Aloha Connects: What is Hawaiʻi, What is Aloha?

Posted by Pono Shim, this video speaks of the essence of "aloha" and how it connects all of us no matter where we live.
We mahalo Imiloa Astronomy Center, we erred in the credits, they are not named the Imiloa Observatory. We honor the work they are doing to educate current and future generations and we encourage all of our visitors to Hawaii Island to visit the Center and be inspired. It certainly inspires me. Pono

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[forkauaionline]

Aloha - It's Kauai's Spirit

One Island, Many Peoples, All Kauaians.

Gratefully - Barbara Bennett, Publisher For Kauai Magazine

[katiehawaiilife]

Beautiful! If the world is going to be saved from it's own destruction, I have a feeling Hawaii will be leading the way - Imua!

[PonoShim]

Thank you kiionioni7, appreciate your mana'o. Some of the ohana which spent time with Auntie Pilahi certainly perpetuate what we were taught.

[sylviakop]

Mahalo...........Mike & Syl Kop...fab and perfect!

Confirms why we feel so much of always having the best....eh.

[kiionioni7]

the sense of the word in the North Marquesan, and which has its analogy in the Tahitian and Hawaiian, it is evedently an epithet, a distinguishing mark of that particular 'Hawa" from any other. Though the words could have a dual meaning, breath, water and Io are certainly not in the running.

[MarkFromHawaii]

This is so beautiful and reminds me once more how blessed I am to live, work, play and raise my family in such a special place. Mahalo nui loa.

[kiionioni7]

Hawai`ino ka oi. One comment to enlighten. The word Hawai`i is indeed a compunded word however, it is not "Ha•wai• i" more acurrately it is "Hawa•i`i." Hawa and i`i, iki or iti.

In Hawaiian - Hawa-i`i

Tahiti - Hava-iki

Samoan-Sava-ii

Aotearoa-Hawa-iki

Marquesan-Hawa-iki

Rarotonga-Awa-iki

Tonga-Abai

Whether the i`i, iki, iti is accepted as meaning "small; little," the apparent sense of the Maori, Rarotongan and South Marquesan for of the word, or "raging, furious with heat,"

[babyti808]

This is so beautiful

[rufuslivermore]

Whenever we visit Hawaii, we make a point of honoring the "Spirit of Aloha" by touching the hand of the statue of Queen Kapiolani in Kapiloani Park. Our world needs the spirit of Aloha. This video is beautiful and compelling.

[MrWillyb1950]

Mahalo nui for sharing this most beautiful and poignant video describing the essence of Aloha...it gave me chicken skin! We are truly blessed to live in Hawaii and we all need to share Aloha each and every day that we're on earth with those we love and those we greet to these Islands. You have done Hawaii a great service by creating this masterpiece.