Hawaii & Old Man in a Shack with Clipboard

I was in Hawaii - looked more on the country side. Lots of plants, crops, farmers. I was walking around with 2 of my high school classmates, Eric and Tam. Tam had his arm aroun my shoulder, walking like buddies. I was comfortable. I met up with my old neighbors Juby and Julian (who actually is going to school in Oahu right now). I was asking Julian about the cost of rent, if it was similar to bay area. He told me there's places that are actually cheaper/affordable. He disappeared, and I was standing with Juby in front of this wood/straw shack with an old man in it. He had a clipboard with lined paper, and Juby started to write something on it with a black marker. But she was talking so much (to me) that she stopped writing and the old man kept staring at her, looking impatient. I was looking at the clipboard and the writing - wasn't even words. Looked like characters or ancient symbols. There was a dry piece of palm tree/leaves/branch that kept floating around my head that I kept swatting away. I grabbed it once but it kept moving. Finally Juby turned her attention back to the clipboard and finished writing on the clipboard. Then I was on some sandy road, next to the crops - I was just staring down the road, looking at the palm trees in the distance and the clouds in the sky.

Shack
To see a shack in your dream, represents your undeveloped self. You need to expand your Self. The dream may also be a pun on "shacking up".

Writing
To see ancient writings in your dream, suggests that there is something you need to learn and understand from the past.

Branch
To see branches in your dream, symbolize good luck, growth, and new life. Alternatively, branches represent the relationships and communication between you and your family or relatives. To see broken branches in your dream, represents a personal or work-related problem.

Palm Tree
To see palm trees in your dream, represents tranquility, high aspirations, fame, victory, hopes, and longevity.