asked.
“Me?” Dr. Adler shook his head. “No. I might have someone who can help you though. Give me one moment.” He picked up his phone and dialed a number. “Yes, hi Tammy. Can you please send Kam up here? Ok, thank you.” He hung up the phone and looked over at them. He set aside the cheerful expression and donned on a look of concern.
“I want you to be careful now. I mean it. You might not know what you’re getting yourself into here. Based on the story you just told, this could hold some very sensitive information. You need to be aware of that before you go any further. Ok?”
Kelly and Bennett both nodded. “Thank you Dad.” Kelly said. “We appreciate your help with this.”
Dr. Adler regained his cheer and nodded. The phone rang. Dr. Adler picked it up. “Yes. Go ahead and send him in.”
The door opened behind them and in walked Kamuela—a young Hawaiian man, short in stature with tall, spiky hair. Kamuela was a brilliant twenty-two year old currently in charge of the IT systems for the University of Hawaii Research Center. He was a family friend to the Adler’s and managed to talk over most anyone’s head when it came to tech-related matters.
“Hi Kam!” Kelly walked over and gave him a hug. Kam and Kelly had gone to University of Hawaii together. Dr. Adler introduced Bennett. “Kam, I’d like you to meet Thomas Bennett. Tom has been a friend of the family for a long time. He’s here visiting the island for a few days. Kelly and Tom came across something today and thought you might be able to help with it.”
“ Howzit Tom? Nice to meet you.” He shook Bennett’s hand. “Sure, what’s up? How can I help out?”
Kelly held out the keychain. “We were hoping you could help us with this.”
Kam looked at the keychain. “An RFID? Well sure. What do ya want to know?”
“We want to know what kind of info is on there,” said Kelly.
“You mean you want me to crack it?” Kam asked bluntly.
Kelly looked at Bennett then back at Kam. “Well yeah, if you can. We think there may be some important information on there that could help us.”
Kam held up the RFID, inspecting the circuitry. “This is a new model. Newer than the ones we use on site here anyway.” He held the keychain by the loop and flicked it around his finger. “Yep. I should be able to crack it for you.”
“Great,” said Kelly. “How long will it take you to pull the info?”
“Well, I’ll have to bring it home since I have all my equipment there. I could probably bring it back first thing in the morning.”
Kelly flashed a look of disappointment—only for a moment. “Kam. Is it at all possible you could get this info pulled today? I know it’s a big request, but we were hoping that maybe we could get some answers. We’ll fill you in on the whole story, but we really need to get started now if that’s ok,” she said.
Kelly knew when to lightly apply her skills of persuasion. It was something she was good at and quite familiar with. She didn’t do it to intentionally be pushy—Kelly just had a way of getting what she wanted. Part of her mother’s stubbornness, her father would say.
“Oh, shootz,” Kam said and shrugged his shoulders. “Yeah, totally. If you’re in a rush, then you should’ve just said so. I’ll head out now.”
“Thank you Kam.” Kelly smiled big. “We really appreciate it.”
“Sure, sure. Let me head home and I’ll be back in, like…an hour. I live real close, just up the shore.”
“Kam, thank you. I owe you one,” said Dr. Adler.
“No problem, Dr. Adler.”
Kam exited the office and headed down stairs.
“Well, he’s very bright. If anyone can pull anything from that key, it’s Kam there,” said Dr. Adler.
“Thanks Dad. That was a good idea. I had forgotten he was on site here,” said Kelly.
“Now.” Dr. Adler turned to Bennett. “Tell me about this movie they’re going to make on the Island.”
KAMUELA HEADED DOWN the stairs of the facility
“Me?” Dr. Adler shook his head. “No. I might have someone who can help you though. Give me one moment.” He picked up his phone and dialed a number. “Yes, hi Tammy. Can you please send Kam up here? Ok, thank you.” He hung up the phone and looked over at them. He set aside the cheerful expression and donned on a look of concern.
“I want you to be careful now. I mean it. You might not know what you’re getting yourself into here. Based on the story you just told, this could hold some very sensitive information. You need to be aware of that before you go any further. Ok?”
Kelly and Bennett both nodded. “Thank you Dad.” Kelly said. “We appreciate your help with this.”
Dr. Adler regained his cheer and nodded. The phone rang. Dr. Adler picked it up. “Yes. Go ahead and send him in.”
The door opened behind them and in walked Kamuela—a young Hawaiian man, short in stature with tall, spiky hair. Kamuela was a brilliant twenty-two year old currently in charge of the IT systems for the University of Hawaii Research Center. He was a family friend to the Adler’s and managed to talk over most anyone’s head when it came to tech-related matters.
“Hi Kam!” Kelly walked over and gave him a hug. Kam and Kelly had gone to University of Hawaii together. Dr. Adler introduced Bennett. “Kam, I’d like you to meet Thomas Bennett. Tom has been a friend of the family for a long time. He’s here visiting the island for a few days. Kelly and Tom came across something today and thought you might be able to help with it.”
“ Howzit Tom? Nice to meet you.” He shook Bennett’s hand. “Sure, what’s up? How can I help out?”
Kelly held out the keychain. “We were hoping you could help us with this.”
Kam looked at the keychain. “An RFID? Well sure. What do ya want to know?”
“We want to know what kind of info is on there,” said Kelly.
“You mean you want me to crack it?” Kam asked bluntly.
Kelly looked at Bennett then back at Kam. “Well yeah, if you can. We think there may be some important information on there that could help us.”
Kam held up the RFID, inspecting the circuitry. “This is a new model. Newer than the ones we use on site here anyway.” He held the keychain by the loop and flicked it around his finger. “Yep. I should be able to crack it for you.”
“Great,” said Kelly. “How long will it take you to pull the info?”
“Well, I’ll have to bring it home since I have all my equipment there. I could probably bring it back first thing in the morning.”
Kelly flashed a look of disappointment—only for a moment. “Kam. Is it at all possible you could get this info pulled today? I know it’s a big request, but we were hoping that maybe we could get some answers. We’ll fill you in on the whole story, but we really need to get started now if that’s ok,” she said.
Kelly knew when to lightly apply her skills of persuasion. It was something she was good at and quite familiar with. She didn’t do it to intentionally be pushy—Kelly just had a way of getting what she wanted. Part of her mother’s stubbornness, her father would say.
“Oh, shootz,” Kam said and shrugged his shoulders. “Yeah, totally. If you’re in a rush, then you should’ve just said so. I’ll head out now.”
“Thank you Kam.” Kelly smiled big. “We really appreciate it.”
“Sure, sure. Let me head home and I’ll be back in, like…an hour. I live real close, just up the shore.”
“Kam, thank you. I owe you one,” said Dr. Adler.
“No problem, Dr. Adler.”
Kam exited the office and headed down stairs.
“Well, he’s very bright. If anyone can pull anything from that key, it’s Kam there,” said Dr. Adler.
“Thanks Dad. That was a good idea. I had forgotten he was on site here,” said Kelly.
“Now.” Dr. Adler turned to Bennett. “Tell me about this movie they’re going to make on the Island.”
KAMUELA HEADED DOWN the stairs of the facility
Similar Books
