Friday, November 15, 2013

Hawaii's Real Secret

A  L  O  H  A !
Kaulana Na Pua by Makaha Sons of Niʻihau on Grooveshark
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

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25 comments:

  1. kaykualaNovember 15, 2013 at 5:44 AM

    'In Hawaii we're all minorities' that explains it all. Thanks for sharing Cloudia!

    Hank

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  2. Joop ZandNovember 15, 2013 at 6:22 AM

    Very good photo's..... in big size they are beautiful.

    Greetings, Joop

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  3. DuckbuttNovember 15, 2013 at 6:41 AM

    Very beautiful photographs!

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  4. eViL pOp TaRtNovember 15, 2013 at 6:46 AM

    A beautiful account of the native Hawaiian people!

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  5. rupam sarmaNovember 15, 2013 at 7:51 AM

    wonderful post and photos.

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  6. UnknownNovember 15, 2013 at 7:56 AM

    Beautiful photos specially love the first..

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  7. AkelamaluNovember 15, 2013 at 8:36 AM

    Toot is a lovely word for Grandmother! :)

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  8. AdamNovember 15, 2013 at 8:52 AM

    a nice Hawaii post

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  9. LynnNovember 15, 2013 at 8:53 AM

    So many lovely people. What a wonderful place you live.

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  10. Charles GramlichNovember 15, 2013 at 9:37 AM

    a melting pot indeed.

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  11. foongpcNovember 15, 2013 at 9:39 AM

    Wish I can visit Hawaii one day! : )

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  12. TexWisGirlNovember 15, 2013 at 9:42 AM

    really nice diversity.

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  13. 21 WitsNovember 15, 2013 at 11:06 AM

    Absolutely AMEN to that! We are all just the same really, all loving and treasuring our space in our journey of life! :)

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  14. CloudiaNovember 15, 2013 at 11:27 AM

    Mahalo means "thank you"

    Each of you brings a unique energy

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  15. AnonymousNovember 15, 2013 at 11:41 AM

    What a great party!
    Mahalo for the links, lots of homework to read.
    DrumMajor

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  16. HattieNovember 15, 2013 at 11:44 AM

    Lovely, Cloudia. I feel this every day.

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  17. AnonymousNovember 15, 2013 at 11:53 AM

    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...

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  18. William KendallNovember 15, 2013 at 11:57 AM

    Terrific shots!

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  19. Chattahoochee Valley DailyNovember 15, 2013 at 12:08 PM

    Interesting post. So what do they call people who were born in Hawaii, but are not natives? Just wondering!

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  20. ifthethunderdontgetya™³²®©November 15, 2013 at 1:46 PM

    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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  21. Elephant's ChildNovember 15, 2013 at 2:19 PM

    Beautiful. Thank you.

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  22. CloudiaNovember 15, 2013 at 6:55 PM

    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

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  23. KayNovember 15, 2013 at 8:42 PM

    These are such excellent photos, Cloudia! What a wonderful celebration! Thank you for sharing with those of us who couldn't be there.

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  24. HilaryNovember 15, 2013 at 9:13 PM

    Very cool. I had the same question as Barbara. I'm glad you posted the response.

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  25. CloudiaNovember 15, 2013 at 11:26 PM

    It means more than you know, EACH OF YOU,
    that you share this with us.

    Mahalo (Thanks)

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