HAWAIIAN BUBBLES

"ALOHA" is a word which highlights Hawaiian understanding that everyone needs love to flourish.

The internationally-famous song, "Aloha 'oe" was not written as "Farewell to Thee" by Queen Liliuokalani, but to express her sadness that her husband would be away from "aina" and "ohana" without someone who loved him, someone to take him in her arms, to caress his brow, to comfort him because, to an Hawaiian, nothing could be worse than to be alive with no one there to love you.

Hawaiian - unfettered by missionaries, is rich in the language of love. You can not say "HONI", the Hawaiian word for "kiss" without pursing the lips to be kissed.

"HONI KAUA WIKI WIKI (HOE-nee kah-OO-wah WEE-kee WEE-kee - "Kiss me quick")" was clearly and visibly licentious to straight-laced missionaries (just watch yourself saying it to a mirror) who insisted Hawaiians say "kiss", a word which can not be said without drawing back the lips to sneer/hiss at the other person (try that in the mirror, and you'll instantly see why Hawaiian is the better language for love).

"ULE", the male appendage, "KOHE", the female front door, and "'OKOLE", the back door, are everyday words in Hawaii. In fact, every day on the radio you can hear songs dedicated to "sweet 'okole", and when you come from the beach to your car, you can sit on a "wet 'okole" (brand name) seat cover.

Hawaiian names for people and communities express the wonder of love, e.g., "MILILANI" is "Heavenly caress".

It is possible to travel everywhere in Hawaii - except Niihau ("The forbidden island") without speaking one word of Hawaiian, yet the language is alive and vibrant in poetry, song, love, and dance. Chances are you won't find any jewellery store without a large display of products engraved "KU'UIPO"(koo-oo ee-po) ("my love").

	"Between the idea And the reality Between the motion And the Act Falls the shadow." T.S. Eliot, 1888-1965
	"It is by the grace of their movements, manners, and speech, rather than by their beauty, that women maintain their lure; beauty without grace becomes invisible, but grace without beauty can still charm." Earl of Chesterfield, 1694-1773
	"Well, if I called the wrong number, why did you answer the phone?" James Thurber, 1894-1961
	"I expect that Woman will be the last thing civilized by Man." George Meredith, 1859
	"Le coeur a ses raison que la raison ne conna�t point." Blaise Pascal, 1623-1662

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