Esther Mookini Obituary

Aloha e Kiki e,

I will never forget the lessons in `Olelo Hawai `i you gave us at Mission Houses Library. You were so generous with your time and attention; it was an incredible experience. Learning at your side was the most pleasurable schooling I have ever had the joy to know. You gave so lavishly with your own handouts, bits of Hawaiian culture and history and orthology of the language.
I wonder if many people realize how much time you volunteered translating Hawaiian language documents for the State Archives; again, you gave freely and generously so more people would have access to documents that would otherwise be unavailable because they had not been translated. You had so much aloha for your adopted language, and it showed in your translated publications of Hawaiian stories, Dr. Judd´s Anatomia, and work on the new edition of the Hawaiian Dictionary.
I don´t believe I have known a kinder, more generous soul than you dear Kiki. I hope you have found the Pure Land that you had one time been seeking.
Me ke aloha pumehana pau`ole apau,
Judy

Aloha e Kiki e, beloved Kumu 'Olelo Hawai'i,
I will never forget the wonderful lessons that you gave freely and with obvious aloha during our time at the Mission Houses. I wonder how many people realize the time and energy you devoted to translating so many Hawaiian language documents at the State Archives. All done with the aloha you had for your adopted language. You shared so generously with anyone willing to be a serious student.
I will never forget you, e Kiki, a free spirit, joyful soul, and a treasure to know. I hope you have found the Pure Land you had been seeking. Me ke aloha pumehana pau`ole apau, Judith Kearney

Aloha no, Aunty Kiki. Mahalo for your work on the Hawaiian Dictionary and your many years teaching. Rest in peace, Toni