Kamehameha was a symbol of strength to the native Hawaiians, reminding us to hold onto our values, traditions culture. In Hawaiian, stick-with-it-ness is expressed as hoomau. While nearly everyone you run into will speak English, and you likely wont run into any problems getting directions, its always handy to know a few words. Photo by Jeremy Cullen/Getty Images. A recent Canadian program initiated by the David Suzuki Foundation challenged participants to get out into nature for 30 minutes a day for 30 consecutive days. //