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ʻŌlelo Noeau: Hoʻonahoa (courage)

ʻAu ana ka lae o Maunauna i ka ʻino. #234Maunauna point swims in the storm.[Said of a courageous person who withstands the storms of life.] He ʻaʻaliʻi kū makani mai au; ʻaʻohe makani nāna e kulaʻi. #507I am a wind-resisting ʻaʻaliʻi plant; no gust can push me over. He ʻaloʻalo kuāua no kuahiwi. #541One who...

ʻŌlelo Noeau: Aloha (love & peace)

Community Program - Family Working in Lo'i Together

E ʻōpū aliʻi. #369Have the heart of a chief.[Have the kindness, generosity and even temper of a chief.] E wehe i ka umauma i ākea. #388Open out the chest that it may be spacious.[Be generous and kind to all.] He aliʻi ka laʻi, he haku na ke aloha. #532Peace is a chief, the lord of...

ʻŌlelo Noeau: Hoʻokipa (hospitality)

Kūkuluhou mentoring program for youth ages 12-18 at Hoʻokuaʻāina

#518 He ʻai leo ʻole, he ʻīpuka hāmama.Food unaccompanied by a voice, a door always open.[Said about the home of a hospitable person. The food is eaten without hearing a complaint from the hosts, and the door is always open to all visitors.] #858 He ola i ka leo kāhea.There is life in a [hospitable]...

ʻŌlelo Noeau: Favorites of Ho‘okua‘āina

Ho‘okua‘āina Core Lessons Nani ke kalo *Beautiful the taro/The taro is beautiful. Aloha Kekahi i Kekahi *Love one another Ua ola loko i ke aloha. #2836Love gives life within.[Love is imperative to one’s mental and physical welfare.] Huli ka lima i lalo, ola *Turn the hands down, life.  He aliʻi ka ʻāina; he kauwā ke...

ʻŌlelo Noeau: Hana Pono (working hard)

Aia ke ola i ka hana. #57Life is in labor.[Labor produces what is needed.] Aia nō ka pono, ʻo ka hoʻohuli i ka lima i lalo, ʻaʻole ʻo ka hoʻohuli i luna. #71That is what it should be–to turn the hands palms down, not palms up.[No one can work with the palms of his hands...

ʻŌlelo Noeau: Aʻo (teaching and learning)

Teaching children of all ages about kalo

ʻAʻohe pau ka ʻike i ka hālau hoʻokahi. #203All knowledge is not taught in the same school.[One can learn from many sources.] E hoʻōki i ka hoʻina wale, o hōʻino ʻia mai ke kumu. #291One should never go home without [some knowledge] lest his teacher be criticized. E kuhikuhi pono i nā au iki a...

ʻŌlelo Noeau: Relating to ʻĀina (land)

Ēwe hānau o ka ʻāina. #387Natives of the land.[People who were born and dwelt on the land.] Hāhai nō ka ua i ka ululāʻau. #405Rain always follows the forest.[The rains are attracted to forest trees. Knowing this, Hawaiians hewed only the trees that were needed.] Hānau ka ʻāina, hānau ke aliʻi, hānau ke kanaka. #466Born...

Wai (Fresh Water)

Loi Kalo at Kapalai, Maunawili, Oahu, Hawaii

Ua (Rain) ʻĀpuakea This is a general rain for Koʻolaupoko. Especially Kailua, Waimānalo and Kāneʻohe. ʻĀpuakea was a very beautiful woman, that out of jealousy perhaps, Hiʻiaka turned into rain.  “The ʻĀpuakea rain of Koʻolaupoko was named after ʻĀpuakeanui, the most beautiful woman in Kailua from the moʻolelo of the goddess Hiʻiakaikapoliopele.” (Akana & Gonzalez,...

Kūkuluhou Mentoring and Internships

Mentoring Program - Uncle Dean mentoring youth

I can’t believe it’s almost the end of 2019. I feel like it was just yesterday that we were beginning the new year completely rested from our downtime during the holidays. Yet here we are about to enter the holidays once again. My Christmas wish might be to make time slow down or to add...

Kūkuluhou Mentoring Program

Kūkuluhou mentoring program for youth ages 12-18 at Hoʻokuaʻāina

This quarter we said goodbye to a handful of participants as they completed their time in our weekly mentoring program and have now returned home to their families. It is always sad to see them go but the ultimate goal is for them to transition out of the program, reintegrate with their families, and practice...

Kūkuluhou Mentoring Program Q1 2019

What’s the difference between a DREAM and a GOAL? “A GOAL is a DREAM with an action plan.” We should always dream and we should dream big, but in order to make a dream come to life, we must look at all the little steps it’s going to take to get there, make a plan...

Kūkuluhou Mentoring Program 2018

Itʻs amazing to think that weʻve been working with the boys from Ke Kama Pono, a residential home for challenged boys, for three years now. While time sure flies, attempting to remember all the young men we have built relationships with over that period is challenging. Over 100 boys from Ke Kama Pono have been...

Hookuaaina Rebuilding Lives From The Ground Up

Hoʻokuaʻāina is located in the ahupuaʻa of Kailua at Kapalai in Maunawili on the island of Oʻahu. Get Directions.

For more information about our programs or how you can get involved please contact us.

916E Auloa Rd.

Kailua, HI 96734

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Kailua, HI 96734

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Hookuaaina Rebuilding Lives From The Ground Up

Hoʻokuaʻāina is located in the ahupuaʻa of Kailua at Kapalai in Maunawili on the island of Oʻahu.

For more information about our programs or how you can get involved please contact us.

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916E Auloa Rd.

Kailua, HI 96734

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P.O. Box 342146

Kailua, HI 96734

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© Hoʻokuaʻāina 2020 All Rights Reserved | Terms & Conditions | Privacy | Site By Created By Kaui

Hoʻokuaʻāina is a 501c3 Non-Profit Organization

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