2008 Woodie Awards
Sports Briefs
KRAFT Foods Hawai‘i sponsors local golf pro
Ka Leo Sports Desk
Issue date: 1/17/08 Section: Sports
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In mid-December, Hawai‘i's youngest professional golfer, Tadd Fujikawa, announced his first corporate sponsor, Aloha Petroleum Ltd. The Fujikawas signed a one-year deal, which has the option for a contract renewal.
Because of this new deal, there were changes that were made in Aloha's Save-A-$ Club charge card. The company will now donating 3 cents per gallon purchased to Hawai‘i junior golf when a cardholder purchases gasoline in a 12-month period.
Last week, Fujikawa teamed up with KRAFT Foods Hawai‘i as his second sponsor. The deal with KRAFT includes a number of 2008 personal appearances in Hawai‘i on behalf of the local company. The 2008 appearances include golf clinics, meet and greets, and autograph sessions with the local golf sensation, who is the youngest player to ever make the cut in a PGA Tour event.
UH sailing hosts Rainbow Invitational to kick off spring season
This weekend, the University of Hawai‘i sailing team kicks off their spring 2008 season as they host the Rainbow Invite, January 19 to 20. Twelve schools will participate for the annual competition's title at Keehi Lagoon. The all-day event begins at 10 a.m.
The regatta will feature a total of 19 teams competing in both the coed and women's divisions. Cal State Channel Islands, Oregon, Oregon State, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, UCLA, USC, Washington, Washington State and Western Washington will join two UH teams in the coed division. Hawai'i will also feature two teams in the women's division, where they will compete against Oregon, UC Irvine, UCLA, USC and Western Washington.
After a successful fall season, Hawai‘i ranked 16th in the latest Sailing World poll. UH won two Pacific Coast Championships and earned two national championship appearances at both the sloops and at singlehanded.
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