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Daily Dose of Aloha: Love of the Ocean
May 19th, 2010
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!
more »Daily Dose of Aloha: Love Gives Life Within
February 19th, 2010
“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 or a rule, but rather…
more »Daily Dose of Aloha: Be Prepared
November 19th, 2009
“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…
more »Daily Dose of Aloha: Strength and Grace
October 29th, 2009
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 their intuition. They put their…
more »Daily Dose of Aloha: You Cannot Teach ‘Aloha’
September 4th, 2009
“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 words, just holding each other…
more »Daily Dose of Aloha: Revelations Found in the Clouds
July 23rd, 2009
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, each island has a wet…
more »Daily Dose of Aloha: Island Time
July 17th, 2009
“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 observation, appreciation and relaxation. When…
more »Daily Dose of Aloha: Love of the Land
June 22nd, 2009
“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 am standing and where you…
more »Daily Dose of Aloha: Purify
June 16th, 2009
Hawaiians are renowned for their grace, good nature and happy disposition. Part of the many ways Hawaiians maintain their well-being is continual cleansing and being pono (in balance) with the world. To cleanse is to purify. One must purify the physical body as well as the mental, emotional and the spiritual. This is archieved through daily pule (prayer), forgiveness, massage,…
more »Daily Dose of Aloha: Secret of Well-Being
June 12th, 2009
The spirit of Aloha is a way of life and well-being embraced by native Hawaiians for hundreds of years. Traditionally the word Aloha was a greeting reserved for loved ones by first rubbing noses and then inhaling each other’s breath (alo = in the presence, ha = breath of life).
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