Reunion Luau

I had a lot to deal with this week. I turned 28 and I celebrated my 10 year high school reunion...good thing I'm not one of those people that fear losing my youth! LoL!! I didn't end up going to our "class night" at Dave & Busters on Friday, which I'm a bit bummed out because it sounded like alot of fun...and they had a huge turnout! I heard nearly 300 of our fellow '98ers showed up! The party ended at D&B's but then they headed over to PipeLine Cafe...oh well...in another 5 years I can try again.

So the Luau was held Saturday, June 7th on campus. It included classes as far back as 1933!! Can  you believe it?? But they still had alums from '33 on up!! This year they were celebrating the 3's and 8's! It was an interesting night. The luau started at 2:30 with a no-host bar and free pupus. Entertainment included all alumni of Kamehameha. There was two booths a lei stand and Tutu's Pantry. Both were to raise funds for the class of 1979, for their 30 year class reunion next year. I learned that when you're at year 29, your class is in charge of the luau and that any money generated is a fundraiser for the 30th year.

 

Here's a picture of "Tutu's Pantry"...they were selling specialties from each island. Molokai sweet bread, Maui's manju, etc...they also had Chinese Pretzels, guava bread, banana loaves, and orchids.

 

 

 

Another fundraiser...these were our table cloths...yes, Manuhealii table cloths. But they were thicker than your average table cloth. You could bid on these and all the proceeds would go to the class of '79 for their reunion next year!

 

Also on the tables was a basket of treats to munch on...I'm guessing before dinner, but if it were meant for afterwards, it didn't make it!! LoL!! The basket included, kulolo, haupia, and Kamehameha's FAMOUS haole brownies! I am a HARDCORE choco-holic, but these haole brownies are something special. If you are even remotely associated with Kamehameha than you know what I'm talkin' about!!

 

 

By far...the biggest tent I've ever been under. Maybe if the circus comes to Hawaii they could rent it from Kamehameha! LoL!! You can't really see, but in the middle of the tent, near the stage, they had this cirque du solei, type apparatus. Performers would move to the music on this ring and do all kind of acrobatic. It wasn't exactly Las Vegas strip worthy, but still kinda cool!

 

Here's our dinner...starting from the top left and working clockwise...a piece of sweet potato and poke (raw fish), chicken long rice, squid luau, kalua pig and rice, and I threw the haupia on my plate from the goody basket! LoL! Not pictured we had a bowl of poi and a smaller serving of lomilomi salmon! It was okay, Taei was expecting laulau, but I explained it's a lot more expensive and difficult to either prep or buy laulau for a few hundred people!

 

 

 

So the luau was a bit uneventful. Meaning besides the lei stand, Tutu's pantry, and the musical entertainment (which we weren't paying too much attention to, since they seat the classes in order of age and we were the second to the youngest, we were REALLY far!), it really was a night of just socializing. We did take a class picture...that being part of the myspace age, only one person paid for and is going to post it for the rest of us cheapos! LoL!! Here's some of the Class of '98...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was interesting to see so many of our classmates...many of the cliques are still the same. I don't hold a grudge or anything; many of those people have been friends since 12 or 13 or 14, some as far back as kindergarten. You stick with those who've you been with for years. But for the most part everyone was polite and friendly...after 10 years...it was a nice evening.