{"id":172088,"date":"2023-01-31T12:41:08","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T22:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=172088"},"modified":"2023-01-31T14:29:36","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T00:29:36","slug":"windward-cc-golf-tournament-fundraiser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2023\/01\/31\/windward-cc-golf-tournament-fundraiser\/","title":{"rendered":"Inaugural golf tournament to benefit Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr> childcare center"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/wincc-inaugural-golf-tournament-2022.jpg\" alt=\"Windward C C golf tournament graphic\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-172072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/wincc-inaugural-golf-tournament-2022.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/wincc-inaugural-golf-tournament-2022-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/wincc-inaugural-golf-tournament-2022-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/windward.hawaii.edu\/\">Windward Community College<\/a> is hosting an inaugural fundraiser golf tournament on Friday, March 17 at the Pearl Country Club. Proceeds from the fundraiser will benefit Windward <abbr title=\"Community College\">CC<\/abbr>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/windward.hawaii.edu\/services-for-students\/hanaiaulu-childcare-center\/\">Ke Kula <span aria-label=\"Kamalii\">Kamali&#699;i<\/span> <span aria-label=\"o\">&#699;o<\/span> H\u0101naiaulu Childcare Center<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is not your average golf tournament,&rdquo; said <strong>Puanani Kama<\/strong>, tournament chair and director of Ke Kula <span aria-label=\"Kamalii\">Kamali&#699;i<\/span> <span aria-label=\"o\">&#699;o<\/span> H\u0101naiaulu. &ldquo;In addition to a hole-in-one contest with tickets to the Super Bowl as the prize, golfers will play in individual hole contests for Longest Drive, Closest to the Pin, plus Raffles and 50\/50.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr> is partnering with KamaHawaii to host the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Lunch bentos will be prepared by Pearl Country Club and there will also be an awards ceremony and banquet dinner at the end of the day. Below is the tournament\u2019s full schedule:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Registration: 10 a.m.<\/li>\n<li>Shotgun start: 12 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Awards banquet: 6 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Golf sponsorships start at $1,500, which includes lunch, refreshments, dinner and more. Other sponsorship opportunities range from golf tee hole recognition at $300 to beverage cart and on-course activities at $1,000.<\/p>\n<p>For more details on sponsorship packages, <a href=\"https:\/\/charitygolftoday.com\/sponsor?e=6762&#038;ce=4b4e54\">visit the golf tournament website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There are so many ways to contribute, even for non-golfers!&rdquo; said Kama. &ldquo;Our goal is to provide funding to keep our students going to college and getting the care they need for their keiki while they pursue their dreams&#8212;and let\u2019s have some fun golfing!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ke Kula <span aria-label=\"Kamalii\">Kamali&#699;i<\/span> <span aria-label=\"o\">&#699;o<\/span> H\u0101naiaulu is a Hawaiian immersion childcare center dedicated to student parents and their success in their college journey. Through Hawaiian language immersion and culture-based early childhood education and care, the center aims to increase graduation rates at Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr> and perpetuate Hawaiian language and culture. Proceeds from the tournament will go toward scholarships for student parents, as well as resources and supplies needed to maintain safety and health on campus.<\/p>\n<p>Golfers and golf enthusiasts can <a href=\"https:\/\/charitygolftoday.com\/sponsor?e=6762&#038;ce=4b4e54\">register for the tournament<\/a> online through March 10.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/charitygolftoday.com\/sponsor?e=6762&#038;ce=4b4e54\">tournament\u2019s website<\/a> or contact Kama at <a href=\"mailto:puananir@hawaii.edu\">puananir@hawaii.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The tournament will be held on Friday, March 17 at Pearl Country Club.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[1155,71,66],"class_list":["post-172088","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-child-care","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-windward-community-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=172088"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172088\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":172143,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/172088\/revisions\/172143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=172088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=172088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=172088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}