Pastor G's Blog

Today’s ʻOlele Hawaiʻi word is ʻOhana! ʻOhana means family. Disney fans will remember the animated film and subsequent television series...

Today’s ʻOlelo Hawaiʻi word is Mahalo! Along with aloha, mahalo is the most common ‘Olelo Hawai’i word you will hear on the islands. It...

Today's ʻOlele Hawaiʻi word is Aloha! Aloha is, hands down, the most widely known of the Hawaiian words. Aloha is a word that can mean...

Today’s ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi words are Kala and Kalana. Kalana means “to ask forgiveness.” The root of this word, Kala, means “to offer...

Today’s ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi word is ‘Āina, and it means “the land.” Aloha ‘Āina (love of the land) is a powerful core value for the people of...

Today’s ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi word is Malama! Malama refers to caring for or preserving or protecting something or someone. Often in Hawaiʻi you...

Today’s ‘Olelo Hawai’i word is Kākou. Most of all, it is a word of unity. It refers to all of us together, inclusively, and includes the...

Today’s ‘Olelo Hawai’i word is Kōkua. It means to help, to give aid, or to give assistance. It’s exactly what Paul was talking about when...

Today’s ‘Olelo Hawai’i word is the name for our Judeo-Christian God,  Akua. Akua can, of course, refer to any number of gods. Likewise,...

Today's ʻOlelo Hawaiʻi is Alakaʻi. Alakaʻi is both a verb and a noun. When used as a noun it means “leader.” When used as a verb it means...

Today’s ‘Olelo Hawai’i word is Pono. Itʻs one of my favorite words in the language. If you ask a kamaʻāina (a local/a child of the land)...

One ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi word says it all: Kīnāʻole! Kīnāʻole means I will do the right thing, in the right way, at the right time, in the...