“There are some gatherings where we may honor our deities,” she said. “Other occasions may call for a Christian prayer in Hawaiian or English, or both. You do what feels right for that space.” Nobrega-Olivera believes Western science and Indigenous knowledge can combine to combat the eff...
Publicly, the girls are close friends–holding hands in prayer, rooming together at a conference. Privately, they grasp at any chance to continue their forbidden romance–until they are found out. Now Valerie must choose between staying with a family she fears will never accept her, or running...
quilt today is that it keeps some ofHawaii’soldtraditionsalive.Somequiltsspeakofoldlegends,therearesometradi-tions on not only how to make a quilt but even how and why we display them.Somequilt patterns are still inspired by the traditional use of meditation of prayer andspiritual inspiration....
myʻōlelo makuahine(mother tongue, which for me is really my father tongue, so to speak), I am just going to share short and sweet daily words and hope that I can keep up during the weekdays at least. Stop here. Say a little prayer for me in hopes that I can do it. Okay, ...
“ALOHA” is very meaningful for the Hawaiians. For people who practice Lomi Lomi massage, the word “aloha” must be well-appreciated for it means “the joyful sharing of life energy in the present.” Likewise, the word “aloha” pertains to nurturing the body of the recipients as their...
However, I am going to tell you that BELIEF is such a powerful word. I believe in humanity; I believe in the power of prayer; I believe in God; I believe in the moral values of remembering my ancestors, respecting my parents, loving my family, and helping my neighbors; I believe ...
Treatments begin and end with intention and pule (prayer) to align both the practitioner and recipient to the highest healing outcomes possible, during and after the session. Lomilomi, also called tau romi, romiromi, mirimiri, and many other names in the South Pacific, has a unique way of...