What does Mahalo Ke Akua mean?

thanks be to God
Mahalo ke Akua means thanks be to God.

What is the Hawaiian word for God?

Akua
Akua (both Christian and pre-Christian; for various types, see akua and below); Makua (in Christian prayers); stone fishing god, kūʻula; family or personal god, ʻaumakua, kumupaʻa, ʻaoʻao. Related: Akua is usually preceded by ke: God is love, aloha ke Akua. Abode of gods: pō, ʻāpapa lani, kaha akua, Kahiki.

What does aloha kuleana mean?

responsibility
This week’s Hawaiian word is kuleana [koo-lee-ah-nah], meaning responsibility. It extends beyond one’s self to one’s community. It refers to a reciprocal relationship between the person who is responsible, and who they are responsible for.

What does Akua mean?

1. vs., God, goddess, spirit, ghost, devil, image, idol, corpse; divine, supernatural, godly. Examples: Kona akua, his god.

What is pono in Hawaiian?

One word in Hawaiian, which defines how many Hawaiians look at life, is pono. Pono is commonly translated as ‘righteousness’. In fact, it’s right there in the state motto, which reads Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono, and literally translates to ‘The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness’.

What is the meaning of ohana?

word for family
Ohana is the Hawaiian word for family. There tends to be a strong sense of family when growing up in smaller towns. In the old days, families in Hawaii tended to be quite large, often four or five (or more) siblings.

What is aloha Kaua?

Iā kāua, us. Aloha kāua! Warm greetings [one person to another, as at the beginning of a letter]!

What does mahalo Piha?

Mahalo Piha (wholehearted gratitude) is surrounded by native birds and plants. This card is part of our Kamanuʻailehua collection. Kamanuʻailehua refers to the native birds who drink the nectar of the ʻōhiʻa lehua blossom and is part of the name given to my son at birth.

Who was Akua?

The name akua ba comes from the Akan legend of a woman named Akua who was barren, but like all Akan women, she desired most of all to bear children. She consulted a priest who instructed her to commission the carving of a small wooden child and to carry the surrogate child on her back as if it were real.