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| Sitting at our table at the party |
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| Looking at the stage from our table |
Monday was the Mahalo party for the 5,000 volunteers who helped put on this monumental event. We arrived right at 5:00pm with lines of people dressed in volunteer T-shirts, all the way up Palani into the huge King Kamehameha Hotel parking lot where the event is held. We were to meet Sue and her husband. I told her to look for us because we had on a tan volunteer T-shirt (like a thousand or two others.) I am amazed that there is so much room back there for a big stage, 10 or so buffet lines, and tables for 5,000 people. You will enjoy this short compilation video honoring the many volunteers: Video
of all the volunteers
After you get your hand stamped you get a ticket for a drawing of prizes such as restaurant certificates, and each person gets a nice backpack bag. Our table even had flowers.
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| One of the rows of dinner buffet lines |
We sat with Shelly and her husband and Sue and her husband and Alan Hale. Entrance included 2 free beers per person.
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| The T shirt putting on contest. The most was 5 only. |
Throughout the evening they put on various contests in between the thank you. The heads of the various departments of volunteers were honored and came to the microphone to give their thanks to everyone who worked so hard in their group. Registration, Aid stations, warehouse, medical, and traffic are some of the departments. There is an award for the most decorated aid station.
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| What is Akamai contest |
I was chosen as a contestant in the "what is akamai" contest. We had to guess the true meaning of an Ironman sports term.
Here is a movie Shelly took of me. I did not win, nor did we guess the meaning of "bonk", or "fartlick". The tall guy in the center won. I won a consolation prize of a $25 gift certificate to Kona Brew Pub. We had a nice dinner there the next week.
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