If you had an unlimited budget for 24 hours, what would you do?

[ If You Had An Unlimited Budget … ]

[ You Would Pay Up To (5yrs) Of The Cost To Run A Camp That Is For Families With Disabled Children That Is Called “Camp Attitude” That Is Located  Here In Oregon ]

[ You Would Set-Up College Scholarships For Students That Are From Your High School ]

[ You Would Set-Up Scholarships For Needy Families ]

[ You Would Triple The Yearly Pay Of Every One Of The Caregivers That Are Working For You ]

[ You Would Make Some Kinds Of Scholarships For Kids & Teenagers That Are In Foster Care ]

Mahalo,

~ Lopaka DeVoe ~

If you could erase one movie from your memory and watch it again for the first time, which one would it be?

[ Which Movie? ]

[ You Would Probably Like Watching “Shawshank Redemption” Again ]

[ You Have Watched This Movie @ Least (5) Times, So Watching It Again Would Be Refreshing ]

[ Ever Since You Worked In Juvenile Corrections, You Think That You Would Have A New Perspective Since You Did Work With Inmates For Over (5yrs) ]

Mahalo,

~ Lopaka DeVoe ~

What are the biggest benefits of minimalist living?

[ Well, Your Home Owners Insurance Policy Would Be Fairly Inexpensive ]

Mahalo,

~ Lopaka DeVoe ~

What’s the most fun way to exercise?

[ The Most Fun Way To Exercise For You Was Going To The Gym ]

[ You Loved Lifting Weights ]

[ You Miss Going To The Gym ]

[ The Buzzing Going Through Your Body After A Good Work-Out Was Wonderful ]

Mahalo,

~ Lopaka DeVoe ~

How would you improve your community?

[ Your Community ]

[ On A Nice Saturday, You Would Love To Get Everyone Out Of Their Homes, Apartments, Trailers Or Tents To Meet Each Other ]

[ Where You Grew Up There Would Be One Day In The Summer Where People Would Clean Off Their Picnic Tables That Sit In Their Backyards All Winter. Then The Streets Would Be Closed Off. Then People Would Bring Their Tables Out To The Street & It Would Be One Big, Happy Picnic With Your Neighbors ]

[ People Never Moved As Much As They Do Now ]

[ You Have Been In The Same House Now For Almost (18yrs). Everyone Around You Now, Were Already Here. We Are The Newest People In Our Neighborhood ]

[ The Reason You Would Bring Everyone Out On One Day Is So People Could Meet Their Neighbors ]

[ You Could Meet The Shy Family That Has Lived Next Door To You For The Last (2yrs) ]

[ You Could Meet The Young Couple Who Adopted A Child ]

[ Neighbors Do Not Even Know The Names Of Those That Live Around Them Anymore ]

[ The ‘VID’19 Was The WORST Thing That Could Have Happened To Society ]

[ Now … Everyone Is A Stranger ]

Mahalo,

~ Lopaka DeVoe ~

What’s something most people don’t understand?

[ What Don’t Most People Don’t Understand? ]

[ That’s Simple … Each Other ]

~ Lopaka DeVoe ~

What is the last thing you learned?

[ The Last Thing You Learned? ]

[ You Cannot Really Answer That ]

[ There Is Not A Last Thing ]

[ You Are (62yrs) Old & A College Graduate ]

[ One Important Thing That You Learned Along The Way Was If You Keep An Open Mind, You Can Learn Something New Every Day ]

Mahalo,

~ Lopaka DeVoe ~

You’re writing your autobiography. What’s your opening sentence?

[ Your Autobiography ]

[ Your First Sentence Would Be, “I Came, I Had A Thought, Then I Wrote A Story” ]

Mahalo,

~ Lopaka DeVoe ~

What experiences in life helped you grow the most?

[ What Experience Caused You The Most Growth? ]

[ You Would Have To Say What Happened In February, 1982 ]

[ Don Told You That He Is Giving You (2) Weeks To Move Out ]

[ You Were Not Ready For That, But You Were Pretty Calm About It ]

[ You Did Not Know How To Fend For Yourself, Because You Were Never Told To ]

[ You Turned (18yrs) Old In June Of 1981 ]

[ The Move Really Caused You To Grow Up & Do Everything On Your Own ]

[ No More Parental Help ]

[ You Told Yourself, “If You Won’t Do It, Nobody Will” ]

Mahalo,

~ Lopaka DeVoe ~

Describe the most ambitious DIY project you’ve ever taken on.

[ This Project Seems To Have A Mind Of Its Own Once You Passed The (25yr) Mark ]

[ The Very Hardest DIY Project? ]

[ The Very Hardest DIY Project You Have Ever Taken On Has To Be Marriage ]

[ This Is The Hardest But Most Rewarding Project You Have Ever Stepped Into ]

[ You’re Changing Through The Years & So Is She. You Just Hope You Are Not Changing Away From Each Other ]

[ No (2dys) Are Alike ]

[ But You Love Her Like No Other ]

~ Lopaka DeVoe ~