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We welcome Cindi Heffner to this episode of "Above the Sides" in our first recording outside of Hawaiʻi. Cindi is the Kumu Hula of Haʻaheo O Hawaiʻi, a hula hālau based in Albuquerque, New Mexico where she has lived for many years. Cindi shares how she has maintained her spirit of aloha in all the places she has traveled to throughout her life and how her ʻohana, and many of our kama'āina (children of the land), have found home in new places as part of the Hawaiian diaspora. 2020 Census data indicated that more than half of all Native Hawaiians, roughly 370,000 people, now live in the continental U.S. This highlights a growing economic trend due to the high cost of living and housing and job opportunity limitations. Our discussion centers around how aloha can live beyond Hawaiʻi through its people - and that home can also be in your heart. We hope that you find Cindi's story compelling and uplifting.
“In the 21st century, the world will search for peace and they’ll look to Hawaii because Hawaii has the key and that key is Aloha.”
- Pilahi PakiWelcome to the Above the Sides podcast! Join us on our journey to
uncover what it means to think, act, and live aloha. The inspiration for
this podcast is the late Pono Shim, former President and CEO of the
Oʻahu Economic Development Board. His stories capture the essence of
what it means to live aloha. He made it known that aloha is a lifestyle.
It is not a solution to problems, a marketing brand or to be used as an
advantage over anyone else. Aloha is to be honored and practiced.
The name of this podcast is in reverence of Hawaiʻi's Queen
Liliʻuokalani, who wrote: "To gain the kingdom of heaven is to hear what
is not said, to see what cannot be seen, and to know the unknowable –
that is Aloha. All things in this world are two; in heaven there is but
One.” Through these episodes, we seek to find that singular perspective,
the one that is "above the sides" as we strive for universal peace.
We welcome you to pause with us as we share the stories and voices of
Hawai’i business leaders, educators and community members who have
chosen to be lifelong students of aloha. Mahalo nui loa for listening.
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We welcome Cindi Heffner to this episode of "Above the Sides" in our first recording outside of Hawaiʻi. Cindi is the Kumu Hula of Haʻaheo O Hawaiʻi, a hula hālau based in Albuquerque, New Mexico where she has lived for many years. Cindi shares how she has maintained her spirit of aloha in all the places she has traveled to throughout her life and how her ʻohana, and many of our kama'āina (children of the land), have found home in new places as part of the Hawaiian diaspora. 2020 Census data indicated that more than half of all Native Hawaiians, roughly 370,000 people, now live in the continental U.S. This highlights a growing economic trend due to the high cost of living and housing and job opportunity limitations. Our discussion centers around how aloha can live beyond Hawaiʻi through its people - and that home can also be in your heart. We hope that you find Cindi's story compelling and uplifting.
“In the 21st century, the world will search for peace and they’ll look to Hawaii because Hawaii has the key and that key is Aloha.”
- Pilahi PakiWelcome to the Above the Sides podcast! Join us on our journey to
uncover what it means to think, act, and live aloha. The inspiration for
this podcast is the late Pono Shim, former President and CEO of the
Oʻahu Economic Development Board. His stories capture the essence of
what it means to live aloha. He made it known that aloha is a lifestyle.
It is not a solution to problems, a marketing brand or to be used as an
advantage over anyone else. Aloha is to be honored and practiced.
The name of this podcast is in reverence of Hawaiʻi's Queen
Liliʻuokalani, who wrote: "To gain the kingdom of heaven is to hear what
is not said, to see what cannot be seen, and to know the unknowable –
that is Aloha. All things in this world are two; in heaven there is but
One.” Through these episodes, we seek to find that singular perspective,
the one that is "above the sides" as we strive for universal peace.
We welcome you to pause with us as we share the stories and voices of
Hawai’i business leaders, educators and community members who have
chosen to be lifelong students of aloha. Mahalo nui loa for listening.