Probably some of the happiest
times for me in my career was
being able to photograph the people
and sites of Hawaii during my days
with the Honolulu Star-Bulletin.

Even though I cover major world
events today, I think my images
during my stay in Hawaii had more
immediate impact. Stories which
chronicled the lives and problems of
everyday families sometimes
brought immediate results which I
could see in my daily routine.  From
the old fisherman who wasn't
getting his retirement checks or
poor farmers who would have been
run over by big developers if not for
the story and photos, which
brought the problem to light.

I was fortunate to meet people like
the legendary hula dancer Iolani
Luahine, who was revered by the
Hawaiian community or to visit a
light house on the island of Molokai
and visit with residents, such as
Richard Marks a leprosy patient and
resident of  Kalaupapa on the Island
of Molokai. These were people with
a great outlook on the way life and
used their talents to help others.  
Their stories not only had an  impact
on the readers, who read and saw
the photographs, but they effected
me with their sharing outlook on life.

For me it was great to watch a little
boy in the small town of Kahuku
wait his turn for a haircut on a sunny
Saturday afternoon, or  nuns
returning to class after a walk in the
rain forest for a science class.

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