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The Hawaii Facilitators’ Playshop
Level 1 Intensive Training
The Mentors' Experience
Wednesday, August 22 - Friday August 31, 2012 |
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Arrival
& Departure Information
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Arrival: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 |
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You will be arriving into the Honolulu airport
on the island of Oahu by
2:00 pm on Wednesday, August 22. Please schedule your arrival time before
2:00 pm. You will pick up your baggage at the airport and get a taxi to
Keehi Lagoon Park where VMC will meet you. The park is less than 1 mile
from the airport and you can easily collect your luggage and have a
taxi drop you off at the band stand for around $6-8/USD.
We recommend you consider arriving a day or two early, particularly if
you are coming from far away. Below is a link for budget hotels in
Waikiki. Please ask, and we will connect you with other Facilitators'
who are arriving early and may want to share lodging and fun with you.
You can also use the "Hawaii Playshop 2012" yahoo group to connect with
fellow facilitators.
Please see the Schedule
of
Events
for planning your Playshop week.
Mentors can also see the Mentors’
Retreat
Schedule
here.
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Meeting at Keehi Lagoon Park |
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VMC will have a welcoming committee at Keehi
Lagoon park to greet you
between 1:30-3:00 pm, Wednesday, August 22. We will be waiting for you with
drinks, lights snacks and drums. Introductions, orientation and
drumming will start here. If you are coming from Waikiki you can have
your hotel shuttle drop you off at the airport and take a taxi to the
park, or share a taxi with your friends.
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Getting to the Park |
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The Bandstand is just outside of the airport on
the lagoon side of
Keehi Lagoon Park. It is less than 1 mile from the airport. You can
take a taxi from the airport and ask to be dropped off at the Keehi
Lagoon bandstand. The road goes around the field, back to the first pavillion building overlooking the water. See
a
Map
of
Keehi
Lagoon
Park
Our complimentary bus to camp leaves from Keehi Lagoon Park Bandstand PROMPTLY
at 3:00 pm.
If you miss the bus for any reason you will need to take a taxi to camp
which costs around $80.
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Flight Info & Emergency contact |
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You must send VMC your arrival time, flight
number and departing
airport along with an emergency contact number for you. We have a
web-form where you can submit this information. If you know you will be
late please call.
VMC Emergency Contact Numbers
831-458-1946 VMC Office
206-853-3627 Jim's Cell Phone
831-760-0031 Arthur's Cell Phone
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Departure: Friday, August 31, 2012
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The bus will depart from camp promptly at 11:00
am on Friday, August 31.
Schedule your flight departure time after 3:00 pm on Friday August 31.
The bus will leave camp by 11:00 am on Friday and drop people off at
the airport by noon.
It will make one more stop in Waikiki at a
pre-arranged location for those staying over.
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if you have any questions about arrival or
departure requirements
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Honolulu Hotels
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Waikiki is the hotel district that we recommend
you research when looking for a room.
In the past, participants have found hotels on the EAST/SOUTH (Diamond
Head) side of Waikiki. This allows us all to be within
walking distance! When looking at the map in the link below, you the
East/South (Diamond Head) side of Waikiki is in or near the blue or
yellow
sections of the map. This section of Waikiki is where participants
typically meet post program, and has a more casual beach vibe than the
more glitzy
west side. Try not to get too much further north than Kuhio street.
Many Facilitators have stayed at the Queen Kapiolani. It is
inexpensive, a bit funky, regular rooms are fine but nothing special,
and it has a good
location. The top floor has 1 bedroom suites, which are good for
sharing with several others. The Queen Kapilani Hotel may offer a 10% discount for VMC Playshop participants. Budget
Hotels in Waikiki
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Waikiki Meeting Up
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Our practice has been to stake out the grassy
knoll to the left of the
statue for hanging out and meeting up. Come by at noon, 2:00, 4:00 and
6:00 to meet up with others looking for something to do. Or bring your
towel and beach mat, and just hang out in the shade and take a swim
every now and then. Here is a link to see a live picture of
the public beach where Facilitators’ meet and hang out. This
is the famous Duke Statue webcam. That's
the Duke, standing in front of a giant surfboard.
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Schedule of Events
The Hawaii Facilitators' Playshop
www.drumcircle.com
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