ABOUT THE HAWAI'I SWIMMING HALL OF FAME
The Hawai'i Swimming Hall of Fame and Museum was founded in February 2002, and is sponsored by the Hawai'i Swimming Legacy Project, a non-profit organization that serves as its parent agency.
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Hawaii is surrounded by the sea. Hawaii's rich aquatic tradition includes swimming, sailing, and surfing. Starting with the great Duke Kahanamoku and carried forth by coaching legend Soichi Sakamoto, no other sport has gained as much recognition for Hawaii as has swimming. No less than 49 Olympic medals have been won by Hawaii swimmers and divers, and 14 Hawaii athletes have been inducted into the International Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame.
Our Mission: The Hawaii Swimming Hall of Fame promotes, preserves, and perpetuates Hawaiian aquatic sports for the future by celebrating the achievements of swimmers, divers, water polo athletes, and by sponsoring aquatic exhibits and performances.
Our Purpose: To inspire and engage all generations in the perpetuation of Hawaii's aquatic athletes, and to provide information about those who preceded. Panel displays picturing and telling the stories of the Hall of Fame honorees are often shown at libraries, schools, hotels and community events. Our Ultimate Goal: To secure a permanent center where exhibit space can be expanded and where information can be collected and made available to all who seek it |
Officers:
Board of Directors & Advisory Board:
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THE NOMINATION PROCESS
The selection of the Hawaii Swimming Hall of Fame inductees is arrived at by the Board of Directors together with the Advisory Board. The Advisory Board has the duty to select the most outstanding athletes from various water related activities who meet a predetermined criteria. The following steps is an overview of the induction process:
1. Applicant or sponsor completes inductee application form which must contain the following mandatory information:
1. Applicant or sponsor completes inductee application form which must contain the following mandatory information:
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a. Biography
b. Identification of Category applicant is seeking induction c. Length of time resident in Hawai'i d. Accomplishments in the induction category e. Current address |
2. Application is sent to the Chairman of the Advisory Board (Advisor) of the induction category the for evaluation.
3. After review of the application, the Advisor of the induction category will make a recommendation to the Board, Officers and other Advisors on whether or not the applicant should be inducted.
4. The Board, Officers and Advisors will review the applicant's application form and consider the recommendation of the Advisor of the appropriate induction category and vote on whether or not to induct the applicant into the Hawaii Swimming Hall of Fame (HSHOF).
5. If the applicant is approved for induction, to the HSHOF, the President will send a letter to the applicant informing them of their induction at an upcoming Induction Banquet.
6. The applicant will be formally inducted into the HSHOF at the Induction Banquet.
3. After review of the application, the Advisor of the induction category will make a recommendation to the Board, Officers and other Advisors on whether or not the applicant should be inducted.
4. The Board, Officers and Advisors will review the applicant's application form and consider the recommendation of the Advisor of the appropriate induction category and vote on whether or not to induct the applicant into the Hawaii Swimming Hall of Fame (HSHOF).
5. If the applicant is approved for induction, to the HSHOF, the President will send a letter to the applicant informing them of their induction at an upcoming Induction Banquet.
6. The applicant will be formally inducted into the HSHOF at the Induction Banquet.
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