Category: Aloha Spirit

HA’AWINA NA UHANE ALOHA ~ ‘Aia I Ka ‘Olelo (In a word …)

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ancestors with you‘Aia i ka ‘olelo no ke ola, ‘aia i ka ‘olelo no ka make (in the word there is life, in the word there is death).

To speak, you expel breath, then inhale to refill the lungs, thus, inhaling and ingesting your spoken words! Therefore, be aware of what you say … you could be negatively affecting your otherwise healthy well-being!!

 

Big Island Film Festival announces script-writing contest

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BIFF-2014

The Big Island Film Festival has announced a script-writing contest, reported West Hawaii Today.

At the 10th annual festival held in May 2015, the top entries will saluted and the winning script be submitted to the Paradigm Agency in Hollywood for possible representation.

Scripts must be submitted by Feb. 1 and be between 60 and 140 pages in standard feature screenplay format.

Submissions will be screened by professional readers reviewing the first 10 pages. Nine semi-finalist will be chosen and of those, three finalists will be evaluated by veteran screenwriters, instructors and consultants and one winner selected.

The festival is also seeking film submission from Hawaii and around the world, reports West Hawaii Today.

“The quality of film submissions — in story, production and maturity of messaging — has risen steadily over the last 10 years,” Executive Director Leo Sears says.

Films shot in Hawaii or created by filmmakers who live in…

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HA’AWINA NA ‘OLELO NO’EAU …

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kiho alu playerHe la nani keia la, i hoakahi kahi ke aloha.  E loa ke ola he nani no ia. Kai ana ke aloha no na po e.  Mahalo ke Akua hoʻohoihoi me ko’u ola pomaika’i na mea pau.

Translation: Today is a beautiful day, be one in love. May life be long because Life is a good thing. Go forth and spread the aloha. Thank you God. I am pleased with my life, that all things are blessed.

This is an ancient proverb from the ‘Olelo no’eau. This proverb is about your direction in life. If you have no direction in your life, you will get nowhere … or, if you are going nowhere, you are definitely guaranteed to get there. It’s good to have and find your purpose in life: to have dreams and goals. God put you here for a reason and a season. Some may be granted longer life than others, but it is not for us to question when God calls us home. While we are here on this side of the Veil, we need to give of ourselves to others and help those in need. Don’t just sit there and allow life to fade away. I know we get tangled in life’s trials, but don’t let negativity suck the life from you. Life is short, so make it count. Life is good, so please please live it to the fullest everyday, not just the length but the breadth of it, too.

 

Hau’oli Aloha Po’akahi

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red duo hibiscusAloha Kakahiaka kakou, Hau’oli aloha Po’akahi!  Ukuli’i ka pua, onaona i ka mau’u.  Aloha kekahi i kekahi. I lā nani nou oukou.

Hello and Good morning everyone, Happy aloha Monday!  Tiny is the flower, yet it scents the grasses around it. Wishing all of you a peaceful and blessed day!  Take the time to smell the pua and Love one another.  May all have a beautiful day.

HA’AWINA NA UHANE ALOHA ~ Hewa (guilt, sin)

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along the pathThere is really no such concept as “sin” in the Hawaiian paradigm.  However, there is “guilt”, as in mistake, and the “sin” is that feeling creates pilikia-producing choice to return to the past.  It is that heartspace that keeps you from being Pono in the moment.  Realize the lesson of past experience.  It’s never too late to learn; no expiration date on awareness.  Choose Pono-based behavior.

 

Ha’awina Na Uhane Aloha ~ Na Mahalo Elima (The 5 Thank-You’s)

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mahalo-james-templeTwo thoughts can’t occupy the same space and your emotions follow your thoughts. Use this rule to support your efforts to be in Pono. Thank Na Kupuna for five things present in your life to shift your thoughts and heart into Gratitude to be Pono again.  Do this exercise once daily, preferably in the morning, and any time you find the situation you’re in perplexing, irritating, annoying, etc.  You must name five different things every time you do this exercise … so it is most effective if you practice this exercise often.  Not a bad way to work on Knowing Thyself.

Mahalo ~ Gratitude, Appreciation

Ma Ha – Magnifying the “Breath of God”
halo – spreading the “Breath of God”, Thank You, Gratefulness,
lo – magnifying the “Ha”.