Resolution No. 2 CONGRATULATING ARCHIE KALEPA FOR BEING INDUCTED INTO THE HAWAI' I WATERMAN HALL OF FAME WHEREAS, the Hawai'i Waterman Hall of Fame, led by the Outrigger Duke Kahanamoku Foundation, honors those legendary figures within our islands' water sports community whose contributions have inspired and perpetuated the unique connection and love between our kama' aina and the ocean; and WHEREAS, Archie Kalepa, one of Hawai'i's greatest ocean sports pioneers, has been selected as a 2012 Hawai'i Waterman Hall of Fame inductee; and WHEREAS, Archie Kalepa is the first and only inductee from Maui, and joins the ranks of such other prestigious watermen as Duke Kahanamoku, Eddie Aikau, and Buffalo and Brian Keaulana; and WHEREAS, as a key player in the push to modernize and innovate stand-up paddling, Archie Kalepa became a trailblazer in establishing long-distance stand-up paddle racing, completing the first stand-up solo crossing of the Molokai Channel in 2004, and the first stand-up paddle of 187 miles down the Colorado River in 2009; and WHEREAS, Archie Kalepa is the head of Maui County's Ocean Safety Division, and through his work with Brian Keaulana and Todd Bradley, Archie has been instrumental in the design and testing of ground-breaking rescue equipment; and WHEREAS, with a combined 75 years of lifesaving experience, and as pioneers in the use of jet skis and sleds for tow-in surfing and rescue work, Archie Kalepa and Brian Keaulana have redesigned and refined water rescue gear to a paramilitary level; and WHEREAS, Archie Kalepa has made significant contributions to the surfing world through his sports achievements and ocean safety expertise, innovating ways of safely enjoying the ocean, and sharing that knowledge with professionals and youth alike; and Resolution No. 2 WEEAS, Arh Klp h brvd th h v f rrn In t v lv, nd dl rnzd n f th t tblhd rfr t th "" rfbr n h, rdn v rhn 0 ft nd WEEAS, Arh Klp h fll dd prtll prlzd n th n Sndr h t M t ttpt fr Mln t Wl h, t prv tht ppl th dblt n d zn thn f vn th hn nd WEEAS, t pprprt tht th Cnl t th pprtnt t nrtlt Arh Klp fr brnn rt hnr nd prd t th Cnt f M n, thrfr, E I ESOE b th Cnl f th Cnt f M: . ht t hrb nrtlt Arh Klp fr bn ndtd nt th Wtrn ll f nd 2. ht rtfd p f th rltn b trnttd t Arh Klp th Otrr Khn ndtn nd lr, Onr, nl Srf Cpn Mtth Mr, prnttv, Ol dd rdl, rdnt, C4Wtrn, In. nd th nrbl Aln M. Ar, Mr, Cnt f M. paf:11-12reso:12-177a:amm Resolution No. 2 /\ .hfr COUCI O E COUY O MAUI WAIUKU, AWAII 6 CEIICAIO O AOIO It EEY CEIIE tht ESOUIO O. 2 dptd b th Cnl f th Cnt f M, Stt f , n th 2nd d f vbr, 202, b th flln vt: nn A. ph Gld C. brt Elnr nld G. G. Mhl . Mhl . MEMES MAEO OAIA AISA CAO COCA COUC, . OKAMA ICOIO WIE Chr •Chr O CA A A A A A A A A A COUY CEK.