As early as 1946 the Board of Directors voiced a need for a Historical Committee to keep track of trophies and record the history of the Club. In 1948 the BOD created the Forecast magazine to chronicle Club activities and record current and past history.
After the Club moved to Diamond Head in 1964, President Cline Mann again raised the issue of a Historical Committee. In 1968 when the Public Relations Committee was created, it was divided into two subcommittees: Publicity and Historical. However, it wasn’t until February 25, 1974, that a stand-alone Historical Committee was created through an amendment to the OCC Bylaws making it an official Standing Committee of the Club.
The Bylaw reads: “The Historical Committee shall record the history of the Club and the activities of its members, preserve and restore the Club’s trophies and memorabilia, preserve and perpetuate the philosophy and traditions of the Club.”
Since then, members of the committee have busied themselves with collecting and organizing photos, publishing the Club’s history in two books, writing biographies of Winged ”O” and Life Members, conducting oral histories, collecting Club memorabilia, digitizing its collection, creating historical displays throughout the Club, producing the popular Stew N Rice nights, putting on the annual Kama’aina Kanikapila, preserving historic koa canoes, establishing an Outrigger sports history website, researching and writing articles, establishing an official Club Archives and much more.
The contributions of the many members of the committee over the years are shown as the Club Archives have grown from a few photos and trophies to the organized and large collection it is today.
Committee minutes, correspondence and other memorabilia have been digitized and sorted by years. Our records are incomplete but they give a snapshot in time of a vibrant committee dedicated to its mission.