District Captain Emil Svrcina and Volunteer Matt Satterlee flash their Hawaiian 'Shakas' while helping collect petition signatures at the recent Fathers Day Shooting Sports Fair in East Honolulu Hawaii.
The warm tropical setting couldn't have been better for the Convention of States Hawaii team members who collected an event-record 230 petition signatures over the Fathers Day weekend June 16 and 17.
The event was the Hawaii Rifle Association's annual Shooting Sports Fair held at Koko Head Shooting Complex, and 2018 was the third year in a row Hawaii's Convention of States team hosted their outdoor display table.
Many thanks go to the dedicated group of COS Hawaii team members at this event.
Left to right: Emil Svrcina, Matt Satterlee, Linda Sonsone, Donna Van Osdol, Rita Kama-Kimura, and Brett Kulbis. Not pictured are State Director Mark White and Jack Van Osdol.
To get a better idea of just how dedicated our team is to Convention of States, take look at this seven-minute video montage taken during the two days of public outreach, education, and camaraderie.
For more about Convention of States and and how you too can volunteer on Hawaii's team visit our website.
And by the way...
There are several stories of the origin of Hawaii's Shaka sign. The most common is that of Oahu Sugar Mill worker Hamana Kalili who, after losing the middle three fingers of his right hand, was given the less dangerous job of guarding the sugar train. His all-clear wave of extended pinkie and thumb was later imitated by children to become today's Shaka.
As a result, some say the Shaka commonly presented this way 
should really be flashed like this. 
Either way, the Shaka sign shows your aloha!
