E ho'i i ke kula, return to school!

Aloha kakahiaka e ka lehulehu. Mākaukau e ho'i i ke kula? Are the keiki ready to go back to school? Today’s morning mana'o is just for you. All our Maui keiki who will ho'i i ke kula today need to learn this word – noke. Noke means to persevere, persist, continue. Noke i ka hana, continue to do your work. The opposite of noke would be hā'awi pio, to give up or surrender. We have choices in our lives. When times get tough and we are faced with challenges, we can noke i ka hana or hā'awi pio, persevere or give up. When we think of our ancestors we know that they never gave up. They chose to persist and continue until the task was completed. Now, as Hawaiian today, as keiki o ka 'āina, children of this land, we can apply their examples into our own lives. Our culture is a vibrant, living culture and we live the values of our küpuna. No laila e nā haumāna, nā keiki, nā po'e a pau, e noke mau i ka hana kūpono, continue to do good unceasingly. Study hard, do your homework, listen to your teachers and be bring the vision of Kamehameha III, Kauikeaouli to life as he strived to establish He Aupuni Ho'ona'auao, an enlightened kingdom. I lā mua o ke kula maika'i, have a great first day back. Aloha nō, a hui hou! CLICK HERE to listen to and download the Morning Mana'o Podcast.