Hawaiian pro DesignsコミュのR.I.P DT

深夜に持病の心臓が悪くなり、翌早朝に永眠されたようです。
心からご冥福をお祈り致します。

Donald Takayama Memorial Service
(Announcement: October 29, 2012)

Oceanside, CA — Waikiki, HI — Kugenuma, Japan

Please join friends and family on November 10, 2012 (and November 4 in Japan) to celebrate the life of legendary surfer and surfboard craftsman Donald Takayama.

There will be three different ceremonies where all are invited to come and pay respects. Before and after the paddleout ceremony (a service held in the water, just beyond the surf line), you will hear memories from some of Donald’s closest family and friends on the shoreline.

All the details are still being worked out as you read this, but for now please look for the location nearest you and mark your calendar. You may return to either www.hawaiianprodesigns.com or facebook (Hawaiian Pro Design Surfboards andR.I.P. Donald Takayama 1943-2012 ) for a more detailed schedule to be posted very soon.

Due to the high volume of emails and calls, please be patient if you have left a message and not heard back yet. We appreciate your patience, understanding, and support.

We look forward to seeing you all soon to celebrate Donald’s incredible life.

Much Aloha,

Diane Takayama and the crew at Hawaiian Pro Designs


Location 1: Oceanside Pier, Oceanside, CA. November 10, 2012 — Paddleout at 12 noon, pre ceremony may begin as early as 10 a.m. Detailed schedule to be confirmed soon.

Location 2: Queens, Waikiki, HI. November 10, 2012. Detailed schedule to be confirmed soon.

Location 3: Kugenuma, Kanagawa, Japan. November 4, 2012 — Paddleout at 12 noon, pre ceremony may begin as early as 11 a.m.

日本の10月23日、伝説のサーファー・シェーパード親愛なるドナルド高山氏が68歳という若さで他界しました。

いつでも高山さんはALOHAの気持ちに満ち溢れ、近くにいるものを何か不思議なベールで包んでしまうような心地の良い不思議なオーラをまとった人でした。

数日たった今でも信じられない気持ちでいっぱいです。
亡くなる数日前にも電話をしてきてくれて色々と今後のことを話し、最後に高山さんが残してくれた言葉は一生忘れません。「ケンジ、俺たちはファミリーだぞ」、いつも会うたびに高山さんが僕に言ってくれる言葉です。電話の向こうの高山さんの言葉が今では非常に大切な最後の言葉になっています。

そして日本には高山さんがファミリーと呼ぶ人達がいます。
高山さんからティームライダーとして認められる尾頭信弘、島尻裕子。
日本での高山ブランドシェープを唯一認められた最後の後継者、石黒聡。
いま、僕らの中で何かしたいという気持ちであふれています。
カリフォルニアでは11月10日、追悼セレモニーが執り行われることが決まっています。
日本では高山ファミリーが追悼セレモニーを企画させていただこうと思います。
高山さんに気持ちを伝えたい人やありがとうお言いたい人、それぞれの思いを抱いている人たちが沢山いると思っています。

11月４日（日）１１：００〜高山さんのコンテストが行われていた鵠沼海岸で、高山さんが作り上げたサーフボードをはじめ、それぞれの気持ちを持って集まってもらえればと思っています。たくさんの方に集まっていただき高山さんが作り上げたサーフボードがビーチ一面に並ぶ光景と皆さんの思いを高山さんに届けられればと思っています。
そして集まってくれた人たちの思いを何かしらの形で、カリフォルニアで行われるセレモニーに僕らが持っていければと思っています。

場所・日時：鵠沼海岸スケート前・11：00スタート　
１１：００〜
１２：００〜パドルアウト（可能な方に参加していただければと思います。）
〜１３：００

もちろん、ボードを持っていない方の参加も自由ですし、皆さんの高山さんへの気持ちだけで十分です。
高山さんへの追悼の気持ちとありがとうの気持ちを込めてドナルドタカヤマ・追悼セレモニーを開ければと思っています。　　　　　

宮内‘SHOROKU’謙至

Memorial Paddle Out DonationIn lieu of flowers, please send donations to help the family with paddle out services which will take place on November 10, 2012. We are asking for donations to help with the cost of the event, so if anyone would like to help, here is the donation information and options to contribute.

Thank you very much for your support
Diane Takayama and Hawaiian Pro Designs

1. DT Paddle Out Donation by Credit CardPlease send donations via PayPal if you would like to use your credit card. Please click the link below to complete your transaction on PayPal website.

You will be transferred to PayPal website to complete your donation transactions. Noah Ka Oi Surf is responsible for your donation. Please understand that Noah Ka Oi Surf is a for-profit company and your donation via PayPal is not tax-deductable. However, Noah Ka Oi Surf ensures that all funds (minus PayPal fees) will be used to cover the cost of DT Memorial Paddle Outs. If you have any questions, please contact us at info@noahkaoi.com

2. DT Paddle Out Donation TeesDT Paddle Out Donation t-shirts will be available soon (Pre-order starts sometime on 11/2/12). All proceeds collected will go to the Takayama family to help pay for paddle out services.

DT Paddle Out Donation "I love DT" tee
SKU DTPADDLEOUT001
$25.00 DT Paddle Out Donation DT photo tee
SKU DTPADDLEOUT002
$25.00

You will be transferred to Noah Ka Oi/PayPal website to complete your donation t-shirts purchase. Noah Ka Oi Surf is responsible for your donation and Noah Ka Oi Surf ensures that all proceeds will be used to cover the cost of DT Memorial Paddle Outs. If you have any questions, please contact us at info@noahkaoi.com

3. DT Paddle Out Donation by ChecksPlease send checks to help the family with paddle out services to:

DT Service

c/o Fields & Maloof LLP
1010 Second Ave, #1300
San Diego, CA 92101

Checks should be made out to:

Fields & Maloof Trust Account 1110592 with an annotation on the memo line of DT Service

4. Memorial Paddle Out VolunteersYou can get involved by volunteering at the event. This will be a large event, and your contribution as volunteers is significant. If you are interested, please contact Alisa at Oceanside Longboard Surfing Club, alisa.burns@gmail.com

Donald Takayama Memorial Service
Kugenuma, Kanagawa, Japan. November 4, 2012

Donald Takayama Memorial & Paddleout
Remembering an Icon of Surfing
(Announcement: November 9, 2012)

When:Saturday, November 10, at 10 a.m.

Where: Oceanside Pier, Junior Seau Pier Amphitheater

*In case of rain we will have the pre-ceremony and guest speakers talk inside the Junior Seau Beach Center (Recreation Center) which is on the north side of the pier. If there is no rain then the ceremony will take place at the Band Shell like originally planned. Final decision will be made at 9:00 a.m. where the pre-ceremony will take place. Mahalo for your support and hope you will be able to join us tomorrow.

It’s time for the surfing community to get together and remember Donald Takayama—the Hawaiian born surfing legend and master surfboard shaper/designer that moved to California in the 1960s and became one of the world’s most celebrated surfboard builders.

This memorial service is open to the public and will have a host of legendary surfers and speakers to share stories about Donald the surfer, the shaper, and friend of the surfing community. Following the speakers at the Junior Seau Pier Amphitheater, surfers will paddle out just beyond the surf line to say their final farewell to Donald. This will also be visible from the pier for those not able to paddle out on a board.

Memorial Schedule:
·9:30 - 10:00 a.m. - Music by Takayama family at Amphitheater
·10:00 a.m. - Speaker ceremony begins at Amphitheater
·11:30 a.m. - Music and Hula Dancers by Momilani’s at Amphitheater
·12 p.m. - Paddleout Water Ceremony begins next to pier
·1:30 P.M. - Open mic begins at Amphitheater

Speakers: Joel Tudor, Nat Young, Paul Strauch, Linda Benson, Skip Frye, Cori Schumacher, members of the Takayama family, as well as Devon Howard, Jeanette Schumacher and Brendan White on behalf of HPD.

See www.hawaiianprodesigns.com for more info or updates, as well as on our Facebook pages (Hawaiian Pro Design Surfboards and R.I.P. Donald Takayama 1943-2012). Anyone with questions or needing assistance are welcome to contact Devon Howard at dhoward@spyoptic.com

We look forward to seeing you all soon to celebrate Donald’s incredible life.
Much Aloha,

Diane Takayama and the crew at Oceanside Longboard Surfing Club (OLSC) and Hawaiian Pro Designs (HPD)

Donald Takayama Memorial Service

Oceanside Pier, Oceanside, CA. November 10, 2012

So much Love was in the Air such a great feeling of Aloha for Donald.