“It is our relation to circumstances that determines their influences over us. The same wind that carries one vessel into port may blow another off shore.” – Christian Bovee “Every human being has a work to carry on within, duties to perform abroad, influences to exert, which are peculiarly his and which no conscience but his own can teach. “ - William Ellery Channin “If a man has a right to be proud of anything, it is good action done as it ought to be, without any base interest lurking at the bottom of it.” – Lawrence Sterne

1. KULEANA
The Hawaiian Word of the Day is kuleana. Kuleana is a uniquely Hawaiian value and practice
which is loosely translated to mean "responsibility." The word kuleana refers to a reciprocal
relationship between the person who is responsible, and the thing which they are responsible for.
For example, Hawaiians have a kuleana to our land: to care for it and to respect it, and in return,
our land has the kuleana to feed, shelter, and clothe us, through this relationship we maintain
balance within society and with our natural environment.
Source: Hawaiian Word of the Day: Kuleana. Friday, April 17th 2015. HAWAII NEWS NOW.
http://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/story/28832829/hawaiian-word-of-the-day-kuleana
Web Accessed: January 20, 2017.
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Under legislation dating back to 1850 known as the Kuleana Act, almost a dozen native families
currently have the right to live on small sections of land within the billionaire's property on the
island, according to the Honolulu Star Advertiser.
Some of owners of the land are now dead and the owners of the plots can be difficult to trace,
since land possession under the old law is largely undocumented.
The plots, known as kuleana lands, are often divided into ever smaller portions as they are passed
down through families.
Keoni Shultz, a partner at the Honolulu law firm Cades Schutte representing Mr. Zuckerberg’s
companies, told the Honolulu Star Advertiser, it was usual for large portions of land in Hawaii to
contain plots with unclear ownership.
“Quiet title actions are the standard and prescribed process to identify all potential co-owners,
determine ownership, and ensure that, if there are other co-owners, each receives appropriate
value for their ownership share,” Mr. Schultz said.
[Emphasis Supplied]
Source: Mark Zuckerberg sues hundreds of Hawaii families to force them to sell their land.
By Harriet Agerholm. @HarrietAgerholm. The Independent. January 9, 2017. Web Accessed:
January 20, 2017. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/mark-zuckerberg-facebook-ceo-
sues-hawaii-hundreds-families-force-sell-land-kauai-kuleana-act-a7535731.html#commentsDiv
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2. Ho Mai Ka `Ike
Ho mai ka `ike papalua e
Grant us the knowledge to understand both sides
Ho mai ka `i`ini `i`ini papalua e
Grant us the Desire to understand
Ho mai ka mana papalua e
Grant us Spiritual Insight to understand
Ho mai, Ho mai Ka papalua e
Grant us the Vision to see both sides
E Ola!
Let it live!
--- Na Kumu Keala Ching ---
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責任
SEKININ
Responsibility
SEKININ means responsibility, being accountable or answerable to
something within one’s power. It is taking care of self and others,
fulfilling obligations, contributing to the community and building a
better world.
KACHIKAN Values. JAPANESE CULTURAL CENTER OF HAWAI`I.
Honoring our heritage, Embracing our diversity, Sharing our Future.
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