Anahulu Hoʻēmi 8/25 – 9/2

Aloha e nā makamaka heluhelu, 

Happy start of the new school year! As we transition into this semester and continue to meet new people, whether in classroom spaces or even in office hallways, perhaps we can hold onto this ʻōlelo noʻeau: 

ʻAʻohe pau ka ʻike i ka hālau hoʻokahi. 

All knowledge is not taught in the same school. 

One can learn from many sources. —ʻŌN #203

For myself, I have been thinking about this ʻōlelo noʻeau particularly this month during our August offering of Cohort Kumukahi, where we spent most of our days within Hālau o Haumea at Kamakakūokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies. Because the Hālau is downstream of Ka Papa Loʻi ʻo Kānewai, I had the opportunity to see Mānoa stream from a different perspective than usual. In the above photo, the stream water was noticeably murky from the earthen sediment and micronutrients brought and washed down from the ʻauwai (irrigated water system), evidence of the day’s work in the loʻi. Although lepo in the stream might not be the most exciting occasion for celebration, seeing the darkened waters brings me joy in knowing that the water is flowing and moving, bringing along nutrients and other forms of life.