Hua'i ka 'ulu o Lele i ka makani Kona

Hua'i ka 'ulu o Lele i ka makani Kona. The breadfruit of Lele is exposed by the Kona wind. Hidden matters are revealed in times of anger. When the Kona winds blows, the leaves of the breadfruit trees known to grow at Lele, the traditional name of Lāhaina are blown off and expose the fruit. This occurance in nature is compared to life. The strong Kona wind blows like pent up anger and like the breadfruit that is exposed, hidden matters can surface in times of anger and become public knowledge. Have you ever been angry and said things you regretted later? Sometimes we can get so caught up in our emotions that we lose control and before we know it we have said things we shouldn't have said. How do we prevent this from happening? There are many 'ōlelo no'eau that remind us of the importance of our words - I ka 'ōlelo nō ke ola, i ka 'ōlelo nō ka make, in the language there is life in the language there is death is one such reminder. One of the lessons we have to learn in this life is to control ourselves and exercise self discipline. Our actions are start first with our thoughts. Thoughts become words and words become actions. We must first begin by controlling thoughts. When we fill our minds with good mana and positive thinking it affects our speech and thus our actions. Each time we hold our tongue and control our actions we become better able to do so. Practice truly makes perfect. As we learn to master our thoughts, our words, our actions and reactions, we are less likely to react in anger and expose the breadfruit of Lele. Ah, yet another maika'i lesson from our akamai ancestors. Aloha nō, a hui hou!