Hula Girl NFT WhitePaper

Abstract

The concept of “Aloha,” which encompasses respect, compassion, and a sense of responsibility for the well-being of others and the environment, is used as a framework to explore ways in which Hula Girl NFTs can promote positivity and reduce the carbon footprint. Reducing our carbon footprint is essential for maintaining balance and harmony within the natural world, which is deeply connected to our spiritual well-being. Aloha, the Hawaiian concept of love and respect for all living things, reminds us that we are all interconnected and that our actions have a ripple effect on the world around us. By taking steps to reduce our carbon emissions, we are showing respect and love for the earth and all of its inhabitants, and ensuring a brighter, more sustainable future for all. The paper concludes with recommendations for ways in which the Hula Girl NFT community can take steps towards a more sustainable, fun and positive future. 

“Live Aloha”

Hula Girl NFT is an exclusive collection of 8808 hand drawn AI Generated Nfts by Jacqueline Kealoha Ford. The project was born between three creatives who found common ground with their passion to live and share “ALOHA”. Within 10 months of meeting, planning and exploring ideas “Hi-Mana Studios” was created! 

What is ……. ALOHA?

Aloha is a way of life

The Hawaiian word “alo” means “presence” or “share” and the word “ha” means “breath of life” or “essence of life.”

The word Aloha is something that you experience, your interaction with life, passion, joy, something that’s present within you. But at the same time, it’s something that you share, something that is spread to those around you, sharing that energy and joy that is within you.

It’s the way the Hawaiians live their everyday lives. Aloha Pono Pono Ono

THE DEEPER MEANING OF ALOHA 

by Curby Rule

For those who follow the path of Huna, or are fortunate enough to live in Hawai’i, it is common for us to use the word Aloha. We use it in greetings and farewells and in expressing love. But the word means even more, it is a way of life. 

Besides these common meanings, the word Aloha holds within itself all one needs to know to interact rightfully in the natural world. These insights describe an attitude or way of life sometimes called “The Aloha Spirit” or “The Way of Aloha”.

The spirit of Aloha was an important lesson taught to the children of the past because it was about the world of which they were a part. One early teaching goes like this: 

Aloha is being a part of all, and all being a part of me. When there is pain – it is my pain. When there is joy – it is also mine. I respect all that is as part of the Creator and part of me. I will not willfully harm anyone or anything. When food is needed I will take only my need and explain why it is being taken. The earth, the sky, the sea are mine to care for, to cherish and to protect. This is Hawaiian – this is Aloha!

As the child grew, the need for a fundamental code of ethics was taught. This code is found within a deeper layer of the meaning of the word Aloha. The code is derived from one of the acronymic meanings of Aloha.

A, ala, watchful, alertness 

L, lokahi, working with unity 

O, oia’i’o, truthful honesty 

H, ha’aha’a, humility 

A, ahonui, patient perseverance

The kahuna David Bray interprets this code as “Come forward, be in unity and harmony with your real self, God, and mankind. Be honest, truthful, patient, kind to all life forms, and humble.” He also stated that to the Hawaiian of old, Aloha meant “God in us.” 

So far, within Aloha, we have found an explanation of our place in the world and a code of ethics to help us with our interactions in the world. The only thing we are missing is our “prime directive” while we are here, and that too can be found within the root words that make up Aloha.

alo, 1. sharing 2. in the present 

oha, joyous affection, joy 

ha, life energy, life, breath

​Using Hawaiian language grammatical rules, we will translate this literally as “The joyful sharing of life energy in the present” or simply “Joyfully sharing life”.

We share this Definition to help explain why we choose “aloha” as our theme in the first place. We want to create a nft community of people from all walks of life who want to have fun and help spread the Aloha to Every Continent in the World! 

We believe protecting the Environment is very important. #LiveAloha

We believe supporting Mental Health is very Important. #LiveAloha

We believe Creativity makes the World & all People Healthier & Happier. #LiveAloha

We believe in Wellness and Wealth. 

#LiveAloha

THE NFT Collection

The First Collection from Hi-Mana Studios Is The 100 Menehune Collection. This Music Nft Collections Is a Creative Collaboration between the team members of Hi-Mana Studios. These 100 Menehunes will act as a presale for the hula Girl Nft collection, as well as hold other separate utilties

The Second Collection from Hi-Mana Studios, “Hula Girl Nft” is a Fine Art Nft project that honors, respects and celebrates Pacific Island Culture and its people with both reverence and humor.

Each of these Nfts were created from hundreds of carefully crafted hand drawn traits combined with photo collage integration derived from Jacquline Ford’s life long research into all things Polynesian and Aloha.

Hula Girl Nft  aims to create an ecosystem for spreading the message of ALOHA through art. 

Providing educational materials for personal development, delivering positive vibes, beautiful visuals, and encouraging all beings to treat themselves, each other and the earth with ALOHA are the core objectives of Hi-Mana Studios and The HulaGirl Collection.

Hula Girl NFT Has 3 main Objectives. 1. Spreading the message of Aloha this is something that lives at the core of The Hula Girl Project. Aloha is a way of life that to us encompasses positively and peace in abundance. 2. Provide a web3 hub for life changing education materials, Financial education, yoga, meditations, small business coaching, real estate training, credit repair and more. **all materials are opinions and did not constitute financial advice** 3. Protect and restore the environmental wellness, we some this up by saying we are “spreading the Aloha” 

Utilities :

The Art when you buy and hold just one hula girl nft you are essentially buying 3 nfts. Hi-Mana Studios already has other nfts collections in the works that complete an entire ecosystem.

Hula GIRL NFT aims to be carbon positive. Meaning by owning a hula girl you will actually be doing your small piece of the big fight to protect, save and honor the environment. Hi Mana Studios will work with selected protocols to impact carbon footprints.

Hula girl nfts are fine art, Hi-Mana will be penetrating the fine art space with physical products that appeal to the physical fine art collector.

Through Integration with Ohana Dao, Hula Girl NFT holders will have access to the educational and wellness materials provided to the Ohana Dao’s discord.

These include but aren’t limited to training courses and crypto investing courses, Guided Meditations,Yoga Classes, wellness content, Music Production and more. 

Extra utilities:

Discounts and/or airdrops from Hi-Mana Studio.

Hula Girl hot sauce

Games, Spaces, Community night

Donating to Charities for ocean clean up and island perseverance.

Fine Art And Wellness Seminars

Metaverse integrations

Spread Aloha

The Nft

Hula Girl Nft: 8808 Created

MInt Price 0.06

100s of traits

Digital Painted/photo collage/ ALGO Generated

Future Collections under construction:

Tiki Men

Hulu Babies

Kane at Work

Wahine at Work

Hawaii Food, Bento Boxes, Mixed Plates, Poke

Tiki Drinks/ Cocktails

​Meet the Artist

Jacqueline Ford

Hula Girl, Artist, Educator, Creativity & Wellness Advocate

Jacqueline Kealoha Ford has been drawing, painting and printmaking tropical imagery since her career began.

She danced Hula and Tahitian Ori for many years.

The Hula Girls NFT project is a merging of her passions for Art, Hula and Hawaii coming together!

​She was a UCB Golden Bear and UH Manoa Rainbow while working towards her B.A. and M.F.A. in traditional Fine Arts. 

Today Jacqueline is a single mother with a 6 yr. old hula dancer in tow. She has been teaching and promoting creativity during her 25 yr. career in Bay Area communities and Cal State East Bay University.

​As a hapa girl with roots in Hanapepe, Kaui and Honolulu, Oahu, this project is a natural fit and she is thrilled to be creating it! 

Having a multicultural identity informs her work richly as well as experiences of being a barrier-breaking woman artist during the past 40 years.

​Jacquelines’ colorful and distinctive work emanates joy and peace 

expressing respect for the people, land and culture of Asia and Polynesia.

She strives to express the vibrant spirit of landscapes, tropical birds and flowers, dancers and people tending to their daily work by bringing them to life with harmonious colors and bold compositions.

She has been exhibiting her work in the S.F. Bay Area, Santa Fe, NM and Hawaii for the past 3 decades. 

Education: B.A. – U.C. Berkeley -91′

M.F.A.- University of Hawaii, – 01’

Professor: Fine Arts and Printmaking Instructor – 10 yrs

California State University East Bay

Educator: Teacher, Dir. of Community Arts & Mural Programs – 9 yrs 

The Oakland Museum of California 

Euphrat Museum of Cupertino 

Mission Cultural center of SF 

Berkeley Art Center Richmond Art Center 

Gallery Owner:  Jacqueline Ford Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico 2003-2004

Entrepreneur: Art Class Inc. 

Creativity for Wellness Corporate Training Events

“I am committed to bringing creativity to the workplace enabling companies to support and invigorate the organizational health, innovation, and culture within their company.”

“Let hands on creativity nourish, restore and deliver positive workplace energy  by boosting personal and psychological health!”

Hi-Mana Team Members 

Ec-Jay – Crypto Investor, YouTuber “EverythingCurrency”, 

Matt Firenzé – Social Media & Marketing, Finance, Hip-Hop & Electronic Music Producer