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1. MEANING OF DESIGNS ON HAWAIIAN FEATHER CLOAKS AND CAPES HOW TO
2. MEANING OF DESIGNS ON HAWAIIAN FEATHER CLOAKS AND CAPES SERIES

I was enjoying the sunset with clients who are finally occupying the home they spent years building on the lot I sold them in Kohala Ranch. Recently it was my turn to pass on the first lessons. But Those Hawaiian Names are So Long and Difficult to Pronounce

MEANING OF DESIGNS ON HAWAIIAN FEATHER CLOAKS AND CAPES HOW TO

Most importantly, I had met the first person who was kind enough to hanai me - to be a strict auntie in my lessons on how to behave in a respectful way so I could begin to be viewed as other than just a years-long still-ignorant visitor. Over the next few hours I learned a ton of history, the importance of genealogy, and was given a short lesson in pronunciation. I learned what the name “Kailua” meant and why USPS created a hyphenated name, and that the name “Lanihau,” the shopping area where my box at the UPS store was located, was also a place name. “Kona” is the name of this entire district, referring to the leeward side of the island, she instructed. Oops! Iʻm thinking this is going to be a long ride. She asks where I am living and I answer, “right here in Kona.” My response was met with a wilting glare. Picture me seated in Barbaraʻs truck, empty horse trailer behind us, heading to the dock at Kawaihae to retrieve my mare. Noted Wāhine Paniolo Barbara Nobriga (left) and Fern White (right) in Kamehameha Day parade along Aliʻi Drive in 2015 Please pronounce Hawaiian words correctly, starting with the places you have chosen to live. More recently, Linda Hussey wrote about things sheʻs learned in 15 years of living here.īoth of them touch on something so simple it should be obvious.

MEANING OF DESIGNS ON HAWAIIAN FEATHER CLOAKS AND CAPES SERIES

My colleague Julie Keller, who grew up here, wrote a series on “ How Foʻ Ack” back in 2018 the link is to part 5 of the series which has links to all her posts. My purpose in these follow up posts is to get practical about steps a newcomer could take towards being welcomed by their new community.Īs I mentioned in the earlier post, responsible real estate professionals here have always taken the time to orient their relocating clients. My first blog post about why the welcome mat is harder to find in 2021 for new residents of Hawaiʻi generated more commentary than any blog post I have written in the past dozen years. Arts and Culture The Welcome Mat for Newcomers – Whatʻs in a Name