Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 15, Number 2, 1 February 1998 — KŌLAMU ʻŌLELO MAKUAHINE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

KŌLAMU ʻŌLELO MAKUAHINE

Following are thoughts from Hawaiian language immersion students at Nāwahiokalani'ōpu'u in Puna, Hawai'i. The question was posed and answered completely in Hawaiian. English interpretations are hy the editor and may not reflect the exact mana'o ofthe students. Inā ua hiki iā 'oe ke ho'ololi i kekahi mea o ke ao nei, he aha kāu e ho'ololi aku ai? (lfyou could change one thing in the world today, what would you change? )

Hulilau Wilson, Papa 11 "E ho'ololi aku au i ke 'ano o ka po'e. E ho'ololi au i ko lākou 'ano a lilo i po'e aloha, kōkua a manawale'a. Me ka mana'o nō ē, he mau pilikia iki nō ke puka mai i kekahi manawa. Ma ka ho'ololi 'ana i ke 'ano o nā po'e,

e loli ana ka 'āina. E mālama 'āina kākou a, e mālama kākou kekahi i kekahi. E puka mai ana ka mana'olana, ka 'oia'i'o a me ke aloha ma kā kākou hana. Ma o kēia 'ano ola e ola ai 'o Hawai'i nei. 'A'ole ma ke 'ano kālā akā ma ke 'ano kanaka." I would change the way people behave. I would change their ways so that they'd heeome compassionate , helpfut and generous. My thinking is that sometimes little problems arise. With this change ofattitude in people, the land would change too. We'd take care ofthe land, and take care ofeach other. Hope, truth and aloha e- woulā be realized in our work. Through this kind of existence, Hawai'i nei will thrive. Not with an emphasis on money, but rather, on people.

Holokapaka Ho'opai, Papa 7 "Makemake au e kāpae i ka mana'o o ka waiwai o ke kālā. No ka mea, ia'u, he mea 'ole ke kālā. No laila, inā lawe au i nā kālā a pau o kēia honua nei a ho'opau i ke ahi, e pono ana kākou a pau e ka'ana like, e like ho'i

me keia, ha awi au īa oe ī ka pua a a, ha awi oe īa u ī ka i'a." No laila, inā pēlā, e like ka waiwai o kākou a pau a, inā 'a'ohe kālā, i ko'u mana'o, e pau ana kekahi o nā pilikia o ka honua nei. 'A'ohe kanaka i 'oi aku ka waiwai o kekahi a e hau'oli ana nō kākou." / would like to set aside the idea that money is ofsuch high value. To me, money is not important. So ifl were to bring all the money ofthe world together and burn it up, we'd all have to share with one another. For example, " 1 give you a pig, and you give mefish." Ifit were that way, all ofour wealth would be equal with no " money, and, in my opinion, many ofthe problems ofthe world would cease. No man would be richer than the other, and everyone would be happy. -*

Kananinohea Kawai'ae'a, Papa 11 "E ho'ēmi au i ka nui o i nā mea no nā malihini mai ka 'āina 'ē mai. Ke | kūkulu 'ia nei nā hale kū'ai, nā hōkele he nui, ! nā kahua kolepa, nā pono no nā malihini ma j 'ō a ma 'ane'i o kēia pae | 'āina. E nānā iā O'ahu. !

'o ia mokupuni holo'oko'a, ua lilo i 'āina no nā malihi- j ni. A, hopohopo au i ka pono o Maui a me Hawai'i. 'Akahi nō au a ho'i mai, mai Maui mai a, he 'āina nō ia I no nā malihini. Ua kūkulu 'ia nā hale kū'ai a me nā hōkele ma luna o nā 'āina 'ohana, nā heiau a me nā 'āina u'i. A i kēia manawa, he 'āina i kūkulu wale 'ia nō, 'a'ole he 'āina i nani maoli." I / would decrease the amount ofthings here intendedfor \ visitors fromforeign lands. Shopping areas are being I built, numerous hotels, golf courses and other things that benefit visitors here and there throughout the islands. Look at O'ahu, that whole island has turned into a tourist destination. 1 worry about the well-being ! ofMaui and Hawai'i too. I just returned from Maui, and it has heeome a land geared for visitors. Stores and hotels are built onfamily lands, heiau (sacred tem- j ples) and beautiful areas. Now, it is a land completely built upon, not a land oftrue beauty.

Kauikeōlani Nani'ole, Papa 11 "E ho'ololi au i ka nui o j nā keiki i hānau 'ia a mālama 'ole 'ia e kekahi j makua. E ho'ololi pū au i i ka nui o nā keiki i hō'ino 'ia ma ka hale. I j ko'u mana'o, he mea nui ke aloha 'ana aku i nā 'ōpio no ka mea, ke

nui a e lākou, pēlā ana lākou kekahi ī kekahi. Hiki ke 'ike 'ia ka hopena o ke keiki i hō'ino 'ia. He mea nui ke aloha ma waena o ke kanaka a me ka 'ohana." / would change the high number ofchildren who are born to parents who don't carefor them. I would also decrease the number ofchildren who are abused at home. In my thinking, showing love to children is very j important, because as they grow older, that's what they j will show to one another. You ean imagine what will become ofabused children. Aloha is very important between a person and his family. ■

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