Posted by Robert Ebanez on February 5, 2009 at 11:11am
Sister Melva Brown, Aunty Mary Kawena Pukui, Mom Irene Brown -with glasses,Brother Al standing and Kolohe surfer Bobby E. Taken at Aunty Pat Bacon's home in Manoa in 1975. I'm freaking old man!Aunty Mary Kawena Pukui and Mom were first cousins. Their mothers Mary Paahana Kanaka'ole (Kawena's) and Rose Kanaka'ole (Mom's) were sisters. Their mother was Nali'iPoaimokukaWahine Kanaka'ole who raised Kawena since childhood on the teachings of our ancestors .Nali'i Poai moku used to pray in Hale Ola on Waiohinu land.the following house prayer: It is a gift from me and my family to all of you. Say it in your own way with love and tenderness like singing to your baby.E 'ou mau kia'i mai ka po maiE nana ia mai ka hale o kakouMai luna a laloMai kahi kihi a kahi kihiMai ka hikina a ke komohanaMai ka uka a he kaiMai loko a wahoKia'a 'ia, malama 'iaE pale aku i na ho'opilikia ana i ko kakou nohonaAmama Ua noaO my guardians from remote antiquityWatch over our homeFrom top to bottomFrom one corner to the otherFrom east to westFrom the side facing the mountains to the side facing the seaFrom inside to outsideWatch over and protect itWard off all that may trouble our life hereThis prayer is freedAloha noBobby Ebanez
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