🌺🌊 Hawaiians Show Us How to ‘Mālama’ di Land, Sea, and More
⬇️ Pidgin ⬇️ ⬇️ Black American Slang ⬇️ English
Plenty times, when we hear “malama i ka ‘aina,” we fit think say e be only to take care of di land. But for students wey get Hawaiian heritage for BYU–Hawaii, dem talk say e mean so much pass dat.
Kalani Jensen, one sophomore wey come from Huntington Beach, California, wey dey study hospitality and tourism management, tok say malama i ka ‘aina means “not only to care for but to respect the land that your ancestors made and built up for you.”🌱🌺🌎
Kiana Serrao, one junior wey come from Stansbury Park, Utah, wey dey study biology, tok say malama i ka ‘aina means “taking care of the culture and the people who live there. It is being respectful to everyone who is here, not just the people, but the animals and the trees.”🌴👥🐾
Hawaiians, to this day, love, preserve, and protect the land. It is the source of our living. If we take care of it, it will take care of us.🌺🌊🌍
The word mālama can be used in other ways too. If you’re in Hawaii and are saying goodbye to someone, they might tell you, “Mālama pono” meaning to “watch out” or “be careful.”👀💫🙏
Another common phrase is “Mālama Honua” which means to take care of the earth. When we protect the planet, we keep it well for future generations.🌍🌱👨👩👧👦
Mālama can also mean tending to others. Those who live the value of mālama have a bigger perspective. They see that every person suffers from something and needs nurturing and love. These attributes may come naturally to some of us, but, for others, these are skills that take time and practice to develop.🤝❤️🌺
When we mālama, see the needs of others, the world, and ourselves, and we respond responsibly.🌎🙌💪
Like plenty of the other Hawaiian values, we fit implement the value of mālama for our lives through service, protecting, and nurturing. One interesting thing about mālama na say when we care for others, we actually provide healing for ourselves too.🤲💚🌺
Here dey other ways wey we fit live the value of mālama.🌱🌺🌊
Mālama na Selfless Service
When we dey malama, we dey give everything… we no dey hold back.🙌💪🌺
Mālama. Care. Tend. Protect. Preserve. Uncle Al and Aunt Fabi probably no sabi di difference wey dem dey make… dem just dey try their best to care for others. When we dey live with attitude of mālama, we fit spread aloha for different ways… ways wey we no even know fit possible.🌸🤲🌴
Honor yourself and others
Mālama mean say make you take care of yourself too. If you no dey take care of your emotional, physical, and spiritual needs, e go hard for you to serve others. Honor your personal dignity by try self-care activities and make sure say your spirit dey full.🙏💫🌺
You dey honor others when you dey find ways to improve yourself and try become your best self.👤🌟🌺
Mālama ka ‘aina
Take care of di land. When you dey take care of di land, e go take care of you. For di Hawaiian saying, “Nana i ke kumu,” we learn say make we look to di land as source of knowledge, inspiration, and physical nourishment.🌍🌿🏞️
We don learn many things as we dey observe God’s creations, especially di sea turtles for Hilo. For one trying time for our lives, we go just sit for beach every morning, dey watch sea turtles swim comot from ocean. Their gracious presence, wise eyes, and kind spirits teach us many life lessons.🐢🙏🌅
From interacting and caring for God’s creations, we dey feel say dem dey nurture us and we dey refreshed in return.🌊💚🌸
Mālama inspires us to protect the innocent
Plenty terrible things dey happen for di world today, whether we wan look another side or not: human trafficking, racism, abortion, abuse, poverty, starvation, etc.
We no fit do everything for everybody, but we fit support causes wey we get passion for, whether na to raise awareness, educate ourselves, or volunteer time, money, or resources.
When we dey protect the innocent, we dey honor di value of human life. We dey live pono life, wey be to restore balance for di world.🙌💔🌍
Mālama na loving aloha
Mālama na inspiring Hawaiian value wey, when we dey practice am, e fit bring plenty joy. We sure say Uncle Al and Aunt Fabi see joy for serving our family. Their food, wey dem make with love, bring us joy too.🌺❤️🍽️
Imagine wetin di world go be like if all of us just dey care small for one another? If we serve small? E no even suppose big. Even just dey make lighthearted conversation with cashier, smile to stranger, or quietly serve family member fit foster di value of mālama for our homes and lives.🌍🌟🤝
When we learn to mālama, we invite constant flow of aloha, love, into our lives, thereby creating paradise right where we dey.🌺💚🌴
With aloha,
Leialoha🌺💕
If you wan bring more aloha into your home, check out my free ebook: Bringing Aloha Home
It’s your turn! If you get any other ideas on how to implement di value of mālama, let me know for di comments below!🌺💭👇
NOW IN BLACK AMERICAN SLANG
🌺🌊 Can we peep game from di Hawaiian mindset of ‘Mālama’?
Caring for di land, sea, and more: Students say dem dey embrace di call to respect di island
Di literal translation for malama i ka ‘aina, according to di Hawaiian Dictionary, na “caring for di land.” In fact, na even di name of di science curriculum for K-12 students for Hawaii, according to di Malama I Ka ‘Aina website. But for BYU–Hawaii students with Hawaiian heritage, dem talk say e mean plenty pass dat.
Kalani Jensen, one sophomore wey dey from Huntington Beach, California, wey dey major for hospitality and tourism management, talk say malama i ka ‘aina na “no be only to care for but to respect di land wey your ancestors create and build up for you.”🌱🌺🌎
Kiana Serrao, one junior wey dey from Stansbury Park, Utah, wey dey major for biology, talk say malama i ka ‘aina mean “to take care of di culture and di people wey dey live dia. E mean to dey show respect to everybody wey dey here, no be just di people, but also di animals and di trees.”🌴👥🐾
Hawaiians, till today, dey show love, preserve, and protect di land. E be di source of our livelihood. If we dey take care of am, e go take care of us.🌺🌊🌍
Di word mālama fit also dey use for other ways. If you dey Hawaii and you wan comot, dem fit tell you “Mālama pono” wey mean say make you “watch out” or “be careful.”👀💫🙏
Anoda common phrase na “Mālama Honua” wey mean to take care of di earth. When we dey protect di planet, we dey keep am well for future generations.🌍🌱👨👩👧👦
Mālama fit also mean to dey attend to others. People wey dey live di value of mālama get big picture. Dem see say every person dey suffer from something and dem need care and love. Some people fit get am naturally, but for some, e go take time and practice to develop di skills.🤝❤️🌺
When we dey mālama, we dey see di needs of others, di world, and ourselves, and we dey respond responsibly.🌎🙌💪
Like plenty of di other Hawaiian values, we fit put di value of mālama into action for our lives through service, protection, and nurturing. One interesting thing about mālama na when we dey care for others, we dey actually provide healing for ourselves too.🤲💚🌺
Check out di oda ways wey we fit live di value of mālama.🌱🌺🌊
Mālama na Selfless Service
Mālama dey give all… no be to hold back anything.
Mālama. Care. Tend. Protect. Preserve. Uncle Al and Aunt Fabi fit no know di impact wey dem dey make… dem just dey try dem best to care for others. When we dey live with di attitude of mālama, we fit spread aloha for plenty ways… ways wey we no even know say dem dey possible.🌸🤲🌴
Honor yourself and others
Mālama mean say make you take care of yourself too. If you no dey take care of your emotional, physical, and spiritual needs, e go hard for you to serve others. Honor your personal dignity by try activities wey go take care of yourself and refuel your spirit.
You dey honor others when you dey seek self-improvement and dey try become your best self.👤🌟🌺
Mālama ka ‘aina
Take care of di land. When you dey take care of di land, e go take care of you. For di Hawaiian saying, “Nana i ke kumu,” we dey learn to look to di land as source of knowledge, inspiration, and physical nourishment.🌍🌿🏞️
We don learn plenty things from observing God’s creations, especially di sea turtles for Hilo. During one challenging time for our lives, as we dey watch di sea turtles swim in from di ocean. Dem gracious presence, wise eyes, and kind spirits teach us plenti life lessons.🐢🙏🌅
As we dey interact with and dey care for God’s creations, we dey feel nurtured and refreshed for return.🌊💚🌸
Mālama dey inspire us to protect di innocent
Plenty bad things dey happen for di world today, whether we wan look another side or not: human trafficking, racism, abortion, abuse, poverty, starvation, etc.
We no fit do everything for everybody, but we fit support causes wey we get passion for, whether na through raising awareness, educating ourselves, or volunteering time, money, or resources.
When we dey protect di innocent, we dey honor di value of human life. We dey live pono life, wey dey restore balance for di world.🙌💔🌍
Mālama na loving aloha
Mālama na one inspiring Hawaiian value wey, when we dey practice am, e fit bring plenty joy. I sabi say Uncle Al and Aunt Fabi dey find joy for serving our family. Dem food, wey dem make with love, bring us joy too.🌺❤️🍽️
Imagine wetin di world go be like if we all dey care for one another small. If we dey serve small. E no even suppose be something big. Even if na lighthearted conversation with one cashier, one smile give stranger, or one quiet service to family member, e fit foster di value of mālama for our homes and lives.🌍🌟🤝
When we learn to mālama, we dey invite di constant flow of aloha, love, into our lives, so we dey create paradise right where we dey.🌺💚🌴
With aloha,
Leialoha🌺💕
If you want make aloha dey plenty for your home, check out my free ebook: Bringing Aloha Home
Na your turn!
If you get any oda ideas on how we fit implement di value of mālama, let me know for di comments below!🌺💭👇
NOW IN ENGLISH
🌺🌊 Can We Learn from the Hawaiian Mindset of ‘Mālama’?
Caring for the land, sea, and more: Students say they are embracing the call to respect the island
The literal translation of “malama i ka ‘aina,” according to the Hawaiian Dictionary, is “caring for the land.” In fact, it is even the name of the science curriculum for K-12 students in Hawaii, according to the Malama I Ka ‘Aina website. But for BYU–Hawaii students with Hawaiian heritage, they said it means so much more than that.
Kalani Jensen, a sophomore from Huntington Beach, California, majoring in hospitality and tourism management, said malama i ka ‘aina means “not only to care for but to respect the land that your ancestors made and built up for you.”🌱🌺🌎
Kiana Serrao, a junior from Stansbury Park, Utah, majoring in biology, said malama i ka ‘aina means “taking care of the culture and the people who live there. It is being respectful to everyone who is here, not just the people, but the animals and the trees.”🌴👥🐾
Hawaiians, to this day, love, preserve, and protect the land. It is the source of our living. If we take care of it, it will take care of us.🌺🌊🌍
The word mālama can be used in other ways too. If you’re in Hawaii and are saying goodbye to someone, they might tell you, “Mālama pono” meaning to “watch out” or “be careful.”👀💫🙏
Another common phrase is “Mālama Honua” which means to take care of the earth. When we protect the planet, we keep it well for future generations.🌍🌱👨👩👧👦
Mālama can also mean tending to others. Those who live the value of mālama have a bigger perspective. They see that every person suffers from something and needs nurturing and love. These attributes may come naturally to some of us, but, for others, these are skills that take time and practice to develop.🤝❤️🌺
When we mālama, we see the needs of others, the world, and ourselves, and we respond responsibly.🌎🙌💪
Like many of the other Hawaiian values, we can implement the value of mālama in our lives through service, protecting, and nurturing. An interesting thing about mālama is that when we care for others, we actually provide healing for ourselves too.🤲💚🌺
Here are other ways to live the value of mālama.🌱🌺🌊
Mālama is Selfless Service
Mālama gives all… there’s no holding back.
Mālama. Care. Tend. Protect. Preserve. Uncle Al and Aunt Fabi probably had no idea what a difference they made… they were just doing their best to care for others. When we live with an attitude of mālama, we can spread aloha in so many ways… ways that we didn’t even know were possible.🌸🤲🌴
Honor yourself and others
Mālama means to take care of yourself too. If you don’t take care of your emotional, physical, and spiritual needs, it is difficult to serve others. Honor your personal dignity by trying self-care activities and refueling your spirit.
You honor others when you seek self-improvement and try to become your best self.👤🌟🌺
Mālama ka ‘aina
Take care of the land. When you take care of the land, it takes care of you. In the Hawaiian saying, “Nana i ke kumu,” we learn to look to the land as a source of knowledge, inspiration, and physical nourishment.🌍🌿🏞️
We have learned many things from observing God’s creations, especially the sea turtles in Hilo. During a trying time in our lives, watching the sea turtles swim out from the ocean. Their gracious presence, wise eyes, and kind spirits taught us a lot of life lessons.🐢🙏🌅
From interacting with and caring for God’s creations, we feel nurtured and refreshed in return.🌊💚🌸
Mālama inspires us to protect the innocent
There are a lot of terrible things going on in the world today, whether we want to turn a blind eye to it or not: human trafficking, racism, abortion, abuse, poverty, starvation, etc.
We can’t do everything for everyone, but we can support causes we feel passionately about, whether that’s through raising awareness, educating ourselves, or volunteering time, money, or resources.
When we protect the innocent, we honor the value of human life. We live a pono life, restoring balance in the world.🙌💔🌍
Mālama is loving aloha
Mālama is an inspiring Hawaiian value that, when practiced, can bring a lot of joy. I’m sure Uncle Al and Aunt Fabi found joy in serving our family. Their food, made with love, brought us joy too.🌺❤️🍽️
Can you imagine what the world would be like if we all cared for one another a little more? If we served a little more? It doesn’t even have to be huge. Even just having a lighthearted conversation with a cashier, a smile to a stranger, or a quiet service to a family member can foster the value of mālama in our homes and lives.🌍🌟🤝
When we learn to mālama, we invite the constant flow of aloha, love, into our lives, thereby creating paradise right where we are.🌺💚🌴
With aloha,
Leialoha🌺💕
If you want to bring more aloha into your home, check out my free ebook: Bringing Aloha Home
It’s your turn! If you have any other ideas on how to implement the value of mālama, let me know in the comments below!🌺💭👇
