Hawaiian Word of the Day: Kokua

Hawaiian Word of the Day: Kokua

Never in my life has my urge to kokua (pronounced: koh-koo-ah) or ‘help’ been stronger. I know you have seen this word before here in our Mindful Monday weekly emails and blog post, but today it feels that this word has more meaning and more depth than ever before.

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Hawaiian Word of the Week: hilina'i

Hawaiian Word of the Week: hilina'i

I can be a bit of a skeptic at times. I desperately want hilina’i (pronounced: hih-lih-nah-ee) or to believe or to trust, in people. Or maybe I’m not a skeptic…but too naive in thinking that kindness should be the norm. And because it is not these days, I’m always surprised when someone is kind.

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