By the little book of ALOHA from Renata Provenzano

1 KUKULU KA ‚IKE I KA OPUA – Revelations are found in the clouds

Sometimes a solution can come out oft he blue.- Look to the spirit world and nature for guidance. As seasons change, allow your beliefs to change to.

2 HE `ELELE KA MOE NA KE KANAKA – A dream is a bearer of messages to man

Ask for a dream to provide the answer. Listen to your innermost thoughts through what you dream. Follow your dreams.

3 ’A ’OHE PU’U KI’EKI’E KE HO’À ’O ’IA E PI’I – No cliff is so tall it cannot be climbed.

Every problem has a solution. Think logically, creatively and dream. Life is a gift. The tools you need to do anything you wish are provided. Believe in yourself.

4 I KANAKA NO ’OE KE MÀLAMA I KE KANAKA – You will be well served when you care for the person who serves you.

Respect those around you – ancestors, family, friends and strangers – all are teachers. Be good to yourself – respect, love and cherish yourself. Be true to you.

5 HO’OMOE WAI KÀHI KE KÀO’O – Lets all travel together like water flowing in one direction.

Live in harmony with other people and the world around you. Live in harmony with your own beliefs and aspirations. It takes a drop of inspiration to start a river of dreams.

6 ’IKE AKU, ’IKE MAI, KÒKUA AKU KÒKUA MAI; PELA IHO LA KA NOHONA OHANA – Recognize others, be recognized, help others, be helped; such is family relationship.

Give and take is the natural process of family. Value and respect your family and friends. Recognize your value in society.

7 WELA KA HAO! – Strike while the iron is hot!

Don’t hesitate. Do it now. Don’t leave until tomorrow what you can do today. When opportunity knocks, answer the door!

8 UA OLA LOKO I KE ALOHA – Love gives life within

Love is imperative to one’s mental, physical, emotional and spiritual welfare. A kind word can melt the hardest heart. Look at a situation with love. It changes everything.

9 ’A’A I KA HULA, WAIHO KA HILAHILA I KA HALE – When one wants to dance the hula, bashfulness should be left at home.

Live with passion. Embrace change, do not fear it. When you’re skating on thin ice, you may as well dance!

10 HE KÈHAU HO’OMA’EMA’E KE ALOHA – Love is like a cleansing dew

The cleansing power of ALOHA can soothe and heal. Love removes hurt. Love conquers all.

11 I KA MOANA NO KA I’A, LIULIU ’IA NA PONO LAWAI’A – While the fish are still in the sea, get your gear ready. (Be prepared)

Focus on what you want to achieve, then do everything possible to help achieve it. Look at the patterns of life so as to know what is coming. Good luck happens to those who are ready for it.

12 ’UKULI’I KA PUA, ONAONA I KA MAU’U – Tiny ist he flower, yet it scents the grasses around it.

Small things have great effects. From a grain of sand so begins a mountain. One person can make a significant impact in the universe.

13 AIA NO I KA MEA E MELE ANA – Let the singer select the song

You are in control of your life. Be open to advice but trust in yourself to decide. We each have our own rhythm, learn to dance to yours.

14 NEI KA HONUA, HE ÒLA’I IA – When the earth trembles, it is an earthquake

Do not read to much into things. Some things are exactly as they appear. Say what you mean and mean what you say. Listen to what people say, but watch what they do.

15 WAE AKU  I KA LANI – Let the selecting be done in heaven

Be confident, there is nothing to fear. Take life as it comes. At some point, you have to trust the universe.

16 ’A’OHE LOKOMAIKA’I I NELE I KE PÀNA’I – No kind deed has ever lacked its reward

An opportunity to help another is a gift. To live with ALOHA ist o have a giving nature. Give fort he pleasure of giving, do not expect something in return.

17 HAHAI NO KA UA I KA ULULÀ’AU – The rain follows after the forest

(Hawaiians hewed only the trees they needed, knowing that trees attracted the rain) Plant the seeds and nurture the life you wish to live and the rest will fall into place. Be patient. Allow life to unfold. Establish a good environment and harmony will follow.

18 ULU KA HOI – This is a play on the word ‚hoihoi’ which means interest

All life is connected, as is all circumstance. Understand your intentions before you act, as actions plant the seed for the future. Your focus becomes your reality.

19 MAI KA PIKO O KE PO’O A KA POLI O KA WÀWAE, A LA’A MA NA KIHI ’EHA O KE KINO – From the crown oft he head to the soles of the feet and the four corners of your body

Take care of your physical, mental, spiritual and emotional self. Is there an aspect of a situation you have ignored or forgotten? Be aware oft he powers of the mind and body connection. What you believe will manifest in health or illness.

20 HE MANU KE ALOHA, ’A’OHE LÀLÀ KAU ’OLE- Love is like a bird, there is no branch it does not perch upon.

Love comes to all. Allow love to flow freely around you and to rest upon you. The power of love gains full flight when you give it wings.

21 PUPUKAHI I HOLOMUA – Unite to move forward

By working together we make progress. This saying would be especially applicable to the Hawaiians ont their canoes where each paddler would have to pull the paddles together on command in ordert o make the canoe move forward quickly.

22 E LAUHOE MAI NA WA’A; I KE KA, I KA HOE; I KA HOE, I KE KA; PAE AKU I KA ’AINA – Paddle together, bail paddle; paddle, bail; paddle towards the land

If everybody works together, the work will be done quickly. On interisland trips, the two most important tools besides the sail were the paddles and the bailer. In heavy seas, the water would wash over the boat and so one or more natives would be constant bailing, Others would be paddling together on command to reach their destination in the shortest time.

23 MOHALA I KA WAI KA MAKA O KA PUA – Unfolded by the water are the faces oft he flowers

Flowers thrive where there is water, as thriving people are found where the living conditions are good.

24 ’IKE NO I KA LÀ O KA ’IKE, MANA NO I KA LÀ O KA MANA – There is a time for knowledge and a time for mana (power)

You always have a choice; to think or to act. But do not react without thinking. Sometimes in life you are learning… sometimes you put learning into practice… but you never finish learning. Follow your instincts.

25 O KE ALOHA KE KULEANA O KÀHI MALIHINI – Love is the host in strange lands

Treat others as you wish to be treated. When you feel lost, trust love to guide you. Love ist he oldest language in the world.

26 HOLO I’A KA PAPA, KAU ’IA E KA MANU – When the shoals are full of fish, birds gather over them. (When there is food, people gather)

Be yourself and you attract the right conditions for your life. You get what you give out. Know yourself.