This Island!

This Island is magical.  It is powerful.  It is constantly changing.  It can be dangerous.  It is remote.  It is home.  Big Island is our home not matter how much lava is flowing or how much ash is falling or how stinky (seriously, like a nasty septic tank) the air is when the winds blow.  Big Island, our home.  No Keia La, No Keia Po, A Mau Loa – From this day, from this night, forever more.

Honomalino Bay

Living in paradise isn't a 24/7 vacation.  This aina - land - can be a tough place to carve out a life but persistence is key.  So many amazing things have happened in our lives since coming to our Island.

Discovering new things!

The bond between brothers growing ikaika - strong.

Dreams do come true.

And of course, we have had some pretty crappy things happen.  It wouldn't be life if we didn't. 

The truck died and had to be pulled into the driveway.

Jason's recent 4-wheeler accident left him with this shark bite looking wound. 

Those crappy things...they are just things and they don't define our life; they don't define our destiny.  They most certainly do not, I repeat do not, make us feel regret or disappointment in our choice to move our family to this island. 

Not many people can say that they truly moe me ka maluhia - sleep with peace.  But, I do.  We do.  This island does that.  It will either chew you up and spit you out or you will embrace it, the good and the bad, and live with maluhia - peace.  Why?  Because I know, we know, that our Creator placed us on this Island for a reason, for a purpose.  This Island....

A favorite spot close to South Point and Green Sands.

Mahalo for following along and staying with us on this journey. 

The Waitley Ohana