Brian Thornton:  

I am counting down the days until I move back to Hawaii - in 2015. Seems far away. But by then I should have enough in pension/retirement to finally get back to my home. I have a house already that I have been renting out. So I will be looking for old pals to go surfing with soon. And I hope to hook up with some people doing tai-chi. Can hardly wait. After high school I attended UH-Manoa and then worked as a reporter on Oahu, the Big Island, and Maui. I was offered a reporter job in Kansas and moved there. I earned a master's degree from Wichita State University and then a Ph.D at the U of Utah. I am now a college professor in Florida. But I really miss Hawaii. I surf each morning in Florida. But it's not the same as Hawaii. I now plan to retire in Hawaii in a few years. I am a grandpa now. And I study tai-chi. I try to remain active. When I think back to high school I never realized how good I had it then. I remember surfing at Aina Haina, Wailupe and Portlock early in the morning with friends and how wonderful the ocean was. And those of us lucky enough to grow up in Hawaii take our wonderful weather and Pa...Expand for more