Leaving Hawaii

Upon leaving, I have a few reflections on the highlights of our trip to Hawaii.

When we went to Hilo and visited Volcanoe National Park, I got to see first hand how Creation was created. Lava came up from the ocean and erupted which in turn cooled and turned into rock. Rocks piled on top of each other and eventally became land. Seeing this, it was like standing at the dawn of time and watching creation be created. This was so amazing, seeing how the Creator created creation. I was awed.

The second thing would have to be the immersion efforts that the Hawaiians are involved in. Yesterday we visited another immersion school and met the staff and a special tour of the school. The land is utilized as part of the curriculum and seeing the gardens being fed by natural water flow was inspiring. Seeing the classrooms all written in the Hawaiian language was equally inspiring. Seeing this gave me hope for all Indigenous people of the world.

Next year the NIEA conference is going to ne hosted here in Honolulu and the president of the organization gave us a special invitation to attend who also happened to be our tour guide. She was very gracious in hosting us and took us out to a very expensive restuarant with a table by the ocean. We ate sea food and got to see the sun set from a large picture window while ships passed by in the harbour. This was imoressive.

After supper we took a last stroll down Waikiki beach and bought some last minute items to bring home with us. The weather, the healthy looking people, the good food and good hospitality will stay with me for a long time.

Hanauma Bay is a under water nature perserve where we went snorkeling. Attached are a few pictures of that place.