Richardo Hanakoo
Richardo
RICHARDO HANAKOO, BORN ON THE ISLAND OF JAVA,BEGAN OFFICIATING AT WEDDINGS IN HAWAII AT THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF FRIENDS AND ASSOCIATES. THEY KNEW HIS SPECIAL TALENTS FOR COMMUNICATION AND BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER. NOW AN ORDAINED MINISTER, HERE ON MAUI, HE IS KNOWN FOR HIS WARM AND WINNING SMILE, HIS ABILITY TO TOUCH PEOPLE’S HEARTS AND MINDS WITH HIS WORDS AND FOR HIS GENEROSITY AND GOOD HUMOR. THE WEDDING AND COMMITMENT VOWS HE COMPOSED AND WROTE, HAVE INSPIRED MANY WITH THE STRENGTH OF HIS BELIEF IN THE POWER OF LOVE
Religious Ceremony
ONA ONA I KA HALA, E KA LEHUA E HALE LEHUA, OLA NA KA NOE OKA 'U NO IA, E ANOI NEI EA ILI NEL, HO'OKA HIKI MAI
A HIKIMAI NO AU KAU, A HIKI PU NO ME KA ALOHA ALOHA E, ALOHA E, ALOHA E!
MAY YOUR HEARTS BE GLAD AND YOUR SPIRITS BE LIGHT. THERE IS A SEASON FOR EVERYTHING AND THERE IS A TIME FOR EVERY PURPOSE UNDER HEAVEN
WE ARE HERE TO WITNESS THE CREATION OF A MARRIAGE. IT IS THE ULTIMATE OF ALL RELATIONSHIPS. IT IS THE ULTIMATE COMMITMENT TO LOVE, TO SHARE, TO TRUST AND TO GROW WITH THAT OTHER PERSON. IT IS THE BEGINNING OF A WHOLE NEW LIFE. WE ARE HERE TODAY TO WITNESS AND CELEBRATE THE UNITING IN MARRIAGE OF
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------- AND --.
AS THIS COUPLE ENTERS INTO THIS MARRIAGE, THEY DO SO WITH THOUGHT AND REVERENCE.
THEY GIVE THANKS FOR THE PAST WHICH BROUGHT THEM TO THIS PLACE WE CALL PARADISE AND LOOK FORWARD WITH HOPE TO WHAT THE FUTURE WILL BRING.
LOVE IS PATIENT AND KIND. IT IS NOT JEALOUS NOR BOASTFUL, NOT ARROGANT NOR RUDE, AND IT DOES NOT INSIST ON ITS OWN WAY. IT DOES NOT REJOICE IN THE WRONG BUT REJOICES IN THE RIGHT. THIS IS ------ AND'S COMMITMENT TO THAT LOVE.
LET US BOW OUR HEADS IN PRAYER.
LORD AS YOU JOIN US HERE TODAY, WE ASK FOR YOUR BLESSINGS UPON THIS COUPLE AS THEY ENTER INTO MARRIAGE. PLEASE HELP -__--- AND ------REMEMBER THE STRONG LOVE THAT THEY SHARE. MAY THEIR LOVE ALWAYS INSPIRE THEM TO GIVE OF ONE SELF TO EACH OTHER.
LET THEIR DAYS TOGETHER BE HAPPY AND ALL THEIR WORDS TO EACH OTHER BE SWEET.
THOUGH THEIR PATHS ARE INTERTWINED, LET THEM BE AWARE OF EACH OTHER'S SEPARATENESS. BLESS THEIR HOME LORD AND ALLOW IT TO BE A PLACE OF JOY AND SERENITY.
PLEASE REMIND THEM TO NURTURE EACH OTHER'S BODY WITH LOVE, HONOR, AND RESPECT.
AS THEY LEARN FROM EACH OTHER, MAY THEY GROW STRONGER AS INDIVIDUALS AND CLOSER AS A COUPLE.
SHARING OF LEIS
THE LEI IS A SYMBOL OF THINGS FRAGILE AND TEMPORAL. IT WILL LAST FOR A DAY OR TWO AND THEN IT IS GONE. OUR LIVES ARE LIKE THE LEI. FOR, WITHIN THE SPAN OF ETERNITY, WE ARE ONLY HERE FOR A BRIEF MOMENT. MAY THE LEIS YOU NOW OFFER EACH OTHER RECOGNIZE THE SINCERITY OF YOUR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER.
HONI KA UA
-AND., AS YOU STAND HERE IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD, FRIENDS AND ALL THAT IS BEAUTIFUL, I REMIND YOU THAT LOVE, LOYALTY AND TRUST ARE THE BASIS OF A LOVING AND FULFILLING RELATIONSHIP.
BE GENTLE AND FORGIVING WITH EACH OTHER, AND WHEN YOU DISAGREE, DO IT RESPECTFULLY. FOR WHEN YOU FORGIVE, YOUR HEARTS MAKE ROOM FOR A LITTLE MORE LOVE, A LITTLE MORE UNDERSTANDING, AND A LOT MORE COMPASSION.
SHARE THE JOY THAT IS IN YOUR HEART AND THE SORROW THAT IS IN YOUR SOUL.
, DO YOU COME HERE TODAY IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD, WITH LOVE IN YOUR HEART AND WITH THE CONSCIOUS DESIRE TO BE UNITED IN MARRIAGE WITH --, AND DO YOU PROMISE TO SHARE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR GROWTH AND ENRICHMENT OF YOUR LIVES TOGETHER AND TO GIVE TO ---- ALL THE LOVING SUPPORT SHE NEEDS TO BECOME THE PERSON SHE IS DESTINED TO BE?
., DO YOU COME HERE TODAY IN THE PRESENCE OF GOD, WITH LOVE IN YOUR HEART AND WITH THE CONSCIOUS DESIRE TO BE UNITED IN MARRIAGE WITH / AND DO YOU PROMISE TO SHARE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR GROWTH AND ENRICHMENT OF YOUR LIVES TOGETHER AND TO GIVE TO....
--- ALL THE LOVING SUPPORT HE NEEDS TO
BECOME THE PERSON HE IS DESTINED TO BE?
FROM THIS DAY ONWARD I CHOOSE YOU -
-- TO BE MY WIFE.
TO LIVE TOGETHER AND LAUGH TOGETHER. TO WORK BY YOUR SIDE AND DREAM IN YOUR ARMS. TO FILL YOUR HEART AND FEED YOUR SOUL. TO ALWAYS SEEK OUT THE BEST IN YOU. TO PLAY WITH YOU WHENEVER I CAN, EVEN AS WE GROW OLD.
ALWAYS LOVING YOU WITH ALL MY HEART UNTIL THE END OF FOREVER.
FROM THIS DAY ONWARD I CHOOSE YOU ---
---TO BE MY HUSBAND.
TO LIVE TOGETHER AND LAUGH TOGETHER. TO WORK BY YOUR SIDE AND DREAM IN YOUR ARMS. TO FILL YOUR HEART AND FEED YOUR SOUL. TO ALWAYS SEEK OUT THE BEST IN YOU. TO PLAY WITH YOU WHENEVER I CAN, EVEN AS WE GROW OLD.
ALWAYS LOVING YOU WITH ALL MY HEART UNTIL THE END OF FOREVER.
THE RING CEREMONY
THOUGH WE HAVE HEARD THE VOWS, WHICH HAVE BEEN SHARED BY -
--AND---
WORDS ONCE SPOKEN, ARE CARRIED AWAY BY THE WIND, BUT PLANTED IN THEIR HEARTS AS SEEDLINGS. THEREFORE, THE WEDDING RING IS A SYMBOL OF THESE PROMISES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE HERE TODAY. THESE RINGS ARE MADE OF PRECIOUS METALS, PURIFIED BY THE HEAT OF MANY FIRES. THEY ARE A SYMBOL OF THE WEALTH THAT RESIDES IN EACH OF YOU AND THE PURITY OF YOUR LOVE FOR EACH OTHER.
-, WITH THIS RING, I MARRY YOU AND BIND MY LIFE TO YOURS.
IT IS A SYMBOL OF MY ETERNAL LOVE, MY EVERLASTING FRIENDSHIP, AND MY UNDYING DEVOTION. IT IS AN OUTWARD REMINDER OF OUR INNER UNITY AND THE PROMISE OF ALL MY TOMORROWS.
-, WITH THIS RING, I MARRY YOU AND BIND MY LIFE TO YOURS.
IT IS A SYMBOL OF MY ETERNAL LOVE, MY EVERLASTING FRIENDSHIP, AND MY UNDYING DEVOTION. IT IS AN OUTWARD REMINDER OF OUR INNER UNITY AND THE PROMISE OF ALL MY TOMORROWS.
MAY THESE RINGS BE A REMINDER TO --AND --- OF THE COMMITMENT THEY HAVE MADE HERE TODAY, AND BE A TESTIMONY TO ALL THE WORLD OF THEIR DEVOTION IN MARRIAGE.
MAY YOU BE BLESSED BY THE LORD.
MAY YOU BE TOUCHED BY ANGELS.
MAY YOUR HEARTS BE FULL.
MAY YOUR SPIRITS STAY CONNECTED
AND MAY YOU LOVE LONG AND HAPPILY IN EACH OTHERS ARMS.
AND --
-, IT IS AT THIS TIME WITH THE POWER VESTED IN ME IN THE STATE
OF HAWAIL, THAT I PRONOUNCE YOU NOW TO BE HUSBAND AND WIFE.
YOU MAY KISS EACH OTHER.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I PRESENT TO YOU FOR THE FIRST TIME
-AND-
Non Religious Ceremony
ONA ONA I KA HALA
, E KA LEHUA
E HALE LEHUA, OIA NAKA NOE OKA'U NO IA E ANO, I NEI EA LIA NEI
, HOI OKA HIKI MAI A HIKI MAI
NO OU KOU, A HIKI PU NO ME KE ALOHA ALOHA E, ALOHA E, ALOHA E.
MAY YOUR HEARTS BE GLAD AND YOUR SPIRITS BE LIGHT. FOR EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON AND THERE IS A TIME FOR EVERY PURPOSE UNDER THE HEAVENS. WE ARE HERE TO WITNESS THE CREATION OF A MARRIAGE
IT IS THE ULTIMATE OF ALL RELATIONSHIPS. IT IS THE ULTIMATE COMMITMENT TO LOVE, TO SHARE, TO TRUST AND TO GROW WITH THAT OTHER PERSON. IT IS THE BEGINNING OF A WHOLE NEW LIFE. WE HAVE BEEN INVITED HERE TODAY TO WITNESS AND CELEBRATE THE UNITING IN MARRIAGE OF --------- AND ----
AS THIS COUPLE ENTERS INTO MARRIAGE, THEY DO SO WITH THOUGHT AND REVERENCE.
THEY GIVE THANKS FOR THE PAST WHICH BROUGHT THEM TO THIS PLACE AND LOOK FORWARD WITH HOPE TO WHAT THE FUTURE WILL BRING.
LOVE IS PATIENT AND IT IS KIND. IT IS JEALOUS OR BOASTFUL. NOR ARROGANT OR RUDE. AND IT DOES NOT INSIST IN IT S OWN WAY. IT DOES NOT REJOICE IN THE WRONG BUT CELEBRATES THE WRIGHT. THIS IS -- AND -- COMMITMENT TO THAT LOVE THE SHARING OF LEIS
THE LEI IS A SYMBOL OF THINGS THAT ARE FRAGILE AND TEMPORAL. IT WILL LAST GLORIOUSLY FOR A DAY OR TWO AND THEN IT IS GONE. OUR LIVES ARE LIKE THE LEI, FOR IN THE SPAN OF THIS UNIVERSE WE ARE FOR ONLY A SPECK OF A MOMENT. MAY THE LEIS YOU HAVE SHARED BRING YOU WHAT YOU HAVE WISHED FOR.
AND -, AS YOU STAND HERE IN THE PRESENCE OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS, I REMIND YOU, THAT LOVE, LOYALTY AND TRUSTARE THE BASIS OF A LOVING AND FULFILLING RELATIONSHIP. BE GENTLE AND FORGIVING WITH EACH OTHER, AND WHEN YOU DISAGREE, DO IT RESPECTFULLY. FOR WHEN YOU FORGIVE, YOUR HEARTS MAKE ROOM FOR A LITTLE MORE LOVE, A LITTLE MORE UNDERSTANDING, AND A LOT MORE COMPASSION. SHARE THE JOY THAT IS IN YOUR HEART AND THE SORROW THAT IS IN YOUR SOUL. DO YOU COME HERE TODAY IN THE PRESENCE OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS, WITH LOVE IN YOUR HEART AND WITH THE CONSCIOUS DESIRE TO BE UNITED IN MARRIAGE WITH-
, AND DO YOU PROMISE TO SHARE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR GROWTH AND ENRICHMENT OF YOUR LIVES TOGETHER AND TO GIVE TO
ALL THE LOVING SUPPORT SHE NEEDS TO BECOME THE PERSON SHE IS DESTINED TO BE?
-, DO YOU COME HERE TODAY IN THE PRESENCE OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS, WITH LOVE IN YOUR HEART AND WITH THE CONSCIOUS DESIRE TO BE UNITED IN MARRIAGE WITH - AND DO YOU PROMISE TO SHARE THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR GROWTH AND ENRICHMENT OF YOUR LIVES TOGETHER AND TO GIVE ---- ALL THE LOVING SUPPORT HE NEEDS TO BECOME THE PERSON HE IS DESTINED TO BE?FROM THIS DAY ONWARD, I, CHOOSE YOU - TO BE MY WIFE. TO LIVE TOGETHER AND LAUGH TOGETHER. TO WORK BY YOUR SIDE AND DREAM IN YOUR ARMS. TO FILL YOUR HEART AND FEED YOUR SOUL. TO ALWAYS SEEK OUT THE BEST IN YOU. TO PLAY WITH YOU WHENEVER I CAN, EVEN AS WE GROW OLD. ALWAYS LOVING YOU, WITH ALL MY HEART. UNTIL THE END OF FOREVER.
FROM THIS DAY ONWARD I CHOOSE YOU --TO BE MY HUSBAND. TO LIVE TOGETHER AND LAUGH TOGETHER. TO WORK BY YOUR SIDE AND DREAM IN YOUR ARMS. TO FILL YOUR HEART AND FEED YOUR SOUL. TO ALWAYS SEEK OUT THE BEST IN YOU. TO PLAY WITH YOU WHEN EVER I CAN, EVEN AS WE GROW OLD. ALWAYS LOVING YOU WITH ALL MY HEART, UNTIL THE END OF FOREVER.
THE RING CEREMONY
THOUGH WE HAVE HEARD THE VOWS, WHICH HAVE BEEN SHARED BY --- AND - , WORDS ONCE SPOKEN, ARE CARRIED AWAY BY THE WIND, BUT PLANTED IN THEIR HEARTS AS SEEDLINGS. THE WEDDING RING IS A SYMBOL OF THESE PROMISES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE HER E TODAY.
THESE RINGS ARE MADE OF PRECIOUS METALS, PURIFIED BY HEAT OF MANY FIRES. THEY ARE A SYMBOL OF THE WEALTH THAT RESIDES INSIDE EACH OF YOU AND THE PURITY OF YOUR LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER.
-, WITH THIS RING, I MARRY YOU AND BIND MY LIFE TO YOURS. IT IS A SYMBOL OF MY ETERNAL LOVE, MY EVERLASTING FRIENDSHIP, AND MY UNDYING DEVOTION. ITS AN OUTWARD REMINDER OF OUR INNER UNITY AND THE PROMISE OF ALL MY TOMORROWS
----- WITH THIS RING I MARY YOU AND BIND MY LIFE TO YOURS. IT IS A SYMBOL OF MY ETERNAL LOVE, MY EVER LASTING FRIENDSHIP AND MY UNDYING DEVOTION. IT IS AN OUTWARD REMINDER OF OUR INNER UNITY, AND THE PROMISE OF ALL MY TOMORROWS
MAY THESE RINGS BE A REMINDER TO - ---- AND---- OF THE COMMITMENT THEY HAVE MADE HERE TODAY, AND BE A TESTIMONY TO ALL THE WORLD OF THEIR DEVOTION IN MARRIAGE.
MAY YOU ALWAYS HAVE GOOD HEALTH
MAY YOU BE TOUCHED BY THE WINDS OF GOOD FORTUNES.
MAY YOUR HEARTS ALWAYS BE FULL.
MAY YOUR SPIRITS STAY CONNECTED.
AND MAY YOU LOVE LONG AND HAPPILY IN EACH OTHER ARMS.
-- AND , IT IS AT THIS TIME WITH THE POWER VESTED IN ME BY THE STATE OF HAWAII, THAT I PRONOUNCE YOU NOW TO BE HUSBAND AND WIFE.
YOU MAY KISS EACH OTHER
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN I PRESENT TO YOU FOR THE FIRST TIME
MR. AND MRS-AN
ALOHA E. ALOHA E. ALOHA E.
