2016 Ellison S. Onizuka Memorial Award Winner Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2024
- In her transition from male to female, Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu found acceptance and strength in her Hawaiian culture. And she has been an inspiring kamu (teacher) of the Hawaiian culture her whole life. Among Hina’s greatest accomplishments: developing the production “A Place in the Middle,” one of the most widely used resources on Hawaiian culture at PBS Learning Media.
Grand RESPECT for this BEAUTIFUL person....
LOVE & RESPECT KUMU HINA!!!
Kumu Hina is an amazing wahine Hawai'i. I am so proud of her and her accomplishments 🌺. I have purchased her book.
Kumu Hina I had her in school today at pahoa intermediate school with Kumu Lena
Mahalo Kumu Hina for all that you are and all that you do. Much love and respect ❤
Such an honorable acceptance speech with total humility. Love you
A very special person🌺
My favorite part is when she says "go eat lunch with your friends" it touches my heart. Being made fun of and segregated at lunch period is what a lot of glbt youth experience. Sitting eating lunch alone is not a good feeling at all.🌋😘🤗🐠🦈🐡🐙🐳🐟🐬🐋🐚🦀🦐🦑🦋🦋🦋🌻🌻🌻💮💮🌺🌺🌴🌴❤️💓💖🖤
What an honor truly wish I was theretowitness
You are a beautiful human!
@:35 - did he just say “KUMA HINA”?! 🤣🤣🤣 I think he needs to enroll himself in a few of Hina’s classes.
@ 1:52 - did he jus say "hana lew lew"!?? dat guy gotta take a few of kumu hina's classes too!! 🤣🤣🤣
Auwe, Corey! Kumu Hina... not Kuma. Kumu means teacher, while kuma means mouse in Hawaiian or bear in Japanese. This is a most unfortunate oops.
🤣🤣🤣🤣 Ua lohe pela pū, e?! I tink palala gotta go enroll in couple classes.
Can someone help me understand what happened there at the end? It was completely beautiful.
The wahine (woman) gave thanks to kumu Hina by chanting in Hawaiian culture what is known as Oli Mahalo. It is our cultural way to mahalo one another or give thanks. Kumu Hina then chanted back giving her aloha.
Oli Mahalo
Uhola ʻia ka makaloa lā
Pū ʻai i ke aloha ā
Kū kaʻi ʻia ka hā loa lā
Pāwehi mai nā lehua
Mai ka hoʻokuʻi a ka hālāwai lā
Mahalo e Ke Akua
Mahalo e nā kūpuna lā, ʻeā
Mahalo me ke aloha lā
Mahalo me ke aloha lā
The makaloa mat has been unfurled
In love, (food is/was shared) we share
The great breath has been exchanged
Honored and adorned is the Lehua
From zenith to horizon
Gratitude and thanks to our Akua
Gratitude and thanks to our beloved ancestors
Gratitude, admiration, thanks, and love
To all who are present, both seen and unseen
my last name is Ellison , first is Derek, any chance I could move to hawaii and be accepted?
Pono kumu
🌺🌺🌺Aloha🌺🌺🌺
Corey makes me mad like learn the words
cheee!!