What is the Aloha Spirit, and Does Hawaiʻi Still Have It? | INSIGHTS ON PBS HAWAIʻI 

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I kept hearing about “Aloha” in videos around Lahaina, and this is a great video to help explain. I want to share Aloha!!!

People come back because they can. And being bombarded by outsiders push Hawaiians out and the aloha spirit turns to resentment. People come here with no real interest in how we roll so they bring their values with them and perpetuate them. The tourist industry have the responsibility to educate visitors on how we live and think and to respect us. This is not an entitlement lala land for tourists and the flip side is how cruel our people can be to tourists. It is a multi layered problem that has been ignored by the tourist industry, community and government- it has to be addressed immediately.aloha is more than love. It is a responsibility to our culture as Hawaiians because we were taught aloha from birth. It’s not just love. It is in the na’au - innate instinct. And that can’t be taught. Either you have it or not.

Our 3-year tour to Honolulu was beautiful in general, but regarding one of our neighbors when we lived in a beautiful rental home, very negative. As of the day I briefly visited the owners of a barking dog which had an undisciplined barking fit at 5am one work day morning, dents began appearing in the back of my van which faced the street. Every few days I'd have a new dent in my van (some aloha spirit). I guess that dog owner felt as if as a "visitor" to the island, I had no right to complain about his pooch barking and waking me at 5am. Fortunately, when I decided to sell that van prior to our next tour to Stuttgart, Germany, a small group of men from a Pacific island (not Hawaii) wanted my van for the price I was selling it without ever having looked at the back of the vehicle where all the dents were. Even after I showed them the dents, they still wanted it for my listing price.

,It aches my heart for the true Hawaiians. Our traditional hospitality suffers when it be comes part of the turism corporate world, when our heritage is trampled , not respected . For Native Hawaiians is worst. I remember when they were the Kings of the surf sport. Now, ... My love to all the true Hawaiians, to the Real Kingdom of Hawai'i.

I wish we had this for the Haudenosaunee

Aloha is what you feel not bullshit. Got to be for real!!!!!!!

The Aloha spirit will always remain alive..it has to

We dont market Aloha we live it

Very interesting guests and discussions, regards from Argentina via Canada

Aloha Spirit Do you Care about the Other Are You Strong Do you surpass compassion and exercise empathy. Will you kick the man who fell Or reach down and lift him up

Maybe their lands should be given back and be able to live in real sovereignty...