Every morning someone walks to the beach, digs holes, sets the umbrellas, brings out the seats. A daily ritual to prepare the beach for the comfort for the many tourists at Waikiki. But only a few short blocks away (literally 3 blocks) is an elementary school where the children come from homes with parents who are struggling to make it to be a resident of this state. And many of them are probably in the service industry that support tourism. Many tourists do not venture too far into the life of those that live here year round. Yesterday I met with folks at a school about 40 minutes from here ... 90% of those students have a parent in the military and most of them have been separated from for some portion of the last school year. We met and talked, while overhead heard the sound of choppers flying.
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Our children are ready
What are we waiting for?
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