I particularly found this video of interest, having gone to high school in Honolulu. The Hawaiian language is fascinating. For example, the vowels a, e, i, o, and u are pronounced ah, aye, ee, oh, and ooh. And each vowel is always sounded out, no silent vowels. I lived on Halekoa Drive which was just off the Kalaniana’ole Highway.
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I’ve been on that stretch of Oahu several times, on vacation with my wife. Must’ve been great going to high school there.
Marines or Air Force?
Len,
Neither. When I was 14 my mom and dad decided to move from Alaska to Hawaii where he had been offered a job. Mom was also offered a teaching job at the Hawaii Baptist Academy where I went to high school. (https://www.hba.net/)
That was fascinating! It made perfect sense and was the antithesis of what I believed about that phrase.
Hi Steve, I didn’t know you spent time on Oahu! We lived in Mililani in central Oahu for 8 years early in our marriage. Our three oldest were born there. We helped plant a church – Pacific Islands Bible Church. We loved the beauty and culture of the Islands. Mele Kalikimaka!
Small world indeed, but from where we lived, your home was considered a “long ways away.” It was on the other side of the island…nearly a 40-minute drive, LOL!! We attended Waialae Baptist Church – near the Kahala mall.
My husband was stationed at Ft. Shafter while serving in the Army (retired Sergeant Major now), and he loved his stay there so much he constantly talks about it. We still acknowledge “Aloha Friday” even after all these years. It’s why I wrote my last novel, “Ko’olau’s Secret.” I fell in love with O’ahu from hearing so much about it for years, even though I had not had the privilege of ever visiting there.
The added research for the story taught me so much about the language and its people. I feel as though I’d lived there. To me, the language is so simple, sensible, and beautifully melodic. A beautiful state, beautiful people, and beautiful language.
Thank you, Steve. Merry Christmas to all of you at the Steve Laube Agency, and to each of your families. Mele Kalikimaka. 🙂
He lā maikaʻi. A hauʻoli makahiki hou.
Delightful! (Those I doubt it would translate that way!)
Oops, I meant “though!”
So fascinating. I love it!
Didn’t know you had a Hawaii connection! I worked with Hawaii Medicaid for over twenty years in an insurance program to get patients in need of a transplant over to the mainland. (I didn’t live there but made many business trips) Still good friends with one of the transplant docs at Queen’s Hospital.
Love, love that state. You lived in a beautiful area. Mele Kalikimaka and Hau’oli Makahiki Hou!
Mele Kalikimaka to everyone reading this!