Daily Dose of Aloha
Kokua: That’s the Spirit
International Forgiveness Day was celebrated in over 80 countries in August – and that got me to thinking about kokua, the Hawaiian word for aid, assist, and cooperate. It also means “extending loving help to others without personal gain.”
Daily Dose of Aloha: The Surfing Lifestyle
Hawai’i is home to Surfing, like most of you probably know! Surfing in Hawaii is more than a sport but rather is very much a lifestyle, with surfers arranging their work & family hours (YES, my husband very much included!!) to ensure they can always catch the best waves. The physical sport incorporates the mind, [...]
Daily Dose of Aloha: Love of the Ocean
The fun-loving lifestyle and happiness so well-known among Hawaiians is demonstrated in their love of water sports– which is why Hawaii is home to surfing! Even the Hawaiian Royal Family treated their Islands as a playground– the royal coconut grove in Waikiki was the place where the royals went surfing and outrigger canoeing!
Daily Dose of Aloha: Love Gives Life Within
“Every aspect of Hawaiian life is full of spirit, based on the natural laws, with a great reverence for and understanding of nature. Since we understand spirituality to be non-linear and ever-present, the spirit of aloha and the spirit of our ancestors are a natural party of Hawaiian life. Aloha is not a mental concept [...]
Daily Dose of Aloha: Be Prepared
“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 [...]
Daily Dose of Aloha: Strength and Grace
A true understanding of the strength and Grace behind the Hawaiians can be learned by taking a look at their ancestry. Thousands of years ago people among the Pacific nations migrated to inhabit the Hawaiian Islands in nothing more than carved outrigger canoes. They survived raging seas and were guided only by the stars and [...]
Daily Dose of Aloha: You Cannot Teach ‘Aloha’
“You cannot teach Aloha- it is a feeling that comes from deep within you, from the heart. Hawaiians are born with this Aloha, not the word ‘Aloha’, but the spiritual feeling or the mana that makes this word so special to us. It’s like going up to someone and greeting them with no exchange of [...]
Daily Dose of Aloha: Revelations Found in the Clouds
Be sure to look up at the sky often throughout each day and night. Hawai’i’s ever changing landscape is matched by the kaleidoscope of colors in the heavens, from the morning sun to the clear days, and then the afternoon showers rolling in. As the islands are positioned in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, [...]
Daily Dose of Aloha: Island Time
“On Hawaiian Time: I had a term I called Polynesian Paraylsis. It is the ability to simply be still and listen to your heartbeat, to stop and observe a beautiful rainbow or to watch the dolphins dance with the ocean. I would make this a priority over getting to a destination on time–the ability of [...]
Daily Dose of Aloha: Love of the Land
“The ‘aina (land) is where we go to get grounded. That is what we base our aloha ‘aina (love of the land) on. We manifest ourselves into everything that is physical and that is how we get back in tune with the spiritual. Humans are the only ones not in tune with it. Where I [...]
