|
Hawaiian
Double-Hulled Canoe
by Herb Kane
To view more of Herb Kane's Hawaiian artwork, click here
Ho`omoe
wai kâhi ke kâo`o.
Let's travel
together like water flowing in one direction.
In Moe, I found a
kindred spirit. Traveling in the same direction, we shared much in
common in this life, especially in matters of the Spirit.
1. We are
both instruments
of His Peace.
We both love the gifts that
the Spirit of Aloha gave us. It's been said:
"To whom much is given, much is expected."
Raised and
nurtured with Aloha as keiki o ka `âina (children of the
land), we have both acted on our deep sense of obligation to pass it on,
to pay it forward. In our kupuna (senior) years, we have traveled the
same path of consciously sharing Aloha with others in our daily
lives.
We were granted
eyes to see the Beauty of Aloha; ears to hear the Voice of
Aloha; and hearts, minds, and spirits to be of service and share the
Spirit of Aloha with others, with you.
For Moe, Aloha was shared using his music as a channel and his voice as
his instrument. For me, Aloha is shared using the Internet as
a channel and the written word as my instrument.
As Moe would say,
"Aloha is a part of me, a part of you." We became a
part of each other.
2. We both
shared a loving
relationship with Israel Kamakawiwo`ole in this life.
Moe was Israel's uncle and
Israel was my
friend. Israel pierced the veil, reuniting
me with my mother; and Moe pierced through the veil to visit
with Israel.
"WHILE Moe Keale was
"dead" during those seven minutes following a near fatal
heart attack March 12, the beloved Hawaiian singer saw fellow
entertainer Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, who died in 1997, coming out of
an ethereal "7-Eleven" store.
"He told me, 'Eh, Moe, you
can't come in here; this is heaven. Not your time yet," Keale
remembers.
Looking quite the fallen but not
yet defeated warrior -- tired, a bit confused, embarrassed even --
Keale gets teary-eyed remembering his near death experience and
"all the good things" that have and will come from it,
and "what I almost lost."
3. We
both visited Heaven before it was our time to go to the spirit side
of life.
The
difference is Moe spoke of his experience immediately; for me, doing so took decades. Moe's example
and others embolden me to share it here.
Those who have
received must give; those who have quickened must become the
quickener. Within a year, Moe tied up the loose ends of his
mission. As for me, my work lies ahead of me. Some of us
are slower learners...
For both of us, our wake-up calls and showers of Light were ultimate gifts of
Aloha from Akua.
"During those seven and a half
minutes Keale had an amazing, life-changing experience. He explained
it as waking up with darkness surrounding him. “I couldn’t see
anything,” he said. What happened next was like a needle poking
holes through the darkness and light shooting through. He was in
space floating, grabbing at what looked like stars." ~ Source
I've lived
long enough to know that inspiration and intuitive flashes don't
just happen. Last week, a synchronistic sequence of
events and promptings impelled me to create this site for Moe. To those interested, they are described here:
>> June
21, 2003 Journal Entry
I
am simply one of many who is grateful for the joy that Moe was able
to bring into my life through his music. That is no small gift to be
thankful for. In return, this site makes
accessible his legacies -- his example, songs and "ALOHA
Is..." lesson
-- to anyone online, everywhere. Once again, he has broadened
his
reach!
Graphic, courtesy of
the Lomi Shop Va`a
Fair winds and following
seas, Moe. May this humble Web site, an amateur's effort to
perpetuate your memory and message, inspire others to live Aloha.
The journey
continues...until we meet again. Ola kou inoa!
AU 
Add a flower to Moe's
lei of ALOHA by
clicking on the icon below:
Mahalo!
|
