another beginning

don't envy Thursday night ladies. There will be a big hole in that line. Kumu is right, more people need to step up and do what is needed....

But it is also a time to show what kind of spirit Bernie has brought and to continue in a new way. If we all wallow in sadness, she will have an even more difficult time getting settled in California.

This is life. Things change. People need to move on. This is part of the reason why we are here, and not in Hawai'i. Yet we carry that spirit that is Hawai'i, our homeland. And we share it wherever we go. Bernie will share her experiences with us to new friends in California. We will share our experiences of her with people who are new to Kamailelauli'ili'i.

Sometimes I see halau as a holding place, a refuge. Young people who are in school come to halau. Many will stay for a year or two and "go down the road". We all come from someplace else and many of us will eventually "go down the road" but memories of time we spend together in THIS time and in THIS place will always be with us.

Mahalo to Bernie for all she has done to help us learn and grow, and to have fun while we're living life! Mahalo too, to everyone who made it another great time last night!!!