August 3, 2025

Tsunami Safety Tips:

Monday, July 28, 2025

Morning Walk

Average Monday morning schedule – office and meetings from 9-5 and then Ukulele Class to finish the day. We had dinner with the teacher – yes, we are the teachers pet!

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Started out as an average Tuesday. Morning Walk, Office, I had student visits, lunch at the PCP:

AND THEN:

All the phones in the whole building started ringing a very loud siren noise! We were all out of the buildings by 4pm and making our way to the designated “higher ground”.

Our La’ie District 2 had a district meeting scheduled this evening. We were holding a Bonsai Bowl and sunset at Sunset Beach. We were trying to decide what to do? How serious was this? Should we cancel? We’ve been planning on this for a month! We were meeting at 7:15pm tonight. After the first siren sound, it stated arrive at 7:10pm at Sunset Beach. THAT made our decision for us. CANCEL text went out and. . .

We packed up the car with our “go bags” and a case of water, a cooler with food, blankets and pillows, extra clothes, our meds, hard drives and laptops, chairs and a book to read!

It was windy and sticky and then rainy and wet. We started off in the church buildings, but they moved everyone up at the hour siren to the hilltop:

By the time darkness came, it felt like a drive in movie without the movie!

We left around 10pm to go back to our apartment.

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

So, we got so sleep in our own bed, with A/C. Start the day as a “usual” day? We looked up more information about the Warning/Evacuation and here is an explanation by AccuWeather:

“Any earthquake with a magnitude greater than 7.0 poses a tsunami risk even thousands of miles away from the epicenter,” Dan DePodwin, AccuWeather Senior Director of Forecasting Operations, said.

Tsunami waves led to a maximum height of 3.1 feet at Midway Island in the North Pacific Ocean. Wave activity began in Hawaii around 1-1:30 a.m. EDT with a 5.7-foot wave at Kahului and 4.9 feet measured in Hilo. Waves have subsided, though dangerous currents may persist through Wednesday night.

Around 6:00 a.m. EDT, the Oahu Department of Emergency Management said the Tsunami Warning was downgraded to Tsunami Advisory. “Evacuations canceled for Oahu. Residents may return home. Remain cautious in or near the water. Widespread flooding is NOT expected. Stay away from beaches, shorelines, and out of the ocean,” the agency posted on X.

Morning Walk to the Point and a check on the update

And the campus update:

AND my younger sister, concerned for my wellbeing sends me this

We realized how little we had in stock when we were trying to decide what to take in our evacuation Tsunami situation, we made a quick (2 hour round trip) grocery pick up into town.

We had finished our meetings early, and then we made it back for “dinner with our jr sister missionaries in our ward”.

A friend from Idaho sent me a text:

https://www.ksl.com/article/51353755/beloved-90-year-old-provo-hiker-remembered-after-tragic-house-fire

I was in shock. . . I had just seen a wonderful tribute to my friend Hank in May when he turned 90. I have counted on seeing him every week or twice a week on our hike to the “Y” since I first encountered him in 2010. A lot of reflecting this night.

Thursday, July 31, 2025

Mortality seems very close and real when a friend crosses the veil. Hank wasn’t a close friend, but he was a dear one that I’ve kept tabs on for 15 years. This morning was reflective:

I spent my morning hike time at the Point for the sunrise talking to my hiking partner that knows him as I do. It was very healing. Then I spent the rest of the morning reflecting and put together a small post about him.

Henry Landon Miles

I’ve been missing this hike and I carry it on my water bottle to soothe me, but it won’t be the same hike when I get to do it again.

We finished our Thursday at the PCC:

Friday, August 1, 2025

Morning Walk:

We had a regular office day, presentations, meetings, student visits and a fun office dinner to finish the night off with:

Such a great group of missionaries to work with on campus. We had a great meal at Haleiwa Joes in Haleiwa! And saw turtles swimming up the river walking over the bridge. The pictures I took don’t do it justice because You can’t see the turtle heads pop out of the water on their way downriver, so I’ll leave it to your imagination.

Saturday, August 2, 2025

P-Day

Started with chickens in the yard, which doesn’t happen that often with our fence and gate:

Then we walked the Point:

We had scheduled some historical sites with another missionary couple Mike and Cindy Bates:

We started the day at the Bishop’s Museum, but requires the road trip to town:

https://www.bishopmuseum.org/

After an amazing self guided tour (I added links if you want to take your own self-guided tour) and a stop at the WAYFINDERS: WAVES, WINDS, AND STARS

J. Watumull Planetarium we. . .

Stopped for lunch at Liliha’s Bakery

Then we finished our historical trip today at the

https://www.cem.va.gov/cems/nchp/NMCP.asp

But the day didn’t end there. The Bates had volunteered for the PCC and we had dinner with the Gathrights!

Hiroko is an amazing chef (and anything artistic or fashion design) We had a lovely and delicious time!

Sunday, August 3, 2025

Fast Sunday and regular church meetings at 8am.

FaceTime with family after church and preparations for this newsletter and the Munch and Mingle tonight.

Each Senior District has a food assignment. One month it is Main Dish, the Next month it is Side Dish/Salad the next month it is Dessert. We rotate through the year on that schedule. This month our district La’ie District 2 had the assignment of Side Dish/Salad. I made a cheese and crackers plate. In fact, I made two because we have two different tables set up to move the line through. We have 130 Senior Missionaries at our Mandatory Munch and Mingle.

This is also our time to sing Aloha Oe’ to the departing missionaries that month. This month we have two couples leaving before our next Munch and Mingle:

We will miss our friends, but are thrilled they are finishing up and returning to family.

This has been a reminder of “friendship” week. I fasted and prayed deeply for a friend this week and continually. Here is a thought and a link to a talk about Friends:

Brotherhood/Sisterhood in the Church

In a lonely world, brotherhood/sisterhood in the Church really means something. Everyone needs to be loved. Everyone needs to be needed. Everyone has some kind of talent and wants to use it. Somehow in the magic of this marvelous organization you can find your place and make your contribution. When you serve, you find purpose to life. The Church hath need of every member (D&C 84:110). You need not be alone. We are a busy and active people and love to serve each other. Whether you are young or old, married or single, you are needed in the Church. You get involved in wholesome activities that build and strengthen friendships.

A. Theodore Tuttle, “Come Drink the Living Water”, April 1975 General Conference

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We are grateful for the opportunity to serve and represent our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. He is our Savior and I am grateful for Him in our life. May your week be a blessed one. . .

Love,

Elder and Sister Hudnall