Champion lawn bowler inducted into Hall of Fame

Inatio Akaruru C.B.E with his Hall of Fame plaque which was presented to him by CISNOC President Sir Geoffrey Henry in a special ceremony at the Rarotonga Lawnbowls Club on Monday. Inatio was not able to attend the 2009 Sports Awards function which was held at the Aro’a Nui Hall in Arorangi last Tuesday. On that evening Inatio along with Jim Little and Tiki Matapo were inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame. Inatio had a distinguished career in the sport of lawn bowls and his achievements in the sport will hard to emulate. His record is set out opposite.

Inatio AKARURU C.B.E.
DATE OF BIRTH: 31 March 1937
MARITAL STATUS: Married - Rebecca Akaruru
PUBLIC OFFICE:
Member of Parliament for Pukapuka 1968 - 1999
Minister of the Crown 1968 - 1978, 1982
Deputy Prime Minister 1984 - 1999
ADMINISTRATOR:
President - Rarotonga Bowling Club 1972 - 2003
President - Cook Islands Bowling Association 1984-2006
Chairman - Lawn Bowls National Selection Panel 2001 - 2006
BOWLER (PLAYER)
Rarotonga Bowling Club Open Singles Champion 1973, 1978- 1981, 1985
Rarotonga Bowling Club Men’s Singles Champion 1973, 1980, 1986, 1987
Rarotonga Bowling Club Men’s Fours Champion 1987, 1990, 1991, 1997, 1999
Rarotonga Bowling Club Men’s Pairs Champion 1988, 1996
Rarotonga Bowling Club Men’s Triples Champion 1998, 2003, 2004
Cook Islands National Bowls Championship, Silver Medal (Men’s Fours) 1996
Cook Islands National Bowls Championship, Gold Medal (Men’s Fours) 1997
Cook Islands National Bowls Championship, Silver Medal (Men’s Fours) 1999
Cook Islands National Bowls Championship, Gold Medal (Men’s Fours) 2000
Cook Islands National Bowls Championship, Silver Medal (Men’s Pairs) 2000
Cook Islands National Bowls Championship, Gold Medal (Men’s Pairs) 2002
Represented Cook Islands South Pacific Games 1983
Mini South Pacific Games Silver Medal (Men’s Fours) 1985
Represented Cook Islands Commonwealth Games, Auckland N.Z. 1990
Represented Cook Islands Commonwealth Games, Manchester, 2002
Represented Cook Islands Asia Pacific Championships 1987, 1999, 2001, 2003
Represented Cook Islands World Bowls Championship 2000

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