Week 3

Our responsibilities in the Office of Honor are becoming more clear to us. Besides the day-to-day things dealing with Bishop’s endorsements, and an occasional honor code violation, we have been given a long-term challenge to help (find a way) and to educate the students about the Honor Code. So many people look at it as something they are told they MUST ABIDE BY or they will be referred to our office. There is really a bigger picture of the honor code that we are going to be trying to educate the students about. Each student signs an agreement when they enroll in school, agreeing to abide by the Honor Code (which includes 12 points) Three of which being: Academic Honesty (cheating, plagiarism, etc.), Dress & Grooming Standards (on & off campus), Residential Living Standards (visiting hours, respecting others, dignified conduct). We are going to focus on HONOR & keeping the commitments you make. Making a long & very detailed story short . . .. . Don’t sign an agreement you aren’t willing to honor -- it will impact your character.
We have a map of the island of Oaho with about 35 spots to visit. Our plan is to visit each one of those (to begin with). We bought a truck this week, and so we are ready to explore!! Today we visited Kahuku Golf Course Beach. It is off the beaten path and had only 4 people on a huge wide open beach. . Then off to Pupukea to see an ancient Hawaiian Temple (only the foundation is left). But it overlooks beautiful Waimea Bay . There were hundreds of people at Waimea today. We’d prefer to visit there on a weekday or evening. Shark’s Cove was also right there and it 's THE PLACE to snorkel & scuba. We couldn’t resist going to see a large scout camp for our area while we were in the mountains. The last beach we visited was Laniakea Beach. It is also known as “Turtle Beach” because the sea turtles come out in the late afternoon to rest on the beach. From the road, saw two large turtles just approaching the beach. We definitely want to return to that beach -- also not on a Saturday.