Barbara Del Piano was voted to Life Membership in the Outrigger Canoe Club at the Annual Meeting on February 23, 2009. Barbara joined the Club in 1947.
Barbara is a gifted writer and wrote more than 75 historical articles for The Outrigger magazine, as well as the Centennial book, The Outrigger Canoe Club — The First 100 Years. The Board of Directors gave her an Outstanding Service Award for a year-long series of articles she wrote covering each decade of the Club’s history for the Millennium, and a Timeline of the OCC which also appeared in the magazine.
Barbara has served on various committees as both chair and member, and was one of the organizers of the Old Timers’ Get Together, an annual gathering of friends from the Old Club in Waikiki.
In 2008 for the Centennial of the Club, she created a diorama of the Club built after the fire of 1914 and the 1940 Clubhouse. After its original display, Barbara went back and decorated the Clubhouse model for the holidays in another beautiful Christmas display. The dioramas were works of incredible charm and genius.
Beginning in 1993 Barbara began conducting Oral Histories with long-time members for the Historical Committee. She completed 28 oral histories which may be found in the Archives on this website.
Barbara passed away on June 12, 2021.
Historical Articles by Barbara Del Piano
Contributions to the Outrigger Canoe Club
Historical Committee
1990 Member
1991 Member
1992 Chair
1993 Chair
2004 Member
2008 Member
2009 Member
2010 Member
2011 Member
2012 Member
2013 Member
2014 Member
2015 Member
2016 Member
2017 Member
2018 Member
2018 Member
2019 Member
2020 Consultant
2021 Consultant
Entertainment Committee
1998 Member
1999 Member
2007 Member
2008 Member
Public Relations Committee
1994 Member
1995 Member
1996 Member
1997 Member
1999 Member
2000 Chair
2001 Chair
House Committee
2002 Member
2003 member
Nominating Committee
2002 Member
Oldtimers’ Get Together Party
2009 Chair
2010 Chair
2011 Chair
2012 Chair
2013 Chair
Author
Outrigger Canoe Club The First Hundred Years 1908-2008
Honors
2009 Life Membership
2019 Living Treasure (Awarded by Athletic Committee for preserving OCC athletic history)