Hawaiian Marriage Prayer
E ha Haku, e kokua mai ia maua a ho'omana'o i ka
Lord, help us to remember the
manawa a maua i Launa mua ai,
time we first met,
a me ke aloha nui i ulu ai ma waena o maua.
and the strong love that grew between us.
E kokua mai ia maua e ho'ohana i kela aloha
Help us to apply that love
i na mea ma'amau i 'ole e ka'awale.
in practical things so nothings devides us.
Ke nonoi ha'aha'a nei maua i na hua'olelo 'olu'olu
We humbly ask for kind words"
a piha me ke aloha,
filled with love,
a no na pu'uwai makaukau mau e noi i ka huikala,
and for hearts always ready to ask forgiveness,
a e huikala aku.
as well as to forgive.
E ka Haku, ke waiho nei maua i ko maua 'ana i loko
Lord, we leave our marriage in
i o kou Lima. 'Amene..
your hands. Amen.
The strength of the crab is in the claw.
(Said of one who makes threats but doesn't carry them out).
Love comes like a billow,
and rests before the eyes.
When love is given, love should be returned;
anger is the thing that gives no life.
No canoe's remain in the shed
when there is calm water.
The wrongdoer does not tell on himself.
No house has a perpetual welcome;
it is given and taken away.
Things will not mourn you,
but people will.
All knowledge is not taught
in the same school.
No cliff is so tall
that it cannot be scaled.
Learn to lie and the next thing
will be to steal.
When one learns to be a warrior,
one must also learn to run.
One cannot tell by his crowing,
what the cock's spur can do.
A canoe is not swamped by the billows of the ocean,
but by the billows near the land.
A person doesn't see all the
beauties of his birthplace.
Let the person who is inexperienced
watch his step.
Learn to lie and the next thing
will be to steal.
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