Please assist in translating Hawaiian words demonstrating yo
Please assist in translating Hawaiian words demonstrating your understanding of the values of aloha, pono, and kuleana. Then, identify specific behaviors that, in your opinion, model values-appropriate behaviors in the workplace.
Hawaiian
Value
Definition
English
“Equivalents”
My Cultural Equivalents
Aloha
Unconditional love of self, others, and the environment. Joyfully sharing of life energy in the present; recognizing or emphasizing another’s positive qualities, characteristics, or condition, with the intention that what is recognized will increase, endure, or come into being. Encouraging all members of the community to participate fully in the community’s mutual life and sharing the benefits and trials of community life with all community members.
Pono
Making a conscious decision to “do the right thing” for oneself, others, and the environment. Being in perfect alignment with all aspects of life. Cultivating respectful relationships that are just, fair, equitable, and untainted by anger, jealousy, resentment, or negative energy.
Kuleana
Recognizing one’s responsibility to self- others, and the environment, and accepting accountability for one’s own actions and failures to act. Caring for and protecting self, others, and the environment, and actively seeking and acting on opportunities to be of service to others and to care for others.
Source: Say, R. (2004). Managing with aloha: bringing Hawaii’s universal values to the art of business. Honolulu: Jellinek & Murray. ISBN-13: 978-0976019008
Practicing aloha: Name three (3) specific work behaviors in which the value of aloha might be manifested.
Practicing pono: Name three (3) specific work behaviors in which the value of pono might be manifested.
Practicing kuleana: Name three (3) specific work behaviors in which the value of kuleana might be manifested.
| Hawaiian Value | Definition | English “Equivalents” | My Cultural Equivalents |
| Aloha | Unconditional love of self, others, and the environment. Joyfully sharing of life energy in the present; recognizing or emphasizing another’s positive qualities, characteristics, or condition, with the intention that what is recognized will increase, endure, or come into being. Encouraging all members of the community to participate fully in the community’s mutual life and sharing the benefits and trials of community life with all community members. | ||
| Pono | Making a conscious decision to “do the right thing” for oneself, others, and the environment. Being in perfect alignment with all aspects of life. Cultivating respectful relationships that are just, fair, equitable, and untainted by anger, jealousy, resentment, or negative energy. | ||
| Kuleana | Recognizing one’s responsibility to self- others, and the environment, and accepting accountability for one’s own actions and failures to act. Caring for and protecting self, others, and the environment, and actively seeking and acting on opportunities to be of service to others and to care for others. |
Solution
Aloha - English equivalent is \"True Love\"- related work behaviors are -
Pono - English equivalent is \"Excellence/ Righteousness\" - related work behaviors are -
Kuleana - English equivalent is \"Responsibility/ Ownership\"- related work behaviors are -

