Our Hawaii Trip

We went to Hawaii on November 1 to visit Eric and family in Pearl City. We stayed with them for ten days. It was good to see Owen, 6-1/2; Hannah, 3-1/2, and Alexandra, 16 months then and now known as Lexi. We had fun with the kids. Owen is in first grade and is a good brother to his sisters. Hannah goes to pre-school every day and loves it. She is taking hula and ballet lessons at school. Lexi stays home with Leah. She is a sweet little girl. A very deep thinker. Knows who she is and what she wants. Eric is the Executive Ofiicer (second in command) on the USS Chicago, SSN-721. Leah is busy, to say the least. She is the daughter I always wanted.

On November 10 we flew to Maui to stay at a timeshare for a week thanks to the generosity of friends from our church. We stayed at Maui Hill in Kihei. We did most of the touristy things. Drove the Road to Hana with 617 curves and 54 one lane bridges. We went to Haleakala to see the sunrise but it was raining and covered in clouds. Haleakala is 10,023 feet high and is a volcano that hasn't erupted since about 1790, so is considered an active volcano. We also took a one day trip on a ferry to the island of Molokai. The trip took 95 minutes under very rough sea conditions. The island is most famous for the leper colony that was there and still is. There are several old lepers still there and the youngest is in his sixties. When the last one dies the colony will be turned over to the state. The story of Father Damien on that island is very fascinating. He became a leper and died at the age of 49.