Passing It On: Traveling with the next generation at Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina

I always wanted a boy. From the moment my husband and I saw that tiny cluster of cells on the sonogram screen, I knew I was staring at my son. His tiny heart pounded like a tribal drum mixed with the sound of waves.

My son was born a sensitive soul. Part of me hates that his feelings are hurt so easily, and when he cries I have to remember to be patient, even though it’s in my nature to tell him, “Toughen up!” In some ways, he’s not the boy I imagined.

Now, here he stands – a pint-size version of my husband and me – laughing and splashing in the crystal blue waters off the Four Seasons Resort O’ahu at Ko Olina. Hawai’i, especially O’ahu, always held a special place in my heart. In my youth, I danced in the moonlight on the sands of Waikiki, swam underneath waterfalls and stuffed my belly with plate lunches on the North Shore. But the island’s west side had remained a mystery to me. Our visit also marked my son’s inaugural trip to Hawai’i.

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