Below is the itinerary of the SDARL Alumni Trip.
South Dakota Agriculture
& Rural Leadership Alumni Visit to Hawaii
Jan 2, 3, 4 Free time on Oahu, Schedule your own
Activities
Jan 7 Free time on Oahu or Big Island
Jan 11, 12 Free time
Monday, January 5, 2015
– Central Oahu/Honolulu
7:30 am Depart Waikiki
Marriott
8:00 am Hawaii Department of
Agriculture Plant Quarantine Division; overview of the state of agriculture
1849 Auiki Street
Honolulu, HI 96819
808-973-9550
· Scott Enright, Chairperson of the State Board of
Agriculture
· Ken Kakesako, Deputy to the Chairperson of the State
Board of Agriculture
· Diane Ley, USDA Farm Service Agency, Alumni and
board member of the Agricultural Leadership Foundation of Hawaii
9:00 am Depart
9:45 am Hawaii Agricultural
Research Center; agricultural research
94-340 Kunia Rd
(Across Kunia Road from Wendy’s Restaurant)
Waipahu, HI 96797
· Stevie Whalen; former board member of the
Agricultural Leadership Foundation of Hawaii
10:45 am Depart
11:00 Larry Jefts Farm
– Among the state’s largest vegetable and melon producers
94-877 Kunia Rd
Kunia, Hawaii 96759
12:00 pm Depart
12:15 pm Lunch hosted by
DuPont Pioneer, with Hawaii Ag Leadership Alumni
Kunia Village Agriculture Park
92-1770 Kunia Rd
Waipahu, HI 96759
·
Mark Stoutemyer,
lunch host with Pioneer, Ag Lead Alum & Current Board Member of the
Agricultural Leadership Foundation of Hawaii
1:30 pm Depart
1:45 pm Kunia Country Farms;
aquaponics, aquaculture, Hydroponics
92-1770B Kunia Road
Kunia, Hawaii 96759
·
Cary Takenaka,
owner; (808)
625-1456
2:45 pm Depart
3:00 pm Pa’ina Hawaii –
Commercial irradiator; http://www.painahawaii.com/home.html
92-1780 Kunia Rd. V
Kunia, HI 96759
3:45 pm Depart
4:00 pm DuPont Pioneer
46-880
Kunia Road ( while traveling makie on Kunia Road look for small sign,
‘Pioneer” just slightly makie of Anonui
street-turn right onto gravel road and follow road back to bulidings.
Kunia, HI 96759
Pioneer Kunia Research
Center, Site Manager; mark.stoutemyer@pioneer.com; Cell (808) 216-6254; Office (808) 688-1699 ext 24
5:00
pm Depart
6:15
pm Arrive at Marriott – Dinner individual choices, on your own
Lodging
Jan 4, 5, 6, 2015
Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa
2552 Kalakaua Av Honolulu
808.921.5116
Jan 7, 8, 9, 2015
Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa
69-275 Waikoloa Beach Drive Waikoloa HI
808.886.8130
Tuesday, January 6,
2015 – Windward, North Shore & Central Oahu/Honolulu
7:30 am Depart Waikiki
Marriott
8:15 am Kako’o Oiwi;
restoration of Heeia Wetlands and food security through Loi Kalo (taro production in water) http://kakoooiwi.org/fullwidth-page
46-334 Kamehameha Highway (be sure to go to
Kaneohe – not He’eia or Laie)
Kaneohe, HI 96744
·
Koa Kukea-Shultz,
Ag Leadership Alum
Executive Director; admin@kakoooiwi.org
808-741-3403
9:30 am Depart
9:45 am Kualoa Ranch;
working ranch, tourism, filming location; Hawaiian Oysters; John Morgan was a
past NCBA Environmental Stewardship Award Winner www.kualoa.com
49-560 Kamehameha Hwy,
Kaneohe, HI 96744
(808) 237-7321
(808) 237-7321
Lunch @ ranch
1:00 pm Depart
1:30 pm Syngenta
94-880 Kunia Road
Kunia, HI 96759
808-688-1477 (Main Office); 808-639-4564 (Cell)
Steve Kai, Ag Lead Alum Class I & Former Board
Member of the Agricultural Leadership Foundation
of Hawaii. 35 years of activity in Ag sector in Hawaii
2:45 pm
Depart
3:00 pm Fat Law Farms –
Large producer of Thai basil, eggplant and Asian vegetables
4:00 pm Depart
5:15 pm
Gordon Biersch; restaurant and brewpub with interesting
views of Honolulu, the harbor and sunset; Wide sampling
of appetizers provided
Hawaii Ag Lead Alumni Gathering
Aloha Tower Market Place
Downtown Honolulu
Transportation on your own back to Marriott
Wednesday January 7, 2015
Inter-Island flight from
Honolulu to Kona on Big Island Hawaii
Thursday,
January 8, 2015 Big Island Hawaii
7:00 am
Depart Waikoloa Marriott
8:15 am
Kamehameha Schools Cattle Project at Pa’auhau, Hamakua
Tex Drive In – Meet Perry Kealoha
and drive to nearby ranch
45-690 Pakalana Street
Honokaa, HI
9:15 am
Depart
29-2070 Homestead Road
Honomu, HI
Lunch
provided
12:45 am
Depart
1:30 am
Hamakua Mushrooms; www.hamakuamushrooms.com
36-221 Manowaiopae Homestead Road
Laupahoehoe, HI
• Lani Weigert; agrotourism marketer
for Hamakua Mushrooms and Ag Lead Alumni;
lani@hiagtourism.org; 808-962-0017.
2:45pm
Depart
4:00 pm
Arrive at Ponoholo Ranch tour
Kohala Mountain Road, outside of
Hawi, HI
• Chris English, Vice President of
production, Worked in Beef Industry on mainland & returned to family owned operation @ Ponoholo Ag Lead Alumn;
• Sabrina White, Assistant manager,
3rd generation rancher on family owner commercial
cow/calf operation with Angus & Charolais Cattle Ag Lead Alumn; sabrina@ponoholo.com
Dinner
@ Ranch
7:00 pm
Depart
8:00 pm Arrive
at Waikoloa Marriott
South
Dakota Ag Leadership Alumni Friday, January 9, 2015
7:45am Depart Waikoloa Marriott
9:00
am Kona Queen Company
World’s largest producer of queen
bees
83-5311 Napoopoo Rd, Captain Cook, HI 96704
P.O. Box 768, Captain Cook, HI 96704
808-328-9016
P.O. Box 768, Captain Cook, HI 96704
808-328-9016
·
Gus Rouse, owner
9:45 am Depart
10:00
am Hawaiian Host Macadamia Nut Farm
& Factory
Macadamia nut orchards and
processing factory
83-5711 Middle Keei Road
Captain Cook, HI 96704
11:00
am Depart
11:40
am Pine Trees Café - Lunch
73-4040 Hulikoa Drive (at Queen Kaahumanu
Highway)
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
(808) 327-1234
(808) 327-1234
Lunch provided
·
Hawaii
Alumni may be able to join the group
Shopping
at the adjacent Mountain Thunder Store
12:40 pm
Depart
1:00
pm Mountain Thunder Coffee Farm
Coffee, cacao (chocolate) and
vanilla farm
73-1944 Hao Street (off of Kaloko
Drive)
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
(808) 345-6600
(808) 345-6600
·
Trent
Bateman, CEO and Founder
2:00
pm Depart
2:30 pm
Big Island Abalone
73-357 Makako Bay Dr
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
(808) 334-0034
(808) 334-0034
3:30 pm
Depart
3:30 pm
Blue Ocean Mariculture
74-429 Kealakehe
Parkway
Kailua-Kona, HI
96740
808.331.8222
4:30 pm
Wrap-up with pupus(poo-poos) (snacks) and drinks at beach park
Natural
Energy Laboratories Hawaii
73-4460 Queen Ka'ahumanu Hwy
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
6:00 pm
Depart for Waikoloa Marriott
6:45pm
Arrive at Waikoloa Marriott
South Dakota Agriculture & Rural
Leadership Alumni
Saturday January 10, 2015
Optional
Tour Volcanoes National Park via Van
$75 per
person plus tax includes lunch, snacks, bottled water and transportation via
vans
Tour
includes Coffee Mill, Orchid Gardens and Volcano winery
Optional
Tour Volcanoes National Park via Helicopter
Terry
Jaspers is working on details
