Stranded in Hawaii, no joke, help/ideas?

[Rick TYler]

There are two or three problems jammed together here:

1. Getting home. Another airline (looks like it will be United for flights to the mainland, and Hawaiian for inter-island flights) will honor the tickets. It's actually SOP when an airline goes toes up. The problem is not buying tickets, it's waiting for United to have enough seats during spring break season. No suggestions, but you will get off the island. Check with Aloha to confirm that it is United, or if they don't answer, call United.

2. A place to stay until you can get a flight. The idea of contacting local FIRST teams is a good one. I'd pursue that.

3. School regulations. Even the most stiff-necked school district is going to be flexible when the alternative is having students stuck somewhere for a week or two. (I'm dreaming of course, schools can be stunningly dedicated to their rules in the face of reasonable exceptions. They can also make exceptions -- there's no way to generalize.) (One of the reasons we moved Exothermic to an Explorer Post is so that we don't have to deal with these sorts of school rules. I generally follow the Boy Scout youth protection rules which are just about as strict as the school district, except that they admit the possibility that some adult other than a teacher can be a responsible party. But I digress.)(Actually, the Boy Scout rules are stricter than local school districts when it comes to youth protection, and I'm all good with that.)(But I'm digressing again.)

Good luck. Think of what a great story this will be to tell next year's rookies!