Jane Chang Mi
Ōlelo no‘eau 100 & 327, 2024
Felt and metal (diptych)
59 x 94 inches
149.9 x 238.8 cm
149.9 x 238.8 cm
JMI101
© Jane Chang Mi
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Ako ‘ē ka hale a pa‘a, a i ke komo ‘ana mai o ka ho‘oilo, ‘a‘ole e kulu i ka ua o Hilinehu. Thatch the house beforehand so when winter...
Ako ‘ē ka hale a pa‘a, a i ke komo ‘ana mai o ka ho‘oilo, ‘a‘ole e kulu i ka ua o Hilinehu.
Thatch the house beforehand so when winter comes it will not leak in the shower of Hilinehu.
Do not procrastinate; make preparations for the future now.
E lauhoe mai nā wa‘a; i ke kā, i ka hoe; i ka hoe, i ke kā; pae aku i ka ‘āina.
Everybody paddle the canoes together; bail and paddle, paddle and bail, and the shore is reached.
Pitch in with a will, everybody, and the work is quickly done. (transliteration)