Category: Poetry
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E ka gentle breeze e waft mai nei…
Aloha mai kākou, “E ka gentle breeze e waft mai nei…” I hope you had a wonderful weekend. I’m thinking today of the opening line of a mele that once captured Aunty Pua’s ear and na‘au: “E ka gentle breeze e waft mai nei…” from the song Ku‘u Pua i Paoakalani. This beautiful song was… Read more
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“How’s your heart, darling?”
“Howʻs your heart, darling?”—2021 quote from the Culturally Relevant Evaluation and Assessment Hawai‘i group where Aunty Pua was a key member/mentor. The Violence of Modern Life There is a pervasive form of modern violence to which the idealist fighting for peace by non-violent methods most easily succumbs: activism and over-work. The rush and pressure of modern life… Read more
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Face to Face
This week and last week have been the most significant of the year so far. I’m on Hawai‘i Island having an experience of ‘ike maka, diving deep into something not just by looking but by embracing it fully. This experience reminds me of Aunty Pua’s poem He Alo a he Alo. Aunty Pua said that she wrote it… Read more