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  • It's also looking at things that have to do with what we call kuleana, or what in the Western definition is citizenship, involvement in service.

    Starbulletin Headlines 2010

  • It's also looking at things that have to do with what we call kuleana, or what in the Western definition is citizenship, involvement in service.

    Starbulletin Headlines 2010

  • It's also looking at things that have to do with what we call kuleana, or what in the Western definition is citizenship, involvement in service.

    Starbulletin Headlines 2010

  • It's also looking at things that have to do with what we call kuleana, or what in the Western definition is citizenship, involvement in service.

    Starbulletin Headlines 2010

  • The sovereignty, life (ea), and responsibility (kuleana) for the entire Hawaiian Archipelago continues to exist in the hearts and minds of many Native Hawaiians.

    Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Coral Reef Ecosystem Reserve 2008

  • Olelo iho la ka Makaula iloko ona, "He mea kupanaha, aole hoi he makani o keia lua wai e kuleana ai la hoi ka aleale ana o ka wai, me he mea he mea e auau ana, a ike ae nei ia'u pee iho nei."

    The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

  • Pane mai la ka kiai Nui, "E hoi olua ano, mai lohi, a aole hoi e kali, no ka mea, ua kapu ke Alii, aole no ou kuleana ma keia wahi, a aole no hoi e hiki ia oe ke manao mai he mau kaikuahine makou nou, ua hala ia manawa."

    The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

  • A hiki keia i Waiapuka, kahi i malamaia ai o Laieikawai, ike iho la oia aole he kuleana kupono o kela wahi e nohoi'ai e na'lii.

    The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

  • Ma ke noi a Laieikawai, e hoopakele ia Laielohelohe a me kana kane, nolaila, ua maalo ae ka pilikia mai o laua ae, a no laua kekahi kuleana ma ka aina ma ia hope iho.

    The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

  • "E hoi koke olua, owai ko olua kuleana o uka nei, a o wai ko olua makamaka?"

    The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai Martha Warren Beckwith 1915

  • The four land parcels, called kuleana in Hawaiian, range from 5,200 sq ft to 1.59 acres and are entirely surrounded by Zuckerberg’s property.

    'A family against a billionaire': twist in battle over Zuckerberg's Hawaiian estate Jon Letman in Lihue 2019

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