HAWAII KYUDO FOUNDATION
 

Dear Friends and Supporters,
We have made great progress since our last update. Most notably, we have put together a dream-
team of some of Hawaii’s largest and most reputable contractors and vendors, who have stepped
forward to support the construction of the dojo. Our “TEAM KYUDO” contractors and key vendors
(in alphabetical order) as follows:
                       Team Kyudo Contractors                              Role
                       Allied Builders System                                  General Contractor
                       Commercial Plumbing Inc.                           Plumbing Installation
                       Dorvin D. Leis Co. Inc                                   HVAC Contractor
                       DSE Hawaii                                                    Electric Contractor
                       Goodfellow Bros. LLC                                   Grading & Site work
                       Group Builders Inc.                                       Interior Finishes

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                       Team Kyudo Vendors                                    Products/Services
                       Alpha Electric Supply                                    Electrical Commodities, Lights
                       Cosco Air Conditioning & Refrigeration
                             with Daikin Comfort                                 Daiken AC System
                       Ferguson Enterprises LLC                             Plumbing Commodiites, Appliances
                       Foundation Building Materials                     Anderson Windows & Doors
                       Johnson Controls                                           Fire Alarm Components
                       The Bathroom Store                                      Toto Restroom Fixtures

We are profoundly grateful for their generous support !

Public outreach will be the primary focus of our efforts during October. On October 15, the Kaimuki Neighborhood Board passed a formal resolution of support in favor of the project. We will  solicit public input on our
Environmental Assessment via neighborhood mailer, go “Live” with our website “Hawaii
kyudofoundation.org”, as well as support other public information channels that are currently
planned by our development partners.
The kyudo design work progresses, albeit not without some unforeseen conditions altering our
plans. Our civil engineer discovered some significant challenges on the site relative to the initial
Mauka/Makai orientation of the dojo. Accordingly, we re-oriented the dojo to an East/West
(Ewa/Koko Head) orientation, and this has had a very positive side effect on overall design; 
enabling us to improve the aesthetics of the dojo considerably. Working through this change has
pushed back our planned design completion until the end of October.

We continue to coordinate with EnVisioni Kaimuki and other groups working to reforest the park in
a manner that mitigates wildfire hazards and accentuates native species adapted to the hot dry
climate of the area.

Internally, we have continued to strengthen our Board of Directors with the additional of Ai Oyama,
who has extensive experience in kyudojo operations in Japan and is a former President of Hawaii
Kyudo Kai – Hawaii’s oldest and largest kyudo club.

Again, Mahalo to our generous contactors and Vendors