Wala'au wale

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#MoʻoleloMondays One of the important legacies left by King Kalākaua’s reign was the revival of hula. After the introduction of Christianity in the 1820s, Hawaiʻi’s distinctive ancient dance was discouraged by the Protestant missionaries. Traditional chants and songs were also unwelcomed. Public demonstrations of the native dance that still took place were often chastised in the English newspapers as a reversion to “barbarism.” When King Kalākaua introduced open, public performances of hula during his coronation ceremonies in February 1883, he removed a cloak of shame from the cultral life of his people. (Source: Hawaiʻi Looking Back; www.forward.com) Follow @hawaiiartsandhospitality

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Family

So here we go. I decided to compete against my cousin to see who can lose the most weight before the year is over. Need I remind you this is the holiday season. Me and my big ego thinking I can resist good food during this season, Ha! “no I can’t.” But here is the deal. Whoever loses the most weight has to treat the winner to dinner to whatever they want no matter the price. So me and the thought of having good food um hello damn right I’m going to take that offer.

But today was the worse. It is thanksgiving and my family knows how to cook some good food! Talk about Ono, mouth watering, to die for thanksgiving food. All laid before me. And the deal my cousin and I made went out the window. So now I only have a few weeks to lose as much weight as I can before the New Year. I am not about to lose. Because I got bills to pay and my cousin is talking about the dinner that she wants, and it the types of food she wants is not cheap. Now she thinking she’s all bougie.

But all in all I love this thanksgiving. It was filled with family and laughter. Every time we get together it’s always a good time. What makes me even happier is that the new generation loves being with each other, creating bonds with one another. I don’t really witness that (Due to the fact that most kids now days rather play on their phones). But these kids love being with one another and playing outside, running, making loud noises and getting into trouble “lol.” It reminds me of when I was a child playing with my cousins outside while the adults are inside. But now that I’m older I’m hanging in the house with the adults. Now, I get to know what adults like to talk about, haha!

Thanksgiving, well just the Holidays all together is always the best time of the year, because I always get to spend time with my family and just have a good time. No drama.

I hope you had a wonderful thanksgiving.

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my attempt to look like a zombie

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Feeling sick sucks😷

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waiting in the shade in the city of Waikiki. not the most beautiful but it is relaxing waiting in the park.

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i just love the way the clouds sits on the mountain. such a beautiful site to behold. 

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paradise

I spent my day at the beach, with my little cousins. we had so much fun. the water was clear, the sun wasn’t scorching hot, everything was perfect. Sometimes i feel like I’m in paradise. Yes i may live in Hawaii, the place where most people would consider “Paradise” but that’s not it. i consider this place paradise because i live here, it’s a place i call home, and it’s a place where my family is and where i feel the most loved.

For me many people would consider Hawaii Paradise because Hawaii has beautiful beaches, mountains, and All around great things to do. If anyone would ask a local man or women if they consider Hawaii Paradise, most likely their response would be “NO” for the very fact that most of the land had been too modernized and the hawaiians are beginning to think that they have no rights.

What most people fail to realize that paradise is not places that have all the beautiful attributes in the scenery, but where the heart feels most at home.

I have a friend who recently moved to Puyallup Washington. They are from here in O’ahu Hawaii. They never considered this place home or paradise for that matter, for them everyday was a complaint. when they left to live in Washington, almost in an instant they felt peace and never wanted to come back to hawaii. When i left to go visit them, they were telling me all about Washington, trying to persuade me to move there. But i never felt loved there so i knew that i cold never see to find paradise in that place.

what im really trying to say. Just like the saying goes “home is where the heart is.” i will say the same thing “Paradise is where home is.”

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whenever you just need to escape from the chaos around you, just head to the beach. where the water will wash away the stress of life.

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lazy

It’s one of those days that i want to do something but yet my mind doesn’t want to do anything. I’m feeling lazy. there is so much for me to do today but yet i choose not to. Living in Hawaii, there are countless things to do like going to the beach, hiking, even sky diving. When i get up in the morning i feel like i cont do anything.

its almost like i have so much energy to do nothing at all. someone tell me if im suffering from depression or am i just being lazy. either way what can i do to motivate myself to do something when i have a day off?

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struggles

when i was a child life was peaceful. children were outside playing, climbing tress, rolling in the dirt, using their imagination to have fun and actually talking to others in person.

Now in this day and age i look outside and children are indoors using their phones or playing video games, but i don’t blame the children or their parents for keeping their children indoors, because the streets are unsafe for our children to play in. In almost every street corner you would see a drug dealer or drunks, and most recent gangs. when has Hawaii turned into such a chaotic place? my worry is that Hawaii may not be paradise anymore.