Author: Malulani Moreno

  • Unit 3’s Darice Garcia Creating “A Place Where People Care” for Lahaina Students

    Unit 3’s Darice Garcia Creating “A Place Where People Care” for Lahaina Students

    Two years after one of the deadliest wildfires in U.S. history ravaged Lahaina, Maui students are finding glimmers of hope on the King Kamehameha III Elementary School campus.

    CBS Mornings’ Nate Burleson visited the temporary campus, built in 90 days by the Army Corps. of Engineers, and spoke with Unit 3’s Darice Garcia, an educational assistant at the school.

    “In the early days, I would hear the kids make comments like, ‘My house is gone,’ ‘My cousin died,’” said Garcia. She sees her role as providing a sense of stability by “being open arms for them, that love and compassion… so they know they can come to a place where people care about them.”

  • CBS Mornings Spotlights “Bravest Lifeguards On the Planet”

    CBS Mornings Spotlights “Bravest Lifeguards On the Planet”

    There’s no question that Oahu’s North Shore is home to some of the most dangerous waves in the world. But it’s also home to world’s most elite class of lifeguards.

    CBS Mornings traveled to Pipeline to speak to the men and women whose job it is to put their own lives at risk to save someone else’s. Featured Unit 15 members include David Wassel, Tau Hanneman, Kyle Foyle, Kirk Ziegler, Jeffrey Okuyama, and Vitor Marcal.

    Patrolling the beautiful yet treacherous waters, the water safety officers from Honolulu Ocean Safety are ranked as some of the most skilled in the profession worldwide. With upwards of more than 1,000 rescues for some veteran lifeguards, it is evident how the work our members do on the coast protects the community and saves lives.