PLANTING
PRIME TIME 89 KS CLASS OF 1989
RUM BARREL 40th PROJECT
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‘Ohana100, the Daniel Kahikina Akaka Family Foundation, and Kō Hana Distillers
Aloha and welcome to the RB40 planting ceremony, the beginning of our project making a barrel of rum for an academic scholarship recognizing the KS class of 1989. We will be planting sugarcane that will be harvested and made into rum that will be aged, then bottled in time for our 40th reunion. We will be participating in and overseeing this process, being involved with it every step of the way.
Video Courtesy: Alika Ferreira
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
8:30 am Arrive at Kō Hana Distillery in Kunia
9:00 am Walk to planting site
9:30 – 11:30am Planting Ceremony
12:00 pm Lunch & Silent Auction
1:00 pm Kō Hana Distillery tour and rum tasting
2:00 pm The event concludes
Video Courtesy: Alika Ferreira
A special mahalo to:
The Akaka ‘ohana; Millie Akaka, Danny Akaka, Jr. & Anna Akaka for officiating the ceremony, Millannie Mattson, Erin & Emilia Mattson. The Prime Time 89 RB40 planning team; Jamie Barboza, Nicole Yoshimitsu, Wendy Brown, Keli Acquaro, Dana & Drake Kau, Elizabeth, Catherine & David Matthew Mattson for managing the silent auction, Shane Mahelona with photography, Alika Ferreira with video, Jason Yong for making the planting plaque and Kanila Tripp for help with the logo.
Our RB40’ Sponsors; Lanani Kamai, Janeen Naki, Jason Yong, Sean Maskell, Drake Kau & Jamie Barboza The RB40’ Partners; Kō Hana Distillers & This Lil Piggy and all of you who came out today in support of this project. Be sure to check out our silent auction table. We’ve got items from Trader Joe’s, coffee from New York, and special rum. Items you can’t get anywhere else in Hawaii but at our event.
Over the course of this project we will have other RB40 events with more opportunities to participate, so keep posted for details! For more information about the Prime Time 89 and the RB40 project, visit our website at danakaka.org
