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Ka Pâna`i This page: http://hawaiianlanguage.com/kapanai.htmlThis site: http:hawaiianlanguage.com |
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Aloha mai no, aloha aku. 2When love is given, love should be returned. From time to time, we are confronted with an awkward dilemma: readers who wish to send us tokens of their appreciation, including jewelry, sweets, and money to help support the http://hawaiian language.com website.While we are certainly appreciative of this mahalo, we are steadfast in our intent. These webpages are nâ makana aloha (gifts of the heart). We do not however wish to offend anyone, and thus, this page to make clear that we expect NOTHING in return. We especially do not wish any material gifts in return. Wishing to "travel lightly" through this life, we strive to live a simple, unencumbered life. "Mo' stuff" is a space problem for us, and our waistlines can do without the candy calories. Your words of Mahalo and Aloha are PLENTY enough for us! If you have a need to practice pâna`i (a Hawaiian value, meaning reciprocity), may we suggest that you "give back" not to us, but to the Hawaiian culture and its Aloha? Doing any of the following would make us MOST happy: Support those who support and perpetuate our culture. Buy a Hawaiian music CD. Go to a Hawaiian concert. Go see local musicians playing Hawaiian music. Go to hula/Civic Club/college benefits. Go to lû`au. Buy a book on Hawaiian culture. Frequent establishments who support the culture. Patronize a Hawaiian restaurant or store. Buy Hawai`i-grown, Hawai`i-made food, Hawai`i-made crafts. Learn or engage yourself in a Hawaiian activity. Learn Hawaiian crafts: make a lei, make a lauhala potholder, make a kukui nui keychain. Hula. Kî hô`alu guitar. Canoe-paddling. Learn Hawaiian words. Learn to speak it. Play the `ukulele. Sing in Hawaiian. Learn to cook Hawaiian food. Eat Hawaiian food. Grow Hawaiian plants. Talk story with your elders. Make a coconut hat. Play Hawaiian music in your workplace, at home, and in the car. Have your radio tuned to Hawaiian radio stations. Buy and send a Hawaiian card. Visit Hawaiian If you have an address book and you've gotten something out of these pages, then share them by forwarding the following webpage to those, like you, who have a love of Hawai`i:_______________________ Kahuku kau `ao`ao. 2One-sided Kahuku. Refers to Kahuku, Ka`û on the island of Hawai`i. At one time, Kamehameha I made a bargain with some farmers to exchange poi for fish. A konohiki (headman) of Kahuku named Kaholowaho took huge calabashes of poi to the chief, who gave him one small fish in return. Kaholowaho tied the fish to one end of a carrying stick to show his neighbors what the chief had done. After several such exchanges, Kaholowaho brought Kamehameha a small taro in a big container. When the chief saw the taro, he laughed, and from then on he played fair. The fish tied to one side of the carrying stick produced the saying, "One-sided Kahuku." _______________________ Sources: 1 Pukui, Mary Kawena & Elbert, Samuel, Hawaiian Dictionary : Hawaiian-English, English-Hawaiian.2 Pukui, Mary Kawena, `Ôlelo No`eau, Bishop Museum Press, Honolulu, 1983. |
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May Your Life Brilliantly Shine with the Light of The Aloha Spirit! |
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