Hāwane Rios Instagram – mehanaokalā one of one the house down boots nobody on earth like Mehana & because of that it really is beautiful to be seen and loved by her our sisterhood has healed me in ways that only people raised by the kona trade winds can she has shown me how to speak up for myself and also has shown me what it feels like to be supported full stop she protects my name in every room she walks into & i do the same for her when we ride we ride at dawn and every single other time possible she is one of the funniest people i have ever met in my life when we are together we are laughing we are bantering we are crying we are dreaming of better for our people but most of all we are still laughing & our Aunteh cackles can be heard around the world lol mehana i wish you all the beauty all the wonder all the joy this life has to gift you you deserve everything good i honestly mean that with my soul you deserve the very best your heart is your name you teach me so much about what i means to really show up & you already know i will stand with you now & forever more i love you like we love our mauna i respect you just the same hau‘oli lā hānau my sister of ‘āina and wailua when we are old and gray i hope we look back at our lives and know we did everything we could for our mauna, our nation, and our Hawai’i. Cracking one open for you and Uncle Harvey today love you and can’t wait to celebrate you when you get home from Tahiti Nui keh! Say hellllewwww to the muthalands for me bring me back pearls or sometaaannngg! #purpleegg #inthepū #todaeaaaastttt #howarewetheonlyoneswhomadeittohaleakalā