Pū’olo

"Pū’olo is a bundle of wonderful things given to each of us by the grace of the Higher Spirit.

Nurture and open this pū’olo from within, seek to understand your pathway of life and live it as a precious gift of your past, present and future. Your life is your future, care for the present moment because what you do now will affect you in the near future. Enjoy and live your life!"


Pū’olo
By Kumu Keala Ching


He pū’olo waimaka kapa i ka lani

Aia ka ha’i ‘ōuli, ke aloha pau’ole

Aniani ho’i ke ala, kau ka maka i mua

Ha’aha’a ke ola, ho’omalu ka ‘ike

Hāmama ka pu’uwai, ho’owehe ke aloha

Aia ke ola i ke ola

Aia ke ola i ke ola


He pū’olo makani puku kālina ho’i kau

Pō’ina‘ole maila ka moemoeā, Aia i mua

Na ke ala i hō’ike ‘ia ai ke ola

Mālama ke kanaka, ho’omalu ka ‘āina

Maka’āinana o ke Akua, he ola

Aia ke ola i ke ola

Aia ke ola i ke ola


He pū’olo makamae lei hiwahiwa

Kau i ka poli, ha’uha’u ka ‘i’ini

Mai ka pu’uwai, makana ‘ia mai

Nānā i ke alo, aia ke ala, Nānā

Nānā i loko, aia ka wailua, Nānā

Aia ke ola i ke ola

Aia ke ola i ke ola



A blanket of rain fills the heavens

A prediction of unprecedented love

A clear path, seek it before you

Humble thy life, bring peace upon thy sight

The heart is open, for love undoes it all

For life is what life is

For life is what life is


Indeed a stormy wind from within

Never forgetting the dream, it’s here

It is the pathway that reveals the life

Care for people, honor the land

Life, the nurturer of lands of the Higher Spirit

For life is what life is

For life is what life is

A precious gift of beloved lei

When placed near, one sobs with affection

From the heart gifted forever

Seek your image, there is the path, seek it

Seek within, there is the spirit, seek it

For life is what life is

For life is what life is.

A bundle, utilized to care for all things that surrounds one’s life.

One asks the question, how does one care for a precious lei? A bundle is created so that the precious lei is cared for. A bundle is an amazing creation, such as a metaphor for tears, a container for winds, a gift, a basket of ancestral bone, a bag of food or a gift of knowledge found within—given by your ancestors.

If you look within your life, you will find a precious bundle filled with the knowledge of your responsibilities.

Your story is your story, your miracle is your miracle.

Your spirit is life, follow it with faith! Live it!