KA LEO O CORVETTE - Corvette Club of Hawaii
←
→
Page content transcription
If your browser does not render page correctly, please read the page content below
February 2019 | Volume 47, Issue 2
KA LEO O CORVETTE
“THE VOICE OF CORVETTE” 3rd Place Winner
2018 NCM
Newsletter Contest
Are you getting ready
to order your new
2020 Corvette?
Official Club Sponsor
The Corvette Club of Hawaii Hawaii’s Original Corvette Club Established 1973
2020 Cover photo by Chevrolet.net
From the Driver’s seat
Cover story by Motor Authority
Facebook Conversations
End of the Year Banquet
A Road Side Quick Fix
Event Schedule
National Corvette Museum
————–—————2019 Board of Directors ——————–——
President - Charles Owens (808) 779-0109 CCOHPRES@gmail.com
Vice President - Jay Farmer (808) 738-6412 CCOHVP@gmail.com
Secretary - Susan Canuela
Treasurer - Gary Kahn
Master-At-Arms - Peter Robb
Membership - Ron Kennedy
Editor - (Vacant) Charles & Jay
Sponsored by JN Automotive Group with Club Liaison - Bruce Jenkins (808) 253-8854
KA LEO O CORVETTE (The Voice of Corvette) is the award-winning official monthly newsletter publication of the
CORVETTE CLUB OF HAWAII (CCOH). CCOH is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the enjoyment and
pleasure of members in owning and driving the Chevrolet Corvette. All opinions expressed herein are those of the author and
do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the officers and/or members of the Club. Articles for KA LEO O CORVETTE must
be submitted to the Editor no later than the 3rd Tuesday of the month prior to publication. The CCOH Board of Directors and the
Editor reserves the right to reject any item that is not in the best interest of the Corvette Club of Hawaii.
Corvette Club of Hawaii P.O. Box 1808 Kailua, HI 96734
Ka Leo O Corvette - The Voice of Corvette Vol. 47 Issue 2 p. 2
Aloha my I don’t know
Corvette Friends about the rest of
and Family, you, but for me it
Last month’s End is strange not to
of Year Banquet see Tim Smith’s
turned out to be a smiling face
major event for gracing this
many of us. We column in the
had 56 members monthly
join in on the newsletter. Tim
celebration and Gary, you did a great job in was a fantastic VP, and now that I’m settling into
coordinating this event for us! I received several the Shotgun Seat of CCOH, I’m discovering just
compliments while at the party and thereafter in how much he did for the Club as VP. Passenger
phone calls and emails. Thanks again Gary for seat
your hard work. One big thing that a lot of people
talked about was everyone surprisingly knew In addition to filling in for President Charles
everyone’s names. Really? LOL, if you were Owens during any periods of absence, Tim spent
there you know what I’m talking about because the last year coordinating each and every parade.
everyone had a name tag. This made it much He also scheduled and reserved each of the
easier for some of us to recall a member’s name Club’s monthly dinners. (I must confess here
and we are going to continue doing this. Plus, if and now that in my two years of CCOH
you could wear a Corvette shirt with your name membership, I have not attended a single
on it that would help too. monthly dinner! Of course, that will change
immediately as I step into Tim’s very large
Drivers, this year you will see a few changes in driver’s shoes this year.) Of course, he also
events. First, we will have both a Tuesday night attended each monthly meeting, each monthly
dinner and a Saturday/Sunday breakfast or board meeting, and contributed his monthly
brunch/lunch event with a ride. Now you will “From the Shotgun Seat” column for the
have the option of a Saturday or Sunday morning newsletter, all of which required a tremendous
event once a month too. Second, we will host a amount of his personal time and effort.
night cruise occasionally to roll into the mall car Which brings me to what’s coming up this month
events. This will help spread the word about our for CCOH. February will begin with the Night
club. Third, we are going to work on our corvettes In Chinatown Parade on Saturday, 2 February
again on some weekends in a team effort to help with a 3:30 show time. Our monthly dinner will
each other out. Several of you need this, including be on Tuesday, 19 February. I’m still working on
myself. a venue, but I’m leaning towards Big City Diner
Now, I will need your help with participation! in Pearl Ridge. If anyone has suggestions for
Please review what’s going on, look at our club monthly dinner venues, please send them my
Facebook, newsletters, emails or my texts. Then way.
call someone that you haven’t seen in a while and After a long period of down-time in my garage
invite them to come out to the events with you. I with multiple issues, I drove the Pace Car,
would like to find drivers who are not in a club Indy78 to work this past Friday. My daily
and boost activities with fresh blood. commute is 30 miles each way and takes me on
Finally, I would like to thank the 2018 Board of the H1 and the H3 to MCB Hawaii, which allows
Directors for their hard work over the last year. me to drive a true
You did a lot and I sincerely appreciate it! I American classic
would also like to thank Jay and Susan for on one of the
volunteering to be on the 2019 Board. It’s prettiest highways
because of people like you that we can keep the in the world. Life
wheels turning. R.U.N? is good.
Ka Leo O Corvette - The Voice of Corvette Vol. 47 Issue 2 p. 3
2020 Chevrolet Corvette Spied
FacebookTwitterGoogle+SMSEmailShare Image credit: S. Baldauf/SB Medien via Motor Authority
Motor Authority reports that rumors of a mid-engine Corvette may actually be true and buyers can
expect to see this new generation hitting showrooms in 2020. Then new Corvette, C8, was expected
to be available in 2019; however, 2019s are already in production leaving no room for the C8.
Even so, that's still a relatively
short lifespan for the current C7
Corvette which arrived as a 2014
model. The reason for the quick
changeover is because General
Motors had started working on a
mid-engine design for the C7 but
ended up scrapping the plans in
the tumult of the 2009 bankrupt-
cy, with the C7 we ended up with
being a placeholder.
Looking at the new shots, we can
see that the C8 will be similar in
size to the C7 but with a lower,
wider stance. It won't get vertical-lifting doors of many exotics, though it looks like there will be a
short front overhang. Flanking the engine bay looks to be a pair of chunky buttresses and we’re told
designers will add a sheet of glass in the center to show off the car’s engine. One of the biggest chal-
lenges is thought to be heat management.
Our spies say the prototypes have been running
almost exclusively at night to avoid long-
distance lenses with 50 megapixels to throw
around. It's also been protected from almost all
employees at GM and instead to only a small cir-
cle of designers and engineers—as was the case
with Ford's GT supercar. The new Corvette
won’t be a pricey limited edition supercar like
the GT, though. We hear the basis for the car’s
mid-engine platform will be the C7’s aluminum
spaceframe structure rather than a completely
new design. We also hear there will be a new
LT7 twin-turbo V-8 and possibly a hybrid option
at some point. The base engine is expected to be
the C7's LT1 V-8, though. An exact release date for the 2020 Chevy Corvette remains unknown, but
we do expect to see it sometime in late 2019. We should learn more in the next year or so, so stay
tuned.
How Much is the 2020 Corvette?
How much can you expect to pay for a brand new 2020 C8 Corvette? As for pricing, we expect the
2020 Corvette to move upmarket from its current starting price of $58,315 (destination fees includ-
ed). At the top end, we also expect this range to extend much higher than the current $127,820
(destination fees included) price of the ZR1.
Ka Leo O Corvette - The Voice of Corvette Vol. 47 Issue 2 p. 4
Ka Leo O Corvette - The Voice of Corvette Vol. 47 Issue 2 p. 5
By Jay Farmer
Waikele Country Club parking lot provided a spectacular array of
American automotive perfection as the site of the 2018 Corvette
Club of Hawaii End of Year Banquet. Some twenty Corvettes
representing almost every generation conveyed the CCOH
membership to the Waikele Country Club clubhouse for a gala
that celebrated an exceptional year for the club. Patrons of the
Waikele Country Club were seen admiring the cars and taking
pictures, and it’s clear our presence provided a new level of class
and elegance.
The End of Year Banquet is a great opportunity for the members to gather and recall the myriad
events that the club participated in throughout the past year. A lightning-fast slide-show left running
throughout the evening depicted island cruises, car shows, monthly dinners and breakfasts, and
served as a graphic reminder of just how active this club is. Outgoing VP, Tim Smith said of the slide
-show “I liked the video and kept watching it”.
The event began at 5:30 with a no-host bar. Charles provided grace, and initiated the buffet line
based upon length of membership. The buffet consisted of prime rib, fish, chicken, vegetables, fruits
and side dishes. Rich Galope said, “The food was great, especially the prime rib. I did miss the rice,
no big deal as I enjoyed the potatoes. The food presentation was also good. Saying grace was a nice
touch”. Tim Smith added, “For the banquet, the food was good, but too much garlic on the
vegetables. The prime rib and fish were the best”.
Once everyone finished eating and the dishes were cleared away, club president Charles Owens
commenced the evening’s program. We began with the January Monthly Meeting, with old and new
business. New members who came to the banquet were voted in, and the meeting ended with a
thanks from President Owens to the 2018 board members for everything they did to make the year a
success.
Charles then introduced the new
members of the board. Thankfully,
a majority of the 2018 board
remains in place, with Charles
Owens winning a second term as
President, Gary Kahn serving as
2019 Treasurer, Ron Kennedy
staying on as Membership
Chairman, and Peter Robb,
remaining until a move later this
year, as the Master at Arms. Jay
Farmer replaced Tim Smith as Vice
President, Susan Canuela replaced Barb Karodia as Secretary, and Hank Ah Hee will assume the
duties of Master at Arms when Peter moves. Dan Vancil stepped down as the Newsletter Editor,
whose duties will be fulfilled by Charles and Jay in the interim until a replacement is found.
Ka Leo O Corvette - The Voice of Corvette Vol. 47 Issue 2 p. 6
A new position was recognized when Richard Long was sworn
in as the new CCOH National Corvette Museum (NCM) Am-
bassador. Charles then presented trophies to Hank Ah Hee for
Member of the Year; Richard Galope for New Member of the
Year; Richard and Patty Long for Couple of the Year; Danny
and Adlla Mora for New Couple of the Year, and Tim Smith
was presented with the President’s Award. The evening’s fes-
tivities ended with a gift of a Hot Wheels Corvette for each
member from the two members of CCOH with the longest
length of membership, Jeff Cadavona and Dale Head.
Club Members were most complimentary of the banquet.
Richard Galope said, “Charles, you always fill the air with
energy and enthusiasm. You always charge up the mem-
bers and make the club a fun and enjoyable club, I love the
positive atmosphere. Don’t let this go to your head, you
still could get impeached for excessive smiling and exces-
sive e-mails. Being the winner of
the new member award was nice. I
appreciate the award and thank the
board for the honor. As you no-
ticed, we lingered and were almost
the last to leave and meeting the
new members was nice. Diana and I
enjoyed ourselves. Thank you to
the Board for all the hard work.”
Jade Young added: “Steve and I thoroughly enjoyed the
party. The other club members on our table were outstand-
ing and we had so much fun talking. The food was great,
venue excellent with ample parking. The only thing we
would change would be to slow the video down just a bit. Charles was great as always. He kept
things flowing and shared a lot of information. We would also like to send a spe-
cial thank you to Jeff and Dale for being so generous in their gift of a Corvette
Hot Wheels toy for each of us. That was truly a special thing to do.”
Member of the Year, Hank Ah Hee summed it up best with his comments: “I en-
joyed having my wife (Kathy) attend this event with me and seeing her enjoying
the night. We have been members for just over 2 years, but due to conflicting
schedules and commitments, she missed most of our events and functions. It was
good to see her socializing and laughing with other members and their partners.
She was surprised when she won a door prize raffle. We both were really sur-
prised when I received a trophy and recognition for being the "Member of the
Year." It was an honor and we both felt proud. A big
Mahalo to the Corvette Club of Hawaii and the member-
ship for contributing to a wonderful evening.”
Ka Leo O Corvette - The Voice of Corvette Vol. 47 Issue 2 p. 7
By Jay Farmer
As most members know, my Indy 78 suffered a power steering
casualty at Corvettes In Paradise on November 10th. My
mechanic was on the Mainland for over a month, and I finally
got on his schedule in late December to diagnose and fix the
issue, which was a low-pressure power steering line that
needed replacing. Now that it was fixed, I was ready to get the
Pace Car back onto Hawaii’s roadways where it belongs.
As is often the case with a 40, excuse me, now 41 year-old car,
when one thing goes, it can be the beginning of a whole series
of unfortunate events. This proved to be the case with this
particular repair. I got up early to drive to my office at Marine
Corps Base Hawaii, Kaneohe Bay. I’m pleased to report that
Indy 78 performed flawlessly and it was one of the most
enjoyable rides I’ve had in a long time.
After a couple of hours in the office, I began the return trip to
Ewa Beach on the H-3 towards town. Just past the exit for the
Kamehameha Highway, she began to gasp and sputter. I could
smell Texaco 92 Octane fuel, and my gas gauge began to move South. Not good. I pulled to the side
of the H-3, engaged the emergency flashers and raised the
hood. By this time, there was a puddle under the beast, and I
examined all of the fuel lines from the fuel pump, but could not
locate the source of the leak.
I unholstered my Samsung and using the Yelp App, called for a
tow. The tow truck operator who finally called me back said
for a trip to Ewa Beach from Kailua, it would cost $350.00,
“CASH, Brah”. I began questioning my loyalty to Indy 78 and
wondering what else I could do. Resigned to my plight, I
clinched my sphincter muscles and told him to bring it.
Sitting on the guard rail next to the H-3 Town-Bound on an
early Saturday morning, I began to contemplate my
circumstances. I’m healthy. I have a beautiful wife and family
waiting for me at home. I have great friends and a good job
that pays the bills. The Pace Car was shining with a fresh coat
of Top Coat F11, and she looked absolutely beautiful with the
Ko’olau Mountains in the background and I thought there must
be worst places for a breakdown. And hey, I own this piece of
automotive art! I live where most people save for a lifetime
just to visit. All of a sudden, I realized I had no reason to feel
sorry for myself, that most people would trade places with me in a heartbeat and I should be darn
grateful for my station in life. I sat back and enjoyed the view as I awaited the hook pirate.
Ka Leo O Corvette - The Voice of Corvette Vol. 47 Issue 2 p. 8
As I came to this realization, the most miraculous thing happened. A 1981 burnt orange C-3 Corvette that I hadn’t seen before pulled in front of my stricken mount and parked on the shoulder. A smiling driver alighted, walked to where I was perched on the guard rail and said “I just had to stop and help a fellow Corvetter”. I introduced myself and learned this Good Samaritan’s name was Carlton Boydston. We talked a bit about his car, which he said he just had gotten on the road, that it had been sitting in a field for years. He just painted it the week before. It was very much a work in progress, and he had justifiable pride in his car. I saw a passion in him for his car, and like he did, I saw the beauty and the potential in this classic. Carlton suggested we start my car and see if we could determine the source of the leak. I did, and he spotted right away that the fuel line going into the carburetor had just backed off. Fetching a flathead screw driver, he tightened the clamp and eliminated the need for a tow truck and saved me a lot of Benjamins. However, the old girl’s battery had just given up and we couldn’t get enough power to start. Without hesitation, Carlton fired up his C-3, executed a U-turn on the H-3 and parked in the right-hand lane, facing the opposite direction of traffic so he could use the jumper cables that I had just added to one of the Pace Car’s storage compartments this past weekend. Just like that, I was fixed and back in business. Before we parted, I asked Carlton if he was interested in joining the Club, to which he enthusiastically replied in the affirmative. Carlton executed another U-turn and we drove over the Ko’olaus through the Hirano Tunnel to the H-1 in parade formation. With a shaka out of his driver’s window, we parted ways as he joined the H-1 East bound and I motored West towards Ewa with a car that was once again running like a Swiss Watch. Do you believe in angels? I sure do. Corvette People are the BEST! Ka Leo O Corvette - The Voice of Corvette Vol. 47 Issue 2 p. 9
Richard Long (2)
Adlla Mora (9)
John Moore (11)
Bruce Talbot (15)
Michael Fukuda (15) Peter & Patty (5)
Lester Kanemaru (20) John & Jami (6)
Chris Ballard (28) Charles & Joni (14)
2 Sat 3:30 pm Night In Chinatown Parade; Richard’s Street between Hotel and Beretania.
5 Tue 7:00 pm General Membership Meeting - Zippy’s Vineyard 59 N. Vineyard Boulevard
16 Sat 8:30 am Breakfast & Cruise IHOP by the Airport 3269 Koapaka St
19 Tue 7:00 pm Monthly Dinner, Big City Diner Waipio Shopping Center 94-800 Ukee st.
26 Tue 5:30 pm Board of Directors Meeting - Cycle City , 600 Puuloa Rd, Honolulu, HI 96819
2 Sat 12:30 pm Oahu Festival Parade, meet on Saratoga Rd by the Post Office (pending)
5 Tue 7:00 pm General Membership Meeting - Zippy’s Vineyard 59 N. Vineyard Boulevard
10 Sun 2:00 pm Honolulu Festival Parade, meet on Saratoga Rd by the Post Office (pending)
17 Sun 10:00 am St Patrick’s Day Parade, meet on Kalakaua by the gas station.
19 Tue 7:00 pm Monthly Dinner, TBA
26 Tue 5:30 pm Board of Directors Meeting - Cycle City , 600 Puuloa Rd, Honolulu, HI 96819
2 Tue 7:00 pm General Membership Meeting - Zippy’s Vineyard 59 N. Vineyard Boulevard
16 Tue 7:00 pm Monthly Dinner, TBA
28 Sun 8:30 am Breakfast & Cruise Waikele Country Club
30 Tue 5:30 pm Board of Directors Meeting - Cycle City , 600 Puuloa Rd, Honolulu, HI 96819
Ka Leo O Corvette - The Voice of Corvette Vol. 47 Issue 2 p. 10Ka'a (Car) Trivia “Car Stuff” Aloha Kākou, Love to us all!. This is the year of Kamapua’a. In Hawaiian mythology, Kamapu- a’a was a demigod who loved beauty, decadence and anything sexy. There is no doubt ,in my mind, his car of choice would have been a Corvette. Kamapua’a was a “lady’s man,” he was quite the party animal who no only loved to love women but loved playing games. This year in keeping with the spirit of things .”Sidelines “ decided to forego legends and join in the fun and games this year advocates. Instructions: Find each word in the wordlist hidden in the adjoining puzzle map. It could be printed across, backwards, horizontal, vertical or parallel. If on a computer highlight the word using a “Text highlighting tool or, print this puzzle out then circle each word. Drawing a line through it will also do the trick. Walea. Enjoy! (Answer Sheet on the last page) Ka Leo O Corvette - The Voice of Corvette Vol. 47 Issue 2 p. 11
REGULAR MEMBERSHIP
Henry (Hank) & Kathleen Ah Hee 2016 White Coupe
Chris & Trisha Ballard 2008 Blue Coupe
Robert & Teri Bosley 1987 Red Convertible
Norb Buelsing 2001 Black Convertible
Raymond E. Burke II 2016 Yellow Convertible
Jeff Cadavona & Dale Head 1974 Yellow Convertible
Harvey & Diana Campbell 1969 Black (Off Island) Coupe
John & Jami Campbell 2014 Red Convertible
Susan Canuela 2007 Red Coupe
Dan & Sue Carpenter 2004 Blue Coupe
Stan Chambers 2006 Silver Coupe
Ray Chang
Edward & Hilda Cvilikas 2005 Red Convertible
Mike Davis 1999 black Coupe
Scott Ellison 1964 Black/Red Convertible
Jay & Kaoru Farmer 1978 Black/Silver pace car Coupe
Elizabeth Freitas 2007 Atomic Orange - Indy Pace Car Convertible
Timothy Fallen 1985 White Coupe
Michael & Jan Marie Fukuda 1978 Red, Silver Anniversary Coupe
Gary & Lily Gallagher 1962 Red Coupe
Richard & Diana Galope 1961 White Convertible
Nicole & Joe Giamanco 2016 Daytona Sunrise Orange Coupe
Walter & Judy Garrett 2018 "CM" Gray Coupe
Joseph & Beverly Greges, Jr 2015 Monterey Red (Off Island) Coupe
Ivan & Maria Gulmesoff 2015 White Coupe
Mark (Waldo) & Sherry Harysch 1984 Silver Coupe
Rein & Yvonne Hollar 1967 Marina Blue Convertible
Yvonne Inciong
Bruce & Sue Jenkins
Gary & Elithe Kahn 2017 Black Rose/Grand Sport 3LT Convertible
Lester Kanemaru 1980 Bronze/Cream T-Top
Barb & Mohamad Karodia 1977 Teal T-top
Ron & Fei Kennedy 1995 Green Convertible
Bud & Beckie Kowalski 2008 Crystal Red Coupe
Jay & Yvonne Lewis 2000 Red Coupe
Jaymie Lewis 1981 Cream/Brown T-Top
Richard & Patricia Long 2006 Red (Z06) Coupe
Jason & Emma Maguglin 2016 White (Z06) Coupe
Ben & Toni Mamuad 2013 Cyber Grey Grand Sport Coupe
Mike & Gail Mastronardi 1988 Red Coupe
Wendy McKenzie 1988 Red Coupe
Peter & Ellen Melnyk 2002 Red Convertible
John & Sue Moore 1972 Red (Australia) T-Top
Ka Leo O Corvette - The Voice of Corvette Vol. 47 Issue 2 p. 12REGULAR MEMBERSHIP
Daniel & Adlla Mora 2017 Admiral Blue Z06 Coupe
Kerry "Seamus" Moran 1998 Purple/Yellow (Indy pace car) Convertible
Christopher Morris 2004 Medium Spiral Gray Metallic Convertible
Lee & Beverly Munson 1963 Blue/White Convertible
Gracelyn Musa 2006 White Coupe
Ken & Sandy Nakamura 2013 White (Grand Sport) Coupe
Neil Oho 1967 Marina Blue Coupe
Charles & Joni Owens 2014 Cyber Gray Metallic (Z51 3LT) Convertible
Richard & Teresa Parmenter 2019 Black (Z-06) Coupe
Karen Reed
Steve & Debi Rich 2017 Watkins Gray (Big Island) Coupe
Peter & Patty Robb 2007 Black (Z06) Convertible
Eric Sakai 1958 Charcoal Convertible
John & Carol Saporito 2017 Black (Off Island) Coupe
Dennis & Pam Shewell 1972 Blue Convertible
Mark Sindiong 2014 White Coupe
Tim Smith 1967 Red Convertible
Gary Tahara 1998 Laser Blue (Indy Pace Car) Convertible
Bruce Talbot 1979 Yellow (Off Island) T-Top
C.R. Thompson 2016 Shark gray Z06 Coupe
Dan Vancil II 2010 Blade Silver GS Coupe
Jan Witek 1970 White Convertible
Rich Witek Jr 1975 Steel Blue Convertible
Jade & Steve Young 2017 Long Beach Red/Grand Sport Coupe
Alan & Dag Zane 2011 Supersonic Blue (Carbon-Z06) Coupe
ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP
Peter & Jeanne Botta 2017 Black Rose Z06 Coupe
Leonard & Sandy Cardosa 2016 Night Pearl Blue Coupe
Tom & Joanie Cramer 2007 Monterey Red (Off Island) Coupe
John Raiden 2014 Arctic White Coupe
LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP HONORARY MEMBERSHIP
Don Adams Brad Nicolai
David & Denise Delzer J Marxen
Vernon & Margie Gainer Jason Kanashiro
Al & Helen Hemstreet
Charlie & Kathy Hillman
Ka Leo O Corvette - The Voice of Corvette Vol. 47 Issue 2 p. 13CORVETTE CLUB OF HAWAII
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING MINUTES
Jan 19, 2019
CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order by Peter Robb at 7:15 pm at the Waikele
Country Club, 94-200 Paioa Place, Waipahu, HI 96797. The following board members were present:
Charles Owens (President), Tim Smith (Vice President), Gary Kahn (Treasurer), Barb Karodia
(Secretary), Ron Kennedy (Membership), Dan Vancil II (Editor), and Peter Robb (Master-at-Arms).
The meeting was turned over to Charles and was presided over in accordance with Robert’s Rules of
Order and CCOH By-Laws.
Board Members Absent: none
Number of members in attendance: 54 Number of guests: 2 Nicole & Joe
PRESIDENT’S WELCOME & Comments: Welcome to the End of Year Banquet. This also re-
places our January General Membership Meeting. Please check the Membership Roster to ensure
your address, email, and phone numbers are correct.
MINUTES: General Members’ Meeting minutes for December were emailed & posted on Face-
Book. There is a motion by Dennis to approve with two corrections, seconded by Gary. MOTION
CARRIED.
TREASURER’S REPORT: Gary presented the Treasurer’s Report. Records are on file with the
President.
A lot of the parades that we participate in provide income to the Club. Thank you to everyone that
participates by coming out, dressing up your cars, and escorting various DVs. This year the Club
earned $2175 in parade income. We get paid by the car for some of the parades while others give a
flat donation. If you have any problems, comments or concerns regarding a parade you participated
in, please let Dennis or Charles know so it can be addressed with the parade organizers.
Point of Nostalgia by Jeff: When the Club first started, we would go months with less than $100 in
treasury. The President & Vice President would use their own money to keep the Club going. The
Club has really grown since 1973. It’s changed & improved!
MEMBERSHIP REPORT: Ron provided the following membership report: There were (2) new ap-
plication received during the month of December: 1) Nicole & Joe Giamanco who have a 2016 Day-
tona Sunrise Orange coupe & 2) Tim Fallen who owns a 1985 white coupe currently undergoing a
frame/body off mod restoration. Motion was made by Rich Jr to accept the new members, seconded
by Gary. MOTION CARRIED.
Ka Leo O Corvette - The Voice of Corvette Vol. 47 Issue 2 p. 14CCOH MEMBERSHIP: 108 Regular, 7 Associate, 9 Lifetime, and 3 Honorary for a total of 127
club members.
VICE PRESIDENT’S REPORT: Tim reported on the upcoming club events and reminded every-
one that all the upcoming events are posted on FaceBook and our web page. Upcoming events are
also on the calendar in the newsletter which was emailed to everyone on the club roster. Please re-
member to sign up for events in the sign-in book as that’s the list Tim uses to email reminders with
additional information or changes. Some of the upcoming events include the Night in Chinatown
parade and a breakfast cruise. Cars & Coffee Hawaii hosts various events throughout the year
which are also listed on our webpage. They add extra events so keep an eye on the calendar for
those.
Jan 2019
29 Tue 5:00 pm Board Meeting, Cycle City
Feb 2019
2 Sat 3:30 pm Night in Chinatown Parade, Richard’s St between Hotel & Beretania
5 Tues 7:00 pm General Membership Meeting – Zippy’s, 59 N. Vineyard Blvd
19 Tues 7:00 pm Monthly Dinner – tbd
26 Tues 5:15 pm Board Meeting, Cycle City
Mar 2019
5 Tues 7:00 pm General Membership Meeting – Zippy’s, 59 N. Vineyard Blvd
10 Sun 2:30 pm Honolulu Festivals Parade. Saratoga Rd by Waikiki Post Office
17 Sun 10:30pm St Patrick’s Day Parade. Kalakaua Ave by Fort DeRussy
19 Tues 7:00 pm Monthly Dinner – tbd
26 Tues 5:15 pm Board Meeting, Cycle City
OLD BUSINESS:
Club merchandise: POCs Gary and Barb. We have club pins for sale. Car decals are available –
cost is $5 each.
2019 Corvette Caravan to the National Corvette Museum: POC is Richard Long as our Road Lt.
Team will leave LA on Aug 22 and arrive at the NCM in Bowling Green, KY on the 28 th. We have
20 confirmed as going. Please go to their website for additional information. Also, if you are a
board member, this is a tax write off!
NEW BUSINESS:
New Board Members for 2019:
President: Charles Owens
VPres: Jay Farmer
Secretary: Susan Canuela
Treasurer: Gary Kahn
Editor: empty – if interested please let Charles or Jay know. They’ll tag team it for now
Membership: Ron Kennedy
Master at Arms: Peter Robb (until he moves – then Hank AhHee will take over)
NCM Ambassador: Richard Long
Ka Leo O Corvette - The Voice of Corvette Vol. 47 Issue 2 p. 15National Corvette Museum has announced they are starting early for the parking lot banner.
$500 donation is cost. Past banners have been a rush. Motion was made by Gary, seconded by
Jeff to approve the $500 donation & have a competition to vote on banner designs at our next
meeting. MOTION CARRIED.
End of Year Banquet Awards:
New Member of the Year: Richard Galope
New Couple of the Year: Danny & Adlla Mora
Member of the Year: Hank AhHee
Couple of the Year: Richard & Patricia Long
President’s Award: Tim Smith
Lucky Member Winners:
$75 Gift card for Big Kids Candy Shop: Pam Shewell
$25: Joni Owens
$25: Kathy AhHee
$50: Richard Galope
$75: Bruce Jenkins
$150: Dennis Shewell
$200: Charles Owens
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
If you know someone that’s a member of the Club that’s not sitting in this room right now, call
them to invite them to our next event. Let’s work on getting participation in Club activities up.
RAFFLE: None
ADJOURNMENT: Dan motioned to adjourn the meeting, seconded by Rich Jr. MOTION
CARRIED. Meeting adjourned at 8:15 pm.
Respectfully Submitted,
Barb
Ka Leo O Corvette - The Voice of Corvette Vol. 47 Issue 2 p. 16Ka Leo O Corvette - The Voice of Corvette Vol. 47 Issue 2 p. 17
Ka Leo O Corvette - The Voice of Corvette Vol. 47 Issue 2 p. 18
By Steve Rich
My wife and I moved to the Big
Island last November and a week
later I picked up my Corvette (the
Mistress) from Matson in Hilo.
She had been at sea for over three
weeks and much like a sailor’s
spouse, upon seeing her, I was
anxious to take her for a ride.
While driving back to Waikoloa I
noticed several Corvettes on the
road. It was great to see that oth-
ers on the Island were taking ad-
vantage of the Hawaiian sun as
many were convertibles or had
their roof panels removed. This
was not the norm for me as I lived
in Washington which has but two
seasons, August and Rain. I thought to myself, it sure would be great if there was a Corvette Club on
the Big Island just like the Oahu Corvette Club of Hawaii (CCoH) that I had recently become an out-
of-town member of. Being a member of a club but not
being able to participate in the club activities, in my
opinion, doesn’t reflect the true fun and enjoyment of
membership. It certainly lacks the comradery, adven-
tures and memories made that one looks forward to
with participation. Perusing the internet to see if there
was a Corvette club on the Big Island, I found it dis-
couraging to find that there was only a classic car club
(Hawaii Classic Cruizers, Inc.). Even though I’m a
classic, my Mistress isn’t, so together we wouldn’t be
a good fit. In the past I’ve owned classic mistress’s but
now I prefer the comfort and convenience that only a
relationship with a much younger one can provide. I
was a bit discouraged as we were seeking the compan-
ionship of other like-similars, regardless of their pedi-
gree whether C-1 through C-7. So what were we to
do?
Like a cartoon character with an idea, the light bulb
above my head lit up. My thought was to seek the
blessing of the Corvette Club of Hawaii and start a Big
Island Chapter. I have some time available now to ac-
complish this as it’s at the discretion of Hawaii Coun-
ty’s Building Department if and when I start the con-
struction of our new residence. I’m told that this is but an exercise in patience-building, really?
Ka Leo O Corvette - The Voice of Corvette Vol. 47 Issue 2 p. 19Last Thursday, I met John in the parking lot of First Hawaiian Bank in Waikoloa, a gentleman who owns a beautiful Artic White on Adrenaline Red Convertible C7. We chatted only a short while and I found that there was a total of 74 fiberglass beauties here, now there’s 75. We both con- cluded that it would be great to formally organize as many of them as we could and form a club. I shared my idea about forming a Chapter of the CCoH verses starting from scratch. We agreed that there was no need to reinvent the wheel if we could make this happen. John is a pretty busy guy with his business and his free-time donation to the Boy Scouts of America. This led me to believe that I shouldn’t ask for anymore of his time to get a club organized. The next day while at the Waikoloa Post Office I met Blaine, a retired Real Estate Agent from CA who was driving a Crystal Red on Cashmere Convertible C6. I asked him if he’d be interested in joining a Corvette Club. With that true sports car excitement only a Corvette owner understands, he replied “you bet”, so now there’s three of us. That was the interest-confirmation I needed so I reached out to President Charles and he agreed that this was a good idea and that the CCoH would be open to a Big Island Chapter. And so it begins, the formation of a Corvette Club on the Big Island. You can visit http://corvetteclubhawaii.com/ for additional information about the club. If you own a Corvette and are interested in joining CCoH Big Island Chapter, we’d welcome your club application. http://corvetteclubhawaii.com/wp-content/ uploads/2018/06/CCOH-Application.pdf Keep in mind that this Chapter is in its pre-infancy stages and it will take some time to get it up and rolling. Be patient with me as I’ve not organized a club be- fore but I know together we can make this happen. Please feel free to call or email me if you’d be interested in joining or want to talk about your ownership of America’s greatest sports car. Baseball, Hot Dogs, Apple Pie and Corvette! Livin’ the Dream Since ’74, Steve Rich (808) 896-6638 Smrich57@gmail.com Ka Leo O Corvette - The Voice of Corvette Vol. 47 Issue 2 p. 20
1982 “Silver Shark” Corvette Donated
By National Corvette Museum
When Alisa Alvarez became interested in Corvettes and their history,
she first researched the years before deciding which she wanted to
own. “I like the C3 the best, and then decided I liked the 1982 the best
out of the generation. So that was the first Corvette I ever purchased.”
Turns out, the car was pretty rare. Clad in silver paint, it was one of only 711 that year to
bear the shade, and was lovingly nicknamed ‘Silver Shark’. On top of that, it was only the
188 th car to roll off the line at Bowling Green Assembly for the 1982 model year.
“The car was one of only 923 cars in 1982 to have the option code UM4 – an AM/FM radio
with 8-track,” said Alisa. “The previous owner had upgraded the radio, but we located the
original and re-inserted it into the car.”
Over the years, Alisa worked to make the car as original as possible. “I looked into the Na-
tional Corvette Restorers’ Society standards and how to get the car as close to original as I
could. It was the last year for the third generation. I did a few things here and there to get it
back how it was.”
Alisa purchased the car in 2008 and would take it to shows and parade it around. “I love
cars, and love meeting people and seeing their cars,” she added.
Shortly thereafter, she also purchased a 2007. Over time, the ‘82 didn’t get used as much,
and had been sitting for a little bit. “It’s pretty original, and I’d thought perhaps the National
Corvette Museum would be interested in it.”
As a member of the Museum for over 10 years, Alisa had read in America’s Sports Car mag-
azine about how the Museum was seeking certain years of Corvettes. “1982 was one of the
years on the list, and I thought this would be a good way to share it with others. It ’s an early
car, a rare color, and an early Bowling Green car.”
“Corvette enthusiasts support the
Museum and think it’s a great
thing. People can see the history
and it’s living history. I didn’t
want to sell the car to just any-
body.”
Thank you to Alisa for her gener-
osity and for her role in helping
to preserve the history of the
iconic Corvette!
https://www.corvettemuseum.org/1982-corvette-donated/
Ka Leo O Corvette - The Voice of Corvette Vol. 47 Issue 2 p. 21A Texas rancher was visiting a local farmer
in Waimanalo. The land was tiny and the
Texan was surprised by its small size
compared to what he had in Texas.
Texan; “Is this all of your land?”
Farmer; “Well, YES it is!” said the proud
Hawaiian farmer as he showed the Texan
around his farm. “Here is where I grow our
tomatoes, here is where I grow cucumbers,
here is where I grow squash and over there I
built a play set for my kids next to the
doghouse, This is all mine!”
Texan; “You mean this is it? That’s all of it?”
Farmer; “Yep, this is really all
mine, I'm a lucky man!”
Texan; “Well son, back home
I'd get in my truck before the
sun comes up and I can drive
and drive and drive, until the
sun sets. Then I'd only be
halfway across my land!”
Farmer:
"I understand, I used to have a
truck like that too”
Texan; “HUH?”
Who knows what kind and
year of truck this is?
Ka Leo O Corvette - The Voice of Corvette Vol. 47 Issue 2 p. 22Well, Corvette fans, it’s already the end of the road for January 2019 but we still have 11 more months of fun in the sun this year! Based on member’s comments, hopefully it was a little easier to read this month’s newsletter as we standardized all fonts to 14, upgraded to higher quality pictures and adjusted for more content. However, please feel free to give us your input for improvement. Should we add something else? Is it good, ok or bad? We want to hear from you as the Board changed the newsletter just a bit and we’re open to your suggestions. As you can see, we added news articles from the websites of Chevrolet www.media.chevrolet.com and the National Corvette Museum www.corvettemuseum.org which will be featured monthly, Elithe works hard on her “Sidelines” page with a short insight and a new mind tweaking puzzle; Hank shares with us an enjoyable humor in his “Hanks Hut” section; we still have the famous “Tool Time” page; dates were added to the Birthday and Wedding anniversary page so you will know when to call a member; we now have a “FaceBook” page with some quotes, questions and cool pictures from the previous month and a story from the BIG Island “Kona Chief” our pre-stage newest chapter. We also want to give big thanks to the club sponsors who support our activities like JN Chevrolet, Big Kids Candy Shop and the Embroidery Shop. We look forward to a long partnership. I would like to thank everyone for your help and ask you, the members, to please get more involved with our club. Perhaps you can volunteer to write a story about something that happen to you recently or to write an article about our club event you attended. All of you have great things to talk about at our meetings so let’s share it with everyone. Let’s work together to make our club newsletter the best one out there! Then perhaps we’ll have a chance of winning the NCM 1st place award for Club Newsletter of the year. As for the editor’s position, Jay and I (Charles) are filling in for now until we can find a qualified newsletter editor to take up the challenge. Please let us know if you’re interested in this important position. Until we see you at the next club event, please be safe and share the Aloha of the Corvette Club of Hawaii. Ka Leo O Corvette - The Voice of Corvette Vol. 47 Issue 2 p. 23
You can also read
