Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Aia I Hea Na- Ule?




Ua oki ke aupuni i na- ule o na- ki'i. No'ono'o la-kou e hewa ke kino, pakela na- ule. No ke aha?

Saturday, April 26, 2008

In English Today

There was a shark attack off Solana Beach yesterday. The news reports that the victim died, a 66 year old retired veterenarian who everybody loved--he leaves behind a devastated family and friends. My gripe is with these idiots who want to save the precious sharks. No problem with most sharks. Most sharks do not attack people. But those that do need to be exterminated as a species. That is what you do to survive. That is how you measure human progress. Is the world a better or a worse place for erradicating diphtheria? Should we bring back diphtheria? Don't those precious little germs have as much right to kill us as the precious great white sharks? Its exactly the same. I am astonished to hear that great whites are a protected species, protected by federal law. This needs to be changed. A bounty needs to be put on them. The world would only be a better place without them, without ANY of them, and that goes for all man eating sharks--Tiger sharks, hammerheads, etc. its only about 5 species. But get rid of them for God's sake. Why spray to kill billions of mosquitos, but let murderous sharks roam our beaches at will? The save the sharks people have their heads so firmly wedged up their okoles I can't even believe it. Why not save cancer???

Friday, April 25, 2008

Ua ho'omaka ke kauka na ekahi niuhi

Ua ho'omaka ke kauka 'au i ke kahakai ma Solana Beach na ekahi niuhi. 'Ina'ina au i na- niuhi, makemake au e make la-kou apau.

Thursday, April 24, 2008

Ke-ia La-

I ke-ia kakahiaka ua kalaiwa au o Jim a me Charlyne e ke kahua mokulele no ka- lele i Honolulu. Hele i ekahi male'ana laua. I ke kahakai i Lanikai e ka male'ana ana. I ke-ia manawa, paha pae ka- la-ua ki- i kahua mokulele o Honolulu. Koke, 'au la-au i ka wai mehana o Lanikai. Po-maika'i la-ua!

I ke-ia auinala, ua ho-'ea na- puke Na Kai Ewalu mai ke Kulanui Hawai'i ma Hilo. Hau'oli au! Ua 'a'ole ma'alahi ho'a-o e a'o mai nele puke!

Aia i ka lumi ho'okipa o Kale, hiamoe o ia.

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Aloha



I ka la 'apo-po- hele a kalaiwa o Kalalina a me Kimo i ke kahua mokulele no ko- la-ua huaka'i i Honolulu. Hele a ekahi male'ana no ka- la-ua hoaloha i ekahi hale i ke kahakai i Lanikai. Kahua nani loa no ekahi male'ana!

I ke-ia la-, ma'i au. Eha ko'u pu'u. Na'e ola o Kale o kona ma'i i ka haukapila. Lohi ho'omaika'i o ia.

Monday, April 21, 2008

Pa'ina La- Hanau

I nehinei ua kalaiwa o Kale a me o Bruce a me au i ekahi pa'ina la- hanau i ke kaua o ke-ia ku-lanakauhale no na po'e ua hanau i Apelila. Ua le'ale'a! Ua mea 'ai Mekiko a me mea 'ono kokoleka. Ua ho'iho'i mai kona ohana i Lukia ekahi wahine no ka pa'ina...a me ho'okipa o ia a me kono ohana i ke-ia kaona ma ke kai. Ua ho'ike o ia nui na- ki-i o Lukia. Ua pu'iwa au no ka mea ua nani o Lukia!

Ua complimented i au o Bruce no ko'u kalaiwa. Ua ha'i o ia e maika'i a me akahele mea kalaiwa au. Ua ha'i au "mahalo" ia ia. Pono e 'a'ole hapai i na- ka'a i mua e kalaiwa akahele. A me, 'a'ole ho'olilo kou ala 'ololi ina- 'a'ole nele.

Saturday, April 19, 2008

Ka Hoku Le'a



I ka makahiki 1995 ua ho'oholo ka moku "Hoku Le'a" maloko o ke-ia ku-'ono. Ua makemake ma-ua e kipa ia ia. I ka manawa ua e'e au i ka moku, ua ha'i ekahi po'e luina, "Aia i hea ko- ma-kou ka-pena hanohano", ua ho'olauna o ia i au i na- mea kipa kekahi. Na'e nu-ne- au no ke aha ua ho'olauna o ia i au me ke ka-pena. Ua nele o'ia makaaniani? Aka-, ua mahalo ia au na- mea kipa kekahi!

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Na- Puke, Na- Mahina

Ua ho'i i au o Kuamo'o i ko'u kiko o panako no ke aha ua 'a'ole hiki e waiho i kae kiko o panako. Ua kakau au hewa ke kiko o panako. No laila, 'a'ole ho'ouna la-kou na- puke Na Kai Ewalu i au. No laila, ua kakau au i ekahi kiko o panako hou pololei a me ho'ouna ia ia la-kou. Mana'olana au e ho'ouna la-kou na- puke i au. Pa'akiki e a'o mai 'a'ohe puke mau.

Na- Mahina Hawai'i: (I O'ahu)

Ikuwa ~September/October
Welehu ~October/November
Makali'i ~November/December
Ka-'elo ~December/January
Kaulua ~January/February
Nana ~February/March
Welo ~March/April
Ikaika ~April/May
Ka'aona ~May/June
Hinaiaele'ele ~June/July
Ma-hoe Mua (Hilinaehu) ~July/August
Ma-hoe Hope (Hilinama) ~August/September

Monday, April 14, 2008

Kekahi Mau 'O-lelo Hou

We-kiu...top
Kuamauna...mountaintop
Kumu...base, bottom
Papa Lalo...valley floor
Mapuana; Mapu...Wind blown fragrance
Hihi...Entangle
Ahe...blow
Welina...warm greeting
Oho...fronds, hair
Ho'oheno...cherish
'Ano'ai...warm greeting
Ia- 'oe E_____, Aloha Ka-ua....Dear Mr./Mrs./etc
Koni...throb
Ha-li'i...spread
Kama'ilio ana...conversation
Aupuni A Ka Lehulehu...Democracy
'Aha...(political) Party
Ho'ohanohano...to honor
'Aina ahiahi...Dinner
"Aha'aina...banquet
Lawelawe, Hana...Service
Ha'awina...award
Ha-'awi...to present
Ka Wa- E Ola Ana...Lifetime
Ku- I Ka Ni'o...Achievement
Ha'aheo...proud
Pelekikena...President
Pi'ina...climb
Hili...to braid
Pa-pa'i...crab
'Ikena...a view
Ma-ka'ika'i...tourist

Saturday, April 12, 2008

Ke 'Aha'aina No Kale


Ka Pelekikena Franklin Roosevelt,
La wai ua inoa ke 'Aha'aina o ke
'Aha Aupuni A Ka Lehulehu

I ke-ia ahiahi hele e ho'ohanohano o ke 'Aha Aupuni A Ka Lehulehu o ke-ia kalana i ko'u hoaloha Kale no kona makahiki nui o hana o ke 'Aha. Hele e ha-'awi o ke 'Aha ia Kale ekahi ha-'awina no kona ku- i ka ni'o o kona ka wa- e ola ana. Ha'aheo a me hauoli au no Kale. He ka-ne maika'i loa o ia! Ua mai o ia, mana'olana au e ola loa o Kale.



Ua kama'ilio ana au a me ka- maua hoaloha Paula, ua ike o ia i ke-ia blog, no'ono'o au e ua makemake o ia ia ia. Mana'olana au e ho'omaka o Paula i ekahi blog, he wahine akamai nui o ia, nui na- mea akamai e ha'i o ia. Aloha e Paula!!!

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Ke Alanui 'Oi



O Newport Avenue ke alanui 'oi i ke-ia kaona ma ke kai. Hale ku-ai papa he'e nalu a me "hale ku-ai po'o" a me hale 'aina Kepani a me Mekiko a me Helene, a me ekahi hokele haumana a me hale ku-ai lole (hou a me pa-mia), a me hale inu, a me hale ku-ai mea kahiko a me hale ku-ai papa huila a me hale ku-ai wai 'ona a me hale kanaka'ako lauoho a me hale laholio ho'opa'a huila i Newport Avenue. I ka wa hala ua hale keaka, "Ka Strand", aka- pau i ke-ia manawa.
I ke-ia pule, hana ekahi ki'i'oni'oni i ke-ia kaona. Ua hana kekahi mau ki'i'oni'oni a me polokalamu kiwi i ke-ia kaona, a me ekahi polokalamu no Waikiki, ua holo lola ia i ke kahakai ma'ane'i.

Friday, April 4, 2008

Ua Loa'a Ka Ha'ina




Na- Mea Hopu o Maple a me Montoya


Ua loa'a ka ha'ina na- ma-ka'i i ekahi hewa lima koko i ke-ia kaona ma ke kai. Ua pepehi elua kalaima i ekahi mea kipa ma Nuho-lani i ke kahakai, a me hua ho'olei laua ia ia i ekahi ahi. Ua hopu na- ma-kai i na- elua kalaima 'ino i Oregon a me i Idaho. E ola ka luaahi i ka haukapila. Hau'oli ke kaona e loa'a ka ha'ina ke-ia hewa lima koko.

Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Kaumaha Au

Ua i ka haukapila ko'u hoaloha o Kale. Ua ma'i nui o ia. Ua i ka haukapila no eono la- o ia. Aka-, maika'i o ia i ke-ia manawa. Ua hoi o ia i kono hale o ia.

Laupahoehoe i ka Moku Nui
Ka la- ho'omana'o ke-ia la o ka kai e'e ua luku o Laupahoehoe i 1946.