Wiwo = fear, ole = no…wiwo’ole means no fear, courageous and brave.  “You don’t have to be big and strong to be brave.”  The Bravest ‘Opihi by Juliet S. Kono shares a wonderful message of how two of Hawaii’s smallest sea creatures saved the day.  In this book we learned how we can be wiwo’ole no matter how big or strong we are.  Working together with Nani, the two ‘opihi were able to courageously face the fearsome great Puhi to save Nani’s brother,  Ikaika.  The mano, honu and malolo did not have wiwo’ole and did not help Nani.   Many times fear and worry stops us from doing things we want to do or know we should be doing.  With wiwo’ole, we can face fear and take the first steps in overcoming our obstacles.  How can wiwo’ole change your life?  Please share a story of how you used wiwo’ole to overcome a challenge.

Many hands working together cooperatively…Laulima is an important value we perpetuate in teaching and learning.  Just as “it takes a whole village to raise a child,” “it takes a whole ohana to educate a child.”  Although many things can be accomplished independently, laulima makes the task easier to accomplish and many hands helping us in areas we need help results in success.  Do you know of a story of how laulima changed your life?  Please share it.