Day 5 Manaʻo for Cohort Kaulua March 21, 2025

Even though we have our differences, we are all interconnected

Gratitude for my grandmother

Journey

ʻOnipaʻa

Given a privilege to be at Mānoa comes with the kuleana to care for Mānoa

Aloha i kekahi i kekahi

Embark on your journey bravely and passionately

The power of listening 

We don’t always see the fruit of our labor but know our efforts matter as we build a better future

Building pilina creates pewa to bridge gaps with one another. 

Pilina

Loʻi → kuleana to mālama ʻāina

That we are connected often in ways we can’t see

E hoʻi i ka piko

Connection to place is important

ॐ तत् सत् 

You can be both a kaikaina and a kaikuaʻana 

Through every storm and sunny day, perseverance! To all UH Mānoa—that Mānoa’s love would guide their flight all students here, their future bright. Seize the day! 

Open your heart. [Name] I hope you have a fulfilling life don’t feel pressured to work and make money but make sure each day you give your all and the day will give back. 

By invitation only. 

Listen whole-heartedly. 

Everyone has a story worthwhile sharing

Mālama ʻāina & kuleana

Mōhala i ka wai ka maka o nā pua, unfolded by the water are the faces of the flower.

Be brave

Hold space for all the love the world has to give to you, [name]

Kaikuaʻana and the duty to boost kaikaina through connection to them 

Ma ka hana ka ʻike

Appreciate + embrace one another

Aloha i kekahi i kekahi; kuleana, mālama, Welina Mānoa, piko, Kona, Waikīkī, kūpuna, mākua, keiki, ʻohana

Carry abundance. Abundance of understanding, love, resources (clean resources!), abundance of support, and life + livelihoods

Every journey/step is a lesson and a connection

Baby Kai, listen to Aunty Arby 

Now is the time to do great things.

Be present, open, intention curious bravery kuleana

Always by invitation; mahalo nui; set judgements aside, i wonder, moʻokūʻauhau, ʻili, kaikuaʻana, elder

You can’t change the wind, but you can change your sails

A reminder—I will always be kaikaina to the land. 

Family, land, learning, listening, gratitude

Working toward identifying and fulfilling your kuleana

Drop those dock lines and sail into the storm of experiences!

You will never be alone

It’s never too late to build pilina, and it is always time well spent. 

‘Ohana extends beyond your biological family

By opening your heart, mind, and soul, you will find what you are looking for. 

Aloha

You cannot change the winds, but you can always change your sails. 

Be non-judgemental going in and away

Mālama Mānoa

No matter where you are in the world, Hawaiʻi will always be your piko

[To my 3 keiki] ʻĀina is our family, it is our kuleana to build pilina with ʻāina—the land, the people, the values of this place—and to mālama and love our ʻāina, our home.

To know their moʻokūʻauhau & feel connected to it; To look for pilina all around

Mahalo me nā pilina

Being open, respect another’s moʻokūʻauhau; Know your own inner compass; Trust the process. Mahalo nui

Moʻokūʻauhau; Dim Sum “Touch the Heart” 

That our future students have people who care deeply and listen deeply. That he has the opportunity to learn to love the land + be connected. 

Join us with your brave heart

Trust the process

Under the cement + asphalt, what was there that has always been kissed and had action with the winds and rain

Embrace your kuleana

Everything is connected; eat more together

Pilina, mālama, aʻo, reflected, mahalo nui loa

Kuleana is a honor and privilege