PART 1 - Pono: Ancient Hawaiian Belief System

Part 1 of 6. Kupuna Alex Pua`a of the island of Molokai shares ancient wisdom regarding the Hawaiian concept of "pono" and how it is relevant to today's society. 2004.

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[gurllovesgurl]

is it possible to buy a copy of this?!

[AuroraLiora]

Sad the missionaries came to hawaii and changed the beliefs of the Hawaiians. Hawaiians should abandon Christianity and go back to their spiritual beliefs. Christianity is a murderous deceitful religion.

Aloha Hawai'i.

[wrouillie]

@smellthedailyfresh Good thing I don’t believe in heaven or hell, nor half the crap I’ve witnessed mainlanders run in circles doing off island. Hawaii suits me just fine. Aloha.

[smellthedailyfresh]

@wrouillie "The mainland to me is a ball of chaos and dreadfully unsafe"...but that could be anywhere and nowhere.

At lease if you are on a mainland...any mainland...there's land, that you can drive on, away from chaos. In Hawaii, unless you can afford a plane or boat ticket, you're stuck in whatever self-made hell of your own invention.

[wrouillie]

@smellthedailyfresh - not really. I mean this is held entirely by perception. The mainland to me is a ball of chaos and dreadfully unsafe. Whereby Hawaii is much easier to live in and maintain balance, happiness and whatever floats your boat! Maui, isn't too far removed from the mainland in my opinion, but enough to keep me here for a few years...

[smellthedailyfresh]

@wrouillie Interesting that you would use the phrase "I'm stuck on the mainland"...when really, if you're on Hawaii, you're stuck there. That's isolation.

[Karmajaye]

PLEASE HELP!!! I am doing a cutural study in class on the Hawaiin culture. I need to find someone from Hawaii to help me with this... specifically customs, social behavior and hygiene practices.

[wrouillie]

I've already learned the meaning of pono, but it doesn’t hurt to be reminded – especially while I’m stuck on the mainland. I’ve tried to explain this concept in the past using Customer Service as a point of reference, trying to explain the difference between the western concept of “the customer is always right,” and “pono customers or guests.” Huge difference, pono works for everyone and I just wish that more people understood this.

[SUPERPHANTAZM]

Thank you for the fine video.

[SUPERPHANTAZM]

Would anyone like to be my connection in Hawaii. I need to move there something bad.