Modern-day living requires wilderness areas like Maha’ulepu. Where else can we go to find solace from the desperation of families faced with mortgages, medical bills, and impending layoffs but in the timeless comfort of Mount Ho’opu? Where else can we
Modern-day living requires wilderness areas like Maha’ulepu.
Where else
can we go to find solace from the desperation of families faced with mortgages,
medical bills, and impending layoffs but in the timeless comfort of Mount
Ho’opu?
Where else can we go to seek beauty when faced with the ugliness
of terrorism, violence, and abuse but the rugged limestone cliffs of
Maha’ulepu?
Where else can we go to renew our spirits, reaffirm our faith
and strengthen our souls so that we can continue to support and offer the hand
of aloha to children and families who face the overwhelming challenges of
modern-day living but the awesome sanctuary that is Maha’ulepu?
As a family
support worker for children with special needs and their families, as a child
advocate and as a single parent, I know I’m not alone when I say “Malama
Maha’ulepu.” I ask all of Kaua’i to join hands and work toward preserving the
only wilderness beach on this island for the sake of generations of children
and their families.
SUZANNE KASHIWAEDA
Kalaheo
