This painting I did a few years back
from a photo I'd taken in '86.
  These workers are changing trucks
at a labor station in Puunene. 
When I discovered the station,
I felt like I'd found the best kept secret on the island.
  Early every morning they would show up
on work trucks by the hundreds
.... gather and talk for a few minutes
then climb onto a new truck.
That truck would carry them and their crew
to whichever field they were working at the time.
  Because of their clothing and their unique language
...all chattering at once to quickly catch up,
and the way they arrived and then disappeared
in a matter of minutes,
made it all seem surreal.