by Philip Scott Wikel
The word aloha transformed my life. So many meanings: I love you, I respect you, you are my family, hello/goodbye with love. I respect you, I treasure you and everything about you. You are my sister, brother, my auntie, my uncle, my Iwi Kupuna, you are all of what’s become before and all I believe in now. In simple terms. For me at least, it defines the idea that I feel all that you are and you’ll be and all that’s before us.
Simply saying aloha encompasses all that is, that is past, and all that will come.
It’s like now that I’ve said it your entire being is important, not only to to me but as a human occupying this experience we call life.