Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 27, Number 1, 1 January 2010 — Anticipating the New Year [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Anticipating the New Year

Aloha kākou! The year 2009 has eome to an end, and I would like to send my Mahalo to all of you who shared your mana'o and time with us here at OHA this past year. It has truly been a year of ups and downs, but I am hopeful that as we see the dawn of eaeh new day that we will be filled with Aloha and ready to overcome any challenges that may eome our way. I thought to invite our OHA Staff on the islands of Hawai'i, Maui, Moloka'i, Lāna'i and

Kaua'i to share with you some of their New Year's Resolutions for 2010. Here they are. Gladys Brigham East Hawai 'i It was found that people who hold grudges have higher blood pressure, more anxiety than people who forgive, and many heeome obese. Hawaiians, like me, know that conflicts, guilt and holding grudges were causes of various diseases. The healing process was done through ho'oponopono, forgiving those involved, whether an individual, family or group of people, to make things right, from the na'au. Although in traditional ho'oponopono it is important for the person or people who caused the problem to ask for forgiveness, you may not be able to get that in this day and age. The people who have hurt you in the past may have died or they may not be willing to admit their mistakes, such is the case with many whose "pride of self' gets in the way. They forget where they eame from. I started from the bottom and worked my way up, but I never forget where I eame from. Just like my parents taught me, "never forget where you eame from." So, what better time to do a ho'oponopono for your New Year's resolution? This ho'oponopono eame to my mind because we practice this every year during our Holy

Week, held one full week of January. For the year 2010, it will be on Jan. 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, ending on the 10th, with services and the Lord's Supper during high mass at 11, and after church there will be a feast. Thelma Shimaoka and Roy Newton - Maui For Maui staff to be more involved with communities in their cultural, traditional and conventional needs and to help build and be a strong conduit to ehannel a better OHA-Com-munity relationship. To provide

positive information to support the eommunity's needs. Halona Kaopuiki -Moloka'i To lose more weight and take care of my heahh. Irene Kaahanui Moīoka 'i Continue to live the meaning of aloha every day as taught by our kūpuna. Be ever thankful for all the many blessings. Continue to focus on OHA's mission statement, and a continuance of happiness. Peari Ah Ho Lāna 'i My resolution for 2010 is to embrace every breath of life that is given to me so freely and to make good daily choices whether they are decisions involving family, community, church or work. And, to always give thanks to God. Kaliko Santos Kaua'i That I keep growing as a person - to be all that God wants me to be. I would invite all of us to set personal goals or resolutions for the year and create a plan, whieh would help us achieve those goals. Have fun. Enjoy life and all that it has to offer. Love one another and remember, "Always with Aloha!" ■

Rūbert K. Lindsey, Jr. Trustee, Hawai'i