We couldn’t believe it! We were actually in Maui! My husband, Ed, and I celebrated our 50th Anniversary with a once-in-a-lifetime trip to this beautiful island. While growing up, we frequented the beaches of Southern California, so spending time by the ocean was a dream come true. We walked the beaches daily, both along the sandy shoreline and on the boardwalk. We noticed an area of the boardwalk where an elaborate process of sandbagging had taken place. Some spots were being repaired because of the brutal beating of the waves. On our last day, we saw men discussing how more sandbagging could be added in a new area, extending what had…