The memorials are starting for victims of the Aug. 8 Lahaina fire, as survivors take stock of loved ones they lost, and look for ways to heal.
. On Monday, they made the journey to honor Carole Hartley — Auntie Carole, known within the club — on what would have been her 61st birthday. Friends and family say she died in the fire.She was at practice the night before, paddling “like a hammer” in Wegner’s boat, he said, trying to keep up with the strong strokes required to move a massive canoe through the water.
“Being in the ocean is like going home. That’s why a lot of people wanted to go into the water, especially people who lost their homes,” addedLater Monday, loved ones gathered at the ocean to say goodbye to Hartley, adorning her favorite surf spot, Ukumehame Beach, with flowers. “We are here to salute her for loving this place. For loving you,” Kahu Sam Ka’ai said during his blessing.
As the stories and songs concluded, clouds began to provide relief from the blazing sun. Paxton picked up his green surfboard from the shore, and waded into the water. Dozens followed him for the paddle-out, a common way to honor the dead here.Hartley’s friends followed. They placed kids, pets and bags of flowers onto surfboards and jumped into the warm, crashing water. They used their arms to move past the rolling waves that tempted them to ride back to shore instead of pressing onward.
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