The 5th Annual Makai Luau, a Grand Strand tradition, will be held June 5th, 2010 at the Hot Fish Club located in beautiful Murrells Inlet, SC.

The ticket only benefit begins at 6 p.m. on the lawn of the Hot Fish Club and will feature music from Da Howlies of Wilmington, NC, a fire and hula show from Chief Kamu, a traditional luau buffet, beverages from New South Brewing Company and Southern Wine & Spirits (Surfers Punch).

This year’s event will also feature an Ugliest Hawaiian Shirt contest, a Best Lei contest, and a longboard giveaway.

All proceeds from this event and others fund the projects of the Grand Strand Chapter of the Surfrider Foundation, a grassroots, non-profit, environmental organization that works to protect our oceans, waves, and beaches. Founded in 1984, Surfrider’s most important coastal environmental work is carried out by 57 chapters located along the East, West, Gulf, Puerto Rican, and Hawaiian coasts. Surfrider now has over 30,000 members in the USA; in addition, International Surfrider chapters and affiliates have been established in the countries of Japan, Brazil, Australia, France and Spain.

The Grand Strand Chapter is comprised entirely of volunteers and serves the entire Grand Strand from Little River to Pawleys Island, encompassing both Horry and Georgetown counties. Our chapter works to keep our beaches and waves clean, educate the public, and protect beach access. For more information about the many projects and events in the area, please visit our website or join us on Facebook (Surfrider Grand Strand) to receive updates.

The members have dedicated the proceeds of this year’s luau to fund the Garden City Beach Shower Tower project, a joint effort with Horry County to provide showers for residents and visitors at public beach accesses in the Garden City Beach area.

Tickets are $30 per person or $55 per couple and are on sale at area surf shops, through a local Surfrider member, or by visiting our website www.surfridergrandstrand.org.

Sponsors of the Makai Luau: Hot Fish Club, New South Brewing Company, Southern Wine & Spirits, Full Circle Construction, Xtreme Surf Shop, Ripley’s Aquarium, South Carolina Electric and Gas, Island Inspired Surf Shop, Cruz Accessories, and the Caravelle Resort.

For more information contact: Bruxanne Hein bruxanne@yahoo.com 843-333-2034