Barb Hoke (Salisbury):  

Barb's Life I've been happily married to Les Salisbury since Dec. 11, 1977; we met and married in Arizona. Our daughter Holly was born there in 1979; my stepson, John, is 6 years older. We moved to California in 1981 and Les and I enjoyed living in Huntington Beach for 25 years. "Surf City" was a terrific place to live and raise our family. Les is a financial consultant. I taught Kindergarten and the Music Program in a Christian School for 10 years. I quit teaching when Holly entered High School. Over time we began vacationing in the Hawaiian Islands for about 17 years and developed a particular love for Kauai and The Big Island. After 25 years in the financial business and 2 years of planning, we accepted an amazing business opportunity for Les on the Big Island of Hawaii. We pulled up roots and moved to Kona on November 1, 2005, along with our sweet pug, Emily. We have since added three more pugs to the pack -- Buddy, Barney, and Bogey. They are sweet dogs and offer us hours of pleasure! Kona is everything we hoped it would be, and more. . Leaving our sweet daughter, a fantastic church, and loads of dear friends was tearful, but not for long. We joined a great church, have made many friends, and are blessed to serve as the ministry leaders for Celebrate Recovery; a Christ centered 12 step ministry. Holly missed her parents and joined us in 2009. We make trips to the mainland and continue to enjoy visits with many friends vacationing in the islands; they either come here or we join them for part of their vacations on other islands ... such fun! Moving to Hawaii ...Expand for more