I was born in Oregon and grew up in central California in a place called Clovis. I moved to Hawaii when I was a senior in High School and have been in love ever since. I remember the day I first came to Hawaii. it was the day I moved here with my mother and younger brother. I was sitting on the plane looking out the window and as soon as I saw the island (Maui) I looked over to my mother and said, "Mom, I am home!" It was the first time I really felt like I was home. I knew that Hawaii would be a part of me forever. The beauty, the cultures, the aloha, it is the only way I can describe myself. It defines me as a person. My love for the islands can not be explained. My heart will forever be in Hawaii, in the waters, in the sound of the zebra doves outside my window every morning, in the most beautiful hula, in the smell of the pikake lei. To this day, I have never felt more at home than I do in Hawaii.