TRIANNA HILL 1996 XmasTime – explore precious memories of Maui’s healing community. Great blend of people and cultures and music.
Summary & Transcript below…
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Introduction and Social Gathering - The video begins with informal greetings among attendees including Gary, Trev, and Mary.
- The atmosphere is warm and friendly, with expressions of happiness to be present.
- The host mentions that the event includes a blessing led by a key figure (Mary’s mother), followed by a love circle and live music by various performers.
- The setting is described as smaller and more intimate than usual, encouraging closeness among guests.
Key Points:
- The event is a communal gathering centered around blessing a new home and celebrating relationships.
- Emphasis on intimacy due to limited space and presence of music.
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Acknowledgments and Respect for Elders - The hostess expresses pride and gratitude for her mother’s new home and the sacredness it carries.
- Special acknowledgment is given to Eva, a friend who traveled extensively to attend the event.
- The oldest attendee, Alcita, described as the kupuna (elder), is honored for her Christ-like example and purity.
- Alcita recently celebrated her 93rd birthday, which is highlighted as a significant milestone.
- A birthday party was held for Alcita with two other women whose ages cumulatively match hers, symbolizing a connection across generations.
- The cultural importance of kupuna and honoring elders is emphasized.
- The event blends Hawaiian traditions with Christian elements, showing cultural synthesis.
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- Reverend David Kalakea, a kupuna who recently passed, is honored as a spiritual guide.
- The speaker shares the history of Hawaiian herbal medicine and the formation of Ala Pa’o Maui, an organization that encourages sharing traditional Hawaiian healing knowledge, which historically was kept secret among full-blooded Hawaiians.
- The protocol of the Pū (blowing the conch shell) is explained as traditionally kapu (forbidden) for women, but the speaker was taught to perform it by her teacher.
- Historical kapus included prohibitions against women cooking, dancing, or eating certain foods (e.g., bananas). Men were traditionally the cooks until the late 1800s.
- The blowing of the Pū symbolizes arrival and giving thanks, reflecting the journey of Hawaiians from Polynesia to the islands: first seeing sky and water, then the mountain (Haleakala), then the land, followed by gratitude to God.
| Tradition/Term | Description |
|---|---|
| Pū (Conch Shell) | Blown to announce arrival, traditionally kapu for women, now performed by the speaker |
| Ala Pa’o Maui | Organization sharing Hawaiian herbal medicine, breaking old taboos on sharing knowledge |
| Haleakala | “House of the Rising Sun,” mountain first seen by Polynesian voyagers |
| Kapu | Ancient Hawaiian prohibitions, including gender-specific roles and taboos on food and activities |
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Ceremonial Blessing and Symbolism - The ceremony includes forming a circle outside for a healing blessing where participants can request healing for personal needs.
- The host explains that energy flows outward during the ritual, connecting the group.
- A symbolic Hawaiian lei made of maile is used to represent life, connection, and renewal. The maile is not cut but removed symbolically to give new life to the home and land.
- Participants are invited to hold hands, symbolically making a “lei mana” (powerful lei) around the home to share blessings and gratitude for the holiday season and the closing year (1998).
Symbolism Table:
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Maile Lei | Represents life, connection, and renewal |
| Circle | Unity, shared energy, and communal healing |
| Pū Blowing | Arrival, gratitude, spiritual presence |
Spiritual Invocation and Blessing- A heartfelt prayer is offered to heavenly figures including Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ, asking for blessings, healing, protection, and release for all present and those absent.
- The food and its sources (ocean, land, mountains) are blessed for nourishment and health.
- The prayer emphasizes remembering Jesus Christ as an example of love and living, and the importance of aloha (love and compassion) among people.
- The blessing also requests clearing any negative energy or sadness in the home to start anew.
Key Themes:
- Integration of Christian spirituality and Hawaiian cultural values.
- Emphasis on healing, protection, gratitude, and community support during the holiday season.
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- The speaker expresses deep gratitude for living in a beautiful place surrounded by loving people.
- Thanks are given to friends who helped with moving and preparing the home and event, emphasizing community support.
- The speaker invites others to share poems, songs, or messages during the gathering.
- Alcita, the kupuna, shares a poem titled Thanks for the World We Live In, expressing gratitude for the natural world and the gift of love.
- Another participant shares a poem called Love is for Us, emphasizing love as a journey and a moment to be cherished.
- The environment is described as filled with love and joy, highlighting the positive emotional atmosphere.
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Author’s Announcement and Life Story Highlights
- The speaker announces a new book contract from Germany, involving the republication of a previously published book and a new second book in a trilogy, with a tight deadline of 90 days to write it.
- The speaker is half German and half Hungarian, making the German contract personally significant.
- Thanks are given to a friend named Chetan and a man named Al for facilitating the publishing deal.
- There is excitement about a possible film project titled Mabel starring Rosie O’Donnell, with aspirations to premiere it in Maui.
- Personal anecdotes are shared, including the story of a beloved pet chicken that was a source of comfort during hard times.
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- Multiple attendees share affirmations of friendship, respect, and recognition of the speaker’s many gifts and contributions, including unseen global humanitarian efforts.
- Testimonials highlight the speaker’s dynamic presence, humor, and authenticity even when overwhelmed.
- Reference is made to Japanese healer Yuji, who brought powerful healing energy that affected attendees deeply, inducing states of samadhi and kriya.
- The collective energy and love in Maui are noted as extraordinarily strong and moving in recent weeks.
- The gathering includes leaders from the Church of Religious Science and other spiritual communities, emphasizing shared faith and love.
- The importance of every attendee’s presence is acknowledged as purposeful and meaningful.
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Closing Prayers and House Blessing - Final thanks are given to all who spoke or listened, including those who are absent but present in spirit.
- Blessings are requested for the less fortunate, including food, shelter, health, and love.
- The house is sealed with symbolic energies: white chrysanthemum protection, purple transmuting flame, green healing light, and calming light of peace, invoking Mother Mary’s presence.
- A moment of silence honors ancestors and spiritual guides.
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Hawaiian Name Meaning and Preparations for Music - A young woman named Alalani explains her Hawaiian name meaning “awakening of the heavens,” connecting it to the event’s spiritual theme.
- The importance of balanced energy in the home is discussed, noting how placing various religious figures together can shift energy.
- Attendees are encouraged to trust the rearrangement of objects during the house blessing.
- Upcoming live music is announced, including a performance by Barry on ukulele and an invitation for guests to sing and dance.
Musical Performances and Cultural Songs- Barry performs a humorous song titled Save the O.P.E., about an endangered sea snail species, encouraging conservation with witty lyrics.
- The group prepares to sing a Hawaiian version of The 12 Days of Christmas, with participants assigned verses and encouraged to join in the fun.
- The song lyrics include uniquely Hawaiian elements such as minor birds, papaya trees, dried squid, rubber slippers, big fat pigs, and ukuleles.
- The number 12 is humorously replaced with “11 missionaries” in one verse, reflecting local cultural references.
- The playful atmosphere encourages participation, laughter, and joyful connection.
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Closing Reflections on Identity and Community - The term Howley is discussed as meaning “born-again Hawaiian,” emphasizing cultural pride and identity.
- The event concludes with a reminder of community, spiritual renewal, and the joy of shared moments.
Summary
This video captures a deeply spiritual and communal gathering centered on blessing a new home in Maui. The occasion blends Hawaiian cultural traditions, especially honoring elders and the protocol of the pū (conch shell blow), with Christian prayers and universal themes of gratitude, healing, and love. The ceremony includes symbolic acts such as forming a healing circle, blessing the land with a maile lei, and sealing the home with protective spiritual energies.
Participants share heartfelt poems, personal stories, and joyful music, fostering a warm, supportive atmosphere. The presence of kupuna (elders), cultural healers, and community leaders highlights the event’s emphasis on continuity, respect, and the interweaving of ancient Hawaiian values with contemporary spiritual practice.
The speaker’s personal reflections reveal her literary and creative endeavors, underscoring a life dedicated to storytelling, healing, and community service. The event concludes with laughter, music, and cultural celebration, affirming the power of connection and aloha during the holiday season.
- Hawaiian cultural protocols and healing traditions
- Integration of Christian spirituality and aloha
- Honoring elders and ancestors
- Community support and shared blessings
- Personal storytelling and creative work
- Celebration through music, poetry, and laughter
This rich and multi-faceted gathering is a testament to the resilience and beauty of Hawaiian culture as it adapts and thrives in modern contexts, fostering unity and spiritual renewal.
Transcript
00:05
I’m so glad you’re here. I’m so glad you’re here. You know, I was going to call Mark. I was so busy because my caputa died. I just had to call him. Good day. Hi. Gary. I’m so glad you’re here. Hi. Hi, Trev. Is it Trev Seals? Yeah, it is. Hi, Gary. Nice to see you. I’m Mary.
00:25
Something good coming. It’s wrapped. Fabulous.
00:55
I just have to shake your hand before I give you a gorgeous. A hole in the pot. You’re gorgeous. You can do it too. Wonderful. It’s wonderful. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. I’m everywhere.
01:11
I spot beautiful girls and I find them and I come back.
01:30
Yes, you too. I’m 39. I’m 39. Looking good. Yeah, how old are you about? Oh, yes. 59? Me? Oh, no, I’ve got to have a disadvantage into an advantage. I’ve just told everybody I’m 93. When you’re 93, you can do anything. That’s right. Boy, this is a lovely place. Oh, that’s great. Or the kids. Or the kids, yeah.
01:55
And she’s going to be doing the blessing. So she is now in charge of everything, and I’m just going to do what she tells me to do. And after she’s finished, we’re going to have a love circle. And after that, we have some wonderful music from these fabulous guys, and we have other people coming with music, too. So we’re going to have a good time. Aloha, welcome. It’s going to be interesting to see how we all do here, because this is a much smaller space, as you know, for me than I’m used to being in. There’s plenty of room out there to watch the beautiful view. Unfortunately, there’s music here, so
02:25
You’re going to have to be intimate tonight. So thank you for doing this for me. You’re welcome, Mom. My pleasure. Thank you. And where would you like to be? Wherever you’d like to be. I just want to be next to your wife. Aloha. Aloha. Welcome to everybody. I’d like to say, Mom, I’m very happy for your new home. It’s perfect for you. And you just made it sacred and beautiful as you do in every home since I’ve known you in this lifetime. I don’t know how you weren’t turned to me before this way. Yeah.
02:54
But you’re awesome in this life, girl, so I’m very proud of you. I’d also like to thank my beloved friend, Eva, who has been on the mainland and all over the place, I think Canada, and who wasn’t actually going to be back today and did everything she could possible to get on a plane and be here with us. She’s going to help with this ceremony. Thank you. I love you. If we have a prize for who came the farthest, it was Eva. I got to park the closest. It was Eva. You can come near me. This is my best friend here, so I’m very glad she came home to be here for Christmas.
03:23
So if we could put drinks and foods down just for a few minutes to be together. Alcita, right here, that’s perfect. In the seat, Alcita, in the seat. I love it. Thank you. My guardian angel. She is our kupuna. She is our most eldest here. So it is her that we pay the most respect to for leading the way for all of us and showing such a wonderful example of what it is to be so Christ-like and so pure. So mahalo for me.
03:52
Those of you who don’t know or haven’t had the pleasure of spending time with this beloved soul, she just had a wonderful birthday in September, and she was, am I going to get it right, 93?
04:08
93. And Bonnie, if anybody wasn’t with us, it was the three of us girls who had our party together. And Bonnie’s age and my age of 40 and Bonnie of 53 adds up exactly to Elcita’s age of 93. We had verification. And we had the best party of the year, didn’t we? And Elcita writes beautiful
04:39
Okay, thank you. I love her so much. So what we’re going to do is I’m going to start, first of all, with the protocol of blowing the pool. My kupuna, who some of you know and some of you don’t, is Reverend David Kalakea, who celebrated his 79th birthday on the 8th, which was a few days ago, just two days before my mother’s birthday. And I came to see him on the 8th, and I was very blessed to be with him on his birthday,
05:07
and celebrate, and the next day he passed on and went home. So I have been with him the last year and a half. I’ve been very blessed and very over here. My good friend has shared our class. 10 years ago, when Papa got with Uncle Harry Mitchell, there was a couple. And the couple, for the last 200 years,
05:29
said that a Hawaiian to a Hawaiian, full-blooded Hawaiians, could not share their medicine. If I knew that my auntie had cancer, and I knew you had the remedy, I could not ask you. So what Uncle Harry Mitchell had gotten, a vision from God that showed that if he didn’t share these things, they would go with him to his grave, and that it was time. Whoever was in like-mind and like-spirit and really earnest wanted to learn to share. So they formed an organization called the Ala Pa’o Maui.
05:59
Ink, actually. I thought maybe it was pencil for the old days, but it was ink. Anyway, so I’ve been very blessed to share that time, and to any of you too. Mela’s one of our faithful students, Pampas faithful students, in his classroom, and to the kupuna, to the elders that study La’alapa’u, which means Hawaiian herbal medicine, people who do healing, the Hawaiian kind of healing.
06:24
So that’s the first Monday of every month at the Cameron Center. So when Papa taught me about the protocol of the Pu, which before these times was Kapu, again,
06:35
women to blow the pool. And it still exists. And it doesn’t exist for me. So I realized that Queen Kapi’olani, when she had, there was an old day, it was when King Kamehameha was, there was kapu. And all the men were together, like in India, and all the women were together. And that’s fine. That’s a respectful thing. But they also couldn’t come together. And it was kapu for women to eat bananas. Wow, could you imagine? She loves bananas.
07:01
And it was kapu for them to cook and kapu for them to dance. So there was many kapus. Kapu to cook? Yeah, only the men cooked. Really? Yeah, only the men ever, ever, ever cooked. Up until when? Up until just in the late 1800s. Yeah. So this is one of the kapus today that this controversy, because there’s no other woman that blows poo, but the fact is that Papa did teach me the protocol, so I’d love to teach that to you.
07:29
so people don’t know. When the Hawaiians came to the islands, unless you go way back to the time of the moon, but let’s just stay here with the conscious part that we know. When they came to the islands from Polynesia and other places, they were in the water. So they’re in the canoes, right? Just like that. All they see is up water, the sky, the water, the sky, the water. And then, just like right behind mom’s house right here, was Haleahala, House of the Rising Sun, House of Relief, Haleahala.
08:01
And they saw the mountain. That was the second thing they saw. And then after that, when they finally got closer, they came down from the mountain. Then they saw the land. And they came upon the land, and then they gave thanks to God. So that is the protocol of the blow of the poo. And I don’t know the Jewish. Do you want to share anything of the Jewish?
08:22
I will share some that are going to light Hanukkah candles tonight. It’s the first night of Hanukkah. Oh, wonderful. I’ll share that with you. Thank you. When it’s time for her. Thank you. This is symbolic for them also. Thank you. So that is Blowing of the Pooh. So that is what I will start with. And I’m going to have us join in a circle. Eva will be assisting me. So when I go into the house, you’re going to form a circle. If there’s any of you that are in need of healing,
08:51
I need a special blessing at this time. When, after I chant, and I’m putting my mother in, just to break the silence, and just to feel one another, to respect if anyone really does need a blessing or healing here. Because as I go inside, the energy is going to come outside through your feet, and through the air. So, receive what you need. Nice to see you. I’m glad you’re here, sister. Just to make sure that I do this right when you’re in.
09:19
We’re going to be in a circle out here, right, and feeling the energies of the healing. And then at one point, I’m going to write that down. You will. I will know, and I’ll just tell everyone. Okay, thank you. And you can share what you’d like this day, what this day means, your family, this home, Maui, whatever you want to share. I’m not going to say how many cycles around us like that.
09:41
because you look so young. We’ll just leave it at that. You want to share? So whatever you want to share, and then that will open up for the circle. So anybody that wants to share here, and just continue. Even if I finish blessing the house and clearing everything, then at that time when I come out, Barry goes just, I totally just look up to him and hope someday I can even know a fraction of this Hawaiian
10:10
I’m so blessed by him. His talent with playing flute and ukulele and singing and singing. He’s learned the old way of the Hawaiian way. Cooking, he’s got chickens. I mean, you know, the guy’s just amazing. So, Ferry’s going to, when I come out after, play a beautiful lion song. And then we’re going to have, I felt that the greatest gift I could give to my mother is not only the blessing,
10:37
but laughter for all of us. And I think laughter is the greatest way to start her new year, her home, and our time together in the holiday season. And our youngest one, let’s acknowledge the youngest one here, is just about ready to come out. So between our eldest, Kukuna, and our youngest in here that all are listening and all are present. And then we’re going to do a song together, which is the Hawaiian version of 12 Days of Christmas. Anybody know it?
11:08
Okay, so we only changed the 12th verse. So anybody that knows it will come up with Bonnie and me. Oh, you do? I should go. Oh, bless your heart. Eve and I changed the televisions on the way here. Oh, the televisions? We changed the televisions. We just felt 12 was too powerful for 12 televisions. So we changed it. You know the synchronicity? This morning I got up and there was one box of papers I haven’t gone through yet. And I just real quick went through them and I found it. The verse of the 12th.
11:39
And I put it in my little basket to look at later. And then I talked to a star, and she said, Mom, you don’t by any chance know the words to this song? I said, three, five minutes ago, I just found it. And then you brought it. That’s Maui. Thank you. Thank you. So one other thing of Hawaiian protocol that I’d love to share with you is the representation of a mighty heart.
12:02
This represents how all of us were born. And from the umbilical cord, that is what the maile represents. This is the pico. And this space right here is ola, represents life. So when the symbolic cutting, or I like removing cuttings, I don’t actually ever cut the maile. I was taught that by an elder minister. So I…
12:30
take it away, but it’s symbolic, and it means to give new life to the structure and to the land. So I did want to share that when you’re aware, when we do go inside. And again, would you tell them that that was for Papa? Because that’s really beautiful. This was yesterday. We had a thousand people, over a thousand people at the memorial, which was Papa’s birthday party, and it turned into a public memorial to celebrate
12:53
of his life. And she asked if I’d like to use it to bless the house, and I said, absolutely. I made a 40-foot long thing of all the work we’ve done in the last year and a half. So that came over at the altar space. So what I’d like to do is have us all come together, all the ones on the side. You can all come together now. And hold hands.
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You are making the lei, the lei mana, the surrounding power for this home, for us to share with one another what these holidays represent to us. And this closing of this 1998 year.
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If you want to, just hold the point for us. I think it’s wonderful that you’re in the center. Yes, please do. I’ll make you a deal. You can stay there if the little baby’s going to stay where the baby is. She’s going to stay there. This is not a coming out party. So we can come closer together.
14:03
When Eve and I go inside the house, then you guys will go ahead and close this circle. Let’s take a breath together. Pull all the past. Again, let’s be totally present in the eternal now. Pull your mind, body, and spirit. And again, a deep breath for all that you’re thankful for. Just let the sound
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I know. I know. I know.
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Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, our Lord in heaven.
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all those that are guardians and watch over those that are in fear of any religion. We give you thanks for bringing those children of yours, God, this far after waiting so long to this moment that we share together at my mother’s new home. Lord, I give you thanks for the blessings of all that I have in my life, the gratitude of life itself.
17:40
and to my mother lord i ask that you touch my mother today well she should live and dwell and have workshops from people from all corners of our earth our home our planet we give thanks to you in all honor
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glory and praises to you. I ask you, God in the highest, to touch your children, each and every one of those that are here, that during this blessing, if there’s anything they need to let go of, from their personal to their professional life, from their bodies to their emotions, to their minds, to their souls and spirits, that you assist them for healing, for evolving, for awakening, to remember.
18:38
consciousness itself and they thank you I ask you to protect this home in my mother’s passage each and every day she leaves here and that all those here tonight are kept safe as they come from here tonight I ask that the blessings of the hand of all the people that have prepared this food be touched the food for the highest good of our bodies again we give thanks to the lamb from the ocean to the land to the mountains where all the food has come from
19:08
from anywhere that it is. Again, I give you all honor, glory, and praise in this holiday season that we may remember the Lord Jesus Christ and that he is the example of living. Aloha. And that we may remember him. Aloha each other. Stay close to each other. From the Lamb of the Lamb, the Aina, from the Lamb, take care of each other. Lord, I give you thanks again.
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And I ask that you bless this home and walk with me in evil through here, protecting us for safe patches to clear anything that does not belong here, to release any sadness from the past, any hurt in any object that my mother brought here or that is already here.
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Thank you.
21:26
I want to thank all of you. I think we’re going to find in the next couple hours that we’ve got a lot of people coming. It is such a blessing for me to live in the light. Every day I thank God that I’m in this incredibly beautiful place.
21:54
The nature here is just so awesome. The people are just so full of love. And, you know, there’s many ways of showing aloha. But yesterday I realized that it’s one that is a really special aloha, and that’s somebody that we need to let him turn.
22:08
really a little hot in the holiday season and I just want to thank you all for being my friends and for supporting me in my work here on the island and in my life and showing up and being there for me I have people here today like Janet and Richard over here who help me move and I mean without them I don’t know what I would have done I have a beautiful friend named Cheryl that was over here all morning helping me and helping with my tree and many other things
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She’s not here right now because I think she went home to get me a surprise. But without her, I never could have gotten the house done for the party. Nacho, who will be here later, who was just an angel to me and was over here almost every day helping me. And many other people. I mean, too many to mention. Otherwise, I could not have done this. So thank you. I don’t have the talent of singing or anything like that. My daughter got it all. And if any of you would like to say something, anything for the season or for my birthday…
23:06
or want to sing me a little song, or I want a poem from you sometime tonight or whenever, it would be, thank you, it would be a blessing for me. In fact, Elcita, if you would start, I’d love to hear you. Yes, I’d love to. I have one message to be speaking for the moment, and it’s called, Thanks for the World We Live In.
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Thanks to the round, diversified world you have given us as our own. Thanks to the fields and the mountains there, and the rich and beautiful alone, which have changed forth the fruits and the flowers, the lettuce, the curry, the corn, to feed all the people of China, young, old, and beautiful. Thanks to the desert and jungle, to the camel, the tiger, the bear,
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and all the beautiful creatures that have their habitat here. Thanks for the mighty, magnificent sea, the fish, the dolphins, the whales, the dolphin spirits that fly in the sky as they dip and soar and sail, for the moon, the star, and the fire, for the sun that shines above. But most of all, we thank thee, Lord, for the precious gift of love.
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Can you imagine him knocking to me? You amaze me. For the blessing of your loving energy, we just love you so much. Thank you so much. I’m very honored and happy to be here. Thank you.
24:55
So, who would like to add something? Anything, anybody? I would like to add something that I wrote here in Kihei a few years ago. Thank you. And it’s called Love is for Us. Love is for the hungry, that we may be sure. And love is for the weary, that we may see the beautiful.
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And love is put in wonder. For love is like a journey. And love is like a moment. For love is like a moment. Thank you. Thank you. Right here in the home. Can you all feel the love in the heart centers? There’s just so much here. It’s just so much. Thank you. Thank you. I’m happy to be here tonight.
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And what I would like to wish you is a year that’s so filled with joy that it’s more than you can possibly imagine. And so filled with love that your heart chakra just explodes into a mind. And I would like to thank you for all that you do and for all that you do and for all
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you are, and for being such a wonderful friend. From one little girl to another. And, you know, I love to play with you. We always have such a good time. And I agree with you. You have an angel. It’s amazing. I was looking at you before thinking that. Wow. So you’re so pretty. Thank you.
26:52
Oh, it must be all the love I’m getting from people like you. It’s been 13 years now. Thank you. 13 years, and today is the 13th. And happy birthday. That’s right. And also, my real birthday is on the 10th, which was a couple days ago. And this is the 64th.
27:13
And I feel very blessed. I have a new book contract from Germany, which means a great deal to me. Not all of you knew that. After they dumped my book in Germany, the publisher that had it, the new publisher saw it, and they liked it, and they caught me up right on the day that I found out I had to move in 30 days, and said, we want to republish your book, and we want you to do a second book. We want you to write the second book of your true life trilogy, and we’re going
27:45
and we’re going to put it out in October of 1999 in Germany, Austria, Switzerland. And that’s the good news, and the bad news is you have 90 days to write a whole new novel. So that started on September 1st. I’m going to finish it by the 3rd of February, which I’m going to do it in two months, with the help of God and the angels. And so this is just a real blessing for me that…
28:10
My story is going back out in Europe, and I’m half German and half Hungarian. So it’s interesting that Germany came through for me again. And Chetan, where are you hiding? He introduced me to a wonderful man named Al. And Al called this publisher, and that’s how all this came to me. So I want to thank you again, because without you introducing me to Al, I never probably would have had this happen. Thank you.
28:35
And maybe this year an angel called Mabel will get to fly on the big screen and wait for that. I want to see that.
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I want you all to be there. If this really happens, if it really happens, I want everybody, all my friends in Maui, I will make enough money to do it, to bring you all to the premiere. No, really. And watch Mabel fly. I’ll be there when the funding finishes getting in, and Rosie O’Donnell, as far as I know, is going to be Mabel. So, yeah. Well, just have it premiere here. Right. I don’t know if they’ll let me, but we’ll have to do it. We’re putting that on. Okay, we’re putting this on. Thank you.
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So, Tron and I, I don’t remember exactly when we met, but it was shortly after I got here. A long time ago. Yeah, about ten years. And I remember you speaking at the O’Hara luncheon, and it was autobiographical. I said, wow, she’s talking about her own life. Isn’t that interesting? And then just a week or so ago, when you spoke at Science of Mind, you had another version of your biography, and you were, if anything,
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more vital, more communicative, more eloquent, and more dynamic than you were the first time. So I wanted to acknowledge it. Thank you for that. Thank you for our ongoing connection. A while back I wrote a birthday poem, and I don’t remember it exactly, but I’ll just paraphrase it. So it’s happy, happy birthday to you, to me, to us. At whatever age you are, you need to make a fuss. We’ve many, many years to go
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So don’t regret it. I give you some thoughts of how. To taste, to smell the flowers, touch the breeze, feel the warm sunshine, see the breeze. Lots of love and lots of honey. A little something and plenty of money.
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It’s getting to you from wherever you stand, in Maui, France, or Zanzibar. I give you this one truth, because here, today, and every day, there’s always something.
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Oh, thank you. That’s wonderful. Thank you. It just amazes me when I tell people about my life. They only know, like…
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ten minutes of it. That’s all they know. And the one thing that people seem to remember more than anything else is I had a pet chicken. You know, and I walked it on a leash. I couldn’t afford a dog. You know, and people think this is so funny. I mean, that chicken was everything to me. It slept with me on my bed, and we didn’t have much money for food at that time. And that chicken laid me an egg every day. So that chicken was my angel. So thank you, Ed.
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Joy to the world, the time has come to give you blessings now. Cause we all love you, we all love you. And that’s why we’re here, and that’s why we’re here. And we wish, we wish you a wonderful year. Oh, I got the chills.
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We sure can do this every day. Well, I met you at a La Bonaventure. I think I was here in a month or two. It was right after I arrived. And you were one of the first sparkling, expressive ladies. And I know you as a dynamic speaker, a powerful goddess, a little girl that I love to giggle with.
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And also a person with many, many, many gifts who can see what’s behind the veil and just bring it forward. And I thank you. And I thank you. It’s wonderful to have you in my family. I would like to say something. I wasn’t going to say something. I’m going to say something. You’re going to say something? Yeah. I’m the handyman. And I’ve experienced you as…
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I remember the first thing I said to you in your house. You asked me, you came off the phone totally flustered.
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is there anything I could do for you? I said, yeah. Why are you quiet? This is a quiet place right here. Just remember me. And then next time you do that, I want to come here. I want to say, you forgot. Charles has seen my very worst side. Because he’s a handyman to me in many times and many places. It seems there’s always an emergency, and Charles is always there to fix it.
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And I excuse myself for saying this. I’m putting it in quotes. But I’ve written four screenplays and five books. They don’t know about all the global work I do that I don’t talk about that I charge nothing for to help people all over the world. And they don’t know me. Not that they don’t want to. It’s just that usually I don’t have time. And I haven’t made enough time to be with the people I love. And I need to make more time. So sometimes I get flustered because I’m trying to do too many things at the same time.
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And some of you have seen that side of me, and I apologize for it. But if I was perfect, I’d be boring. Is that what you get? That’s a good line. Can we quote you? Yes, yes, yes. Yes, you may. Happy birthday. Thank you. You’re welcome home. Thank you. I am home. That’s a start. I haven’t finished yet. Is there anyone else?
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I just say something. It doesn’t have to be to me. It can be about life. It can be about Maui or sing a little song or just anything. There’s a recent movie, Triana, that came out called The Bug’s Life. And in it, there’s a song that I think we all should remember. It’s the time of your life, so live it well. And you’ve learned to live it well and share your goodness and your grace with all of us. And we really appreciate you. Words.
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Don’t do it. Thank you for your blessings to all of us. Thank you, Jason, and thank you for always being there, not just for me, but for everybody on this island. You’ve just got such a beautiful heart. Thank you. Can you give us a bit of a song? Yeah, let’s do that. A little bit later, but the song you’ll learn is by Randy Newman. It goes, It’s the time of your life, so live it well.
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It’s the time of your life, so live it well. We all really forget that it’s the times that we have right now. And all that we share and all the love that we have, let’s give it to each other and really make these times things that we can remember. So that when things appear a little dark and we feel a little blue, we remember these times. Like you say, Charles. This is it.
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That’s wild.
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But it’s good. It’s good stuff. We have the opportunity to be with the Japanese healer that I invited her over to, Yuji, and his energy is just…
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There’s no words for it. It’s just gold. And she said she’s been doing that ever since she was with him. He had us all in a spiral, and all of our eyes were closed. So he wasn’t doing one-on-one with anybody. But as he came towards you, even with your eyes closed with a spiral, and many people have told me this. I mean, they went into samadhi. There was all this kriya. There was just incredible energy. I mean, the man is just an incredibly beautiful, humble soul. And he blessed all of us with his energy, and I know he blessed you. And…
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He sent a lot of healing into you and wants you to do healing. I think you know that. Not just with the words and the way you have been, but where you have been. He sent the life into you. He knew that. I just want to make sure. Okay. And it’s not just that. There’s something incredible going on in Maui right now, if you hadn’t noticed.
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I can’t tell you how many times in the last couple of weeks that I’ve been in groups like this where the power and the energy and the love was so incredibly moving. I’m so full. I’ve been standing over here trying to choke back the tears. Thank you for not doing that. We are so blessed.
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And here she is, you know, leading the Church of Religious Science at times, where she used to be the minister. And here we have Helen here, who was the minister there. We have all these wonderful people here who have been preaching love and believing in who you are and knowing that the universe supports us. And she’s one of them. We’ve had it. Yeah. Yeah. And I feel very blessed to have you here. And…
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I would like for everyone to recognize that there are no mistakes and that every single person that is here in this circle right here now is here by right of consciousness because we all have something to give to each other and we all have something to have from being right here and right now. Thank you.
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Oh, thank you. When you, if any of you, hear in the future that Eugene’s coming back, come and be with Eugene, I had the opportunity to work for him and his group last week. I worked with 21 of his people in Kamikaze. And, of course, I had a translator. They spoke no English. I speak no Japanese. But each time one of them asked me a question,
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It was like, at that moment, that question was truly the most important thing to them in their entire whole class. I mean, there was such feeling coming out. And when I looked into their energy and I gave them an answer, I haven’t had that kind of response for a very long time. They were kissing my feet. They were crying. They were jumping up and down. I mean, these people were just so beautiful. And a lot of it is because they’re working with you too. You just opened up. You just did very
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Thank you for bringing him up in the morning. Thank you. God in the highest, again, in our Lord Jesus Christ,
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spirit, and the master’s guides and teachers, those of the highest standard, and the individual here for the highest good. Mahalo. Mahalo for sharing, for each and every one of you who shared and spoke. Mahalo to each and every one of you that did not speak. Mahalo for hearing my mother, what she says and what she does not say. Mahalo to each and every one of you that have been here and are here today.
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We thank for this blessing. We thank for anyone that has in their heart something for themselves, someone that is not with you, that may be somewhere else on the island, on the mainland, across the ocean, into another country. Pick up their mouth and ask God that you touch them with health, long life, with release, with healing. I ask for blessings at this time of anyone that is in the consciousness of those here
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that are less fortunate at these times to be blessed in their body with food to eat, with a roof over their head, with the medicine of health they need in their body, with family and love like this and consciousness. We give thanks in this holiday time. Great thanks for all of these powerful blessings that we have.
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Give honor, glory, praise, and thanksgiving to you and the guardians of this land that have watched over this place until now. I introduce my mother, Triana Jack Mary Hill. She will be living here and ask you to watch over her. All those that judge her for the highest good of her being be cast out in the name of Jesus at this time. And I give thanks. Sealing this house clockwise with the universal white chrysanthemum protection, the purple transmuting flame, the green healing light, and the calming light of peace and mother Mary.
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And she would dwell in the house of my mother’s heart each and every day. Breathing in through your feet. I am aware. Breathing into the top of your head and your heart. Assuring the very breath of God together as one light and one lay of the Lord.
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I’m going to hold silence for a moment for all of our ancestors who have passed before us and those that should be there.
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May there be joy and laughter.
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And I give blessings for having the kid here who has so many talents. I mean, you know, and when she does a blessing, it’s not just love and coming from her heart. The mana just fills the air and heals everybody. And thank you. I know when it comes through you. Thanks for all of us. Would you say your Hawaiian name? Alalani. It means awakening of the heavens. Alani is heaven. Aloha.
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ala, ala, ala, opening, awakening to the heavens. And so we’re going to come together because I really want to start this in laughter. I want to say mahalo for your patience and sharing. My mother has many objects. So a few of your things are moved. Everything has to be balanced. One thing my kupuna taught me, which I never really was aware of, is the mixture. And that it’s okay to have and it’s perfect everything to have.
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But sometimes to put Buddha right next to Mother Mary or to Jesus or to Shiva, sometimes it shifts energy. So we just want to be aware. Did you move a lot? A few things. A few things. You can say I helped you with the house now. You will show me now. You will know. And it’s really important I leave them there, where you moved them. Trust.
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Big order. So she has something special she wants to do with you right now. And then I wanted you to know that after that, Jan and some of these wonderful people here, we’re going to have wonderful live music. And if anybody wants to sing, I’d love for you to sing. And they’re only going to be with us from 5.30 to 7.30. And then some other people have offered to play some music afterwards, guitar and whatever. And we’re just going to have a lot of good fun and figure out how to dance. It’s going to be very interesting. So she has the floor. Okay.
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floor be my ceiling and there be no limits to any of our dreams and wishes this holiday season. So I’m going to call on my friend Barry, my beloved brother, to come with his ukulele. And he is going to sing you a wonderful song for all the child and each of you. And it’s going to make you
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laugh so I hope all the women wore waterproof mascara because it’s such a warming summer and I’m going to try to hula to it okay we’ll try we’ll try we’ll try don’t slip on the water okay so if we
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We just need another chair. Ed, could you be my guardian? I just want to bring that chair. Thank you. Thank you.
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I’m going to try to rule it to the song. Grab it. I want to connect to Okina. So how many of you know what Okini is? Can I show a hand? A show of hands? Okini. I want to know how many know what it is. Know what it is. So how many of you snorkel to see the little ones like this, the little volcano shell? OK. Snorkel. You see it sticking to the rocks. You try to pick it up, and it sticks. Yeah?
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This is O.P.E. This is a very large O.P.E. So Barry’s going to sing you this wonderful version. If you could really be here and present, you will find it very wonderful and funny. And I’ll try to do the whole thing. Okay. Save the O.P.E. Save the O.P.E. is the name of the song.
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Please don’t eat me. I’m just a small old pea. I’m an endangered species. So please don’t eat me. We think to eat us is offensive. Besides, we’re really quite expensive. Being a poo-poo is no fun.
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We don’t wish it on anyone. Have something meatier and moister. Why don’t you go stock on an oyster? They don’t put up much of a fuss. And they’re much uglier than I am. So please don’t eat me. I’m just a small old pea. Go have some more sashimi.
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We have no arms or legs like people. It’s not polite to eat a cripple. No, I don’t think it’s very nice. We always have to pay the price. We’re born and raised here on these islands.
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You should indicate it, oh I did. I need a hamburger instead. At least the cow is really dead. Oh please, don’t eat me. I’m just a small old baby. Go have another weenie.
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But please don’t eat me. Please don’t eat me.
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So now we’re going to all do one together. Okay, and Barry’s going to play. How many, okay, I asked this question, Bonnie, so Bonnie’s going to come. How many know that 12 Days of Christmas, Hawaiian style? That’s good.
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Oh, she’s got music. Wonderful. Well, I’m going to call in certain sections. Ten, eleven, twelve. We’re all twelve. Okay, got it? Do you have it? What is your number? Do you know your number? Two and eight. Okay, here we go. So when I call on you, you’re going to do your part, and I’m going to teach you. Okay, one. Do you want me to go through it one time? Sure. Oh, gosh.
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It’s just too long. Okay. And if any of you want to follow, fine. But when I call on you, I’m going to do it. So first this one. Okay. On the first day of Christmas, my tutu gave to me a minor bird and one papaya tree. You’ve got to put your blades down. We’re going to song. Come on. You can stop being here for a minute. Excuse me. I’m working with the ones over here. I’m sorry.
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Oh, we got a disappearing one. She’d rather eat. Come here, honey. Come on. She’s leaving the party. Chitra, are you going to sit and eat too? You’re not going to do a stop? I’ll sit. Okay, we need you. You have to stand up. You have to do this. I’ll sit and I’ll sit. Okay, can you please stand up right now? Thank you. Gosh, I’d love it if I could be so confident at this party. Stand up, honey.
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Okay, that’s number one. On the second day of Christmas my tutu gave to me two coconuts. Let’s do it together. Two coconuts.
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And a minor bird in one papaya tree. On the third day of Christmas, my two took it to me. Three dried squid. Two coconuts. And a minor bird in one papaya tree. On the fourth day of Christmas, my two took it to me. Four flower lids. Three buds.
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Two coconuts at a minor room on the fire tree. Yes, dear friend. Okay, we all do this one. On the day of Christmas, my children gave to me. Pop up your cheek. Five big fat pigs. Wait, wait. Pop up your cheek. Touch your nose and push it up like a pig and go. Five big fat pigs. Five big fat pigs.
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Okay? And then, four flower ladies, three dry squids, two coconuts, and a minor bird in one papaya tree. On the seventh day of Christmas, my tutor gave to me, Jim, six, six, five, six, five, six, five, six, five, six,
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Four carlays, three trouts, two coconuts, and a minor bird in one foot by a tree. On the seventh day of Christmas, my tutor gave to me seven, seven, seven rubber slippers. Six, four lessons. Five, be happy.
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And I’m quite a bird in one papaya tree. On the 17th day of Christmas, my tutor came to me. Who’s that? Hey. Hey. Come on, James, now. Thank you for watching. Seven. Seven.
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Six more lessons. Four of my sixes. Come on, Joe. Five, six, four, and eight. Oink, oink, oink. Four, four, and eight. Three, ice cream. Two, coconut. And one, pineapple. And one, papaya tree. On the ninth day of Christmas, my two sons gave to me. One, handsome boy.
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Eight ukuleles. Seven of the slippers. Six lessons. Five big fat pigs. Oink, oink, oink. Two buffalos. Three fries with two coconuts. And a minor bird in one papaya tree. On a test day.
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A day of Christmas my children gave to me. Ten can of beer. Eight, seven rubber slippers. Six, five big fat keys. Oink, oink, oink.
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two coconuts, and a minor bird in one papaya tree. Almost there. On the 11th day of Christmas, my tutu gave to me 11 missionaries. Who’s our missionaries? What? 11 missionaries? Yeah. Really? Yeah. 11 missionaries. Who would have known that a tutu could have made 11 missionaries? We have 11? Right here. Let’s see. I heard of it. 11 missionaries.
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El Sita? There you go, bravo, girls, bravo. Okay, and then? Ten. Ten or seven? Hands up here. Take hands up here. Five, eight, seven, five, six, five, eight, five, four,
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A bird in one papaya tree. Everybody cut. Is everybody 12? A bird that’s nice to be made to be. 12, hold it up. 12, hold it up. Hold it up. Hold it up. Hold it up. Hold it up. Hold it up.
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A lot of missionaries. A lot of missionaries. A lot of missionaries. A lot of missionaries. A lot of missionaries. A lot of missionaries.
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You wouldn’t be considered elite, right? No. Well, since the elite aren’t here, I have a question. I was told that Howley means breathless one, because when you’re hony-honey, Howley’s always held her breath. We don’t. Did you?
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No, when it first came. See, it was you that had to share it because you were all by yourself and had no one to hone in. But everything’s going to be okay now. Everybody come hone in, Charles. See, he’s honing. He needs some breath. I want you to know the true definition of a Howley is a born-again Hawaiian.
