Even though you'll often hear aloha used as a greeting, it's also a way of life. You can use aloha to send out kindness, positive intentions, and respect to others. On your trip, you can get familiar with aloha by using it at four different times of the day. Aloha kakahiaka:Prono...
Sometimes, in happy occasions and even sad times, I say to myself,hoʻomaikaʻi. What a blessing. So many things to be thankful for in life. When we bless the food we are about to eat, wehoʻomaikaʻii ka ʻai. We are grateful and give thanks for the food. ...
for honor and celebration. Birthdays. Weddings. Anniversaries. Graduation. First dates. New Year’s Day. You’ll also find lei given to hostesses of dinner parties, victors of canoe races, and to family members at celebrations of a departed one’s life. Lei are appropriate in the...
(Muneoka et al. 2023), was compiled to identify additional proverbs and sayings pertaining to elders beyond the few more commonly known epithets used in prayers and songs that ask for and celebrate long life. It is our hope that readers of this collection will become familiar with and begin...