Kahala Beach to IHS

Phew, we're pooped!

But in a good way. We had a busy day today.

First, there was the semiannual monk seal count this morning. That involved wandering the beaches from Black Point to Wailupe in search of wayward monk seals. Wayward because the seals almost never haul out in this area, one fronted by the exclusive Kahala Resort and multi-million dollar homes, but it still needs to be searched for the official count. Since walking on the beach is one of my favorite pasttimes anyway, it was a pleasure for me, and Kevin enjoyed it, and we met a new volunteer. So that was fun.

Then this afternoon, we met up with other youth and parents from the U-U Church of Honolulu at the Institute for Human Services downtown. This is the local homeless shelter, with two facilities, one for men and one for women and children. Together we all cooked a lasagna dinner for 300 people. Kevin with a butcher knife chopping onions...it took all my will to detach and let that happen, lemme tell ya. Then we split up, and the gals went to the women's shelter, and the fellas stayed at the men's shelter, and we all served up yummy hot meals to people in need.

The irony of societal extremes was not lost on me. As a silent reminder from the windows of the dining hall on the 2nd floor of the women's shelter, a docked luxury cruise ship dominated the view.

But all in all, we do what we can. Good works in good company. It was a very full and satisfying day for both of us.

Aloha pumehana...