THE BUSINESS OF AX THROWING
HAS REALLY TAKEN OFF ON THE
MAINLAND.
NOW YOU CAN DO IT HERE ON
OAHU.
KAMAKA PILI LIVE IN KAKA'AKO
WITH MORE.
HOW'S IT GOING?
KAMAKA ALOHA.
WE ARE
HERE IN KAKA'AKO
WEARING
NEW VENUE HAS JUST OPENED, A NEW
ACTIVITY AND EXPERIENCE AND IT
IS CALLED BLADE AND TIMBER.
IT IS PRETTY MUCH THROWING AND
ASK HIM TO THE BOARD AND TRYING
TO GET TABLES I.
I WILL TRY REALLY -- TO GET
TABLES I -- A BULLESEY.
WHAT IS BLADE AND TIMBER
AND WHY
DID YOU COME TO HAWAII?
BLADE AND TIMBER
, HOW IED'S
FIRST AX THROWING EXPERIENCE.
WE THROW PEOPLE -- SHOW PEOPLE
HOW TO THROW AXES AND MAKE SURE
THEY HAVE A GREAT TIME DOING IT.
THE COFOUNDERS OF THIS BUSINESS
ARE ALSO THE COFOUNDERS OF
BREAKOUT WAIKIKI.
THEY LOVE THE ISLAND
AND THEY
WANTED TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE ON
THE ISLAND.
WE KNOW EVERYONE HERE IS
ALWAYS
LOOKING FOR A NEW AND FUN
EXPERIENCE AND HERE WE ARE.
THIS IS A PRETTY COOL
EXPERIENCE.
I WILL HAVE MY SHOT IN A LITTLE
BIT BUT WHEN PEOPLE WALK INTO
YOUR DOOR, I HEAR IT IS KIND OF
A LONG EXPERIENCE.
HOW DOES IT GO?
OUR NORMAL EXPERIENCE IS 90
MINUTES LONG AND WHEN PEOPLE
ENTER THE DOORS, THEY MEET OUR
RECEPTION AREA AND AFTER THEY
ARE DONE IN RECEPTION, THEY WILL
BE INTRODUCED TO THEIR CERTIFIED
COACH WHO WILL ESCORT THEM TO
THEIR LANE.
THE EXPERIENCE INCLUDES
INSTRUCTIONS FROM THAT COACH.
THE COACH WILL COVER SAFETY,
THROWING TECHNIQUES, AND GAMES
THE GROUPS CAN PLAY TOGETHER.
THE COACHING LASTS 15 TO 20
MINUTES BUT THE COACHES ARE
AVAILABLE THE WHOLE 90 MINUTES
TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS SAFE
AND HAVING A GREAT TIME.
YOU MENTIONED THEY ARE
CERTIFIED.
ALL OF OUR COACHES GO THREE
SAFETY CERTIFICATION BEFORE WE
EVER ALLOW THEM TO COACH A GROUP
ON THEIR OWN.
KAMAKA: WHEN THEY ARE COACHING
AND THOSE WHO COME IN HERE
PARTICIPATE, AGE 10 AND ABOVE,
WHAT IS THE EXPERIENCE THAT
WOULD BE JUST AS FULFILLING FOR
A KID AS AN ADULT?
WE DO ALLOW CHILDREN 10 AND
OLDER TO PARTICIPATE.
THEY GO THROUGH THE SAME
TRAINING AND WE DO HAVE A
SMALLER, LIGHTER ASK FOR ANYBODY
THAT HAS TROUBLE WITH OUR NORMAL
THREE-POUND ASK.
CHILDREN 10 AND OLDER, WE HAVE A
SMALLER AXE
FOR THEM BUT THEY
HAVE THE SAME EXPERIENCE, THE
SAME AMOUNT OF FUN, AND THEY CAN
PLAY THE SAME GAMES.
FAMILIES PLAY TOGETHER AND IT IS
GREAT.
KAMAKA:
PEOPLE ARE ALL EXCITED
AND WANT TO HAVE THE EXPERIENCE.
WHERE ARE YOU LOCATED?
WE RECOMMEND BOOKING ON
BLADEANDTIMBER.
COM, ONLINE IS
THE BEST WAY.
THE AVERAGE EXPERIENCE WILL COST
KAMAKA: $14 A PERSON.
KAMAKA:SO EXCITED.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I WILL GET THE
BULLSEYE.
WE WILL HAVE THAT AT 7:00 BUT
RIGHT NOW, I'M KAMAKA PILI AT
BLADE AND TIMBER.
BRIGETTE: WE'VE GOT TO WAIT TO
SEE IF HE HITS THE BULL'S-EYE?
LET'S TAKE A BET.
WILL HE BE ABLE TO?
MARISA: I DON'T THINK HE'S GOING
TO HIT A BULL'S-EYE.
HE HAS ATHLETIC ABILITY, BUT
LET'S HOPE HE IS ABLE TO MAKE IT
BRIGETTE: LOCATIONS ACROSS THE
COUNTRY AND NOW HERE ON OAHU.
KAMAKA PILI LIVE IN KAKA'AKO
WITH MORE.
KAMAKA: ALOHA.
DURING THE BREAK, I WAS
PRACTICING A LOT SO I AM READY.
WE'RE HERE WITH THE GENERAL
MANAGER HERE AT BLADE AND TIMBER
.
YOU ARE TELLING ME THERE IS A
SECRET.
WHAT IS THE SECRET TO AXE
THROWING?
IT IS COMMON FOR GUESTS TO
COME IN AND EXPECT HOW HARD THEY
THROW THE AXE TO BE IMPORTANT
BUT IN REALITY, IT IS ALL ABOUT
TECHNIQUE AND FINDING THE RIGHT
DISTANCE FROM THE TARGET.
THAT IS SOMETHING COACHES WILL
DO.
THEY WILL NATURE EVERYONE IN THE
GROUP KNOWS HOW FAR TO STAND AND
TO CONSISTENTLY PUT THE AXE ON
THE BOARD.
IF I CAN WATCH YOU WILL MORE
TIME BECAUSE I TOLD EVERYONE I
WILL GET IT.
CAN YOU SHOW ME THE TECHNIQUE
YOU DO?
I'LL SHOW YOU MY ONE-HANDED
THROW.
KAMAKA: OK, HERE WE GO.
OK, I CAN DO BETTER THAN THAT.
I GOT A THREE.
KAMAKA: NOW I WILL
TOSS THE
MICROPHONE OVER.
I AM SO EXCITED.
MOVE UP A LITTLE.
KAMAKA: YEP.
HEY!
KAMAKA: I WAS REALLY NERVOUS.
TIM, YOU
ARE -- YOU GUYS OPEN
SATURDAY.
HOW HAS PARTITION -- PARTITION
PATIENT BEEN?
IT HAS -- PARTICIPATION BEEN?
THE PUBLIC HAS COME OUT AND
EVERYONE IS HAVING A GOOD TIME.
IT'LL SEE IT HAS A NEW AND FUN
EXPERIENCE.
ONCE OUR COACHES GET THEM TO
CONSISTENTLY STICK IN THE
BULLSEYE AND THEY LEARN THEY CAN
PLAY GAMES, THEY REALLY ENJOY
COMPETING WITH EACH OTHER AND
THROWING A WINNING ACTS AND
HITTING A -- AXE AND HITTING
A
BULL'S-EYE IS ALWAYS GREAT.
KAMAKA: I THINK I BEAT YOU.
WE RECOMMEND GOING TO
BLADEANDTIMBER.COM AND USING OUR
ONLINE BOOKING.
KAMAKA: KAKA'AKO, COME ON
DOWN.
KAMAKA PILI HERE AT BLADE AND