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Aloha & Mahalo AJ Tinari & The Garnet Valley Marching Band Photos by Kathleen A. Piperno, Esquire
On March 17th at 3:30 a.m., members of The Garnet Valley Marching Band, along with a skeleton crew of parents and teachers, numbering 170 in total, headed to the airport for a journey to Waikiki, Hawaii. AJ Tinari (pictured), a Garnet Valley Percussion Member, permitted his parents (Kathleen A. Piperno, Esq., and Joe Tinari) to tag along, as long as they stayed at a separate hotel. The Band’s goal was to have the privilege of learning from the best, The United States Marine Corps Forces, Pacific Band. Only GVHS had clearance to enter the military base for an all-day clinic. At 5:00 p.m., they performed at the Ala Moana Center, where they put their new skills to the test. The twelve-hour flight was well worth it. The band started the trip with snorkeling then took a tour of Pearl Harbor, climbed Diamond Head Volcano, and enjoyed their first luau on the beach.
This was a trip of a lifetime for all 170 travelers. It was the chance for older students to mentor younger students. It was the chance for parents to take a break from parenting while enjoying the talent of each child. It was a chance for all to share pictures, tell stories, learn valuable lessons and to enjoy paradise. Aloha & Mahalo [Pronounced: ah loh’ hah & mah hah’ loh] . . . Two of the most important words in the Hawaiian language representing paramount Hawaiian values. In Hawaiian thinking, words have mana [pronounced: mah’ nah], meaning spiritual or divine power], and aloha and mahalo are among the most sacred and powerful. Say them often as they can be life-transforming and enhancing. Be careful to use them ONLY if you truly feel mahalo or aloha within. Do not exploit these words for personal gain, and neither cheapen, nor trivialize their use by verbalizing them carelessly or without sincerity. Aloha and mahalo are ineffable, indescribable, and undefinable with words alone; to be understood, they must be experienced. Deeper meaning and sacredness is hinted at by the root words of these words. On a spiritual level, aloha is an invocation of the Divine and mahalo is a Divine blessing. Both are acknowledgments of the Divinity that dwells within and without.
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