Student Notes:

Zoe - Hawaiian name Ola: life well being - Taught herself how to play the ukulele at Uncle Tutoo's house, and had a wonderful birthday checking out waterfalls, hiking, and listening to the group sing happy birthday to her all day!

Ava - Hawaiian name Havoli: always happy - Has really taken advantage of immersing herself in the local culture and enjoyed "talking story" with Uncle Moke and Albert, (our temporary, unofficial, 3rd leader at Uncle Moke's farm). We love how she also goes out of her way to check in with members of the group to make sure they're ok.

Julia - Hawaiian name Kulia: high place - Was so excited to see batman. Seeing a favorite movie and surfing all day was almost too much excitement and Julia had a smile on her face all day.

Margot - Hawaiian name Momi: precious pearl - continues to be a natural leader, taking charge of activities for us to do the past couple of days around the waterfalls and hiking trails on the Hana side of Maui. Also, we were really surprised when Margot and Allison managed to tandem surf one wave on the same board!

Allison - Hawaiian name Lani: truthful - Did a great job of planning the different stops for us on the way to the Hana side of Maui, where we saw waterfalls and found a black sand beach. She has a proven knack for logistics and planning.

Carey - Hawaiian name Ke Aloha: behaves with love - has enjoyed the stay at Uncle Tutoo's house, where he has been able to practice all of his swimming strokes in the pool. Carey's attitude and leadership went a long way toward keeping group morale high when Nick had to leave to have an appendectomy.

Joe - Hawaiian name Hoonui: to increase and multiply - as the only experienced surfer in the group, was happy to share his skills with everyone and can't wait to show his friends what new tricks he learned surfing in Maui.

Adam - Hawaiian name Kane: the man - has blessed the group with new and fun energy. He is eager to help out and Uncle Tutoo said he was impressed with how thoughtful and considerate Adam is.

Ben - Hawaiian name Peni: son of the right hand - the whole group was excited to have him join us, as he jumped right in with contagious enthusiasm and immediately immersed himself in local culture and in learning the Hawaiian language from Kapuna Reyes.

Henry - Hawaiian name Hanaloi: ruler of the home- got up in front of the Molokai Youth Center community and sang at their final banquet. He is a man of many talents, as there were few waves that Henry couldn't ride when we went surfing.

Noah - Hawaiian name Olu Olu: cool and comfortable - Took charge of planning the itinerary for a day and seamlessly led the group through fun activities like hiking up to one of the tallest waterfalls any of us had ever seen!

Matt – Hawaiian name Makana: gift of the lord - has been impressing Uncle Tutoo and other members of the extended win family with his drumming skills and his kind and gentle personality.

Ian - Hawaiian name Locomaika'i: good, generous, kind - His energetic personality and up for anything attitude make every activity we do seem like a good idea. Often the comic relief of the group, he seems to be immune to bad moods.

Nick - Hawaiian name Lanakila: victory of the people, champion - Is the ultimate champion. Never for a moment did he seem worried, distressed, or even disappointed with the idea of having to be in the hospital, which effectively ended his activity on the Island. The group misses him very much and we have all learned something from his unwavering courage and high spirits. No one going into the hospital has any business being that cheerful, and we are excited to have him back for final banquet and the flight home.