Aloha Pali Jae Lee

Our dear Pali, author of Tales from the Night Rainbow and Ho'opono, passed away a few weeks ago. I miss her! At her memorial service, held at the Friends Meeting House, I could feel her kicking my butt to finish my book on Huna and get it published. I also felt her great love for Hawaiian culture, and it was a pleasure to meet all the others whose lives she had touched. We are so fortunate that she spent some time with us here on earth. Her books are gems that will be treasured forever.

Save the Date - Hawaiian Lomilomi Assoc. conference

The 10th annual conference of the Hawaiian Lomilomi Association is October 2, 3, 4, 2009. Especially exciting is that this year it will be held on Oahu in the beautiful Ho'maluhia Botanical Gardens. We will be camping in a secluded spot. There will be talks and demonstrations of lomilomi, la'au lapa'au and ho'oponopono. Our beloved elders and teachers will be there, including Aunty Mary Fragas, Kalama Makana'ole, Kaipo Kaneakua and Donald and Yvonne Kaiahua. We'll have music and hula, and lunch is included Friday and Saturday. More speakers will be added as we get closer to the date. For the latest info, go to http://www.hawaiilomilomi.com/conference

Time for abundance thinking

As we begin the new year, some people are fearful about the economy and how it will affect their practices. In times like these, your regular clients may cut back but they will continue to come. Other clients who used to go to high-priced spas will be looking for less expensive places to get lomilomi. Once they come and experience authentic lomilomi, they will see what they have been missing and become regular clients. Others who usually go on trips will cut back their travel plans and be looking for a half-day "mini vacation" locally. All of these are opportunities for practitioners to expand their practices. Look for ways to suggest to people that the best thing to help them through hard times is a lomilomi.

Another idea is to think back to the kupuna who never accepted money but instead were "paid" in food or services. Now is a great time to offer barter. In fact, one of the reasons I went to massage school was because I thought if things ever got really bad in the economy, I'd better have a skill I could barter.

Stay positive, work hard, and abundance will be yours.

Aloha Papa K

Rebecca Avery has sent an invitation to us all to a celebration of the life of

Sylvester Keiliwai'olu Kamaka Iki Ali'i Pa'akaula Kamoa Kamoa Kepilino,

"Papa K"

April 8, 1929 - August 26, 2008

Date: Saturday, September 27, 2008
Time: 2:00 p.m.
Place: Community of Christ Church, 1842 Kino'ole St. (corner of Puainako and Kino'ole)in Hilo
Dress: casual


This will be a time for all to share their stories of Papa K. You are
welcome to share your experiences of him. If you would
like to offer a song or dance or something special to the
ceremony please let Rebecca know and she will incorporate it into
the service. She would also welcome any photos you would
like to share. If you have photos to send or want to contact
her please email Rebecca Avery at rebeccaavery@gmail.com
or mail photos to 1856 Kinoole St. Hilo, Hawaii 96720.

Rebecca is putting together a book of stories and pictures of
Papa K's life. If you would like to contribute to that please send
her your written stories or photographs to the above address.

It will be a wonderful afternoon of stories, food
and music to celebrate the life of Papa K.

Please share this invitation with friends and family of Papa K.

How we chose kumu to be in the book

Someone just asked me what process photographer John Kalani Zak and I went through to pick the kumu lomi in our book, Hawaiian Massage Lomilomi.

We started of course with the luminaries of lomilomi and la'au lapa'au - Henry Auwae, Margaret Machado, Kahu Abraham, Kalua Kaiahua. But we wanted to show the younger generations, too. We called people we knew mostly through the Hawaiian Lomilomi Association. Others I knew from working at the Lomi Shop.

But we always felt it was really God's decision as to who got in the book. Some people were available, others were not. It always seemed to be in Divine Order.

One of my favorite moments came when we met to take pictures of kumu Alva Andrews at Bellows Beach. We envisioned a deserted stretch of sand and sea. Instead, the beach and ocean were teeming with people. As we stood there waiting for Alva and wondering what to do, it began to rain. Then it began to pour. Everyone packed up their stuff and left the beach. 10 minutes later Alva arrived, the sun came out, and we got our pictures.

Mahalo ke Akua!

Hawaiian Lomilomi Association conference

The annual international Hawaiian Lomilomi Association conference is scheduled for this October, but they need 30 people to sign up this month to make sure it's a go! Please go to http://www.hawaiilomilomi.com/conference to learn more about it, see details if you click on "newsletter."

Kupuna scheduled to attend and present include Alva Andrews, Aunty Mary Fragas, Kaipo Kaneakua, Donald and Yvonne Kaiahua, the grandson of Papa Henry Auwae, with his wife, Papa's haumana, Kehaulani and Jeanella Keopuhiwa, and Dane Kaohelani Silva, plus nose flute musician and healing practitioner Anthony Natividad. All in the beautiful Amy Greenwell garden in Kona.

If you want to learn from the masters, this is the place. In two days you will meet these and many more kumu or teachers of lomilomi. You will learn so much in two days of demonstrations and workshops, and perhaps find the kumu who will lead you in your journey for years to come. Sign up today!

Classes in Hilo area

August 11-15, 2008 - 5 DAYS OF DISCOVERING HAWAIIAN HEALING ARTS AND LOMILOMI WITH KAHUNA HO'OLA & KUMU HULA, KAWAIKAPUOKALANI HEWETT, AUNTIE MARY FRAGAS AND AUNTIE NERITA MACHADO (AUNTIE MARGARET MACHADO’S DAUGHTER).

KAWAIKAPUOKALANI WILL COVER: UNDERSTANDING THE ORIGIN AND FOUNDATION OF HO'OPONOPONO(HAWAIIAN-STYLE CONFLICT RESOLUTION), GATHERING, PREPARING AND PRESCRIBING LA'AU LAPA'AU(HAWAIIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS), LEARNING HEALING PRAYERS, CHANTING AND DANCE

AUNTIE NERITA WILL BE COVERING THE SPIRITUAL ASPECT OF HAWAIIAN HEALING AND LOMILOMI WITH EMPHASIS IN HO'OPONOPONO, PULE AND LOVING TOUCH. SHE WILL ALSO SHARE HOW THE LOVING HAND WITH PRAYER BRINGS HEALING TO BOTH THE THERAPIST AND THE CLIENT.

AUNTIE MARY WILL BE PRESENTING HER EXTRAORDINARY STYLE OF LOMILOMI AND INTUITIVE HEALING.

ACCOMMODATIONS AND CLASSES WILL BE HELD AT: KAHALELEHUA, MOUNTAIN VIEW, HI 96771-0442 Contact Suzi Ko at holistichonu@sbcglobal.net - 50 units NCBTMB.