He leo aloha iā 'oukou e ka lehulehu! Like many of you I am already thinking about and preparing for BACK TO SCHOOL! Every year my children and I talk about school and set goals together for the year. I try to stress to them the importance of education. So, this week, I thought we could look at na'auao, education, wisdom, enlightenment through the eyes of our kūpuna and along the way, catch of glimpse of how our ancestors valued education. We begin with an 'ōlelo no'eau, Ua ao Hawai'i, ke 'olino nei - Hawai'i is in the brightness of day, it shines, brilliant. Hawai'i is in an era of education. Let's look a little closer at the mana'o of this 'ōlelo no'eau. Hawai'i is descrided as bright, shiny and brilliant. It is likened to the brightness of day. The word for day in Hawaiian is ao, but it also means light and light represents intelligence and wisdom. Hawai'i gains these characteristics of light, brightness and brilliance because of the education and intellect of our people. When we take the time to learn our history we come to realize just how intelligent our ancestors are and that intelligence is inherently ours. Tomorrow we'll learn more about Kauikeaouli and his bold declaration "E lilo ko'u aupuni i Aupuni Ho'ona'auao - My kingdom shall be a Kingdom of Learning." Tune in tomorrow and following along through the week as we discover the brightness and brilliance within each of us.
Aloha nō, a hui hou!
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