Ho‘ohana Aloha

Though they did not refer to the phrase by its English conventions, our kūpuna (elders) taught the Law of the Harvest to me as “Ka‘ana like.” [like is pronounced lee-kay]. The phrase means to share or to divide if you try to translate it literally, but in their kaona, or hidden meaning, they meant, “we have shared in the work, now let us share in the joy it gives us.” It is less than joyful to reap without sharing: Otherwise, “Why bother?” they would ask…