Content Warning: Racist Terminology for Japanese People; Discrimination of Low-Income People; Pro-Colonialism.

Jack writes about the weather, the landscape of Oahu, the ship they are on, and life aboard the ship to Manila. Jack notes the numbers of people from different countries in Hawaii (to which the racist terminology is included), the presence of multiethnic educational institutions, and the large number of automobiles (to which the discriminatory comment is made).