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Saturday, August 11, 2012 | Hale Ikena, Fort Shafter | 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm
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Here are some of the most commonly asked questions ...
and our responses, explanations, and hopefully, answers. If your have other questions, please email them to us at [email protected] and we'll do our best to get back to you and/or post your question and our answer on this page. |
Is the Committee for this event the same hardworking classmates who organized our past reunions?
You're are right about the organizers of our past RHS reunions being hardworking! Those of us who attended past reunions owe them a debt of gratitude for helping the Class of 70 come together and stay together all these years. Sometime during the evening of our 40th reunion in 2010, a few classmates enthusiastically verbalized the notion of having a BIG 60th Birthday Bash in 2012. Around March of last year, a few of us got together to toss around the idea some more, and before we could come to our senses, a new "first-time" committee was born.
The $60 ticket price seems a bit high. How was it decided to charge $60?
The short answer is: the $60 ticket price is based on an operating budget that's as detailed as possible, given the 18 month advance planning we had to do. It was a challenge to come up with a ticket price without the benefit of knowing what the final operating and production costs would be or how many people would actually attend. We did our best to find a nice site for our event at a fair price, and make best guess estimates of what expenses we would incur. Having decided against doing a fundraiser, we realized ticket sales would be the primary revenue source for this event. We're trying very hard to put on the best possible event with whatever monies are generated by actual attendance. We want to be good and faithful stewards of the finances, and are committed to putting all revenue back into this Class of 70 event. This is NOT a profit-making event!
One important fact that people should be aware of is that $60 is not too unreasonable when you consider that the cost to attend our 30th reunion in 2000 was $50 and the price for our 35th reunion in 2005 was $60. When one considers that the cost of almost everything goes up over time, a $10 increase over 12 years and no price increase over 7 years is not bad at all. And again, this is without the benefit of a fundraiser to subsidize our costs.
How was Hale Ikena at Fort Shafter selected as the location for HAWAII SIX-0?
The main considerations for choosing a location included cost, menu, atmosphere, service, and "not in Waikiki." An early suggested site required a non-refundable $500 deposit, which was too much to pay from the get-go without a single ticket sold. One of the committee members suggested Hale Ikena where our 30th reunion had been held. Our subsequent research found the Fort Shafter facility to be appropriate for our purposes.
I'm unfamiliar with Fort Shafter. How do I get to Fort Shafter, and once I'm there, how will I find the Hale Ikena banquet hall?
Located just off the H-1, the main gate at Fort Shafter is easy to get to. And as we get closer to event day, we will have a detailed map and directions on this website. In addition, we plan to have helpers meet, direct, and even lead you to the Hale Ikena banquet hall once inside the main gate.
Is HAWAII SIX-0 going to be like our other reunions?
Yes and no. Because we are gathering as the Class of 70, there will undoubtedly be a "reunion atmosphere." But because HAWAII SIX-0 is a major birthday celebration, it will encompass much more than our three high school years (four years for some). We have 60 years to draw from ... to reflect on and commemorate, and many more years to look forward to. And because it's your birthday celebration, feel free to invite the special people in your life with whom you want to celebrate this personal milestore event. SIX-0 will be a "celebration of life!"
What kinds of things are planned for the evening?
We don't want to spoil it for you by giving you all the details on what we have planned, but we can tell you that there will be lots of music, dancing, nostalgia, laughs, and even touching moments. You can expect first-class, all-Class entertainment, involving as many classmates as possible. And a bunch of very fortunate classmates will go home with more cash than what they came with or a Vegas trip for 2, if they are one of the multiple winners of the giant raffle. Our hope is that at the end of the evening, everyone will leave richer—in some way or another—than when they came.
You're are right about the organizers of our past RHS reunions being hardworking! Those of us who attended past reunions owe them a debt of gratitude for helping the Class of 70 come together and stay together all these years. Sometime during the evening of our 40th reunion in 2010, a few classmates enthusiastically verbalized the notion of having a BIG 60th Birthday Bash in 2012. Around March of last year, a few of us got together to toss around the idea some more, and before we could come to our senses, a new "first-time" committee was born.
The $60 ticket price seems a bit high. How was it decided to charge $60?
The short answer is: the $60 ticket price is based on an operating budget that's as detailed as possible, given the 18 month advance planning we had to do. It was a challenge to come up with a ticket price without the benefit of knowing what the final operating and production costs would be or how many people would actually attend. We did our best to find a nice site for our event at a fair price, and make best guess estimates of what expenses we would incur. Having decided against doing a fundraiser, we realized ticket sales would be the primary revenue source for this event. We're trying very hard to put on the best possible event with whatever monies are generated by actual attendance. We want to be good and faithful stewards of the finances, and are committed to putting all revenue back into this Class of 70 event. This is NOT a profit-making event!
One important fact that people should be aware of is that $60 is not too unreasonable when you consider that the cost to attend our 30th reunion in 2000 was $50 and the price for our 35th reunion in 2005 was $60. When one considers that the cost of almost everything goes up over time, a $10 increase over 12 years and no price increase over 7 years is not bad at all. And again, this is without the benefit of a fundraiser to subsidize our costs.
How was Hale Ikena at Fort Shafter selected as the location for HAWAII SIX-0?
The main considerations for choosing a location included cost, menu, atmosphere, service, and "not in Waikiki." An early suggested site required a non-refundable $500 deposit, which was too much to pay from the get-go without a single ticket sold. One of the committee members suggested Hale Ikena where our 30th reunion had been held. Our subsequent research found the Fort Shafter facility to be appropriate for our purposes.
I'm unfamiliar with Fort Shafter. How do I get to Fort Shafter, and once I'm there, how will I find the Hale Ikena banquet hall?
Located just off the H-1, the main gate at Fort Shafter is easy to get to. And as we get closer to event day, we will have a detailed map and directions on this website. In addition, we plan to have helpers meet, direct, and even lead you to the Hale Ikena banquet hall once inside the main gate.
Is HAWAII SIX-0 going to be like our other reunions?
Yes and no. Because we are gathering as the Class of 70, there will undoubtedly be a "reunion atmosphere." But because HAWAII SIX-0 is a major birthday celebration, it will encompass much more than our three high school years (four years for some). We have 60 years to draw from ... to reflect on and commemorate, and many more years to look forward to. And because it's your birthday celebration, feel free to invite the special people in your life with whom you want to celebrate this personal milestore event. SIX-0 will be a "celebration of life!"
What kinds of things are planned for the evening?
We don't want to spoil it for you by giving you all the details on what we have planned, but we can tell you that there will be lots of music, dancing, nostalgia, laughs, and even touching moments. You can expect first-class, all-Class entertainment, involving as many classmates as possible. And a bunch of very fortunate classmates will go home with more cash than what they came with or a Vegas trip for 2, if they are one of the multiple winners of the giant raffle. Our hope is that at the end of the evening, everyone will leave richer—in some way or another—than when they came.