Tag Archives: ohana

Want A Breath Mint?

Posted on July 20, 2016 by kahunapulekimo

Let’s say that you are going to travel by double-hulled canoe over 2741 miles of open ocean, and that you are not absolutely certain that you will actually hit land!  So, in the canoe you carry people, water, food to … Continue reading →

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More Than Just A Telescope

Posted on October 14, 2015 by kahunapulekimo

In the film “The Life and Crimes of Doris Payne” we meet 80-year old Doris who is awaiting trial for stealing jewelry from a store.  We might be tempted to think that, at 80, it must have been hunger which … Continue reading →

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Respect

Posted on August 15, 2015 by kahunapulekimo

I once heard of a woman who named her newborn daughter “Placenta.”  When asked by an interviewer why she did this she replied, “I just liked the sound of the name.”  Sad to say, this now does not seem to … Continue reading →

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ʻOhana

Posted on June 2, 2015 by GOvideoHAWAII

At birth I was given the name of “Robert”. Within my birth family I am known as “Bobby”. My father always (and he is the only one to have ever done so) called me “Butch”. My nieces and nephews know … Continue reading →

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Expectations Within A Relationship

Posted on May 3, 2013 by GOvideoHAWAII

Back in 1994 when I entered my first national art competition I was accepted to exhibit at The National Arts Club in New York City.  I had submitted one of the early iterations of my Airscapes series and when I … Continue reading →

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Belonging to Others

Posted on May 1, 2013 by kahunapulekimo

A characteristic of authentic spiritual growth is surrender which is the movement away from a narcissistic orientation and the gradual giving up insisting that reality conform to our desires.  A mark of spiritual immaturity is manifested by misunderstanding what freedom … Continue reading →

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Hawaiian Joys!

Posted on December 31, 2012 by GOvideoHAWAII

Hawaiʻi is the fount of sensuous joy! The joy of singing, of mele, of chants, any occasion serving as a good excuse to sing!  Singing is a part of ordinary Hawaiian life and not reserved solely for some special event, … Continue reading →

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Relationship is Communion

Posted on July 30, 2012 by GOvideoHAWAII

The modern world in which we live brings an ever-bewildering abundance of changes, inventions and ways of relating to others.  Interestingly though humans seem to need a certain degree of rooted-ness, an “anchor” frequently formed by habitual patterns for necessary … Continue reading →

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There But For The Grace of God Go I

Posted on June 29, 2012 by GOvideoHAWAII

On my first visit to Hawaiʻi I remember being astonished by the sight of homeless people in Kapiʻolani Park.  The presence around them of shopping carts filled with sundry items, suitcases by “their” tree and makeshift tents made it clear that they … Continue reading →

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More Valuable Than Gold

Posted on June 27, 2012 by GOvideoHAWAII

I suppose it is because as Orthodox Christians our congregation just celebrated Pascha yesterday.  I have been thinking about death… specifically the future death of our mother.  She was 87 on April 27th, is in robust health and there does … Continue reading →

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