With a full moon overhead, its silver reflection in the ripples lapping at the jetty wall, I rolled the throttle back and the Shadow roared down the road and around another bend. Pulling up at Ahukini landing as a jet
With a full moon overhead, its silver reflection in the ripples lapping at the jetty wall, I rolled the throttle back and the Shadow roared down the road and around another bend.
Pulling up at Ahukini landing as a jet took off from the airport, we parked the bike and scoped the night sky. Clouds could clearly be seen rolling in from the horizon, parting to make way for Orion’s belt. Especially after our eyes adjusted, it was a dreamscape.
The November air filtering through my helmet cooled my forehead, sunburnt after a long morning walk along Ke Ala Hele Makalae. Our stroll down the coastal path from Kealia to Kuna Bay featured humpback whales, green sea turtles and a Hawaiian monk seal.
To fill a single Sunday with such phenomenal natural wonders from day to night makes me ask myself why I deserve to live in a place as amazing as Kaua‘i.
With Thanksgiving weekend naturally being a time for giving thanks, I extend many mahalo to all who have made this journey possible thus far.
I attribute most everything I have in life to my parents’ loving devotion in raising me right. Without their instilling the vital skills necessary for me to succeed, I would not be who or where I am today.
Pondering these points hones my focus on giving back. Paying it forward, even. When we have time, but not money, let’s give our time. When we have money, but not time, let’s give our money.
What better time than the holiday season to share our wealth with one another, be it a couple dollars, a few tidbits of wisdom or some of our energy.
Inside this Sunday’s edition of Kaua‘i Times, Amanda Gregg highlights a recent Leadership Kaua‘i fundraiser. She reports that proceeds from the third annual golf tournament go toward supporting the Pi‘ina Hoku program, which seeks to imbue Kaua‘i’s up-and-coming youths with the skills necessary to be the next generation of island leaders (see pages 8-9 for story and photos).
With so many worthy causes and so many in need, finding the right one to invest in can be a challenge in and of itself. Diversification has been my solution, divvying up where I donate. Maybe it’ll work for you, maybe not, but it’s worth the effort to find unique ways to give back.
