Saturday, March 13, 2010

Ticket Information

Just reposting ticket information...


Tickets:

$25 - $100 gift for family (tickets are general admission)

Checks should be made out to Kamana Beamer:

They can be mailed:

c/o Trisha Kehaulani Watson
PO Box 61395
Honolulu, HI 96839

(If you are sending a check, to reserve seats, you may want to email Kehau first at kehaulani.watson@gmail.com to let her know to save tickets for you. You can also contact Kehau with any questions.)

We prefer checks or credit cards.

Credit cards are accepted via the link below and your tickets will available at will call the night of the event.

Will call will open at 5:30 pm the night of the event.

Ticket options: Please use the pull down menu to select the amount you want to give per ticket (you may select from giving a $25, $50, $75, or $100 gift per ticket).  You may also type in a message to Lauae.  Then click the "buy now" button, which will take you to a Paypal website where you can then select the number of tickets (i.e., quantity) you would like to buy.  Payments are secure through Paypal and will be provided directly to Kamana (through his company name, Eepa Productions).   

All tickets are general admission, regardless of how much you give.  Seating will be on a first-come, first-seated basis. 



Gift Item
Message for Lauae



Gifts

If you are unable to attend and still want to make a gift to the family, you can still send a check (payable to Kamana Beamer, mail to: c/o Trisha Kehaulani Watson PO Box 61395, Honolulu, HI 96839) or make a gift via credit card at the link below.






All the gifts will go directly to support Lauae, Kamana and their family. Thank you for your support.

Seeking Donations for Silent Auction!

Aloha kakou!

We are still looking for items for our silent auction.  Please feel free to use this document to help solicit donations from individuals or local businesses:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/28301571

Mahalo nui for all your help!!

kehau

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Concert Update, March 8

Aloha mai kakou,




This is to give everyone an update on Laua`e's benefit concert.



First, the family would like to thank everyone for their support. It's been simply amazing to see how everyone has stepped forward to help Laua`e, Kamana and their beautiful new daughter, Halialoha.



Second, updates: Laua`e gave birth on February 4th. There are pictures and a message from Kamana on the benefit website: http://benefitforlauae.blogspot.com/.



One week after giving birth, Laua`e began cancer treatment. Treatment will continue for one year. She's living at home in Waimea; she flies into Honolulu regularly for her treatment. She's doing well.



Third, concert updates: we have less than three weeks to go! Tickets are still available, so please purchase your tickets soon if you have not done so already. You may buy tickets on the website: http://benefitforlauae.blogspot.com/. We have also filled out our lineup for the evening, in addition to Kapono Beamer, Jon Osorio, Kamau and Keola Beamer, we will also enjoying music from Waipuna and Kupaoa!



We have also added a silent auction to the evening's events! We have generously received donations from many people, including Solomon Enos, Peggy Chun's family, the Polynesian Voyaging Society, Duane DeSoto and others!! If you have items you would like to donate, please let me know.



We are also still looking for volunteers. We need people to help with a range of things, including set up and break down the night of the event. You can sign up to volunteer on our Ning network: http://benefitforlauae.ning.com.



I have attached the press release for the event. Please help spread the word by sharing this email or the press release. Jon will be on Pakele Live http://www.pakelelive.com/ on March 25th (the Thursday before the concert) to publicize the event. If you know of other opportunities to help publicize the event, please let us know or feel free to share any of the information in the emails or on the websites.



Finally, if you have already purchased tickets or made a monetary gift to the family, you will be receiving a reminder/thank you card in the mail this week. It has a beautiful picture of the family on the front, including the baby. Look for it in the mail!



Jon will be going on a trip out of the country soon, so if there are any questions about the event or you would like to help in some way, please email or call me. I can be reached at kehaulani.watson@gmail.com or on my cell, 808-392-1617.



Again, thank you to everyone who has stepped forward to make this event so special!! The family truly appreciates all the love and support they are receiving. If you haven't had a chance to kako`o and want to, there is still time and lots to do!



It's going to be an amazing night! We look forward to seeing everyone there!



Mahalo nui!

kehau

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Calling All Volunteers!

Aloha,

If you are interested in volunteering at the event, please sign up for the Ning network: http://benefitforlauae.ning.com/ so we can have a central place for communication and organizing. 

Thank you all again for all the support we are receiving!! 

Aloha
kehau

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Press Release: Benefit Concert to be Held for Young Mother with Cancer, Hōkūle`a Sail to be Auctioned

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 22, 2010

MEDIA CONTACT:
Trisha Kehaulani Watson
(808) 392-1617
kehaulani.watson@gmail.com
http://benefitforlauae.blogspot.com/

Benefit Concert to be Held for Young Mother with Cancer, Hōkūle`a Sail to be Auctioned

Kapono Beamer, Jon Osorio, Keola Beamer and others to play in benefit concert to raise money to pay for medical expenses for family on March 27 in Honolulu; silent auction to include sail on Hōkūle`a, items from surfer Duane DeSoto, pieces from artists Solomon Enos and Peggy Chun, and items from musician Jack Johnson

HONOLULU, HAWAI`I – Award winning musicians Kapono Beamer, Jon Osorio and Keola Beamer will be joining an amazing line up of performers in a concert to raise money for a young mother with breast cancer. Laua`e Beamer, wife of Kapono Beamer’s son Kamana, was diagnosed with cancer in January – she was eight months pregnant at the time. In early February, she gave birth to a healthy daughter, Halialoha Kawahinekapuanolani Kapuailohiamanonokalani Leipuanaala Beamer. One week later, Laua`e began treatment for her cancer, which will continue for one year.

Family and friends are organizing the concert and silent auction to help pay for the family’s medical expenses. The concert will be held on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at Calvary by the Sea Church in Honolulu (5339 Kalaniana`ole Highway). The event will begin at 6:30 pm and run until 9:00 pm. The full line up will include performances from Kapono Beamer, Jon Osorio, Kamau, Waipuna, Kūpaoa, and Keola Beamer. The silent auction will include sails on the Hōkūle`a, a stand up paddleboard donated by surfer Duane DeSoto, pieces from artists Solomon Enos and Peggy Chun, and items from musician Jack Johnson.

“We are so touched by the love and support we have received from the community,” said Laua`e’s husband Kamana Beamer. “Laua`e and I know we have a rough road ahead, but we can’t help but feel blessed to be surrounded by such loving friends and family.” Beamer’s band, Kamau, will be performing during the concert.

Concert organizations are still looking for additional items for the auction. Anyone wanting to donate items can contact concert organizer Trisha Kehaulani Watson at kehaulani.watson@gmail.com.

Tickets are $25-$100 and are available at http://benefitforlauae.blogspot.com or at Native Books / Nā Mea Hawai`i at Ward Warehouse (1050 Ala Moana Blvd. 808-596-8885). Information on how to make monetary gifts to the family is also available on the website.

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Friday, February 5, 2010

Halialoha Kawahinekapuanolani Kapuailohiamanonokalani Leipuanaala Beamer

Aloha family and friends,


We are so blessed to have had our daughter on born on Feb 4th in the chilly kipuupuu winds of Waimea.


We named her Halialoha Kawahinekapuanolani Kapuailohiamanonokalani Leipuanaala Beamer.


She has the names of her kupuna and a sweet disposition.


Love to all of you and mahalo for your kakoo! We have attached a few photos.


Aloha Aina,


Kamana and Lauae Beamer

Concert Update: Hokule`a Sail to Be Auctioned

Aloha mai!

Some updates:

Waipuna and Kupaoa have been added to the lineup of performances.

We will also be holding a silent auction, during which we will be auctioning off two sails (for 12) on the Hokule`a.

We are looking for additional items for the auction, so please email me with donations for the auction at kehaulani.watson@gmail.com.

Mahalo nui!