The longer I live on the Big Island of Hawaii, the more I realize what a jewel this isolated erupting rock in the middle of the Pacific is. Within an hour I can be snowboarding the peaks of Mauna Kea, sucking down super-heated hydrochloric acid from active volcanic plumes, getting barreled in hurricane swell, or just seeking solace on an isolated green sand beach. Now don't get the wrong idea, there is much more to living on the island than just basking in God's creation in awe and soaking in the rich beauty around each corner. We actually do work around here and have normal lives that hopefully benefit humanity in some way or another. Here is a little photo taste of my summer of love...helping to host the Community Technology seminars at the University of the Nations, installing a 20 million gallon water reservoir in the cattle county of Waimea, building rain water catchment tanks with the Marshallese community, and of course capturing the beauty and diversity with my camera while traveling between job sites. Hope you Enjoy!!

p.s. - To those of you who are asking about the 2008 Eyes On the Nations Calendars...they are in the making and will be out mid-October!! Thanks for your help!!