Merle's mornings are spent in the PCC offices and afternoons in the School House on the PCC property. It is a replica of the schools built by the missionaries in the 1850's. Hawaiians had only an oral language that was in the form of a chant so the missionaries developed a written language with 5 vowels and 7 consonants. They did this so that the Hawaiians could learn how to read the Bible. Both children and adults attended. Part of our duties in the School House are to explain about these schools but we also teach how to make flowers out of leaf strips and leis out of flowers (in the summer)and yarn (other times of the year). In our spare time we make items to sell such as nativity scenes at this time of the year. The School House is a fabulous place to serve!
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