Kanaka Thinking: Working as a Group

E ala!  E alu! E kuilima!                   Pukui 258
Up!  Together! Join hands!

A call to come together to tackle  a given task.

     No matter how talented an individual may be, a project is improved, enhanced, enriched by the inclusion of others.  Learning to work together is the opportunity to grow and to help others to grow.  We learn about organization, planning, and respect for each other's talents.  Working together helps us to develop leadership skills and also helps us to nurture skills like patience, tact, and humility.

     Working together makes the completion of a project an object of group pride.  Sharing the work and involving others creates a larger group of stakeholders.  The larger the group of stakeholders, the greater the sense of respect and responsibility.  Moving people toward goals that benefit a larger community is always a worthy call to action.