‘Ae, Poni Mō’ī ‘o Kalākaua
Na Kumu Keala Ching Aia ho’i (‘o) Ka’ōnohiokalā I ka hale o ha’eha’e ē Pi’i a’e ka manu, ‘Iolani Kaulana ia, he hale Ali’i ē Holo ka moku, puni ka honua E ō mai he Ali’i o Hawai’i nei Palapala…
Aunty Mahealani Henry: Righting the Path with Aloha Lokahi
By Marya Mann, PhD Legendary singer Israel Kamakawiwo’ole relates the story of Hawaii’s Superman, Maui, who, before Clark Kent, somewhere in the dawn of time, attempted to capture the sun. He went in search of roads, rituals, and knowledge, a…
Pu’uhonua – A Foundation of Peace
Na Kumu Keala Ching, Nā Wai Iwi Ola, Hawai‘i Āpuni ka honua, he ola Ola ke Akua Mana Loa, he kia‘i Kia‘i ka ‘ike kapu, he Akua Akua mālama Ali‘i Ali‘i mālama Kanaka Kanaka mālama ‘āina ‘Āina hānai Kanaka Kanaka…
Ao ka Pō i ke Ao ē, Pō ke Ao i ka Pō ē (Night Becomes Day; Day Becomes Night)
Na Kumu Keala Ching Huliau ka ‘ike, ‘ike o ka pono Pono ke ala, Ala o ka lā Aia ka lā, alo ka honua Ao ka pō i ke ao ē Pō ke ao i ka pō ē Huli iho…
Bringing the Spirit of Heaven and Earth into Your Home
Feng Shui Hawaiian Style By Marta Barreras, Master Feng Shui Practitioner E ola au “Grant me life” From the heavenly wonders of the Mauna Kea summit to the powerful creative forces of Kiluea’s molten lava flow, our beautiful island of…
‘O ka hula ke ola kanaka
‘O ka hula ke ola kanaka, ‘a’ole nā kānaka āpau ka hula (Hula is the life of the people, not everyone is hula) Na Kumu Keala Ching ‘O ka hula ke ola kanaka, ho’onui ‘ike ke ola pili i ka…
True Love Begins Within: The Power of Falling in Love with Your Higher Self
“Merry Mana”: Musings of a spirit in search of paradise By Marya Mann, PhD “…thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.” – Leviticus 19:18 We’re sometimes so busy looking outward, to find ways, means and mana, we can forget to…
Light of Compassion at the Temple of Great Happiness: Rev. Jiko Nakade at Daifukuji Soto Mission
The weekday commuter traffic creeps up Hwy. 11 in South Kona near the Y-intersection at Honalo, slowing down briefly to pause at the intersection before accelerating on to the next daily obligation. Drivers glance at the familiar sight of the…
Ka Wehena: Ko Honua Mauli Ola (The Earth’s Healing)
Na Kumu Keala Ching ‘O Wakea noho pu iā Papahanaumoku, he mauli ola Hānau ‘ia ‘o Ho’ohōkūkalani, he wahine mauli ola Hānau ‘ia ‘o Hāloalaukapalili, he kalo mauli ola Hānau ‘ia ‘o Hāloanaka, he kanaka mauli ola Hā mai ka…
Ka Wehena: Ho‘ohanohano ka Mana
Na Kumu Keala Ching Mai ke kinohi o ka lā, puka i Ha‘eha‘e Pi‘i akulā i ke alo o Mauna Kea ā Hualalai Wahi kaulana o Kohala, Waimea, Waikoloa, Kona ‘Ākau ā Kona Hema ala Moemoeā i ka poli o…