Hawaiians have a great deal of respect for the Sun

By Kahu Uncle Earl Regidor

La – the sun – was very important to Na Po’e Kahiko. They used the sun in many different ways. One, was using it as part of the navigational tools that helped them find their way to this land we call Hawai’i. They believed the sun was one of two elements that created life, the other was fresh water. With out one or the other there would not be life as we know it.

With the way our economy is today, we need to find better ways to use the resources that was given to us by akua. I’m confident that by trying, it can make our lives a bit easier. We have the people with Ike (knowledge) and the technology to do just that. And if we succeed, than we won’t be so dependent on fossil fuel. I’m all for alternative energy, it is the way of our ancestors.