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Ka Baibala Hemolele - How the Hawaiian Bible Was Made

Ka Baibala Hemolele, the Hawaiian Bible, is the most ambitious literary project ever undertaken in the Hawaiian language. Translated in the 1830s directly from Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic by teams of missionary scholars and esteemed Hawaiian chiefs, historians, and orators, its original copy spaned over 2,300 pages. But how was this achievement accomplished?

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What is Aloha Ke Akua?

What does Aloha Ke Akua mean? It’s a Hawaiian phrase most commonly translated to “God is love”. But to us, Aloha Ke Akua is more than just descriptive of God. It encompasses a larger value and even a command from God. To understand Aloha Ke Akua deeper we have to look at Hawaiian language, the origin of the phrase in Hawaiian history, and the biblical value it represents.

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