I’ve been spending time lately reading this fabulous book, Island Wisdom, by Kainoa Daines. The book is about how Hawaiian traditions can impact how you approach your day to day life.

As Daines discusses the āina, he talks about how the Hawaiians cultivate a sense of belonging to the āina and the “pili” (pronounced: pee-lee) or connection that Hawaiians feel toward the land. He talks about how your sense of belonging  isn’t necessarily about your roots of where you are from, but creating the pili where you are today. It got me thinking about the pili I have to the Hawaiian islands and that almost magnetic pull I have to Hawaii. The pili I feel with the islands makes me miss it so very much when I am not there.

This is the reason I started the Hawaii at Home subscription box and marketplace. I know there are people out there, like you and me, who feel that pili to Hawaii and want to be able to experience it when we can’t be there. Hawaii at Home gives us the chance to continue to experience that pili to Hawaii. 

What is your pili to Hawaii? 

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