Ua hele koke au i ka moe i kêia pô nei i ka hola 'eiwa wale nô. Ua mâluhiluhi loa au. I kêia manawa, 'o ka hola 'elua i ke kakahiaka nui, akâ ala au. Ua makemake 'o Mocha e hele i waho. Ala 'o ia ia'u i nâ manawa nui i nâ pô--mâluhiluhi loa mau au.... Like me i ka pêpê wale nô 'o Mocha!
Ua 'ike nâ kaikamahine i nâ mea o kô lâkou mau makemake nô Halloween. He geisha 'o Ewa; he kuini hau kea 'o Hau'oli; he cheerleader 'o Maile; a he ballerina 'o Akeakamai. Nui ka hana humu! I kêia lâ, e hele ana au i ka hale kû'ai humu a e kû'ai mai i nâ pattern a ke kapa nui. Makemake au e ho'omaka e humu i kêia ahiahi, akâ ua 'ike au e mâluhiluhi ana au. Pêlâ paha e ho'omaka ana au i kêlâ 'âpôpô.
Pau 'o Aloha Fest. Le'ale'a nui! Ua hula kô lâkou hâlau i ka Po'aono. Ua hula lâkou i nâ 'elima hula kahiko a me nâ 'elua hula 'auana. Ua hau'oli au e hula me ko'u mau kaikaina hula. Ua maika'i e 'ike hou iâ lâkou. Ua ha'o au i ko'u 'ohana hula.
'Ula'ula kô mâkou mau pâ'û. Ua komo mâkou i nâ kupe'e kukui a me nâ lei kukui. Aloha au i nâ mele. 'O ka ho'okahi manawa e hula au me ka hâlau, a pêlâ paha ka manawa hope loa no ka manawa lô'ihi. Minamina kêlâ, akâ ua 'ôlelo 'o Kumu Chang e pule ana 'o ia no au. Kâlele au iâ Ke Akua no ka mea pono.
Ua 'ike au i nâ mea hoihoi, a ua 'ike au i nâ kanaka 'olu'olu. Nui ke aloha ma laila!
Ua 'ike au i ke kumu 'ôlelo Hawai'i mai Dallas, 'o Kumu 'A'ala. 'A'ole hiki ia'u i 'ôlelo me ia; minamina kêlâ no ka mea ua makemake au e 'ôlelo iâ ia e pili ana i ka 'ôlelo Hawai'i! Pêlâ paha e 'ike hou au iâ ia.
Ua 'ike au i kekahi kâne makemake e ho'oma'a ha'awina i ka 'ôlelo Hawai'i. Pêlâ paha e hui ana 'o ia iâ mâkou i ka hui Iâhu.
Ua 'ike au i nâ kanaka nui i kô Hina 'ohana nui. U'i loa 'o Hina mâ! A lokomaika'i loa! Nui ke aloha ma kêlâ 'ohana! A kiuke loa kêlâ mau keiki!
Ua kû'ai mai i nâ mea nui:
- he kapa moe Hawai'i nani
- he 'eke lau Hawai'i
- he lei wiliwili, ua hana 'o Aunty Edie (nani loa!)--mai Maui mai nâ hua
- he 'aila niu
- nâ pepa Hawai'i
- nâ kulapepeiao no ka'u mau keiki
- he pala'ili Aloha Fest
Ua hana au i ka 'aila niu ma ko'u lauoho. Maika'i wale nô ka 'aila niu! Ua ho'omana'o au, ua hana ko'u mau 'anakê i ka 'aila niu ma kô lâkou lauoho ma Hawai'i i ka wâ kamali'i. Ua makemake au i ka 'aila niu i ka manawa lô'ihi. Ua 'emi ia! Nâ kâlâ 'ehâ wale nô! Ua kû'ai mai au ma ke pâkaukau o Island Sand and Surf. Ua 'olu'olu nâ kanaka ma laila. Nani kô lâua mau mea. E kû'ai mai hou au!
Ua 'ai au i ka laulau!!! 'Ono loa!!! Ua 'ai au i ka moa hulihuli me ka laiki, a me ka potato-mac salad. 'Ono loa!!! Auê. Makemake au e kuke like me i kêlâ!
'Ô! Ua hâ'awi mai 'o Manu ia'u i kekahi mau makana! Hana 'o ia i nâ kâleka aloha Hawai'i. Ua makemake au i kêlâ mau, a ua nînau au iâ ia e lawe mai i Aloha Fest. Ua makemake au e kû'ai mai, akâ, ua hâ'awi mai 'o ia ia'u! 'Olu'olu loa 'o ia. Ua hau'oli loa au e loa'a i kêlâ mau.
Ua hâ'awi mai 'o Manu i ke ki'i'oni'oni 'ôlelo Hawai'i! Hoihoi loa au! 'A'ole au e kali e nânâ i kêlâ!
Maika'i 'o Aloha Fest. Makemake au e hele i nâ mahina a pau, akâ 'o ho'okahi manawa i ka makahiki 'o Aloha Fest, i Okakopa. Pono au e kali nui!
Ma ka 'auinalâ, ua mâluhiluhi loa mâkou. Ua 'eha ko'u mau wâwae! Akâ, ua hau'oli loa mâkou.
'O wau, ko'u kaukini--Mahina, a ka'u kaikamahine muli loa--AkeakamaiI went to bed early tonight, at only 9:00. I was very tired! Right now, it's 2 AM, but I'm awake. Mocha wanted to go outside. He wakes me many times every night--I'm always very tired.... Mocha is just like a baby!
The girls know what they want to be for Halloween. Madison wants to be a geisha, Sunny--a snow queen, Maile--a cheerleader (she chose the colors for LSU!), and Sophia--a ballerina. Lots of sewing! Today, I'll go to the fabric store and buy patterns and fabric. I want to start sewing tonight, but I know I'll be tired. Maybe I'll start tomorrow.
Aloha Fest is over. Great times! Our hâlau danced on Saturday. We performed five hula kahiko and two hula 'auana. I was happy to dance with my hula sisters. It was good to see them again. I missed my hula family.
Our pâ'û are red. We wore kukui kupe'e and leis. I love the songs. It was the first time I danced with the hâlau, and maybe the last time. That's regretful, but Kumu Chang said he'll pray for me. I trust God for the right thing.
I saw exciting things, and I met kind people. So much aloha there!
I met the Hawaiian language teacher from Dallas, Kumu 'A'ala. I wasn't able to speak with her; that's regretful, because I wanted to talk to her about the Hawaiian language! Maybe I'll see her again.
I met many people in Hina's large family. Hina them are so beautiful! And so lokomaika'i! Much aloha in that family! And so cute, the kids!
I bought many things:
- a lovely Hawaiian print comforter
- a Hawaiian print bag
- a wiliwili lei, made by Aunty Edie (so beautiful!)--the seeds are from Maui
- coconut oil
- Hawaiian print paper
- earrings for my daughters
- an Aloha Fest t-shirt
I used the coconut oil on my hair. The coconut oil is just great! I remembered, my aunties used coconut oil on their hair in Hawai'i when they were children. I wanted coconut oil for a long time. It was cheap! Only four dollars! I bought it at the Island Sand and Surf table. The people there were nice. Their things were pretty. I'll buy from them again!
I ate laulau! So delicious! I ate hulihuli chicken with rice, and potato-mac salad. So delicious! Auê! I want to cook like that!
Oh! Manu gave me some gifts! She makes Hawaiian stationery. I wanted those things, and I asked her to bring them to Aloha Fest. I wanted to buy them, but she gave them to me! She's so kind! I was so happy to get those things.
She gave me a Hawaiian language movie! I'm so excited! I can't wait to watch it!
Aloha Fest is great. I want to go every month, but Aloha Fest is only once a year, in October. I have a long wait!
In the afternoon, we were so tired. My feet were sore! But we were very happy.
(pictured--me, my cousin--Mahina, and my youngest--Sophia)
4 comments:
Did you attend the Halauaola 2005 on Maui? For some reason you look familiar but then again Hawai'i is a melting pot for all people. Its a 'good thing' to surround yourself with things that make you happy. Hula and Culture is a wonderful way of doing that. What a wonderful blog page you have. I am still learning how to make it my own.
E komo mai, e theloveofhula! Mahalo for the visit and for the comment. 'A'ole...I'm afraid I was not in Hawai'i in 2005. I only returned in April for Merrie Monarch after more than 10 years away. However, I hope my "twin" loves hula as much as I do!
hui! aloha, e 'ailina!
wow, e nana ia 'oe! hiki no ke 'ike i kou ulu 'ana ma ka 'olelo hawai'i! maika'i no! nui ku'u ha'aheo ia 'oe. hau'oli au i ka 'ike 'ana i na kakau he nui ma ka 'olelo hawai'i! e ho'omau!!!!!
e malama pono no 'oe,
me ka ha'aha'a,
na malia
Aloha Beta,
I am astonished!! What a talent, drive, love for the language.
I hear the ancients.
Mahalo for sharing.
Proud Mama
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