moana Beach Park 7:00am– 4:00pm

September 3rd – Monday 11th Annual VWCH Island Cruise
& Hot VW’s Magazine Photo Shoot
Location & route TBA August

September 22nd- Saturday Aloha Festivals Parade, Info TBA

October- TBA Happy Halloween, Event TBA

November- TBA Vintage VW Club Bugs in Da Park Car Show & Swap Meet
8:00am to 1:30pm Wailmalu Elementary

November – December TBA VW Club of Hawaii & Friends Toys for Keikis Cruise, Supporting IHS
Meeting Airport Star Bucks, Time TBA

December- Happy Holidays from the VW Club of Hawaii
Check our website at www.vwclubofhawaii.com for TBA info & other 2012 events!!!
*Cheese Cake Factory Waikiki Cruise Nights* Helluva Rides Cars Shows *Ron’s Performance Cruise Nights*
*Local Island Parades* Independent Car Club Cruise Nights* 706 VW Club & 808 Automotive Event*

VW CLUB OF HAWAII EVENT STANDARDS
The VW Club of Hawaii is a volunteer organization. We are a VW Ohana event driven club. We request you please observe the following while participating in all of the VW Club of Hawaii events. No burning out or racing. No illegal activities. No unruly behaviors etc. Failure to abide by our requests will result in 1 year suspension from all club events. Your kokua to keep our VW Ohana events fun and safe is greatly appreciated. Aloha & Mahalo, The VW Club of Hawaii 11-2011 VERSION

Aloha VW Ohana, We are just sending out a BIG MAHALO to all that came out to support our first annual VW Club of Hawaii & Friends Keiki Gift Drive on Sunday December 4th at IHS Honolulu. Solid job by VW Club of Hawaii Crew Member Gordon Ortiz who planned and organized this wonderful community service event! It was a huge showing from Island VW Ohana with 45 cars coming out!!! Smiles all around and Christmas music filled the air as the donations rolled in! We were able to fill 3 bins of much need items, 2 with toys and clothes and 1 with food and toiletries! Also much appreciated was the jar filled with monetary donations too! Tours were given by Catherine Graham the IHS volunteer coordinator so people could see where there donations were going too. The experience was very humbling and we were glad to have helped in the classic VW Ohana style.
Big Mahalos to- Todd Matsumoto who donated the hot dogs, Loves Bakery who donated the buns and chips, The Motor cycle riders, 706 Ewa Crew, Waianae VW Crew, VW Club of Hawaii Crew Members and all the other Island VW Ohana who came out to make out 1st Annual Keiki Gift Drive a huge success!
Happy Holidays and we will see you at our upcoming 2012 events! Mahalo The VW Club of Hawaii

Aloha VW Ohana,

Today after completing the Hot VW’s Magazine photo shoot and on the way home Bruddah Gonzo was encountered problems with his oval. Driving through Haliewa he was already experiencing sputtering and a possible fuel loss. No matter how many times he pulled over he witnessed the VW Brotherhood pulling over right behind him and lending a hand.

By the time they reached Kaneone our club Pres Todd Matsumoto offered to tow Gonzo all the way up the Likelike HWY to his home in Kalihi. Which we all know is a long journey.

Gonzo would like to express his gratitude to Todd Matsumoto, Shane Langen, Gordon Ortiz and everyone else who assisted.

In my conversation to Gonzo he said “Was really touching!”

Photo courtesy: Bruddah Gonzo

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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