The REDWINGS Memorial
World Championships Events Committee
July 2001
Statement of
Sportsmanship Principles
(By Clicking At The Bottom Of This Form To Proceed To
The Entry Form You Acknowledge That You Have Read And Agree To Abide By These
Principles)
We wish to inform you that as members of the REDWINGS Memorial Events Committee, and as responsible citizens, we were all deeply shocked by the wholly unexpected and unprovoked outrageous acts of violence that occurred on August 13, 2000 during the REDWINGS Memorial World Championships of Handboarding. We want to assure our staff, the contestants, and all who came with their families to enjoy this competition, that we will be taking additional security precautions in all future events. Among other measures, these will include the presence of uniformed law enforcement officers and the continuous video tapping of the event both in the water and on land.
As stated in our notice of Judging Criteria and in our Waiver “sportsmanship and safety” are of utmost concern. Any activity deemed to be un-sportsmanlike or “illegal, hazardous or in violation of event rules” may result in disqualification “from this or any future event”! At its recent meeting the REDWINGS Memorial Events Committee has reaffirmed this policy and will enforce the following measures in order to fulfill its goal of promoting safe and healthy ocean sports activities for the youth of the State of Hawai`i:
1. Individuals involved in any violent behaviors, whether or not in contest sites, whether during contest events or not, may be deemed to be ineligible for entry in any REDWINGS Memorial events. Serious and/or repeated offences may result in additional sanctions by the Committee, and by local, state, national and international surfing organizations, which could include permanent banning, loss of titles, and criminal and civil prosecution. Such behaviors shall include the use of abusive or threatening language, intimidation, harassment, unnecessary and inappropriate physical contact both in the water while surfing, and on land.
2. Individuals who violate the Rules established by the State of Hawai`i for protecting the Point Panic Shore Waters (HAR:13-250;13-254), the Makapu`u Shore Waters, the Sandy Beach/Halona Point Shore Waters and any other protected area, by the possession or use of a surfboard in those waters may be deemed ineligible for entry into any REDWINGS Memorial event and could result in additional sanctions as in paragraph 1 above.
3. The Committee will diligently seek to achieve compliance with the Rules protecting the Point Panic Shore Waters by actively collaborating with officers of the Division of Conservation Enforcement (DOCARE) of the Department of Land and Natural Resource and the Honolulu Police Department in reporting, apprehending, citing and prosecuting individuals who violate these Rules.
4. The Committee will actively protect and defend the civil rights, the person and the property of all individuals who seek to exercise their rights to quiet enjoyment, equal access, and freedom from fear while using Point Panic Shore Waters and Kaka`ako State Waterfront Park. Individuals who violate these rights will be subject to sanctions stated in paragraph 1 above.
5. The Committee believes that the illegal
consumption of alcohol and the use and sale of illegal substances in Kaka`ako
State Waterfront Park, and the residential and unsanitary uses of the park all
contribute to a dangerous deterioration of respect for the rule of law and the
rights of individuals and families to use this public facility. We will diligently seek enforcement of laws
preventing these activities and will support and collaborate with other
citizens and the relevant law enforcement agencies. Individuals who violate these laws will be subject to sanctions stated
in paragraph 1 above.
E pono pa`a kakou na ka pono!
Note: The REDWINGS Memorial World Championships of Handboarding is sponsored
by CTS Foundation
that is incorporated in the State of Hawaii under Section 415-B-34, Hawaii
Revised Statutes and is organized for educational and scientific purposes
within the meaning of Section 501©(3) of the United States Internal revenue
Code of 1954.