during the Pipeline Masters, Mateus came to sit by us and play in the sand. right from the start, he started to form a mountain.
shaping it with determination, and making it with passion. 
Mateus told me this is Mauna Kea. then he told me he remembers everything about our trip to the Mauna. 
good job making the Mauna! gosh, i really want to get a haircut like Mateus! haha. so cute… 
an hour later, he was playing in the sand with Kaira, and started to make a mountain for her. i’m pretty sure he was teaching Kaira about his experience on the Mauna. 
somebody sent my sister this photo. this was the first time i went up to the Mauna. even though a lot of people told me not to take the kids, i did anyway. i wanted them to learn and see it for themselves. and this is the only way. it was actually a sad moment for all of us as you can see in our eyes. what’s even more sad are the people still up there protecting their mountain and what they believe in. this conflict is not even close to a solution, but i’m hoping it ends without a 100′ telescope on such a sacred and beautiful mountain…
