Happy All Hallows Eve – Hawaiian Style
Monday, October 27, 2025
Last Haircut in Hawaii
Starting to see and experience the “last” or “final” one of things that have become second nature in Hawaii. Outside haircuts all year round are not done in Utah!
We have MANY more students on the CARES Team list. I started the morning with student visits, hurried into CARES Team Mtg. (Yummy Fresh Banana Chocolate Chip Cake) and review of the students needing help.
Then, right into student visits and student doctor visits that I have been attending with them, this for the final time.
I am trying to work myself out of a job with the students as they move on and function better in their student environment.
Lunch – we go home and grab lunch and return to campus.
This painting hangs above my head in our office. I greet him as I come in and remind myself of “the one” that I am charged with helping. ONE at a time.
More student visits, Elder Hudnall has meetings with faculty departments and staff meetings.
I have been tasked to meet with some of the junior sister missionaries and help with the transitions that they go through here on the mission. So, we grabbed our ukuleles and headed to class before I had some more appointments this evening.
The day is over. . .
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
Quick Morning walk, before trip to airport:
Liliha’s for breakfast afterwards with Yuki and Nicole.
Tuesday Devotional:
I was still on the highway waiting for the “tree trimmers” when this began, so we listened off campus. Enjoy the devotional.
Lunch was with the Sisters in our office learning how to make straw eyelash lei’s:
Sister Spilker, Sister Nielsen, Sister Seamans and me!
A couple of student visits on campus, take a student to Long’s Drugs to pick up her prescription, then on to ward activities.
The day finished up; a practice with “the Elders”. They are a lot of fun and outside where the practices are held, there are a lot of bugs!
Wednesday, October 29, 2025
The morning started before the sunrise on the Point.
So, here are the morning pictures of Koko Head
It is a 1 – 1/2 hour drive from La’ie to Koko Head, then an hour up. A sit down rest at the top, 45 minutes down. Another 1 -1/2 hour drive back. Whew, we made it back to La’ie in time for lunch with Auntie at Beach House by Roy Yamauchi at Turtle Bay:
We had great story and fantastic food. Auntie Charlie had been a concierge at Turtle Bay and they all treat her so well. We love being there with her!
Hope Squad Class
Elder Hudnall’s last Hope Squad Class that he taught. It was entitled YBU and a great class. Sister Hudnall had to slip out for a session with a student. Then back to HGB to celebrate with the Spilkers. They have been running a Self-Care Challenge and this was the closing and give away of prizes. They had an electric bike, an IPad, a set of AirPods and lots of Water Bottles and gift cards. It was a fun evening.
One last set of junior missionary Companionship to meet with after their DA and our scheduled events.
They have a curfew and bedtime, so we kept it in their guidelines.
Thursday, October 30, 2025
Thursday Counceling Center Staff Meeting! Aloha Oe’
Delicious Food, and Kind Words and Hopes expressed. This is a fantastic group of people and dedicated professionals who these students can rely on. I have been privileged to be able to meet with and work with them these last 18 months.
Elder Hudnall then had a presentation, Sister Hudnall had five student visits and a student dr. appointment.
A photo Shoot with our Campus Photographer, Douglas Ferreira.
Then we made it to the temple for our last appointment.
Ended the day with our La’ie District 2 friends at the Seamans house for testimony meeting and treats:
There are A-LOT of endings. Sister Suave started the mission with us in the MTC and we will fly home on the same flight together next Thursday.
Friday, October 31, 2025 – Halloween
First the Morning Walk:
The Counceling Center did a themed Student Activity, “Inside Out” – I came dressed as “Sister Joy”
Because I had put the wig on over wet hair, it became the permanent look for the day, I didn’t have time to go back to the Pad and change.
It is a Friday and we have the Campus Sisters Brown Bag Lunch group:
Great Group of Sisters, missing a few, busy day!
Then in the “blue hair”. I met up with a new set of Junior Sister Missionaries. Finished up with that appointment. The next few hours were changed with an emergent text. We helped locate a student and arrange for transport and admit to Castle Hospital.
Mahalo to Elder Hudnall for starting our PCC volunteer shift for us. I joined him as soon as I could:
Hallow’s Eve continues:
Moana Street has the Trick or Treat scene and it was
And it goes on. . .
The PCC has a Halloween Dance Contest:
Now the day has finally finished. What a day!
Saturday, November 1, 2025
Slept in until after sunrise. That hasn’t happened very often. So my morning pictures are packing/cleaning:
Last weekend on the island –
Elder Hudnall’s last all day yard clean – up:
We ended the day at Pounder’s Resturant on the PCC with our friends Gary and Jeri Crosby:
Sunday, November 2, 2025
Fast Sunday – Last Sunday
Sacrament meeting again at 8am. Our friends Tracy Mayer came around the island and attended church with us.
We have loved being in the La’ie 6th Ward. It is in the church that adjoins the temple grounds. The La’ie temple is actually in our ward boundaries. It has been a wonderful experience.
Then we had our exit interview with President and Sister Hicken. We felt a lot of love and support from these two great people. What a privilege to be able to serve with them.
Munch and Mingle is the next event on our schedule today. Our Aloha Oe’
As we begin this final week in our mission, it is busy and we are finishing up with a tight schedule. Thus, this newsletter is a little late. But lots of pictures
We leave the island Thursday night on the RedEye and arrive home in the Salt Lake City airport on Friday morning at 6:45am
Our Opportunity to talk, Homecoming Sacrament Meeting will be Sunday, November 9, 2025 at 9am
The address of our ward building is:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/uZy2yzxBYESQ66gYA?g_st=ipc
Edgewood Ward – 3511 North 180 East, Provo, Utah
If we haven’t gotten a personal invitation out to you, it’s because we are busy in Hawaii, but if you are reading this, you are invited. The link to the meeting is:
http://www.youtube.com/@EdgewoodWard
We are excited to see y’all – soon!
Love,
Elder and Sister Hudnall
