
Website: Pac501.com
Regions: All the Hawaiian Islands, Guam, Tahiti -- "Enforcing Order 66 in Paradise"
Outpost Creation Date: 1999
Active members:12-15
Logo: "All members submitted designs to freshen up our logo and we were able to combine several of the ideas into one awesome logo," Outpost Commanding Officer John Harrison Williams (TK-0726) says. "We retained the Hawaiian Islands from our previous logo but changed everything else. Most prominently featured on our logo is a large surfboard with the paint deco of a 501st Legion Clone Trooper with 501 overlain on the board. We then placed the surfboard over a 501 blue Imperial Cog to show our allegiance to the Legion."
Events: The Pacific Outpost worked with Make-A-Wish Foundation to escort a young boy on a shopping spree to Toys R Us; trooped for Easter Seals at the Taste of Honolulu events; manned Toy for Tots drop off points at the Honolulu City Hall; participated in Honolulu and Kapolei city Christmas parades; displayed their armor and props at the Hawaii All Collector's show; marched in the 2007 Rose Parade; and attended movie, DVD and video game premieres for local theaters and retailers.
Charities: "We have teamed up with the Marine Corps Reserves to collect for Toys for Tots for the past several years and were able to collect more toys and monetary donations this past year largely due to the publicity in the local papers of two of our members marching in the Rose Parade," Williams says. "We've also volunteered our time to help our Easter Seals, appearing at their annual fund raising event, The Taste of Honolulu, the past two years. This year we also plan to collect donations to the Hawaii Food Bank by donning our armor and collecting on the street from Hawaii's drivers on a main traffic area. I hope we don't cause any accidents out there."
Interesting Facts: Hawaii is also the home of the "League of Extraordinary Troopers." Although the "League" is not officially recognized by the Legion it is made up solely of 501st members. The League includes Holmes and Watson Troopers, The Lone Trooper and Pancho Villa Trooper. New members of the League should make their public debut at C4.
To Join This Outpost: Go to "Find Troops Near You" search function on the home page of 501st.com. Fans can also visit Pac501.com and contact the local officers to find out how to get involved. "We highly encourage fans and potential members to come out to our events and see what it is like to become some of the greatest characters ever represented on film," Williams says. "We are truly a close knit group of friends with much more than one thing in common. We consider ourselves an 'ohana' which in Hawaiian means 'family.'
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