Aloha KCC Ohana,
Thank you for attending KCC’s 1st Annual Neʻepapa Kalāhū event. Without all of you this event would have not been as special and as successful as it was. What a special and successful night in honoring our past, present, and future! Wow! The cafeteria was filled with so much fun and laughter, as well as very touching moments. There are so many people to thank that made this event so memorable. Keolani, thank you to you and your ohana for providing us with such “ono-licious” food! It was amazing! Thank you to the STEM students for manning the serving line, giving us BIG portions, and letting us go for 2nds and 3rds. Yes! Thank you Davin Chang, Uncle Mike, Palakiko, Joe Yoshida, Ernie Cruz Jr., and Chuck Souza for the awesome music! Thank you Sally and the Aloha Club for providing the drinks. Thank you Chancellor and Brian for allowing us to have the “other kinds” of drinks. Thank you Chancellor for making the absolutely best Welcome speech ever! It will never be forgotten. :o) Thank you Joanne for being our unwavering support! Thank you Jaime, LeeAnn, Jody, Alison, Nora, and Jean for collecting the monies, writing the receipts, and keeping track of the 300+ people that purchased tickets. Thank you Ron for allowing us to use the Grille. Thank you Janice and Susan for keeping the AC going throughout the night! Thank you Kelli, Lisa, and Amy for collecting the tickets and for welcoming everyone to the event. Thank you Kahele for getting the flowers, making the table decorations, and for having Ernie come and play music for us. Thank you Jody Akeo for sharing your incredible voice with us. Thank you Michaelyn for dancing the hula for us. It was absolutely beautiful! Thank you Grant, Kawehi, and Keola for reading the poem and honoring our mentors who paved the way. Thank you Keola for also helping with the table decorations. Thank you Administrators for choosing such outstanding individuals for each of the awards. Congratulations to all of the award recipients! Thank you for all your hard work and dedication throughout the years! Thank you to everyone who came out to help us set up and those who stayed after to help us clean up. We truly appreciate it! Nawa’a and Kapu, thank you for all that you do and continue to do to bring all of us together! It was an honor to collaborate with both of you. For more details on what happened at this event, please stay tuned for an article in the UH Bulletin. Thank you Louise Y. for writing such a heartfelt article that captured the essence of this event. Thank you Sal for taking the great pictures! What a team effort! Thank you KCC Ohana!