We take anything people want to give; money, time, work, prayers.

To build a voyaging canoe, many different pieces need to be made. We break the volunteers into smaller groups and each makes a piece. All the different people that Mau has touched are coming together to help.

We always have a good time, even though it's a lot of work to plan everything and raise money for cancer research.

It's different. I can feel the breeze on my head again. I had short hair for a long time before this so I can remember what it feels like, but it's colder in the mornings now.

I don't know how people can do this. People work hard for their money and it's gone within minutes. It's awful, it's awful.

We like to look at it in terms of what resources—including people, time, stuff and money—we can contribute. Those were used immediately to help people hook up with their loved ones and let them know they were OK.