While getting my car repaired a few years ago a darling little couple walked into the waiting area.  They were in their late 80s, she in a pair of pants that were far too baggy, he in a shirt barely covering the evidence of having eaten years of her good cooking.  She was hunched and far too short to drive a car. He shuffled [...]

Every year I sang with the Hawaii Vocal Arts Ensemble HVAE we did a Black History concert at Chaminade. It was, hands down, my absolute favorite concert of the year. We didn't have a large population of African Americans on the stage or in the audience. But that never stopped us. I remember standing with singers and audience members to sing this anthem. I'd [...]

I went to the ATM today which is in a little area before going into the bank. This bank doesn't have a drive-up ATM so I usually just walk in.As I was going in an older man held the door open for me and I encouraged him to go first. His friend came a minute or so later and the two of them were [...]