Hawaiian values vocabulary

What does the value of aloha mean?

• Helping; helps others do well

• Love; expresses warmth when greeting

• Wisdom; able to express personal and academic knowledge

• Respect; shows respect to others and does not boast

What does the value of pono mean?

• Doing what's right; considers the well-being of others

• Love; expresses warmth when greeting

• Harmony; encourages others to cooperate

• Speaking well; does not demand his/her way

What does the value of hō'ihi mean?

• Patience; tolerates the mistakes of others

• Wisdom; able to express personal and academic knowledge

• Excellence; strives for excellence in all endeavors

• Respect; shows respect to others and does not boast

What does the value of laulima mean?

• Patience; tolerates the mistakes of others

• Love; expresses warmth when greeting

• Speaking well; does not demand his/her way

• Helping; helps others do well

What does the value of lōkahi mean?

• Wisdom; able to express personal and academic knowledge

• Harmony; encourages others to cooperate

• Respect; shows respect to others and does not boast

• Positive; friendly and polite to others

What does the value of Mālama mean?

• Caring; takes care of others in need of help

• Leadership; demonstrates leadership qualities

• Patience; tolerates the mistakes of others

• Harmony; encourages others to cooperate

What does the value of akahai mean?

• Leadership; demonstrates leadership qualities

• Excellence; strives for excellence in all endeavors

• Speaking well; does not demand his/her way

• Doing what's right; considers the well-being of others

What does the value of 'olu'olu mean?

• Respect; shows respect to others and does not boast

• Positive; friendly and polite to others

• Helping; helps others do well

• Love; expresses warmth when greeting

What does the value of ahonui mean?

• Patience; tolerates the mistakes of others

• Caring; takes care of others in need of help

• Positive; friendly and polite to others

• Harmony; encourages others to cooperate

What does the value of alaka'i mean?

• Responsibility; takes assignments seriously

• Excellence; strives for excellence in all endeavors

• Speaking well; does not demand his/her way

• Leadership; demonstrates leadership qualities