Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono is considered the Hawaiian state. It means “The life of the land that is perpetuated in righteousness.” According to (Kopper and Kalama ) on July 31, 1843, King Kamehameha III had said this motto after Hawai’i had regained its independence back from Britain. In addition to the date July 31 is considered Hawai’i’s “Sovereignty Restoration Day.” As to understand the meaning of Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono, we must look into the focal words “ea, `āina, and pono to truly comprehend the true meaning of this state motto of Hawai’i.
The word ea does not only mean the life- force of something or someone, but rather in the sense of a country or state that is Hawai’i, we are talking about the “sovereignty” of the land (Kopper and Kalama ). The ea incorporates what Hawaiians believe to be much more than what they understand to be the life- force and the sovereignty of the land and people, but they also believe in ancient times that this word gave them an understanding of not only controlling the land , but taking care of it and its people as well. With regards to ea, people believed that this word gave meaning and “hope” to ensure the future native Hawaiian generations would recognize and…show more content… In fact, Hawaiians believe in protecting the land and how important it is to take care. Whether it by protecting the oceans, in involving the community to do beach clean ups or rather taking less showers. In addition, we can make a garden that help with sustainably manage what we have and to have a low compost. Another aspect is that, we as a combined community should respect the land with having the education and knowledge to know how to care for the beautiful islands of Hawai’i. Eventually, here and now, native Hawaiians are taking back there land and providing what it needs to flourish for our