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1-15 April 2015

4/20/2015

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The month started out with an opportunity that we thought would provide us with some visibility. The legislature introduced two resolutions, SR 38 and SCR 83, that urged the Aloha Tower Development Corporation to develop a plan for Pier 7 and include stakeholders in the process, which included Friends of Falls of Clyde. Unfortunately, the resolution included some funding and was not heard in the money committee so it died.

Unfortunate became the word for this period of time as we received a letter from the Deputy Director of the Harbors Division, Darrell Young, which alleged that Friends of Falls of Clyde is in non-compliance with our Revocable Permit. Although we have no details and believe we are in full in compliance, it has added some stress and we will be meeting with Harbors personnel to clarify and clear up what we believe must be a misunderstanding.

As always, anyone following our work and who wants to volunteer ideas, please contact us.

On the positive side, work continues on the poop deck and charthouse with work on the roof thos past weekend. Here are two volunteers  at work.

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21-31 March 2015

4/2/2015

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We want to share stories from people who have experienced the importance of Falls of Clyde and are willing to allow us to post them here. Anyone wishing to share a story can send a written copy to P.O. Box 4674, Honolulu, HI 96812 or by e-mail to bmcewan@friendsoffallsofclyde.org.

Our first story comes from William (Bill) Anonsen.

Some of my personal reflections on the FALLS OF CLYDE


In 1963 as a 4th Grader at Kainalu Elementary in Kailua, I joined many others in the community and the late Bob Krauss in a state-wide fund-raising campaign to save the Falls of Clyde from a fate to sink the hull as part of a breakwater at Vancouver, B. C. Within days of the scheduled scuttling, sufficient funds were raised to buy the ship from the bank holding the mortgage. In the fall of 1963, the Falls of Clyde was taken under tow by the U.S. Navy fleet tug USS Moctobi.  While going to school 10-years later I worked as a rigger assisting the Bishop Museum in the restoration work for 3-years. Although we may have the desire and will to preserve this historical grand lady of a by-gone era who sailed the Hawaiian flag and was one of Matson's original vessels, we may not have sufficient financial resources. Let's see what we can do through our collaborative efforts to do what is pono for this grand old lady.

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    Bruce McEwan, President

    We know that there is great interest in the future of the Falls of Clyde. There is a lot going on that the Board of Directors is dealing with, so we felt that keeping stakeholders involved through a report on our website is the easiest way to reach our worldwide audience.

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