Hele Ke Poʻo A Pōnaʻanaʻa - Blog #17

                                                        Hele Ke Poʻo A Pōnaʻanaʻa Blog #17 
                                                              Pule 17 (1/22/17-1/28/17)

   Aloha mai e nā maka heluhelu, nā ʻohana, a me nā hoa i piha i ke aloha iā Hōlanikū. E kala mai i koʻu hoʻouna ʻana i kaʻu mau puke hoʻomanaʻo me ka lohi. ʻO ka ʻoiaʻiʻo, ʻaʻole au hoihoi i ke kākau ʻana i kekahi mau manawa ma muli o ka luhi i ka hana. ʻAʻole maʻalahi ka noʻonoʻo ʻana i nā mea e kākau ai i hoihoi ʻoukou. He hana nō kēia. Eia naʻe, ʻike au he mea nui kēia no nā kānaka hoihoi iā Hōlanikū. 
   Howzit gangeh. I know by the time this blog is uploaded, itʻll already be in the middle of the new week that has begun. Honestly, it gets pretty difficult trying to keep up with writing these weekly blogs. Itʻs another exhaustion on top of the exhaustion Iʻm already feeling from the work weʻre doing here. I already write in my personal journal every evening, but itʻs written in ōlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language). If I could just upload that, I would. Buuuuut I know it means a lot to those who like getting updated on the haps here on Hōlanikū. So, forgive me for slacking. This blog will be short as well. Got my earphones in with Fat Freddyʻs Drop setting the mood. Here we go.. 
   Although this week wasnʻt as cold as the previous one, it still had us bundled up in warm clothes. At some point, the temperature dropped down to the high 50ʻs, which would be considered “freeze ʻelemu” kine weather for us back home. It was pretty overcast this week and we had some showers too. Besides all that, Iʻm happy that our days are getting longer again. The sun is rising about 10-15 minutes earlier at 8:30am (7:30am here) and sets around 7:40pm (6:40pm here). I find it funny that although our days are extended once again, weʻre still going back to our rooms fairly early, around 7pm (6pm here) and itʻs still light out. Itʻs even earlier than when our days were shorter. 
   As for work this week, we still managed to treat 41 acres despite getting rained out on a few days. Since we were unable to spray, we did nursery work such as out-planting mauʻu ʻakiʻaki and propagating Lepturus repens We also got a head start on the food inventory so that the Summer crew can prepare for their food shopping. Can you believe we have about 2 more months left? Itʻs too soon to leave! If I could stay longer, I would, but thereʻs kuleana I must attend to. E hoʻi ana au i kekahi lā. No doubt about dat! 
   Well gangeh, thatʻs it for this weekʻs update. To tell you the truth, thereʻs a million things I can say about what Iʻm experiencing out here, but itʻs difficult to put all that Iʻm feeling in my naʻau into writing. Nevertheless, Iʻll try to make a better effort with my descriptions (time-depending). Tanks ah for being patient! As usual, Iʻll leave you with the ʻōlelo noʻeau of the week. Eia ka ʻōlelo noʻeau o kēia pule: “ʻAʻohe hana i nele i ka uku” (No deed lacks a reward) Every deed, good or bad, receives its just reward -Ka Puke ʻŌlelo Noʻeau a Pākuʻi #141. This ʻōlelo noʻeau relates to both the weekly blogs and the work that weʻre continuing to complete here. They can both be a drag at times, but I know itʻs all worth it. There are times when I think about discontinuing the blogs, but knowing that its actually being read, exposed to the world, the reward is truly the fact that other lives are changing and thereʻs a growing interest in the environment. As for the hard work thatʻs being done, money as payment would be of no value. The opportunity to even be here is already a gift. The “reward” would only be everything that Hōlanikū allows me to experience. The biggest “reward,” but what Iʻd consider as a goal, would be the ability to share the aspect of aloha ʻāina throughout this honua :)

Mahalo a nui no ka heluhelu ʻana. A hui hou a i kēia pule aʻe. K den menpachis

Naʻu,
Aulani