Annjulie Vai
Ho’okele Wa’a
What an awesome video. I would like to own this video. First of all I felt super proud because I could name nearly everyone on the video and am friends with many of them. Also I felt that the video had so much pono information that I could relate too and implement into my own life. (And I do a lot already) The other thing I liked was the knowledge being shared and given to the community of Maui by members of the community of Maui….not just people talking about what “WE” should do. I hate when outsiders who know nothing about Hawaii and Maui try to preach and tell us what to do when they do not know shit about the culture and stuff.
It is okay when outsiders come and teach us pono stuff but when it is garbage it is not a help for Hawaii.
I loved the knowledge presented in the video. Also it made me feel good to see the video because I have gone and volunteered at Auwahi and I have learned from Ka’ai and Luke and Art Medeiros. Also I love what all of the organizations presented stand for in Maui. They were all talking about the same message that Kumu Kaleikoa talks about in his classes and that is that Maui can be the piko or the center for the SUSTAINABILITY REVOLUTION THAT IS TAKING PLACE ACROSS THE WORLD. From watching this video it has cemented the knowledge that I have been learning. It gives me hope for Maui and the future of the next generation. This video lets me know that others feel the same way that I do and that people are doing things that really make a huge difference for the health of Hawaii, Maui, the environment, the economy, the people and my child and for all of us. It really matters and the video was truly awesome.
Mahalo to all of you for being such great teachers…..I really mean this from my heart, I am not just saying this. I wish that more people felt like all of you and ME and all the people in the film and the organizations… It HELPS. It helps me to remain strong and steadfast just like the A’ali’I bush and the people of Ka’u….to survive and thrive, even in times of hardship, pain, and sustained strong winds, severe heat and droughts and to survive among the a’a lava fields just as a strong Ali’i. It helps me to remember that change is not easy but inevitable and I must do my best to be part of the PONO changes that need to occur for survival of our species….just like the A’ali’I bush we must ADAPT to our environment…but as humans we can help the environment and live in harmony with our resources instead of destroying them for our benefit.
Click on the first link below and then click on the pdf: A strategic community development plan for people of Ka’u….I really liked it
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