Pule a ka Haku – The Lord’s Prayer in Hawaiian
September 23rd, 2010 – Posted by Daniel Oliveira

In the Hawaiian culture, there is a great respect for the kūpuna, the older ones, the grandparents, because they pass down the knowledge in different areas of life from previous generations to the younger ones. One of the things in Hawaiian culture that is really important is the teaching of the ancient songs and chants, which were always passed down from generation to generation.

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Respecting Cultures
September 2nd, 2010 – Posted by Daniel Oliveira

For a little over three years me and my family have been living on Maui, Hawaii, and it has been an amazing experience (which of course could mean a lot of things). But even though we live in Hawaii, we don’t really experience paradise every day, because we are not tourists on vacation.

One thing that is really interesting, coming from Brazil, is to understand the differences in the many cultures here in the Islands. This morning, listening to the radio we started laughing about the local jokes, but it only took three years for us to understand these cultures enough to get it and laugh!

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