Someone recently told me that he could easily pick off a tourist from a local. Well, while I can’t vouch for that (lots of posers out there!), I do know that it exists beyond a healthy command of pidgin’ English, and is most likely to arouse feelings of “aloha” – for the people and nature.
Mary Kawena Pukui provides several translations for “aloha”, including “love” or “affection”. Born and raised in the islands, I learned long ago its uses - as a greeting and expression of love…but that was only skimming the surface.
A further examination of Pukui’s Hawaiian dictionary reveals a deeper meaning, including communicating “compassion, mercy, sympathy, pity, grace”, and “charity”. Within this context, “aloha” is not merely a way to express affection, but also acts as an extension of the “kuleana” (responsibility) that often accompanies “aloha”.
In “Lights, Music, LoveFest!” Kaui Awong’s review of LoveFest 2010, coupled with Tracy Chan’s rocking photography, take us all to heights of ecstasy; while, on the flip side, Megumi Abe guides us on a soulful trek through Makua Valley with Kahu Kaleo Patterson, and William Aila shares some heavy thoughts on Makua and “kuleana”.
From the contributors who were able to stay on task, despite the beautiful weather, our “ho‘okupu” (offering) for this week comes with a healthy dose of “kuleana”…truly a labor of love.
Aloha kaua,
Andrea
Words by Kaui Awong, Photography by Tracy Chan
Held July 24th, the 12th annual Love Festival, dubbed locally as LoveFest,
was truly an event for the modern-day hippie generation.
The crowd was so massive that most attendees had to park along the
streets near Kapolei Regional Park and make the trek above the freeway
to the water park destination.
As told to Chris Mikesell
He’s a rapper, a nerd, a geek, and now with his new album, “With Sprinkles,” he’s also older and wiser. He is Beefy, a.k.a. Beef Thompson, a nerdcore rapper who, outside his concerts, assumes the identity of mild-mannered Kennewick, Washington resident and geek Keith Moore.
I interviewed Beefy via e-mail to talk to him about his brand-new album,
“With Sprinkles,” how things have changed for him since his last album,
and how it feels to be a more mature version of the Beefy nerdcore rap
fans know and love.
Photos by Megumi Abe
Take a look at these spectacular views from a class trip to Makua Valley, an area known for its many native plants and animals.
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Written by Andrea DeCosta
Ask many native Hawaiian activists about reasons for saving Makua Valley and it all comes back to one word. Kuleana.
In the Hawaiian culture, kuleana is often coupled with other cultural
practices, such as ho‘oponopono, which allow individuals to find
agreement with one another. Within the natural world, this balance has
been sought in many areas of Hawai‘i – most recently, Makua Valley on
leeward Oahu.
Words and photos by Eva Enriquez
The UH Art Department offered a class a spring class on
Professional Practices by Professor Debra Drexler. The class included a
trip to one of the most exciting cities for art in the world: New York
City.
A group of UH art students visited Nueva York, as
I would say in Spanish, for eight days to visit its most important art
museums and art galleries, and interview art critics, gallery owners and
curators.
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