The diversity of lomilomi

Our new book, Hawaiian Massage Lomilomi: sacred touch of aloha, will be out in October but already has gathered comments. One man looked at the list of kumu in the book and said, "Oh, you have Papa Henry Auwae! Your book must be pretty good." Then he kept reading down the list and pointed to another name, "You have this guy in your book??? I don't respect him at all." I said, "We have 36 practitioners in the book. I guarantee no one is going to agree with everyone in here, but you will agree with at least one."

One kupuna told me that we don't have all of the masters in the book. I said, "I hope not! I hope there are more masters than will fit in one book. I intend to create many more books as I meet more kupuna."

This book showcases the diversity of lomilomi. And there is much more diversity that I have yet to see. For my next projects, I am working one-on-one with kumu to bring forth their own books in their own words. Hopefully, my researches into authentic traditional lomilomi will last my life time. I hope to leave behind a library of books on lomilomi and Hawaiian healing!