Condolences

[kani-lehua]

a big mahalo to all of you for your kind thoughts, prayers, words of encouragement and never ending suppport during these most difficult times.

mom (renee's mom) suffered what is believed to have been a stroke on easter sunday and slowly declined from that day without having received any food or water (13 days)--she was unable to swallow. we honored her wishes by not using any other methods of feeding or hydration. she passed peacefully with renee at her side at approximately 515am this past saturday.

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aia i ka uka 'iu
there in the high country
'ohi'a uliuli ka ua kanilehua la e
'ohi'a fruits ripen from the kanilehua rain
lehua'ula i kanahele lae
red lehua throughout the forest
ku mai 'o mauna loa me kona hanohano
mauna loa appears in all her majesty
me ka pa o kehau
with the breeze of the kehau
ku'u pu'uwai a me ke aloha e lalau a'e i ka ma'ama'ama
my heart and my love reach out for the brightness and
me ka mehana o ke ao akea
here in the warmth of the great wide world
i ka mahie me ka uluwehiwehi
amid the splendor and the lush beauty
he pua mae 'ole 'ia e ka la
a blossom that won't be wilted by the sun
a me ka lehua'ula ku makani
and the red lehua stands in the wind
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i hear your voice calling to me
no, tis a beautiful bird singing
its melody carried throughout the forest

i hear your voice calling to me
no, tis the waves breaking on the shore
slowly taking with it the bits of sand

i hear your voice calling to me
no, tis the soft breeze whispering
weaving its way through the forest

the bird has been snared
the ocean is calm
tis quiet in the forest
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"chaos reigns within.
reflect, repent and reboot.
order shall return."

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