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A Personal Note This page: http://hawaiianlanguage.com/note.htmlThis site: http:hawaiianlanguage.com |
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Aloha mai, The purpose of this website is simple: to help make the Hawaiian language live and thrive. It is said, "If you kill the language, you kill the culture." It is true.E ola mau ka `ôlelo Hawai`i! By its every day use -- be it but a word or phrase, we breathe life into and contribute to the vigor and exquisite beauty of our Hawaiian culture. We benefit as individuals, and as a group, with our common Hawaiian thinking. We leave a legacy for our descendants and the world-at-large that has much to learn from our culture's deep wisdom, respect and Aloha for that which feeds us, the `âina (including the land, sea, and sky) and for one another as divinely inspired souls on earth for a short time.To the naturally curious who wonder and e-mail to inquire: Suffice it to say: I am an ordinary person. With an extraordinary childhood. Born on the Big Island and raised on themana from the `âina (land, sky and sea) in the hinterlands of Puna, I was steeped in Hawaiian waiwai (values) by kûpuna (elders) and kâhuna (experts), who fostered my keen interest in nâ mea Hawai`i (things-matters Hawaiian). One day, that childhood would serve an unforeseen purpose: to help pass their wise teachings and message ofAloha on to you and the world via the Internet. >>Click here for more info. PAU. Done. That's it. I understand human curiosity, as people intrigue me, too. It is not my nature to be standoffish; I do, however, have a need for privacy. When, as kids, we would be nosy and ply our beloved Aunty `Âlana with personal questions, she would cut them short with her stock reply, "Mai nîele." And that would be that.From Pukui's and Elbert's HAWAIIAN DICTIONARY: Mai. [mai] Don`t. Don't be…Nîele. [NEE' eh leh] To keep asking questions; inquisitive, curious, plying with frivolous questions (often used in pejorative sense, as of a busybody asking things that do concern him); to quiz, pump; question. As an exclamation of annoyance: you are too inquisitive! Your soul knows how inconsequential it is to the purpose of this website -- who I am, what I do for a living, or where I am (sometimes in Hawai`i, other times on the Mainland, occasionally elsewhere)…or if I am married (I am, happily so), or how old I am (born in 1951).I cherish the freedom of my relative anonymity. After all, what matters most is what we, you and I, do with our present lives… and not "who, what and where". Simply, this is what I do: "Since the Hawaiian language is a fundamental pillar of our identity, we shall make every effort to learn, use, teach and support the sustaining of our Hawaiian language."~ Hawaiian Code of Conduct. Mahalo(Thank you) for your understanding why I do not respond to personal questions. `O au iho nô, me ka ha`aha`a, (I am deeply, with humility), Aunty D (an "Aunty" to you "by culture and understanding") aka: sweetlei@hawaiianlanguage.com P.S. To learn how this page came about, read on, only if you wish: The Hawaiian Home Page, known as thhp, was created a few years ago, when painstakingly collected URLs in a meticulously organized bookmark file evaporated in a computer crash. Auê (Alas!) is right!To eliminate the possibility of another loss, URLs were recollected, not in a bookmark file, but onto a web page, and thhp was born:thhp is pronounced "thip",as in: "a sip of water," said with a mean lisp. Replacing the browser-provided page with thhp as my HOME page, I have enjoyed its convenience and accessibility. Whenever I stray too far and afield on the `Net, I hit the HOME button and boom! I get right back home to thhp. Works better than bread crumbs.thhp has undergone multiple revisions over the years, but its utter simplicity for quick, efficient load-in, given its huge volume of linked information, is constant.No fancy graphics to slow it down. No pop-ups. No scrolling ads. A link is only included inthhp if it has intrinsic or informational value. A year ago, I was delighted when my husband chose to make thhp his HOME page. On the go, traveling from place to place -- and computer to computer, we especially like thhp as a portable bookmark file:Home is where thethhp takes us HOME to Hawai`i, ANY where we are… and on ANY computer… immediately. A kind soul named Chris contacted me. Only then did it occur to me that others who share our Hawaiian interest and/or language commitment might also enjoy the benefits of thhp as a home page. I am delighted that I can share its usefulness with others -- and with you!You may not always have the time to quaff your thirst for nâ mea Hawai`i (things Hawaiian) but how refreshing it is to have a quick thhp, I mean sip, whenever and wherever Inspiration strikes.5-6-99 Here's how to make thhp your browser-opener. Ma`alahi! (Easy!) >> Return to : The Hawaiian Home Page (thhp) |
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