2008 Clubhouse Models c1908, c1920
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2008 Outrigger Clubhouse Model c1908
For Outrigger Canoe Clubʻs Centennial Year, Barbara Del Piano created a scale model of the Clubʻs first Clubhouse in Waikiki which were grass shacks, left, and the Dance Pavilion at the right. The grass shacks came from a defunct zoo in Kaimuki.
2008 Outrigger Clubhouse Model c1908
Barbara Del PIano installs her model of the Clubʻs first Clubhouse in 1908.
2008 Outrigger Clubhouse Model c1908
One grass hut provided storage for surfboards and another was a changing room with lockers. The man in the suit wearing a hat in the middle represents Alexander Hume Ford who founded the Club to encourage the Hawaiian sports of surfing and canoe racing which had been dying out. The boys on the left represent the first members of the Club.
2008 Outrigger Clubhouse Model c1908
Women and girls had their own club next door, the Uluniu Club, which exists today as a swimming club.
2008 Outrigger Clubhouse Model c1908
Wives and motherʻs of members would cook in the Uluniu kitchen and share dinners with their families on the beach in Waikiki.
2008 Outrigger Clubhouse Model c1908
The model replicates a photo taken of the Outrigger Canoe Club soon after its opening in 1908.
2008 Outrigger Clubhouse Model c1908
Del PIano made the model out of cardboard and foam board and painted the figures to resemble those in the photograph.
2008 Outrigger Clubhouse Model c1908
The Clubʻs first shower was a water pipe hooked up to a hau tree. The bathing suits is true to what is worn in the 1908 photo.
2008 Outrigger Clubhouse Model c1908
A Dance Pavilion was finished by the end of 1908 and played host to many community events. The roof caught in fire on New Yearʻs Eve 1914 from a fire that started at the nearby Seaside Hotel and was demolished. The dance floor was saved and was removed board by board and used to construct a new Clubhouse a short distance down the beach.
2008 Outrigger Clubhouse Model c1908
A mother plays with her children at the Club, and has a picnic dinner ready for her family.
2008 Outrigger Clubhouse Model c1908
The first Club shower was a hose hooked up to a Hau Tree.
2008 Outrigger Clubhouse Model c1908
A third grass shack served as storage for the Clubʻs canoes.
2008 Outrigger Clubhouse Model c1916
After the New Yearʻs Eve fire demolished the roof of the Dance Pavilion, the dance floor was moved piece by piece to build a new Clubhouse closer to the beach for the Outrigger Canoe Club. The Club used that clubhouse until 1941 when termites ravaged the building. Canoe and surfboard storage was on the beach level, and the Clubhouse on the second level offering a wonderful view of Waikiki Beach.
2008 Outrigger Clubhouse Model c1916
Beach volleyball was started by George "Dad" Center at the Outrigger Canoe Club in 1915. At first, Outrigger was the only team playing on the beach, but soon others took up the sport and it has now become an Olympic sport. Outrigger has placed several members on the U.S. Olympic Beach Volleyball Team.
2008 Outrigger Clubhouse Model c1916
The clock at center was a famous landmark and could be seen by surfers in the water and ships at sea. Outrigger became the home of Duke Kahanamoku in 1919. He remained a member until his death in 1968. Duke swam on three Olympic teams and played water polo on a fourth. He shared his surfing prowess with the world and steered on many Outrigger canoe racing teams. He was also a beach volleyball player.
2008 Outrigger Clubhouse Model c1916
Visiting military often visited the Outrigger and athletic contests were planned when visiting ships were in port.
2008 Outrigger Clubhouse Model c1916
2008 Outrigger Clubhouse Model c1916
2008 Outrigger Clubhouse Model c1916
Barbara Del Piano had a similar display in 2007 showcasing the Clubʻs 1941 Clubhouse.