Our Hawaiian Values

Our value system determines our priorities, guides our interactions with others, establishes our behavior and is centered around our Hawaiian culture and traditions.

Aloha: caring, compassion for others, love, affection

Ha`aha`a: humility, humbleness, modesty

Ho`omau: preserve, perpetuate, continue

`Ike Pono: to know, to feel, to understand

Kokua: help, assist, comfort, support

Kuleana: privilege, responsibility, title, job

Kupa`a: stand firm, steadfast

Laulima: many hands working together

Lokahi: unity, agreement, accord

Mahalo: thank you

Malama: caring, nurturing others, to protect

`Ohana: family

Pono: right, good, moral, fair, just