Camp Lōkahi

Camp Lōkahi: Why do we do it? Forget the “I don’t get paid enough to do it” line, you don’t get paid period, and you take time off of work to be there. Sleep deprivation is unavoidable, you’re always “on” trying to hide your tired face, in your quest to prove that you’re not too old yet with your I’ve-still-got-it game face, that you can only keep up with because your loaded with caffeine and sugar, lots of it (yes there went my three month long detox in three short days laden of ice-cream, cookies, and home-made goodness that I just couldn’t resist- Mahalo Aunties). You work non-stop around the clock, leave looking like a hot mess, if you have my luck, you probably caught a cold and have to work a twenty hour shift the next day, and yet, ironically enough, camp is something we all get amped on– every year… #WhatABunchOfSuckers

So when the invite comes round yet again to cruise at one of your most favorite places on earth for three days, while giving back to the community with the most incredible camp and inspiring crew to work alongside with, while teaching photography to teenage girls and fusing it together with their self worth, purpose, beauty and value that comes from their creator, and throw in an impromptu haku lei making and sunrise sesh’s to go with… I’d say, sleep or no sleep, you’re in for the win.

And that’s why we do what we do. Because we see the future before us when we look at our youth and we will sacrifice to see them shaped to become who they were ever created and destined to be. Fulfillment at its finest, and fuel for the soul.