Topic: Hawaii

Paul Fatta describes his background as an entrepreneur in Hawaii and his role as a head deacon in the Seventh-day Adventist Church. He recounts an evening at the Diamond Head Seventh-day Adventist Church where church elders interrupted a young man's Bible study presentation. Fatta explains that this act of censorship motivated him to host the studies at his own home to allow for open discussion.

Paul Fatta discusses his decision to leave his six-million-dollar-a-year business and property in Hawaii to join the Branch Davidians in Texas. He emphasizes that his move to the Mount Carmel Center was driven by a pursuit of religious truth rather than an affinity for the location. Fatta notes that he and others "roughed it" on the property during the early days of the community.