Mahalo

Hoʻokō kēia ʻohina o nā Pule Bahá’í a me nā Palapala

Hemolele ma ka ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi i ka ʻiʻini nui o Ka ʻAha

Hoʻomana Aupuni o ka Bahá’í o ko Hawaiʻi Pae ʻĀina e

hoʻolako i kēia mau Hōʻike Hemolele ma ka ʻōlelo ʻōiwi o

ka ʻāina nei. Me ka ʻoliʻoli e kaʻana ʻia aku ai i kēia me ka

poʻe o Hawaiʻi.

Hoʻomaikaʻi ka ʻAha Hoʻomana Aupuni i nā lālā o ka

Hui Hana ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi no nā Pule Bahá’í a Palapala

Hemolele no ko lākou noke lōʻihi ʻana i ka hana e hoʻokō

ʻia ai kēia ʻohina, ʻo ia hoʻi ʻo Irene Hiʻilei Chung, Wynne

ʻIwalani Nakamoto, Qurratu’l-‘Ayn Emiko Joy.

Me ka mahalo nui mākou e hoʻomaikaʻi aku ai i ka

hana koʻikoʻi a ka poʻe unuhi, ʻo Dr. Puakea Nogelmeier,

Qurratuʻl-ʻAyn Emiko Joy, Lōkahi Antonio, a me Byron

Noʻeau Hobdy. Ma muli o ka lākou hana, ua hiki ke

hoʻokino i kēia ʻohina o nā Pule Bahaʻi a me nā Palapala

Hemolele ma ke kūlana kiʻekiʻe e hoʻokohu ana i

ka Hōʻike Hemolele o kēia Lā. Ma kēia hana nui, ua

pōmaikaʻi hoʻi mākou i ke komo kahiau ʻana mai a Dr.

Nogelmeier, ka Luna Hoʻokō o Awaiaulu a Polopeka

Welo o ke Kulanui o Hawaiʻi, a mahalo nui mākou i kona

lokomaikaʻi a me kona kūlana loea iā ia e hoʻoholomua

ana i ia hana nui.

Acknowledgments

The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the

Hawaiian Islands is pleased to present this selection of

Bahá’í prayers and sacred writings in ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi, the

language of our land, and to joyfully share it with the

people of Hawaiʻi.

The National Spiritual Assembly recognizes the

Hawaiian Language Bahá’í Prayers and Writings Task

Force, which worked assiduously to bring this collection

to publication: Irene Hiʻilei Chung, Wynne ʻIwalani

Nakamoto, and Qurratu’l-‘Ayn Emiko Joy.

With great gratitude, we acknowledge the invaluable

service of translators, Dr. Puakea Nogelmeier, Qurratu’l-

‘Ayn Emiko Joy, Lōkahi Antonio, and Byron Noʻeau

Hobdy who enabled the completion of this collection

of Bahá’í prayers and sacred writings in a way that

aspires to a standard of excellence befitting the Divine

Revelation of this Day. We extend our special thanks

to Dr. Nogelmeier, Executive Director of Awaiaulu and

Professor Emeritus of the University of Hawaiʻi, for his

expertise and generosity of spirit in facilitating our work.