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I'm on Maui as I write this so I thought I'd share some Hawaiian quotes and proverbs.
Kahuna Nui Hale Kealohalani Makua – “Love all you see, including yourself.” — Hale Makua
Ua ola no i ka pane a ke aloha – (There is life in a kindly reply.)
A’a i ka hula, waiho i ka maka’u i ka hale – (Dare to dance, leave shame at home.)
ALOHA: Aloha is a value, one of unconditional love. Aloha is the outpouring and receiving of the spirit.
‘OHANA: Those who are family, and those you choose to call your family.
As a value, ‘Ohana is a human circle of complete Aloha.
LŌKAHI: The value of teamwork: Collaboration and cooperation. Harmony and unity.
People who work together can achieve more. The Kaona of LOKAHI, Is Inherent ONENESS, Connectedness to the Heaven, to the Earth, and All Life and All Relations.
KĀKOU: The value of communication, for “All of us.” We are in this together.
Learn to speak the language of we. The Kaona Is All Inclusiveness. We Are One.
KULEANA: One’s personal sense of Responsibility and Sacred Duty.
“I accept my responsibilities and Reason for Being, and I will be held accountable.”
‘IKE LOA: The value of learning. To know well. To seek knowledge and wisdom. We Are Here To Learn, Grow and Expand into Greater Aloha/Love/Harmony as We Walk Up the Mountain of Life.
HA‘AHA‘A: The value of humility. Be humble, be modest, and open your thoughts.
HO‘OHANOHANO: To honor the dignity of others.
Conduct yourself with distinction, and cultivate respectfulness.
ALAKA‘I: The value of leadership. Lead with initiative, and with your good example.
You shall be the guide for others when you have gained their trust and respect.
MĀLAMA: The value of stewardship. To take care of.To serve and to honor, to protect and care for.
MAHALO: “Thank you”, as a way of living. Live in thankfulness for the richness that makes life so precious.
NĀNĀ I KE KUMU: Look to your Sense of Place and sources of spirit, and you find your truth.
KA LĀ HIKI OLA: “The dawning of a new day.” Optimism. The value of hope and promise…and one of the most well known and used philosophies of Hawaiians of yesterday and today:
PONO The value of integrity, of rightness and balance. The feeling of contentment when all is good and all is right.
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Maui is a marvelous and magical place; steeped in traditions, family, respect and love. Everything one hears and sees is a poem in the making. I am not surprised as the Hawaiian storytelling is a spoken tradition as for millennia there was no written language, only the words shared. Their histories and stories were passed down in vocal form combined with dance.
Their songs and dances are poetry in motion. One cannot help but feel poetic here I am here with my husband and my friend Ren the Klutz!  and her family (ohana) are just down the beach. She has been painting; I have been writing. And we all have been exploring, experiencing and meandering, It is incredibly hard (if not impossible) to not wax poetic over Venus reflecting in the ocean, whales breaching and falling plumaria blossoms.
Yesterday, on a wander, Hubby and I stumbled across the tiny town of Haiku nestled on the slopes of Haleakela, a dormant volcano that gave birth to Maui. 'Narrow streets with homes / awash in flowers, bird song/ echoes in the air.'
'Storms give birth to waves-/lava crumbles over time./ Black sand beaches call.' There's a fish here, the Hawaiian state fish actually, called:humuhumunukunukuapua'a. I can, finally, pronounce it without stumbling. :) There seems to be a story and a history behind everything. It is the Hawaiian way. I want to bring that home with me. Because home is just as amazing: it is all a matter of perspective. Sometimes you have to step away to realize that.
Still, I find myself wanting, with every fiber of my being, to stay here, to move here. The fact that it is currently minus four degrees in Michigan doesn't help any either! But the 'wavesong whispers in /the breeze, blanket of stars o're/ head; Mai Tai gone. Bed.
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Am in total agreement with the points made in your editorial and must thank you for introducing Christopher Locke to me. The guy can write.
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Very good writing! Wow. I love his advice too. He sounds like our old farmer neighbour when telling me about growing plants; "practice, practice, practice". (Or any music teacher ever eh?)
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