A L O H A !
Much has been made, and rightfully so,
about the majesty, the beauty of Hawaii.
The song above (Do click on it)
is an old patriotic song of this land.
It sings of the real treasures of Hawaii:
Na Pua
which in Hawaiian language means
The (plural) Flowers.
But it is not a song about flowers-
No, not these Pua.
The Hawaiians of old
loved to allude to things,
they loved riddles and
figures of speech.
Everyone knew
Na Pua of Hawaii
ARE HER PEOPLE!
A Hawaiian Sense of Face
Yesterday . . .
F O R E V E R !
TUTU means "Grandmother"
President Obama called his grandma:
"Toot." Anyone in Hawaii would "get" it.
The man on the right is my
State Senator Brickwood M. Galuteria.
His is an ethnically Hawaiian face,
like Tutu above.
The man on the left is a local business leader,
His is a face OF Hawaii.
Only Native Hawaiians are HAWAIIAN.
I am a Hawaii resident, grateful to the
host culture that has welcomed
and nurtured me for so many years.
Rep. Chris Lee & Constituents
The Hawaiian Monarchy
was multicultural
before that was
a word.
I might have been a
Hawaiian Subject,
though not a
Native Hawaiian.
My friends, the Mahu Wahine. (Link)
Respect is returning to them.
AMEN to THAT!
“In Hawaii,
we are all minorities,
and we all deserve
the same Aloha,”
State Rep. Chris Lee
Thanks for visiting us!
=^..^=
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Warmly, cloudia
25 comments:
'In Hawaii we're all minorities' that explains it all. Thanks for sharing Cloudia!
Hank
Very good photo's..... in big size they are beautiful.
Greetings, Joop
Very beautiful photographs!
A beautiful account of the native Hawaiian people!
wonderful post and photos.
Beautiful photos specially love the first..
Toot is a lovely word for Grandmother! :)
a nice Hawaii post
So many lovely people. What a wonderful place you live.
a melting pot indeed.
Wish I can visit Hawaii one day! : )
really nice diversity.
Absolutely AMEN to that! We are all just the same really, all loving and treasuring our space in our journey of life! :)
Mahalo means "thank you"
Each of you brings a unique energy
What a great party!
Mahalo for the links, lots of homework to read.
DrumMajor
Lovely, Cloudia. I feel this every day.
Hello... I was on facebook and my sister put a picture of my grandma and tagged us on it... Then my aunt looked on the Internet and found your link... How did you get that picture of my grandma??? Did you know her??? And do you have more??? She is my dads mom... We miss her so much... And it is one beautiful picture... If you are unsure which picture I am referring to... The one of the old lady and the mountains in the background...
Terrific shots!
Interesting post. So what do they call people who were born in Hawaii, but are not natives? Just wondering!
I've made it out to Hawaii twice: first time, I spend 1 (only one!) week split between Maui and Kauai. 2nd time I went for 2 weeks in Maui.
I'll make it back again, someday! Love those pics, Cloudia.
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Beautiful. Thank you.
Excellent Question, Barbara!
"Kamaʻāina (pronounced ka-ma-EYE-na) is the Hawaiian language word for a long-term resident of the Hawaiian Islands. Literally "child of the land," it derives from the words "kama", meaning "child", and "ʻāina", meaning 'land'.[1] The word "kamaʻaina" describes Hawaiʻi residents regardless of their racial background, as opposed to "kanaka" which means a person of native Hawaiʻan ancestry."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kama'aina
These are such excellent photos, Cloudia! What a wonderful celebration! Thank you for sharing with those of us who couldn't be there.
Very cool. I had the same question as Barbara. I'm glad you posted the response.
It means more than you know, EACH OF YOU,
that you share this with us.
Mahalo (Thanks)
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