ALL OUR VOWS ARE WRITTEN
FOR EASY CHANGE OVER TO
COMMITMENT CEREMONIES
~~~PRIMAL VOW (ONE)~~~
written by Reverend Joseph Miller
GROOM-- Pa`a Mi Pili-- hold me close
BRIDE-- Komo Mi-- enter me
GROOM-- Komo Puu wai-- enter my heart
BRIDE-- PaInuKomo-- touch enter drink
TOGETHER--PaKuuUhane--- touch my soul
E KOMO MAI---
All children of Hawaii nei--
We are here this day to unite this couple
in the sacred union of marriage--
as Mauna loa flows hot to the sea giving birth
to the aina on which we flourish--
______ and _____ today begin that same journey--
A journey which will last not a lifetime,
but far beyond, touching souls yet unborn--
High above us on the slopes,
soaring high above
the koa forests, sailing on
winds scented with
iliahi, looking down upon
waterfalls crossed with rainbows
the HAWK (I`O) flys free
and unencumbered--
Pele, the keeper and protector
of our island home
calls to this pair to join her
and embrace her gifts--
we are blessed by all we see,
touch, smell, and feel--
These are the precious gifts
given us this day--
Dreams-- all things that we
have held in our hearts
Faith-- the power to find
comfort in each others arms
Devotion-- the willingness to
comfort in bad times as well as
smile during the good times
Hope- to live together, prosper,
and experience loves growth--
These are all our memories--
And today they are ______
and _______ future--
Minister to groom, (commitment partner)--
Do you _______ take ______
as your life partner,
as your friend,
and as your wife (commitment partner) this ____
day in paradise,
To forever protect , love
and hold near to your soul?
If so please repeat this simple phrase--
E 'OLELO-HO'HIKI 'OE (i promise you)
Honi Uhane-- kiss my soul
Minister to Bride,(commitment partner)--
Do you _______ take ______ as your
life partner, as your friend,
and as your husband, (commitment partner)
this ____ day in paradise,
To forever protect , love and
hold near to your soul?
If so please repeat this simple phrase--
E 'OLELO-HO'HIKI 'OE
(i promise you)
Honi Pu`u wai- kiss my heart
MINISTER--
Pele, God, family and your friends
all offer you our blessings this day--
it is now your journey --
by the power invested in me i am proud
to pronounce before all creation your marriage--
its honi honi time----
Ma`alahi Aloha-- simply love
~~~PRIMAL VOW (TWO)~~~
written by Reverend Joseph Miller
Today we find ourselves
in the presence of love,
rightiousness and faith--
Humbly standing in the
fragile grace of God and Pele--
ALOHA
(love borne of two halves of a soul),
bound together like two hands of a prayer--
PONO (rightiousness/ commitment)
as binding as the sunrise is to the sunset--
HO`OPONO (faith) born in friendship
PAU O'LE (Never ending)
in LE`ALA`A (joy)--
Two children of Pele ask of each
other this day to stand
Mau Loa (forever) together as
Married Man (KANE MALE)
and Married woman (Wahine male)--
or as (commitment partners)
it is their ALOHA (LOVE) --
their KU'U 'I'INI (desire)
to be witnessed by their OHANA (family)
and HO`APILI (close friends)
as they vow to one another
these simple words of commitment--
~~~GROOM~~~
E 'OLELO-HO'HIKI 'OE
(i promise you)
KE HO'ONANI 'OE
(and to adore you)
E HO'IKE MI LA'AHIA
(and to demonstrate my devotion)
MAU LOA (FOREVER)
E KONO LIMA KUHIKUHI MALE"ANA---
(will you take my hand in marriage, be my wife?)
(commitment partner)
~~~BRIDE~~~
(commitment partner)
A`E (yes)
MA`ALA HI`ALOHA MAU LOA--
(simply love, forever)
KOMO PUUWAI-- (enter my heart)
HONI U`HANE--( kiss my soul)
HONI PUU WAI- (kiss my heart)
ALOHA AU IA'OE (I love you) -
~~~BRIDE~~~
(commitment partner)
E 'OLELO-HO'HIKI 'OE
(i promise you)
KE HO'ONANI 'OE
(and to adore u)
E HO'IKE MI LA'AHIA
(and to demonstrate my devotion)
MAU LOA (FOREVER)
E KONO LIMA KUHIKUHI MALE` KANE---
(will you take my hand in marriage, be my husband?
(commitment partner)
~~~GROOM~~~
A`E (yes)
MA`ALA HI`ALOHA MAU LOA--
(simply love, forever)
KOMO PUUWAI-- (enter my heart)
HONI U`HANE--( kiss my soul)
HONI PUU WAI- (kiss my heart)
ALOHA AU IA'OE (I love you) -
Today we have witnessed this union of
true love and a promise of commitment--
in the presence of God--
Lofty sacred one - KA'IU LANI PELE
blesses this union,
in front of each one of us
you are husband and wife
(commitment partner)
your promise is
(Never ending) - PAU O'LE
MALAMA (nurture)
E`A E`A-- (life)
PRIMAL VOW (three)
written by Reverend Joseph Miller
Aloha--
We are here today to join
______ and _____
in the arms of Pele and
the grace of God.
Love has brought them to this place,
Faith will carry them together
into the future.
Yes people change,
but people also have hearts and souls--
and some people continue to
fulfill the things they set out to do,
whilst others sit, wish and fantasize--
____ and ____
are here today to share a dream,
to take their lives into the realm of forever.
Promise each other to never lose
the poetry in your lives,
Promise each other to never
use words of contempt
speak to one another
only of love and truth--
as poets have for centuries--
Never lose touch or censor
each others thoughts or dreams.
LOVE and TRUTH and FAITH are the
three things you must never lose sight of.
Never become the kind of lovers that settle
for second best--
It is not the way of the world
to live in the past.
We must move onto better things,
we must grow.
We must accept lifes tragedys
and pleasures equally.
And if in time of need we falter,
We must find comfort in the fact that
we have each others
shoulders to cry upon--
Love each other as a poem needs words.
Accept one anothers faults.
Keep your eyes open when
something is wrong.
Understand each others pains as you
understand each others passions,
for they are both a part of life and love.
Take each others hands
and begin your walk threw life together.
Take no time to embrace doubt or fear.
Pass threw life as one,
without the bitterness of regret
to burdon your souls.
Never regret loveing as you do--
Never regret the memories of making love--
Never regret holding, listening,
or comforting one another--
Never forget the promises you have made,
or the passions you have felt--
Never allow yourelves to become predictible--
Life is far to short for these things,
and love far to precious--
____ and_____
always remember who you are deep inside,
that hidden child, that lonely soul--
Forever embrace freedom and freindship.
Open your hearts and souls to each other,
and in this you will find refuge in each other.
You will understand what you are inside,
instead of what you are expected to be
on the outside by others--
Enter into this union as one half of a prayer,
as one half of a soul.
Walk away as two hands clasp in prayer
and as one whole soul--
Your eyes need not speak--
Your ears need not understand--
Because you both are loved for who you are--
and that is something that in life or death
no one can ever take from you both--
With these promises--
With these commitments--
With these trusts--
I ask you _____ to
please place your ring
on _____ left hand.
And as well i ask you_____ to
please place your ring
on _____ left hand.
I now pronounce you
soulmates for eternity--
Take these vows seriously
and you will walk forever together--
You are now man and wife--
It's honi honi time-----
please kiss the bride
(commitment partner)
for all creation to see--
PROPOSAL (one)(kane, male)
(commitment partner)
On this special day
there is something i hope will
bring you happiness and comfort
my kuuipo (sweetheart)--
My friend-
who became my love--
I am on one knee in front of you
yes very far away, yet so close--
We have held one another
so we know of each others touch and souls--
i know i have asked you many things
but today i want to show you my devotion--
my love in a new way--
but before i do i want it known
that waiting is of no consequence
to me and in fact
just grants my heart
more time to fall deeper
in love with you---
On this special day,
while the aina is cleansed,
i wish to offer you a gift--
a gift that may just last a lifetime--
may last many lifeimes indeed--
we knew each other in past lives
and i want it known
that all future lives will be the same--
i am a humble man--
not a rich man--
not a bad man but
as has been seen,
im not a perfect man either--
but today i want to tell you.
in one thing i do find perfection--
it is in our being together--
in our fun loving attitudes--
in our dance--
in our making love--
in our desire to dream-
in our unwavering freindship--
so please my love bear with me--
no laugh at me no fear me--
on this day i am on one knee--
symbolizing my devotion and adoration--
and in this small box i am opening
i wish to show you just how much i care--
My love---
if you so desire me
i am now asking. not as a comfort,
but as an answer to both our dreams--
to find that love
two people deserve in life--
so as pele grants the earth the gift of rain
i am humbly asking you
to accept this token of my love and devotion--
it is but a sign of things to come,
not a question of when-
just a sign of what will eventually be--
when i first saw your face
i knew god was a thief
for he had stolen two stars
from my sky and
placed them in your eyes--
they guided me
to the happiest moments of my life--
yes we have obstacles
but they are not insurmountable---
so i will just say it in my own words--
i have here in my hand
a gift of faith
of trust
and of devotion--
___________I humbly am asking you
to accept this small ring as a token
of my pledge to be your husband--
Kuuipo no ka oi-- ke aloha
i know this is unconventional--
but then again so are we--
E 'OLELO-HO'HIKI 'OE
(i promise you)
KE HO'ONANI 'OE
(and to adore u)
E HO'IKE MI LA'AHIA
(and to demonstrate my devotion)
E KUAUA 'OE
(and shower you in faith)
MANA'OI'O
(forever)
E KONO LIMA KUHIKUHI MALE"ANA---
(will you take my hand in marriage)
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