Tiki Rule #46 Respect your Kupuna!

What is the Meaning of "Kupuna"?Women dancing hula

Throughout Hawai‘i, this Hawaiian word is widely understood to mean elder, grandparent or an older person.   What is less recognized is the fact that the word has at least three distinct but related meanings.  First, a kupuna is an honored elder who has acquired enough life experience to become a family and community leader. The term has been stated to be the embodiment of natural respect… a practitioner of aloha (love), pono (righteousness), malama (caring), and spirituality.1  In ancient times, they were teachers and caretakers of grandchildren and that bond was especially strong. Even today, the kupuna is expected to speak out and help make decisions on important issues for both the family and the community. 

Kupuna also means ancestor and includes the many generations before us who by their spiritual wisdom and presence guide us through personal, familial or community difficulties. We look to our kupuna to help us find and fulfill our pathways through life. Included among our kupuna are the family guardian spirits or ‘aumakua who take physical shape, in the form of a honu (turtle) or a pueo (owl) and come to visit, warn and communicate with us. 

Finally, kupuna means the source, the starting point or the process of growth. This meaning is related to the notion that that our direct forebearers and those of the distant past remain living treasures who continue to help us grow in numerous ways.  They are a source of experience, knowledge, guidance, strength and inspiration to the next generations. 

These various meanings of kupuna show how rich a resource they are and why they should be tapped to contribute to the betterment of Hawai‘i, for they truly represent one of Hawai‘i’s fastest growing natural resources.2 

 

Prepared by Kahikahealani Wight, Professor of Hawaiian Language and Literature, Kapi‘olani Community College
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  • Kathryn Chung Dude...I respect my spoons just as much as the next person! It's "Kupuna", with a "U"! "Kapuna" means spoon. LOL!
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  • Tiki's Grill & Bar Thanks Kathryn, obviously, I depend on a spell checker and it doesn't work with Hawaiian - I'm going to edit and repost.
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  • Kathryn Chung Thanks for the laugh!
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Empty Bowl to fill a need among the hungry.

Empty Bowl to fill a need among the hungry 

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'EMPTY BOWL'  

 

Oahu potters will fight hunger one bowl at a time during a fundraiser on March 18 in Honolulu's Chinatown Arts District. EMPTY BOWL HAWAII will feature 3,000 handmade ceramic bowls, which will be filled with gourmet soups prepared by 20 of Honolulu's top chefs.

 

"The first year we did this in 2009 we sold more than 700 bowls in an hour and 42 minutes," said event spokeswoman Beryl Ono. "We had only one cashier and we didn't know what to expect. The line was so long but people were willing to wait for their bowl of soup."

 

Founded in 1991 by Imagine/RENDER, a Michigan-based nonprofit organization, the "Empty Bowl" is a national and international grassroots effort to fight hunger throughout local communities. Here on Oahu, the Hawaii Potters' Guild has designated Hawai'i Meals on Wheels and the River of Life Mission as the event's beneficiaries.

 

"Do you know that the River of Life Mission serves 15,000 meals on Oahu per month?" Ono rhetorically asked. "And Hawaii Meals on Wheels delivers 400 meals a day to those who wouldn't have a meal otherwise."

 

The concept is simple: Potters and other craftspeople work with the community to create handcrafted bowls. Guests are then invited to a simple meal of soup and bread in exchange for a cash donation of $20. "And no one bowl is alike; each one has its own color and design," Ono said. "We couldn't put on the Empty Bowl last year because we couldn't produce 3,000 bowls in time for the event; I don't know who came up with that number but it's crazy."

 

The event will take place, from 6:30 to 8:40 p.m., at The ARTS at Marks Garage, which will also play host to a month-long exhibition art sale and Ceramics Bazaar showcasing the works of participating artists and potters through March 26.

 

The A-list of restaurants will include Alan Wong's, Big City Diner, Brasserie Du Vin, Cafe Laufer, Great Life Cuisine, Indigo, JJ Bistro & French Pastry, Le Bistro, Mariposa at Neiman Marcus, Murphy's Bar & Grill, Phuket Thai, Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar, Side Street Inn, Stage, Tango Contemporary Cafe, Tiki's Grill & Bar, 3660 on the Rise, Town, 12th Ave Grill and Whole Foods.

 

Also organized by the Guild is a Silent Auction of Signature Bowl Artwork, which will be on display, March 3-14, at Neiman Marcus (Third Floor Gift Galleries). To bid, call 227-3588 or email: auction@emptybowlhawaii.org. Bids are updated daily at http://www.emptybowlhawaii.org, with bidding to close at 5 p.m. on March 14.

 

"We're hoping to generate $60,000," Ono said. "And everybody keeps their bowl. It's a reminder that after they finish their soup, there's always someone out there who's hungry."

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Tiki's is proud to be participating in the Empty Bowl Project again!

Tiki Rule #112 If you want to taste the alcohol, don't order a frou frou drink!

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frou-frou pronounced "foo-foo" (comparative more frou-frou, superlative most frou-frou)

  1. Frilly; heavily ornamental; fancy; overly elaborate,

This would include most blended drinks like a pina colada or chi chi, a strawberry daiquiri, a lava flow, and many drinks with sweet or flavored liquor in them.

The confusion begins when many "amateur" drinkers start out not liking the taste of alcohol, so the professionals that bartenders are, make drinks to mask the taste of the liquor.  Typically they are decorated with lots of fruit and an umbrella. Occasionally, some of these drinks are so good they become popular.  Inevitably, they show up on a drink menu or are spread by word-of-mouth.

Unfortunately, there are those of us who do enjoy a little bite to our drinks.  But unfamiliar with what's on the local drinks menu, some people end up ordering some of these sweet drinks.  When they don't taste the alcohol, they immediately assume that the drink has little or none, or worse, they feel ripped off.

What's worse is that unless you're 21 years old with a sweet tooth, it's hard to drink more than a couple of these frou frou drinks.  So the experienced drinkers get only a little buzz, and leave disappointed.

If you really wanted a delicious drink that is going to give that little bite, as well as a buzz, try one of our Nuevo Classic Cocktails.

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Where do you park when you go to Tiki's?

Of course, Tiki's offers free parking for 3 hours in the hotel valet.  Just turn into the porte cochere at the Aston Waikiki Beach Hotel at the corner of Kalakaua Avenue and Paoakalani Avenue, entering on the Paoakalani site, and the valets will be happy to accommodate you.

But what if you don't like to valet?  Yes, there are some of us that don't like valets, or anybody for that matter, in our cars...for whatever reason.  Where do we park?

Fortunately, if you want to go to Tiki's, there are numerous parking options nearby.  The easiet self-parking is on Paoakalani Avenue along the Ewa (west) side.  The stalls are metered and if you decide to stay longer than you planned (no doubtedly because you're having so much fun) you are just across the street to run and feed the meter.

The next best choice for metered parking is along Kapahulu Avenue between Tiki's and the Honolulu Zoo. There are stalls on both the Diamond Head (east) side and about a block up there are metered stalls on both sides of the street.

The zoo parking lot has one of those parking management da kine, where you pay money and put the receipt on your dash.  It's generally crowded during the day, but stalls start opening up around happy hour, and are easy to find in the evening.

There's also metered parking on Kalakaua Avenue past the zoo along Kapiolani Park.  The mauka (mountain) side of the street is lined with metered stalls and there's usually spots open.  Better yet, and if you're lucky enough to find one, the stalls on the makai side of Kalakaua are FREE. However, they seldom turnover.  

Speaking of FREE, the stalls in the Waikiki Shell parking lot are free and plentiful.  Unless there is an event at Kapiolani Park or at the shell, these stalls are usually open.

Waikiki has a reputation for being a tough place to find parking.  On the other hand, people save their whole lives so they can come and have a nice dinner overlooking the beach and maybe sip a cocktail.  You just gotta know where to park!


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