A retelling of the story "Too Many Mangoes" through the experience of the author.

Kū Ka Paila o Nā Manakō

A wide open heart is like a fruiting tree during harvest

A generous person continues to give out of their abundance

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Every kauwela the kumu manakō at Tūtūʻs hale produces lots of hayden manakō. The Hendricksen keiki, Hina, Kapu, Kumu and pēpē Keao love to eat manakō. They use a bamboo lou to gather as much as they can for the ʻohana.

When visiting our friends and limahana it is always nice to give makana for their hospitality. Mahalo Keahikōwelo and ʻAnakē Kanoe it was leʻaleʻa!

The keiki were hauʻoli to see so much manakō. Mom asked "What should we do with all of this fruit?" "We should take it in the house and eat it all!" Kamahina responded. Mom stopped to think for a bit then she said "Our manakō is a gift from above and we have more than enough for our ʻohana, we can share it with others." "But mom, who do we share it with and why?" asked Hina. Mom went on to tell this story.

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"Kū ka paila o nā manakō!" exclaimed Mom. The siblings picked lots of manakō of various sizes and colors; some were green, yellow, red, purple and orange, other manakō were small, overripe, soft and bruised.

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We makana our manakō to the ʻanakala at the beach for allowing us to use their ʻupena and waʻa to lawaiʻa. Mahalo no nā iʻa!

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Generosity is important during mango season. As long as we share our fruit with family and friends our kumu manakō will see our generosity and will continue producing. When we stop giving the tree stops giving.

Last year our friends at Holoholo Tree Services pruned the kumu manakō on the hua moon. We have an abundance of hua and are happy to makana the ʻohana with the harvest. Mahalo Holoholo Tree Services!

Most importantly the manakō are for eating with friends and ʻohana. The smiles and memories we create while eating and sharing this ʻono huaʻai is priceless. Keu a ka ʻono!

A friend of the family baked banana bread for a fundraiser. We showed our mahalo by giving them juicy, overripe hayden manakō for them to enjoy. Mahalo nui Lahela and ʻohana!