Pastor G’s Blog

Kala and Kalana

Today's ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi words are Kala and Kalana. Kalana means "to ask forgiveness." The root of this word, Kala, means "to offer forgiveness." Read More
Kala and Kalana - Nā Pali Coast - Kauai - Hawaiian Word - Devotional
Kākou - Umauma Falls - Big Island - Hawaiian Word - Devotional

Kākou

Today's 'Olelo Hawai'i word is Kākou. Most of all, it is a word of unity. It refers to all of us together, inclusively, and includes the speaker. Read More
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Malama

Today's ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi word is Malama! It refers to caring for or preserving or protecting something or someone. Read More

ʻĀina

Today's ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi word is ‘Āina, and it means "the land." Read More
ʻĀina - Kualoa Ranch - 'Oahu - Hawaiian Word - Devotional
Kōkua - Spinner Dolphins - Big Island - Hawaiian Word - Devotional

Kōkua

Today's 'Olelo Hawai'i word is Kōkua. It means means to help, to give aid or to give assistance. Read More

Akua

Today's 'Olelo Hawai'i word is the name for our Judeo Christian God,  Akua. Read More
Hawaiian Word - Devotional - Akua - Pele's Well Image
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Aloha

Today's ʻOlele Hawaiʻi word is Aloha! Aloha is, hands down, the most widely known of the Hawaiian words. Aloha is a word that can mean hello, goodbye or love here in Hawaiʻi. Read More

Mahalo

Today's ʻOlelo Hawaiʻi word is Mahalo! Along with aloha, mahalo is the most common 'Olelo Hawai'i words you will hear on the islands. It means thank you. Read More
Mahalo - Green Sands Beach - Big Island - Hawaiian Word - Devotional
ʻOhana - Hula Halau - Big Island - Hawaiian Word - Devotional

ʻOhana

Today's ʻOlele Hawaiʻi word is ʻOhana! ʻOhana means "family."  Read More

Alakaʻi

Today's ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi word is Alakaʻi. Alakaʻi is both a verb and a noun. When used as a noun it means "leader." When used as a verb it means "leading; the act of leadership." Read More
Alakaʻi ~ Hawaiian Word - Devotional - Alakaʻi - Waipio Valley Image
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Kamaʻāina

Today's ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi word is Kamaʻāina. Kamaʻāina is a combination of two words kama, meaning child, and 'aina, meaning land. Literally "child of the land" kamaʻāina refers to a local, someone who has lived in Hawai'i a long time. Read More

Pono

Today's 'Olelo Hawai'i word is Pono. Itʻs one of my favorite words in the language. If you ask a kamaʻāina (a local/a child of the land) what pono means, you will usually get the response “righteous" or "right living." Read More
Hawaiian Word - Devotional - Pono - Thurston Lava Tube Image
kīnāʻole - Hawaiian Word - Devotional - Kinaole - Waipio Valley Image

Kīnāʻole

Today's ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi word is Kīnāʻole. Alakaʻi This ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi word says it all! Kīnāʻole means I will do the right thing, in the right way, at the right time, in the right place, to the right person, for the right reason, and with the right feeling, the first time I do it! Read More