Ethnic Recognition

We are in Haoleland, in the midst of people not from our one hanau. Our daughter graduated from college in California. There were hundreds of graduates with families from many different states and from many different backgrounds. As we scan the horizon and see the brownies...there is an unsaid recognition of people of your own. They may look like Hawaiians but there is something that tells me that they are not. Sometimes they look like Haoles but there is something that tells me that they are.

Ethnic recognition is the defining factor that will help one to know one's people. Eye recognition, a nod of the head, an implied gesture signal commonality of roots or mentality. What is amazing is that sometimes, the ethnic recognition might extend beyond one's own people to people of similar mindset or soul breath. It is a psychic connection that goes beyond understanding. It is a paradox indeed.

Kanaka Thinking - Ancestral Memory

Ka 'ike a ka makua he hei na ke keiki.

The knowledge of the parent is (unconsciously) absorbed by the child.

I tell you one thing...you will know 10 things. (Japanese Proverb)

As a parent, be a teacher of positive values and practices. Your teaching may stick with your children for many generations.