“I choose to take a giant step backwards from mankind. I will look behind me rather than in front. Like the navigators and way-finders of the old… you will know where you are going by where you have been. by taking care of the past, the past will take care of the future. In Hawaiian thinking, the seventh generation behind you has made what you are today, so it is important to focus on the future by thinking of the past.”
I KA MOANA NO KA I’A, LIULIU ‘IA NA PONO LAWAI’A. While the fish are still in the sea, get your gear ready. (Be Prepared).
Focus on what you want to achieve, then do everything possible to help achieve it. Look at the patterns of Life so as to know what is coming. Good luck happens to those who are ready for it.
-Clifford Nae’ole, Cultural Advisor, Maui, Hawaii
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Shelah Abubo is the owner of Jean & Abbott Properties a Kauai based rental agency specializing in luxury Kauai Vacation Rentals. Born & raised on Kauai, Shelah knows the Island intimately and has found her passion in sharing her knowledge and expertise with island travelers and guests.
