Too startled to scream, she watched her driver ‘Pande’ struggle futilely with the steering wheel as they crashed headlong into a large ugly tree b...side the track and then her world went dark. Her vision was fuzzy when she woke and her head swam without warning. Her attempt to reflexively steady herself sent a shooting pain up her shoulder causing to her to cry out involuntarily and squint with clenched teeth. ‘Pande?’ she groaned after a few moments as tears welled up in her eyes. Hearing no. Next we discussed the need for additional power. There had been a couple of times when the demand for electricity had exceeded the ability to produce it. Art said, "I think if we blow a few boulders just before the bend, as well as in the bend of the river, we should be able to install two more generators, which would produce more electricity since the water is swifter there." How will we be able to blow the boulders?" I asked."That should be fairly easy for Will to do, once we get the right. Their heads swiveled and their eyes followed with hard, calculating looks. He sighed, things were not the same as they used to be. He had seen these looks before. To his mind, it seemed absurd, the shorts, the jerseys, the hats, they were almost comical. But, in reality, they reflected a deadly serious situation. The eyes told the story. His son had once told him that things were difficult for a young hapa in this part of Hawaii. Considering his own past, he didn’t give much credence to this. The house-boat was clean, neat, dry and warm. Supper – soup and garlic bread – was obviously make-shift, but none-the-less satisfying. He left me to it after supper with a discreet hint I could wash comprehensively without disturbance in the warm room he called the saloon. I took the opportunity to wash through a couple of pairs of panties and my bra and change my t-shirt. While I was doing that I heard some noises from the front of the boat. I had to smile to myself as I heard him ... well ....