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" ʻAʻohe puʻu kiʻekiʻe ke hoʻāʻo e piʻi "
Translation:
No cliff is so tall that it cannot be scaled.
Translation Thought:
No problem is too great when one tries hard to solve it.
Mana'o Thoughts:
Challenges are lessons, build upon these challenges to achieve greatness..
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THE STORy
Naʻau (intestine) or an emotional thought process known by the Hawaiian people as the internal center of knowledge found deep within. He koho nō ia, naʻauao aiʻole naʻaupō -knowledge is a choice, enlightenment or ignorance. For generations, traditional knowledge were handed down within the family through specific practices such as Lomilomi (massage), Lāʻau Lapaʻau (medicine), Lawaiʻa (fishing), Loʻi Kalo (kalo farming), Moʻoʻōlelo (storytelling),Moʻokūʻauhau (genealogy) and Loko iʻa (fish pond). Ma ka hana ka ʻike -through hands-on or livable experiences knowledge is attained and applied. In fact, Knowledge empowers the longevity of a culture and tradition.
Kauʻikeaouli, King Kamehameha III reigned from 1825 - 1854, and required that all kingdom correspondence and legal documents were written in Hawaiian and English. In 1840, Public schools were established to encourage all kingdom subjects to learn to read and write in Hawaiian and English. In 1848, Hawaiʻi was noted as a literate nation throughout the world because of the educational movement Kauʻikeaouli established. Hawaiʻi encouraged Hoʻonaʻauao (enlightenment) discovery, learning, and experiences through observational and acknowledging traditional and cultural knowledge empowering emotional, practical and sensual experiences without question.
"Knowledge empowers the longevity of culture and tradition."
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