Hale Pai is no longer being published. These archives of passed issues will remain available as long as there is interest. The Hawaiians and Polynesians the natural world is sacred to us, for in it we see our Creator and our blessed ancestors and families. The Hawaiian spoken language of over 40,000 words is abundant with words describing nature in all its glorious forms. Words describe every plant and animal life form indigenous to our Islands.
Words describe all inanimate objects, as well, from different kinds of rocks, soils and minerals.
Words describe the forces of nature, the numerous different kinds of wind and directions, from stillness to the awesome forces of a hurricane. Words describe the numerous kinds of rains, from gentle mists to the torrential pour of Kona storms. Words describe the heat and fire of life, from the fire within our bodies to the fury of a volcano. Words describe the subtlety of light, from total darkness to the brilliancy of a clear blue sky, charged with the energy and power of the sun. When we go out to the country-sides and ask our elders and Hawaiians living the old ways about our spiritualness, they will tell us of the man and forces of nature and all things living.