Ka'ena Point Ride

Here is Hanseul Yung's family visiting from Korea. Han
(to my left) works in my office. It is the first time her parents
and sister have been to Hawaii. I don't know what the Korean women
do to look so young. They should bottle it and sell it. 

After a forty hour work week, we take full  advantage of our
Saturday P-Days. Here we are about to ride an old sugar
cane railroad track. We are at Ka'ena Point and will ride the
western tip of the island from the windward to the leeward side.
Elder and Sister Waterfall are always up for an adventure.

There were some obstacles to contend with. Such as gates,

and an unexpected very steep trail where the old path had washed out.
Fortunately, Bill and Scott helped carry my bike down the trail, but
Nancy carried her bike most of the way.

Going back we discovered this lower path which was much easier.

Some parts of the path were quite rocky

and narrow.

It was definitely an upper and lower body workout.

But you can see the views made it all worth it.

We saw a sea arch, numerous tide pools and a blowhole.

The rocky shore is very unforgiving.

It was quite hot, so you wouldn't want to do this in the heat
of the summer.

On the way back we ran into this big guy.

This monk seal is on his back napping.

Back out through the gate.

Bill's war scars from carrying my bike down the steep hill.
He sacrificed his shins for me.

Closest We Will Get to the Philippines for Now

This is the booth at the Filipino Club recruitment table. For 2 days
all the clubs on campus recruit for membership. Since there are over 70
countries represented here, there are a lot of clubs. We plan to visit
the Philippines when we get off our mission. 

This is Bill's new office. It is 4 shipping containers. When BYUH's Academic
Advisors needed to move into Bill's old office this is where they
put the Construction/Planning Dept. It is very hard to get building
permits in Hawaii, and so this was the quickest solution. 

They crammed everyone in this space. It is quite noisy. But on
the plus side, Bill is close to his colleagues which improves
department communication. 

At least bill's desk has a window.

Here are sone of the finished duplexes Bill is in charge of.
They are for faculty housing.

They have a nice porch or lanai, 4 bedrooms, and a garage.

There are nice, roomy kitchens...

lots of closet space and a window vent you can see above the door,
which allows for added airflow. The roof attic has a huge fan that
 pulls all the hot air out of the house.
With the windows facing the prevailing trade winds, the
homes stay quite cool even without air-conditioning. The duplexes
are rented at a very reasonable rate for Hawaii.

The princess of Tonga came to visit and this was her coach.

The red carpet was definitely rolled out.

Hiking to Chinaman's Hat

CHINAMAN'S HAT HIKE

We love our service at BYU-H but we try and
make the best of our P-Days. This is the
brave group that decided to tackle Chinaman's Hat.

You can see where the island got it's name.  

We walked-swam in 2-3 feet of water for
about 614 yards to reach the island.

I wasn't so sure I wanted  to go to the top
but with a little encouragement I forged ahead.
At least there were some "handholds" in the
rocky crevices.

Here is where I was holding on for dear life. I tried not
to look down. I hope the view is worth it on top.

Here is the crew that made it minus one taking the photo.

Elder Dunham led us in some yoga poses. Here is the
tree pose.

Warrior pose.

Maybe flying back would be easier than going down the
steep rocky cliffs.

I think the view was worth it.

All safely down thank goodness.

One more thing before we headed back to Oahu.

Elder Wollenzein (Wally) recited some very
humorous cowboy poetry

He was very entertaining.

Heading back to Oahu.

Go Red Raiders

Our local Kahuku football team is ranked in the top 20 teams in the US.
It contributes more players to the NFL than any other high school. They
go "cuckoo" in Kahuku for football . When they win a championship
it is like the Fourth of July with fireworks, but bigger. I will be
sure to wear a red shirt to the next game.

Our neighbors, the Tregaskes moved into Laie and asked to trade
cars for a couple of days. You can see why. We had a lot of fun and
Bill relived his young adulthood. 

We put nearly 200 miles on the car and seeing the beauty of the island
with the top down was amazing. 

We even drove up to the Pali Lookout at sunset
which was breathtaking.

Update on the seal pup. he is getting big! No sign of the
transplanted female.

It has been fun to watch him grow up. He may not
stick around for much longer. We check up on
him on our weekly bike rides. 

Walk to Goat Island

Here are the senior missionaries that joined us on the walk to
Moku'auia or Goat Island. A few more arrived after the photo.

Bill has always wanted to do this since he read about
his grandfather doing it in the late 1890's in his
grandfather's journal. It was low tide when we started,

but it was also quite windy, so we all got pretty wet and
had to fight a few waves to trek the 720 feet.

This is the other side of the island. You can see the temple way
behind us in the background.

Sister Waterfall found a couple of sea cucumbers that we
held for a bit.

Sister Thompson built an elaborate rock shrine.

 A interesting historical tidbit was that a lawyer lived on the
 the island in the mid 1800's with his 2 mistresses. When
the King of Hawaii heard about it he wanted to have him
arrested. After some research the lawyer found
out the island wasn't recorded on the king's maps and so
he declared himself king of the island and remained.
The day was a fun adventure with about 17 missionaries.

My Brother Dave and Mary Lou Visit

It was so fun to pick these two up at the airport for a visit.

The first day we took them to Turtle Bay to see the mama
seal and pup.

Also to the point for the great views.

Next day the Lighthouse Hike. 

From the top there are spectacular views of the East Shore.
You can also see the other islands on the way up.

Of course we had to take them to the PCC to meet some of our
students. Here is Alma from Fiji next to Mary Lou.

It started to pour for the next several hours while at the PCC,
but it didn't stop us. We just waded through the streams.

Great snorkeling day at Three Tables where we saw
many colorful fish and a turtle.

We did some work for some of Grandpa
Peter Anderson's family.