The Hawaiian Life

The Hawaiian Life for me is not only an association with a place on the map, but more importantly a state of mind. I would like to encapsulate my thoughts of what I feel the Hawaiian Life is. It will most certainly be up for debate, but I will let you instigate the conversation.

A Celtic History of Hawaii
Probably there were Irish aboard Captain Cook's ships and other British vessels which arrived in the early days. Some of the sailors who left the ships from time to time and settled here may have been Irish but no exact records were kept.
There's a hula about an Irish-Hawaiian, named Lola O"Brien. There are lots of residents in the islands who :an claim to be Irish-Hawaiians.
Most visitors to Hawai'i know Lewers Street, one of he few streets in Waikiki with a non-Hawaiian name. Previously, it was known as Lewers Road. It led from Alakaua Avenue to the estate of Robert Lewers, where the Halekolani Hotel now stands. Lewers and Cooke, a large building supply house, remains as only reminder of Mr. Lewers' extensive business interests.

A Bit About the History of Celts in Hawaii
It did not take the Sons of Erin, and the children of William Wallce long to find Hawaii. In all probably, there were Irish, Scottish, and Welsh seamen sailing with Captain Cook's ships and other British vessels which arrived in the early days. Over time, there were sailors from Celtic descent that decided to stay in the islands for good. Who can blame them.
The complete record of ancestory was not recorded, as we have always failed to fully appreciate the Hawaiian understanding of ancestory. Nevertheless, there are lots of Hawaiians who claim a link to the land of the Celts. There's even a hula about an Irish-Hawaiian, named Lola O"Brien. The Irish Hawaiians are even well organized in Honolulu, just check out the Friends of St. Patrick organization.
HawaiianLifeFanPage

An easy way to get to our FaceBook fan page now is to simply remember HawaiianLifeFanPage come join us there too. The more people we can gather in the true spirit of Hawaii the more our lives will come alive and who knows where that will take us....
Mahalo nui loa
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My new site to help market my new book "A Pecunious Life"

I'm excited just finishing up some of the details for My new site www.mike-dolan.com this is where I'll be putting the books I have published and some of my other writing projects. I've been working hard to get a lot of projects done lately. If you know anything about me I've usually got ten projects going at any give time. I can now mark off my first book published from my list!! This is the main reason for the new site. My first book, "A Pecunious Life" "How to Have a Life Abounding in True Wealth!" I have another book on the way to the publishers as I write this. If this is your first time here..., Mahalo... Mike
P.S. you can pick up the book at amazon too!!!
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The Words of the Wayfinder and The Sacred Word for Gratitude
Ancient Hawaiians believed in the sacred power of words and the sacred energy in all life. Out of the 40,000 words in the spoken language, a profusion of them describe the ancient Hawaiian’s close harmony with nature. In old Hawaii, man believed that his spiritual inheritance was to be guardian or kahu of the ‘aina or the living earth.
Thus, there are several words for all aspects of nature. There are words for every plant or animal species that are endemic to the islands, words to describe different kinds of rocks, minerals and the types of soil and the different types of lava.

Morrnah Nalamaku Simeona, Founder of Modern Ho’oponopono
Morrnah Nalamaku Simeona the Founder of Modern Ho’oponopono
Restoring the light within ourselves and to the world at large was the mission of Morrnah Nalamaku Simeona (1913-1992). A gifted Hawaiian healer, Morrnah presented the world with an updated version of the ancient Hawaiian practice of conflict resolution. Known as Ho’oponopono, and championed by self-help guru, Joe Vitale, Morrnah’s version of the Hawaiian tradition has been increasingly embraced by contemporary society which has been won over by its simplicity and elegance.

Ku, God of Prosperity, God of War
The four primal Hawaiian gods wore several faces, but none more disparate than Ku, who was the god of prosperity, as well as the much-feared and terrible god of war and sorcery. He was also god of the deep forest, of the mountain, of dry and wet farming and the god of fishing. He also ruled the red flowering ohia lehua tree and his images were carved from that wood.
The Wheel of Life

The wheel of life is filled with the spokes that represent all life, the animals, the plants, the sky, the water, the soil, the air, and the wind. As each one is destroyed the wheel starts to wobble until something replaces that spoke. If that spoke can’t be replaced the wheel continues to wobble and life becomes out of balance. The more spokes that are destroyed the worse the wheel wobbles until one day it self-destructs and all the spokes are gone. We are a spoke in the wheel of life just as everything else is. We are destroying other spokes for the sake of greed. If we don’t stop we will destroy life as we know it. The wheel can be repaired but only when we become conscious and aware of our place in this life. I hope we have enough time left… I hope more people become aware... Aloha...
Hawaii has a catch phrase of 'Hang Loose'.
"Hang Loose" is a term that means to relax, lighten up, take it easy. I like to imagine shaking all the stress from you body and becoming completly relaxed.


