Aloha kakahiaka! Hau'oli makahiki hou. Happy New Year! As we begin this new year many of us are setting goals and making committments to make 2010 even better than last year. The word for goal is pahuhopu. As we set our pahuhopu for 2010 we can look to the wisdom of our kūpuna that help us to ho'okō, to fulfill our pahuhopu? Many 'ōlelo no'eau can give us the inspiration and direction to fufill our pahuhopu. Here are few for us to ponder:
Kūlia i ka nu'u. Strive for excellence. Do the best we can in all that we do.
Mai maka'u i ka hana, maka'u i ka moloā. Don't fear work, instead, fear laziness.
Ma ka hana ka 'ike. There is knowledge to be gained through hard work.
In addition to these words of wisdom, we can apply our cultural values to help us achieve our goals.
Ahonui, patience. Ho'omau, perseverance. Ha'aha'a, humility.
As we press forward in 2010 striving to live better, be better and do better, we can look at the many ha'awina, lessons taught to us by our ancestors to guide us along our journey. May we all be able to ho'okō our pahuhopu.
Aloha nō, a hui hou.
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