KAPA‘A — The lift being used by Todd Mayer to replace and work on lights at the inline skating rink was put to use in getting Cascade Mayer’s video production completed. Todd Mayer, one of the coaches and players for
KAPA‘A — The lift being used by Todd Mayer to replace and work on lights at the inline skating rink was put to use in getting Cascade Mayer’s video production completed.
Todd Mayer, one of the coaches and players for the Kaua‘i Inline Hockey Association, was working on getting more lights at the facility that hosts inline hockey games on Friday nights and Sunday afternoons.
“They need lights,” one parent commented. “I tried following the puck on one of the night games and couldn’t do it. It must be the young eyes because I couldn’t do it.”
Todd Mayer said he worked with the county to acquire some of the lamps earmarked for disposal.
Taking those lamps, he salvages usable components and uses them to upgrade and service the lamps at the Kapa‘a rink.
He said some of the discarded fixtures have good bezels which can be used to replace those in Kapa‘a that have been shot out.
“He’s really good about doing things like that,” said Penni Taketa, the inline hockey association scorekeeper. “He arranged for all the new fencing and materials which were put in by volunteers.”
Mayer has been at the forefront of keeping up the rink so inline hockey enthusiasts of all ages can enjoy the game.
“We started work on Saturday, but had to quit when the rains came,” Mayer said. “Hopefully, there will be more lights when the games start, Friday evening.”
In the meantime, Mayer said the county is scheduled to replace some of the lamps at the stadium shortly, and when that happens, there will definitely be more light at the Kapa‘a rink.
Between games, Cascade Mayer took advantage of the unique vantage point to get video footage of the Midget division games.
“That’s her finals for her video class,” Taketa said. “She’s working on trying to put together a promotional piece on inline hockey.”
