Moʻolelo Hawaiʻi

Nā Moʻolelo o ka Naʻauao

Nā Moʻolelo o ke Aloha

Lawe nā moʻolelo i ka naʻauao o nā hanauna. Aʻo mai lākou iā mākou e ola pono, me ka wiwo ʻole, a me ke aloha.

E hoʻoikaika mai kēia mau moʻolelo iā ʻoe e ola me ka manaʻo, e aloha me ka puʻuwai hamama.

Ka Lawaiʻa a me Ke Kai

I kekahi manawa, he lawaiʻa ʻōpio i hele i ke kai i nā lā a pau me kāna ʻupena, me ka manaʻo e loaʻa nā iʻa nui e hānai i kona ʻohana. Akā, i nā lā a pau, hemo wale mai kāna ʻupena me ka hakahaka.

Me ka huhu a me ka ukiuki, uē aku ʻo ia i ke kai: "No ke aha ʻoe e paʻa ai i kāu mau makana mai iaʻu? Hana ikaika au! Kūpono au!"

Lohe kekahi kupuna e noho ana ma kahakai i kēia, a hele mai me ke akahai. "E hele pū me aʻu," i ʻōlelo mai ai ke kupuna.

Noho pū lāua ma kahakai, a nīnau mai ke kupuna: "He aha kāu e ʻike ai ke nānā ʻoe i ke kai?"

"Ke ʻike nei au i nā iʻa a ʻaʻole hiki iaʻu ke loaʻa," pane ʻawa mai ka lawaiʻa ʻōpio.

"ʻAʻole pane ke kai i nā koi. Pane ia i ka mahalo, ka hoʻomanawanui, a me ka naʻauao."

Hoʻomau ke kupuna: "Ke ʻike nei ʻoe i ke kai he mea āu. Akā, ʻaʻole ke kai kou kauwa - ʻo ia kou kumu. Ma mua o kou kiola ʻana i ka ʻupena, ua mahalo ʻoe i ke kai? Ua noi ʻoe i ka ʻae? Ua hoʻolohe ʻoe i ka mea e haʻi mai ana nā nalu iā ʻoe?"

ʻAʻole i manaʻo ka lawaiʻa ʻōpio i kēia mau mea. I ke kakahiaka aʻe, hoʻi hou aku ʻo ia i kahakai. Ma mua o kāna kiola ʻana i ka ʻupena, noho mālie ʻo ia, nānā i nā nalu, hoʻomaopopo i ka makani, ʻike i kahi e lele ana nā manu. Kamaʻilio ʻo ia i ke kai me ka mahalo a me ka mahalo.

A laila, kiola aku ʻo ia i kāna ʻupena - a piha mai ia me nā iʻa.

English Summary:
A young fisherman grew frustrated when his nets came up empty. An elder taught him that the ocean responds not to demands, but to respect, patience, and understanding. When he approached the ocean with gratitude and listened before acting, abundance came naturally.

Ka Haʻawina:

ʻAʻole pane ka honua i ka ikaika a i ʻole ka koi. Pane ia i ka mahalo, ka hoʻomanawanui, a me ke kūlike. Ke hana pū mākou me ke kahe maʻamau o ke ola, ke mahalo mākou ma mua o ka lawe ʻana, ke hoʻolohe mākou ma mua o ka hana ʻana - ʻo ia ka manawa e hiki mai ai ka waiwai maoli.

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Nā Waʻa ʻElua

Hoʻomaka ʻia ʻelua waʻa mai ka moku hoʻokahi, e holo ana i ka ʻaoʻao mamao like. ʻO ka waʻa mua, hoe ʻia e kekahi kānaka ikaika a me ka manaʻo paʻa. Hoe ʻo ia me kona ikaika a pau, hakakā me nā nalu a pau, hoʻino i ka makani ke kū ʻē mai ia iā ia.

ʻO ka waʻa ʻelua, hoe ʻia e kekahi wahine naʻauao a nānā pono. Nānā ʻo ia i nā au, hoʻomaopopo i ka makani, a hoʻololi i kona ala e like me ia mau mea. Ke kū ʻē mai ka makani iā ia, kali ʻo ia. Ke kōkua mai ke au, hoe pū ʻo ia me ia.

Hiki ka kānaka ikaika i kahakai me ka luhi, ka huhu, a me ka ʻawaʻawa no ka paʻakikī o ka huakaʻi.

Hiki ka wahine naʻauao me ka mālie, ka mahalo, a me ka piha ʻana i ka mahalo no ka nani o ka huakaʻi.

"ʻAʻole mālama ke kai i kou ikaika. Mālama wale ia inā naʻauao ʻoe e hana pū me ia."
English Summary:
Two canoes set out for the same destination. One paddler fought against every wave with strength. The other observed the currents and winds, working with them. Both arrived, but only the wise one enjoyed the journey. The lesson: Life is not about fighting the current, but learning to navigate it with wisdom.

Ka Haʻawina:

ʻO ka ikaika me ka ʻole o ka naʻauao, he mea luhi. ʻO ka mana me ka ʻole o ka hoʻomanawanui, he mea hoʻopau wale. ʻAʻole wale nō ka hiki ʻana i kou wahi, akā, ka hiki ʻana me kou ʻuhane māluhiluhi ʻole. E hana pū me nā kaʻina maʻamau o ke ola, ʻaʻole kū ʻē.

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Ka Naʻauao o ka Lāʻau Niu

Ulu aʻe kekahi lāʻau niu ʻōpio ma ka ʻaoʻao o kekahi lāʻau wauke kahiko. Nānā ka lāʻau niu i ka wauke me ka ʻili. "Nui a nani ʻoe," i ʻōlelo aku ai ia. "Hohola kou mau lālā a hāʻawi i ka malu no ka lehulehu. ʻO wau, kiʻekiʻe akā lāʻula. Manaʻo au he hemahema wau."

ʻAkaʻaka mālie ka lāʻau wauke. "E ka