Blather, rinse, repeat

If you were "given" a Hawaiian name, my guess is that it was from someone that had the right to do so. It isn't as if you gave it to yourself, right? She is just a jealous bitch who can fuck right off, and if you can get up the nerve, you can tell her I said so. It isn't her place to question the person that gave your name to you, unless (and this would be a real stretch) she is a Hawaiian herself with more...what is the word I want? Seniority? Community standing? Rank? Elder? than the person in question. Really, the importance she places on herself over him is outrageous. *I have vague memories of you writing about the important people you know in Hawaii and the kind of adoptive relationship that you have.* In other words, it isn't just you she is insulting in this case.

cool on the Kung Fu front, and just remember that everyone will have their own pace. Besides I have confidence in you. :D