Pickleball Locations

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Our usapa.org website lists places to play by state.  Kauai currently has four pickleball venues open to the public and a number of private pickleball courts (clubs, hotels, resorts) accessible to members/owners only.  It's all good, as pickleball is thriving on the Garden Island.  Go to our usapa.org website or www.kauaipickleball.shutterfly.com for more information.

The Kauai pickleball locations.

Kalaheo Neighborhood Center Gym

Hanapepe Tennis Courts

Princeville Emmalani Park

Kauai Christian Fellowship Center-Koloa

Pickleball Visitors To The Garden Island

Barbara and Ron Mertzlufft

Kauai Pickleball players said a fond farewell today to Barbara and Ron Mertzlufft (Penn Valley, CA).  They spent two weeks on the island and rarely missed any pickleball drop-in sessions.  We all thoroughly enjoyed the fun and competitive play.  July was a busy month for mainland picklers--Kris Anderson (Newport Beach), Jim Lakomy (Sacramento, CA), Carol and Mike Dickerson (Georgia), Chris Montgomery (Colorado Springs, CO), Melissa and Ron Edmundson (Paso Robles, CA), Ron Miller (Fountain Hills, AZ).  All played multiple sessions with us during their visits.  Aloha and Mahalo to our new mainland friends.

Ron and Melissa Edmunson

Pickleball Etiquette

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Any questions on the correct and courteous way to acknowledge a game well-played?  Learn Game etiquette.  Anybody can tap the large end of the paddle.  Kind of like fist bumping.  The respectful way....tap handle ends.  It takes a little more time and is a little more personal.

Pickleball Golden Weekend For Kauaians

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Alana Fujikawa (Kalaheo) and Judy Honda (Waimea) won gold medals at the recently completed Aloha State Games Senior Olympics Pickleball Tournament (Women's Doubles 60+ Division).  The Games were played at the Holua Tennis and Pickleball Center in Kona (Big Island of Hawaii) July 10-12, 2015.  This was the first-ever Senior Olympics Pickleball Tournament for the State of Hawaii and was sanctioned by the USAPA. Other Kauaians also winning medals: Fran Graziano-Princeville (Bronze--Men's Doubles 60+) and Jack Hodges-Kalaheo (Gold--Men's Doubles 60+; Bronze--Mixed Doubles 60+).  Other Kauaians participating were Jimmy Honda and Dean Fujikawa, both of whom won matches in the tournament, but did not make it to the medal rounds.

L-R: Alana and Judy 

Jack Hodges With Doubles Partner Steve Lopez

Jack Hodges With Doubles Partner Maris van der Lee

Fran Graziano With Doubles Partner Mike Whitley

Pickleball Kauai Blog About Pukaball On The Garden Island.

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Puka is the Hawaiian word for hole.  With so many holes in a wiffle ball, it seems only natural, here in the islands, to use "pidgin English" poetic license and refer to this game, on occasion, as pukaball.   Now, to convince our USAPA to change the name.......