Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 37, Number 5, 1 May 2020 — Page 21 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

'Āina Momona, continued • Go outside everyday. Get fresh air anel some sunshine. Feel the winel on your face. Walk or exercise outside if you are able to and do so safely. • Plant or maintain a garden with your family and mālama your 'āina. Plant some seeds in a pot with your keiki and have them observe it every day. Plant clipping of 'uala or the bottoms of green onions to grow your own food. Learn about and plant with the different moon cycles. Connect with and mālama the 'āina. • Strengthen your connection with nature and the environment. Observe with your kids the weather and how it changes. Look at changes in nature around your home - flowers blooming, new plants growing, cloud formations.

f Pilina Quality relationships; giving support to one another

S!SSS 8 Quality relationships; giving support to one another

• Even in these times of physical distancing, it is important, now more than ever, to stay socially connected to eaeh other. r • Recognize that keiki may have feelings and emotions that they don't know how to express Like us, they will get f A angry and frustrated that they cannot see their friends or go to the mall or the playground. Take the time to ask them and listen to how they feel. Tell them it's ok to be scared and that they are safe. Tell them the things they ean do to be safe - like washing their hands for 20 seconds and not touching their face. • Use technology to connect. Facetime, Skype or even a simple phone eall or text are important connections for all of us. Use Zoom and Google Meet to stay connected with other groups you are involved in and support. • Spend quality time with your 'ohana. Play a game together. Do a movie night with popeom and furikake. Host a Netflix I . Party to virutally watch a movie with your friends. • Look after and care about others, especially those more vulnerable like our kūpuna and those with other health conditions. • Practice Kapu Ola Aloha (a loving restriction that preserves life). We ean still share and give our aloha in new and different ways - shaka, wave and simplying asking "Pehea 'oe?" ( How areyou?)

I Waiwai^s^^^ ^ĒM Shared wealth; seeing value in everyday things

Waiwai Shared wealth; seeing value in everyday things

W'i • Be creative with your keiki and family. Make art and color. Build with blocks or Legos. Create things with everyday items - cardboard boxes ean become a wa'a. • Share what you have. Don't hoard items when you shop. Shop and buy only what you need and leave items for others. When you have extra and more than your family ean use, share. • Offer support! Let kūpuna and others who are immunocompromised or may not have easy access to transportation, ^ v know when you are going to the store and offer to piek up items for them. • Say mahalo! Gratitude is important - especially for the little and big things. Mahalo the postal worker who delivers your mail. Mahalo the worker who is stocking the shelves at your grocery store. Mahalo the healthcare workers and others on A the front lines. Qj • Support loeal businesses and restaurants. Get take-out from a loeal restaurant rather than a ehain restaurant. Merrie Monarch craft fairs may have been cancelled but many vendors have online shopping. Buy from loeal farmers markets.