10 Years! 'Aiea, Hawai'i Community Celebration Event

As a bonus the event will have its own unique icon (the background image), if this requirement is met: "A video or picture must be taken at the event. At least 10 attendees must be in the video/photo along with a legible sign showing the event coordinates and location name."

Here's a tentative schedule:

• 11 AM - Event Begins (login, pick up your stuff, and socialize)
• 12 PM - Eat Lunch (hot dogs and buns will be provided)
• 1:10 PM - Take Hawaiian Festive Photo
• 1:15 PM - Vote
• 1:30 PM - Games / Raffle
• 4 PM - Clean Up

Lunch:

• If you are able, please bring a Potluck dish to share
• If not, no worries, we will be providing Hot Dogs, Buns, Condiments, Paper Products, Water, and of course a Birthday Cake

Hawaiian Festive Photo:

• Since the event is on May Day, Let's have some fun with the event photo and make it Hawaiian Themed
• Aloha Shirts, Flower Leis, Hula Skirts, whatevas
• Best "Aloha Themed" person wins a prize

Games / Raffle:

• Geo-Blackout Bingo - First person to fill out their card wins
• Guess the amount of germ balls in the ammo can - Closest to actual number without going over wins
• Closest to the pin - Closest to stake a flag to pre-determined coordinates wins (so Bring Your GPSr)
• Donations are always welcomed

This event is part of a worldwide celebration of Geocaching's first 10 years happening only on May 1st and 2nd. Watch this event and check back here for more details as the date approaches .

On May 1, 2000, President Bill Clinton's executive order to discontinue "Selective Availability" allowing users to receive a non-degraded GPS signal globally was executed.

On May 2, 2000, at approximately midnight, eastern savings time, the switch controlling "Selective Availability" was thrown. Twenty-four satellites around the globe processed their new orders, and instantly the accuracy of GPS technology improved tenfold. Tens of thousands of GPS receivers around the world had an instant upgrade.

On May 3, 2000, Dave Ulmer placed the very first geocache, GCF - The Original Stash, a black bucket, in the woods near Beaver Creek, Oregon. Along with a logbook and pencil, he left various prize items including videos, books, software, a can of beans and a slingshot. He shared the waypoint of his "stash" with the online community on sci.geo.satellite-nav.

Within three days two different people read about his stash on the Internet, used their own GPS receivers to find the container and shared their experiences online. The sport of geocaching was born!

For more History go to - The History of Geocaching

Attendees of the 10 Year! event will vote for the award winners

Nomination Guidelines:

• Email me directly or post a note here with your nominations
• Only caches placed during the period of 1/1/09 - 12/31/09 will be eligible for nomination
• The cache cannot have won (in any category) in previous years
• You cannot nominate your own caches
• You don't have to attend the CITO to nominate a cache
• Limit nominations to one cache per category
• It is not necessary to nominate a cache in each category
• Nominate only caches that you have found

Categories:

• Best Traditional Cache
• Best Multi-Cache
• Best Micro-Cache
• Best Puzzle Cache
• Best Hike Cache (must be over 3 miles round trip)
• 2009 Best Overall Cache of the Year

All caches nominated will be eligible for “Best Overall Cache of the Year”

Some Considerations When Nominating a Cache:

• The area the cache is hidden in:
  • Does it have great views?
  • Does it have historical significance?
  • Are you glad the cache brought you to this place?
• The listing:
  • Is it well written?
  • Is it creative?
  • Is it informative?
• The cache, the hide:
  • Is it cleverly hid?
  • Is the camouflage creative or unique?

Geocoins will be sold for $10 each, which is what it cost to make a 100 of them !

• Best Traditional Cache: (Tie)
  • GC1PQC8 - Number 44, 86'd My Fries by thequeenbee
  • GC1NFN2 - Aloha Council BSA Cache by Kailua Al and ancognito
• Best Multi-Cache:
  • GC1T73H - Toby's Walk #4 - Happy Birthday Toby! by Konacoffee
• Best Micro-Cache:
  • GC1VKWH - The Other Side of the "Wai" by Off-Roader
• Best Puzzle Cache:
  • GC1P79M - Oh Yes! by Ahuimanu Hui
• Best Hike Cache (must be over 3 miles round trip): (Tie)
  • GC1D8GN - The Boys Couldn't, But The Girl Did :P by GeoGerms
  • GC11V00J - Kolekole Pass - Puu Hapapa by jsanner
• 2009 Best Overall Cache of the Year:
  • GC1P230 - This one is on me - Nimitz Cove by WIHarleycouple

Big Mahalo to Konacoffee for volunteering to help out with the check in table !