Hoʻomaka wau e kū i ka hoe waʻa ʻaʻole no koʻu makemake e lilo i ʻâlapa. Ua hoʻomaka wau no ka mea
pono wahi – e hoʻokuʻu i ka lewa mai ka walaʻau, nā pale a me ke ola i ka wikiwiki. ʻO kaʻu mea i ʻike ai ma ka
ʻAʻole ka wai he papa lāʻau a me ka hoe, aka, he mele okoa o ke ola.
I koʻu hehi ʻana i ka papa hoe no ka manawa mua, Hoʻomanaʻo wau i ka paʻa ʻole o nā mea a pau.
Ke neʻe nei ka wai ma lalo oʻu ma kahi ala hiki ʻole iaʻu ke wānana, a ʻo koʻu manaʻo e hoʻopaʻa i kēlā me kēia ʻiʻo. I
hina i lalo i kekahi mau minuke. Akā, i koʻu piʻi ʻana i ka papa, he mea kahaha
ua hiki mai: Ua ʻakaʻaka wau. No ka manawa mua i ka manawa lōʻihi, Ua hoʻomaha wau no ka hāʻule ʻole.
E aʻo a lohi
Ua koi ka papa hoe iaʻu e lohi ma nā ʻano ʻē aʻe. Ma ka ʻāina, Ua maʻa wau i ka lawelawe ʻana i nā mea he nui
nā hana i ka manawa like – e nānā ana i kaʻu kelepona paʻalima, e noʻonoʻo ana i ka lā palena, a me ka hoʻolālā ʻana i ka
kaʻina aʻe ma mua o ka hoʻopau ʻana i ka hana o kēia manawa. Ma ka wai, ʻaʻole pono kēia manaʻo. Inā wau
wikiwiki, E lilo ana koʻu kaulike. Ina au e pale aku i ka nee ana o ka wai, E hina au i lalo.
ʻO ke kū ʻana ma ka papa lāʻau i aʻo mai iaʻu e hoʻolohe – makani, kahe wai a me koʻu hanu ponoʻī. I
hoʻomaka ka hoe ʻana i ke kakahiaka nui. I kēlā manawa, malie loa ka wai, a ua like ka honua
aole i pau. Ua lilo kēlā mau manawa mālie i mea hoʻomana. ʻAʻohe hoʻolaha, ʻaʻohe manaʻo. ʻO ia wale nō
hooikaika kino, hanu a me ka noonoo.
He ʻano hoʻoikaika kino ʻokoʻa
Ma mua o ka pāʻani ʻana i ka papa hoe, pili mau koʻu manaʻo no ke kino me ka ikaika: ʻoi aku ka paʻakikī
hooikaika kino, holo lōʻihi, a me ka holomua ana. Ua hoʻololi ʻo SUP i kēlā manaʻo. ʻO ia
hooikaika i ko'u kumu, hoʻomaikaʻi i koʻu kūlana, a hoʻonui i koʻu hoʻomanawanui, akā ʻaʻole manaʻo
hoopaiia. Ma mua o ka helu ʻana i nā calorie i puhi ʻia, Hoʻomaka wau e hoʻolohe i ka manaʻo o koʻu
kino.
I kekahi manawa, he ʻano hoʻoikaika kino ka papa hoe. I nā manawa ʻē aʻe, lana wale, e noho ana ma kahi
papa lāʻau, hoʻokuʻu i koʻu mau wāwae e huki i ka wai. Ua aʻo au ʻaʻole hoʻoikaika kino i nā manawa a pau
i mea e pono ai. Hoʻololi mālie kēia hoʻololi i ke ʻano o kaʻu hana ʻana i nā wahi ʻē aʻe o koʻu ola – hana, meaʻai, a
hoomaha.
Loneliness a pili
ʻO kekahi o nā makana i manaʻo ʻole ʻia o ka papa hoe, ʻo ia ke kaulike ma waena o ka mehameha a me
pili. Aia wale ma ka wai, Kūʻokoʻa loa au. Ua aʻo wau e manaʻoʻiʻo iaʻu iho – ko'u
kaulike, ko'u manao, a me koʻu hiki ke hoʻokō i nā kūlana loli.
I ka manawa like, ʻO ka papa hoe e hoʻopili iaʻu me nā mea ʻē aʻe ma ke ʻano mālie a me ka hoʻoikaika ʻole. Kamaʻilio
ʻokoʻa ke kamaʻilio ʻana ma kahi lumi piha. Kūkākūkā nā kānaka no ka makani
Kūlike, favorite routes, and sunrise meetings. There is no competition, only sharing and
appreciation.
How SUP becomes a way of life
As time goes by, the paddleboard is no longer what I “do”, but what I build my life. I planned a
trip to the lake and the coastline. I woke up early to drink calm water. I simplified my schedule so
that I could spend more time outside.
This change in lifestyle is not drastic, but stable. I find myself longing for less stimulation and
more existence. Instead of pursuing stable productivity, I attach importance to still moments. 'Ōlelo
paddle board didn’t give me the answer, but it taught me how to ask better questions.
The lesson of water
No matter what you bring, water has a way to reflect back. In stressful days, it reminds me to
soften. In the days of distraction, it needs to concentrate. On calm days, he uku no ka noho malie.
Ua aʻo au ʻaʻole ka mana ke kaulike, aka, hooponopono. ʻAʻole pau ka neʻe ʻana o ka papa chessboard, a pela aku
hana ola. ʻO ke kūpaʻa mai ka pane, ʻaʻole kūʻē.
ʻO ka manaʻo hope loa
ʻAʻole i hoʻololi ka papa hoe kū i koʻu ola i ka pō. Hoʻololi mālie a mālie, ʻekahi
kau i ka manawa. Ua aʻo mai iaʻu pehea e hoʻololi ai i ka maopopo ʻole, pehea e hauʻoli ai i ka hana paʻakikī me ka ʻole
hoʻohalahala, a pehea e loaa ai ka maluhia me ka pakele ole mai ka oiaio.
Naʻu, ʻAʻole ʻo SUP he haʻuki wale nō. Hoʻomanaʻo ia iā mākou ua like ke ola me ka wai, e oni mau ana – ka
ʻO ke ala maikaʻi loa e neʻe ai i mua ʻaʻole ia e hakakā me ia, akā, e neʻe i mua me ia.
