If people look at Daryl “Sammy” Sampaga’s skinny calves, he just hopes that they glance at his T-shirt with block letters and check out his website: osmdhawaii.com.
He was born with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, which is similar to muscular dystrophy, a condition that affects leg muscles and makes it difficult to walk.
However, Sammy likes to quote his friend Billy Kenoi when overcoming obstacles: “No such thing as no can. Always can. The only thing you gotta figure out is how can. Because always can.”
In fact, Sammy doesn’t just walk around islands, like Lanai, Maui, Kauai and the Big Island, to raise awareness and talk to schools, churches and communities, but he also paddles and bikes.