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...

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...

#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]...

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...

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...

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...

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...

ʻAi nō i kalo moʻa. #83One can eat cooked taro,[The work is done; one can sit at ease and enjoy himself.] Eia ua lani a Hāloa i pili ai ka hanu i ke kapu. #308Here is a chief descended from Hāloa, whose kapu makes one hold his breath in dread.[A complement to a chief. To...