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"Wealth, thought the people old, is found not so much in your possessions, but in the ability to give generously of what you possess… The primacy of giving is best shown by two of the most important values in Hawaiian and other Polynesian societies, namely generosity, or lokomaika‘i, and hospitality, or ho‘okipa. The essential nature of both is the liberal giving of what you have. Such an act of generosity deserves the name lokomaika‘i, which means good heart." —Dr. George Hu‘eu Sanford Kanahele, scholar and historian, and author of Ku Kanaka, Stand Tall, A Search for Hawaiian Values
