In this first story we look at teaching from a Hawaiian worldview, one that emphasizes that your actions reflect everyone, not just yourself.<\/p>\n
A\u2018o aku, a\u2018o mai<\/p>\n
The first mo\u2018olelo is a story told by a kumu at KS Hawai\u2018i.\u00a0 This story illustrates the Hawaiian worldview of A\u2018o aku, a\u2018o mai.<\/p>\n
My daughter is 2 years old.\u00a0 She attends the P\u00fcnana Leo o Hilo \u2013 Hi\u2018i P\u00ebp\u00eb, a Hawaiian language day care facility for children who are 6 weeks in age up to 3 years old.\u00a0 She speaks and understands Hawaiian.\u00a0 It is her first language.\u00a0 Every morning before I kiss her goodbye, I say to her, \u201cHo\u2018olohe i n\u00e4 kumu, m\u00e4lama i n\u00e4 hoa aloha, ho\u2018opa\u2018a i ka ha\u2018awina.\u00a0 Lanakila \u2018oe, lanakila k\u00e4kou!\u00a0 P\u00efholo \u2018oe, p\u00efholo k\u00e4kou.\u201d (Listen to your teachers. Take care of your friends.\u00a0 Study your lesson.\u00a0 When you succeed, we all succeed!\u00a0 When you do bad, we all do bad.)\u00a0 She answers me every morning with \u201c\u2018Ae, M\u00e4m\u00e4.\u201d (Yes, mom.)\u00a0 We kiss goodbye and we go about our day.\u00a0 It is her kuleana to learn from and take care of her kumu and peers. Her \u2018ohana at school, like our \u2018ohana at home, depends on and needs each other.\u00a0 Our success as individuals means success for the \u2018ohana.<\/p>\n
It is important to be reminded clearly of what is expected of us:
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ho\u2018olohe i n\u00e4 kumu – implies trust in the kumu and one\u2019s kuleana to be a good student
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 M\u00e4lama i n\u00e4 hoa aloha \u2013 one\u2019s kuleana to care for those around one
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ho\u2018opa\u2018a i ka ha\u2018awina \u2013 one\u2019s kuleana to learn
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lanakila \u2018oe, lanakila k\u00e4kou \u2013 one\u2019s kuleana to the group (family, race)
\n\u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 P\u00efholo \u2018oe, p\u00efholo k\u00e4kou \u2013 one\u2019s actions, good or bad, affects all of the \u2018ohana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In this first story we look at teaching from a Hawaiian worldview, one that emphasizes that your actions reflect everyone, not just yourself. A\u2018o aku, a\u2018o mai The first mo\u2018olelo is a story told by a kumu at KS Hawai\u2018i.\u00a0 … Continue reading