How The US Has Systematically Destroyed Hawaiian Culture For 240 Years

Many associate Aloha shirts, hula dancing, and surfing with Hawaiian culture. Beloved by many around the globe, the paradisiacal islands exude romance and relaxation. However, the story of how America acquired Hawaii is much less pristine than the sparkling oceans and beaches on postcards and travel brochures. Struggle and oppression fill Hawaii’s history, as the United States forced the islands into becoming US territory. Much like the Native American Trail of Tears, the story of how Hawaii became a state brims with hostile takeovers, as well as displaced and mistreated Native inhabitants.  […]

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Lāʻau Lāpaʻau || Garlic, ACV And Honey – The Winning Combo For Defeating Cholesterol, Obesity, Indigestion And Many Other 

People are increasingly turning to traditional medicine and holistic alternatives for treating their ailments and diseases these days, as they are often much safer and more effective than prescribed pharmaceuticals and over-the-counter medications. Honey, garlic, and apple cider vinegar are among the most powerful and versatile natural remedies we can use, and their medicinal properties […]

Source: Garlic, ACV And Honey – The Winning Combo For Defeating Cholesterol, Obesity, Indigestion And Many Other – Healthy Food House

Energy Update || Week of March 4, 2019, with Matt Khan

Did that title get your attention? It certainly did get mine when I received the download this morning. It actually made me laugh. I hope you at least chuckled, whether realizing the gravity of truth that rests behind such a response or not. As we explore this, may laughter and light-heartedness be our guide, which is more helpful a tool than most degrees of intense spiritual seeking. No matter how deeply our existential fact-finding mission takes us, the true holistic benefits of our soul’s evolution begin to dawn as we dare to come back into our bodies and anchor our light into physical form.

In order to realize the Absolute truth of reality, the Absolute must be seen as no big deal. Otherwise, you are likely to blame a lack of Universal Awareness as the reason why the things you want appear far away, while the things you never wished for seem so up close and personal.

The reason why the things you want aren’t here yet is so simple, it has the potential to throw you off your chair in a fit of laughter.

Why aren’t things the way you want them to be? It simply is not time for them to occur.

What is or what isn’t is solely a journey of being in harmony with time, while having absolutely nothing to do with how universally aware you seem to be. Equally so, it’s not as if things aren’t going your way because you aren’t in harmony with time. That would make life a cruel game of reward and punishment. While this might be the way you were raised by your family, it isn’t how the Universe operates.

It is simply the case that everything you want, wish for, need, and desire are already destined to enter your field of reality at specific moments in time. Being aligned doesn’t necessarily make those things come faster, but allows you to live in greater harmony with the Universe, so you may enjoy each moment of growth, evolution, and expansion from the perfection of your soul’s perspective. This is true in the same way that watching a movie in a state of pure stillness doesn’t improve the story line, or make each character suffer worse the more you resist. It is simply a matter of never-ending relief and eternal enjoyment that remain the invitations to awaken and embody the bliss of heart-centered consciousness.

Have you been lead to believe that a realization of the Absolute will be the very thing that turns everything around for you? There are those who insist, “once I land this job, once I meet my partner, once I reach this level of popularity, or once I reach this level of success, then I’ll know I’ve made it and can feel the way I’ve always wanted to feel.” You can most certainly feel as good as you desire, but life will show you that it will have nothing to do with what you do or how you are seen. Sometimes, we bypass such a crucial realization by insisting, “While those worldly things couldn’t guarantee my happiness, surely a realization of the Absolute will do the trick.”

So here we are. Living expressions of Absolute Source energy waiting for a realization of ourselves, hoping it makes the difference that nothing else has. We are destined to feel better and have every opportunity to feel more empowered, aligned, passionate, loving, and free than ever before, and it occurs the moment we contemplate, “What if the Absolute is no big deal?”

Once the Absolute is no big deal, the importance is given to this very moment of engagement, instead of drifting out of this scene to wander around in the stars. I share this insight as the essence of what the Universe has helped me learn as a being who experiences awakening on a daily basis. Having lived in an uninterrupted state of Samadhi or living state of meditation for the past 14 years, I can tell you firsthand: the Absolute is no big deal.

WHAT IS a big deal is the choice you make (again, and again, and again…) and what you do with your time to manifest the Absolute you already are into tangible physical form.

What matters is how deeply and often
you choose to love.

While my awakenings have helped me cultivate a highly-charged vibrational field, this vibration has the potency and power to transform others on contact because of my insatiable love for being alive. I love being in the human body and have treasured each moment of my life, whether it felt pleasant or relentlessly awful.

For most, the realization of the Absolute just creates a bigger playground to get lost in– instead of bringing energy down the central channel and radiating it through the heart and all the way down to be anchored into the grid of the Earth.

There are those who seek to realize the Absolute and there are those who have experienced the Absolute they have sought. Often times, those two aspects manifest endless spiritual seeking, discourse and debates. Even when seekers become realized, they often just switch roles in the debate without freeing themselves from the conversation at hand. Whether having realized the Absolute or not, the Universe reminds you that the cornerstone of spiritual mastery is embodying the light of your Absolute reality through the oneness of heart-centered consciousness.

This means it doesn’t matter how much you know, but how open and loving you are willing to be that determines your vibrational alignment. No matter how often or deeply you have recognized yourself to be the almighty kingdom of Heaven’s glory, you’ll still have deadlines to meet, a family to care for, a partner to nurture, a body to maintain, and changes to face.

If your realization has awakened the infinite peace, eternal grace, unwavering compassion, joyful patience, elegant mercy, unconditional love, uncompromising integrity, and unshakable resilience of a fully embodied soul, then such a realization has served you well. If it has made your inner seeker hungry for more, then it is more than likely a way in which the spiritual ego maintains its false position of authority.

More important than anything you hope will happen the moment realization dawns, is asking yourself, “What will I do differently throughout my life once such a shift has occurred?”

If you know what you are willing to change in your choices and lifestyle once realization occurs, your best course of action is to begin making those more empowered choices now.

Why wait for anything to be different when YOU are the difference life is trying to make?

Once the Absolute is no big deal, spiritual realization is no longer an object of materialism we are trying to beg, borrow, or steal from the Universe. Instead, it is an open-ended opportunity to explore the infinite capacity of your being for the evolution of reality, instead of an emergency exit from the human journey.

The Absolute is no big deal because you are the biggest deal in existence. You are the one life is waiting for you to meet. If the big deal that you are is also seen to be the Absolute truth of all, then the truth has been seen directly. And as long as such realizations inspire greater love for yourself and others, the Universe remains ready, willing, and able to guide you further along this majestic journey, with no end to the miracles created whenever we come together.

This is the importance of living ALL FOR LOVE. It is the way in which the already fully realized light of your soul enters the consciousness of your physical body to manifest Heaven on Earth, as One for all.

Sit with this energy for a moment. It is the very confirmation of how realized you already are. Realization is not the focus of your mission. Becoming more open, loving, and emotionally free than the world in view — that’s the mission at hand. As you will continue to see, the results and implications of such a heart-centered focus are beyond anything you could ever imagine it to be.

All for light. All for life.

All for love,

Matt Kahn

Lāʻau Lāpaʻau || 10 Scientifically Backed Reasons Why You Should Consume Ginger Everyday 

Ginger is a member of the Zingiber family and contains over 115 beneficial chemical ingredients, that provide a myriad of health benefits.  Its medicinal properties have been valued for centuries, and a tonic made from this root has been used by the East Indians and the Chinese for over 4500 years. It was also commonly used […]

Source: 10 Scientifically Backed Reasons Why You Should Consume Ginger Everyday – Healthy Food House

Lāʻau Lāpaʻau || Wild Cherry

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wild cherry

Wild Cherry

Botanical Name: Prunus serotina

Common Name: Wild cherry, black cherry, American cherry

Other Names: Choke Cherry, Virginia Prune, Rumcherry, Cabinet Cherry, Whiskey Cherry

Family Roseaceae

TCM Name: Yu Li Ren (Prunus japonica)

Also Known As: Bush Cherry Pit, “Constrained Plum Pit”

Meridians: Western – Lung. Eastern (TCM) – Large Intestine, Small Intestine, Spleen.

Key TCM Actions & Medicinal Uses: Western (Prunus serotina) – Circulates Qi/Calms Nerves: asthma, palps, chest oppression. Calms Shen/Restores the Heart, Lungs and Intestines: exhaustion, loss of appetite, night sweats (lung yin xu type). Dries Phelgm/Reduces Inflammation: nasal discharge (especially damp cold). Upper Warmer tonifier.

Eastern (Prunus japonica) – Moist Laxative. Moistens the intestines and unblocks bowels. Promotes Urnination/Reduces Edema.

Parts Use: Western – Dried Bark, Fruit (also for Jams and Liquers), Pit. Eastern (TCM) – The Cherry Pit.

Native To Eastern and Central North America, southwestern United States, Europe

Botanical Description: 

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Reiki | 12 Ways to Unlock the Powers of the Vagus Nerve

Discover how to hack your nervous system and de-stress your life.

IMPORTANT: Our Health is the most important part of our life as we discover when we are without it and in any sort of physical pain. Pain is very real and it feels very bad. We all agree we don’t like pain. Our bodies heal themselves. Good Idea to have a body that heals itself. Vagus nerve is the system to learn to heal your body with your mind and your other mind. You will see when you look at the larger body and learn to rest so time will allow your body to restore.

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Lāʻau Lāpaʻau || Herbal Formulation Is Safe and Effective in Treating Knee Osteoarthritis

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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a common, debilitating joint condition characterized by degeneration of cartilage. The early stages of OA feature synovial inflammation caused by sustained high levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines, which can be triggered by mechanical strain or age-related oxidative stress. Treatment options aim to reduce pain and improve function but do not affect disease progression. Some pharmacologic therapies, including nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, can cause side effects, and their long-term use poses safety concerns. LI73014F2 is a synergistic formulation of the extracts of chebulic myrobalan (Terminalia chebula, Combretaceae) fruit, turmeric (Curcuma longa, Zingiberaceae) rhizome, and boswellia (Boswellia serrata, Burseraceae) gum resin, which are used to treat inflammatory disorders in Ayurvedic medicine, in a 2:1:2 ratio. These authors conducted a placebo-controlled, double-blind trial to assess the clinical efficacy of two different doses of LI73014F2 on pain, joint stiffness, and mobility in patients with OA.

LI73014F2 was…

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Scientists Show How Gratitude Literally Alters The Human Heart & Molecular Structure Of The Brain

Gratitude is a funny thing. In some parts of the world, somebody who gets a clean drink of water, some food, or a worn out pair of shoes can be extremely grateful. Meanwhile, somebody else who has all the necessities they need to live can be found complaining about something. What we have today is […]

Source: Scientists Show How Gratitude Literally Alters The Human Heart & Molecular Structure Of The Brain

Nā Kūkikūki  ||  The Story of Kea’omelemele 

In the story of Kea’omelemele, told by Moses Manu in 1885, Kalau’okōlea, the younger sister of Poliʻahu played a tune on a puʻa (gourd whistle) while Kulukuluokahiki was staying at the house of Poliʻahu on Mauna Kea. The night-time trilling enchants and delights Kulukuluokahiki and his party, and culminates in love-making. Kulukuluokahiki with Poliʻahu, and his men with the sisters Lilinoe and Kalauokōlea. In the chill of the frosty borderlands of Poliʻahu, the tune of the puʻa/hōkiokio warms the bosom and foreshadows the shared warmth to come.

But what is also remarkable to me is the mention in the mele of no less than four kinds of singing land snails, indicating how important these are in Hawaiian cultural foundations:

Moe ana ʻoe la hoʻolono iki mai
E piʻi kāua i ka hua lamalama
I ka lau ʻākōlea i ke kapa kāhuli
Kāhuli aku, kāhuli mai
Kāhuli lei ʻula lei ʻākōlea
Kolekolea, kolekolea
Pūpū kani oe maiau kēlā
Pololei leo leʻa kapa hau o uka
Mehana i kuʻu poli
Hiʻolani kēlā kolekolea

Lie there, and listen a while
as we two climb by kukui torchlight
Among the fronds of ʻākōlea ferns, the garment of snails
Land snails transforming, changing back and forth
Changing from a red lei into a lei of ʻākōlea ferns
Kolekolea land snail, singing in a whistling voice
Such a skillful, exquisite singing snail
Pololei snail singing joyfully at the edge of the upland snows
Warming my bosom
as I lie at ease amidst that chorus of snails singing.

Additional note:  kolekolea is the singing of the land shell, also considered another name for the kahuli.


Pololei is another snail name, often followed by the epithet kani kuamauna.  Kuamauna, which is a zone close to the summit of a mountain, suggests that the pololei is a high elevation snail, of the high montane or subalpine region, in this case, just below snow line on Mauna Kea!

Autistic Boy Gains Ability to Speak After Just 2 Days of Cannabis Oil Treatment

At 10 months of age, Kalel Santiago of Puerto Rico was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer called neuroblastoma. He endured chemotherapy, radiation treatments, and surgery for two years—and survived. Then he was diagnosed with something permanent: severe autism that disabled him from speaking. “While he was in the hospital, we noticed he didn’t speak […]

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Lāʻau Lāpaʻau || Both Lavender and Bitter Orange Reduce Anxiety in Postmenopausal Women

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Postmenopausal women frequently report feelings of anxiety. Uncontrolled anxiety can harm physical health, reduce the quality of life, and increase the intensity of menopause symptoms. While several conventional drugs are available to treat anxiety, many women avoid using them because of side effects such as drowsiness, dizziness, memory impairment, and difficulty concentrating. Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia, Lamiaceae) flowers contain several compounds with an antidepressant, sedative, and anti-anxiety effects. Lavender oil, administered orally or as aromatherapy, has been tested in people with various mood disorders. Bitter orange (Citrus × aurantium, Rutaceae) peel and fruit contain some of the same compounds as lavender flowers, and bitter orange flowers have sedative and hypnotic effects. The purpose of this randomized, triple-blind, placebo-controlled trial was to evaluate the effects of lavender and bitter orange in postmenopausal women with mild to moderate anxiety.

Postmenopausal women (n = 156, aged 45-60 years) with anxiety were…

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Lāʻau Lāpaʻau || Garlic: The Most Effective Cure for Pneumonia, Coughs, Colds, Ear Infections

Before the discovery of penicillin, no effective treatment was available for infections such as  pneumonia.  It wasn’t until 1928, when Alexander Fleming noticed that the “mold” growing in his petri dish was killing the Staphylococcus bacteria, that penicillin came to be. However,the excessive use of antibiotics in humans and farm animals can drive drug-resistant bacteria to thrive. It has been studied that bacteria have, now, been growing resistant to antibiotics that have been used time and time again. Not only that, many antibiotics are shown to have severe adverse effects, and have even led to death.

How to Use Garlic […]

Source: Garlic: The Most Effective Cure for Pneumonia, Coughs, Colds, Ear Infections

Lāʻau Lāpaʻau || Eat These 7 Mushrooms to Live Longer

The idea of “food as medicine” may be a bit hard to swallow, especially if you have a gourmand’s palate. What if you could fight a host of diseases and even increase your longevity, just by adding a few delicious servings of fungus to your diet every day? Not to worry – these fungi are what French chefs dream of!  […]

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Soil Microbes And Human Health – Learn About The Natural Antidepressant In Soil

Soil microbes have been found to have similar effects on the brain as Prozac without side effects and chemical dependency. Learn how to harness the natural antidepressant in soil and make yourself happier and healthier in this article.  […]

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Discover your Celtic Tree Zodiac Sign & what it Means

Not everyone resonates with the characteristics set out in traditional Western Zodiac signs.

Fortunately, there is another way of discovering more about personalities and behaviours than simply looking at constellations.

The Celts hold an ancient belief that we all derive from trees, and our date of birth is interconnected with the qualities found in nature. They say that the season we were born in is pivotal to the formation of our individual tendencies and traits.  […]

Source: Discover your Celtic Tree Zodiac Sign & what it Means.

The Pagan Origins of Valentine’s Day:  What They Never Told You

I recently discovered some interesting facts about Valentine’s Day’s history. You are going to be surprised: this apparently commercial and consumerism-oriented holiday takes its roots from a very old pagan festival. It used to be celebrated by the ancient Romans under the name of Lupercalia.  […]

Source: The Pagan Origins of Valentine’s Day: What They Never Told You

La’au Lapa’au || Here’s What Oncologists Won’t Tell You About The Essential Oils 

An article titled “Essential Oils and Their Constituents as Anticancer Agents: A Mechanistic View”, published by the US National Library of Medicine, reports: “Cancer has emerged as one of the most alarming diseases in the last few decades throughout the world. It is a multifactorial disease contributing towards uncontrolled growth and invasion of the abnormal […]

Source: Here’s What Oncologists Won’t Tell You About The Essential Oils – Healthy Food House

Hāʻawina Hawaiʻī ʻOīwi || Hawaiian Language Lesson

Fill in the blanks for yourself, or in your posted comments below:

________________________________ is important to me.

So, I am making the commitment to _____________________________________.

I will live up to that commitment by taking this action: ________________________________________________________________________.

Lāʻau Lāpaʻau || Ashwagandha Improves Effects of Strength Training Exercise

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In Ayurveda, ashwagandha (Withania somnifera, Solanaceae) is considered to be a Rasayana, i.e., a rejuvenator. It has been studied for its effects on cognition, mood, joint health, and inflammation. It contains alkaloids, lactones (withanolides), and glycosides, but it is not clear which constituents account for its adaptogenic qualities. The root is the most used part in traditional practice but leaves also contain many bioactive constituents, so some research has begun to explore the use of ashwagandha leaf. Several recent studies have looked at ashwagandha as an athletic performance enhancer, with encouraging results. In this double-blind, randomized controlled trial, the researchers explored the effect of an aqueous extract of ashwagandha leaf and root (Sensoril; Natreon, Inc.; New Brunswick, New Jersey) on exercise outcomes over a 12-week period. The primary outcome measures changed in upper and lower body muscle strength. Secondary outcome measures were changes in body composition, recovery…

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Lāʻau Lāpaʻau || Herb of the Month; Cardamom – The Queen of Spices

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Cardamom is the Queen of Spices and has grown lavishly under the tropical canopy on hillsides in the Ghat Mountains on the Malabar Coast of southern India to be harvested by hand and shipped around the world.  The cardamom familiar to India and the western world is called green cardamom and it, along with several other types such as giant cardamom, black cardamom, and bastard cardamom, have been used for cooking, perfumery, incense, and medicine since very early in history.

Ancient Egyptians used it frequently for perfume along with frankincense, myrrh, cinnamon, and cassia, and had a recipe for an ointment called “Oil of Lilies” that included the scent from 1000 lilies. It is often mentioned as one of the ingredients of the ancient incense kyphi. Cardamom essential oil is one of the oldest essential oils known in perfumery and in the apothecary. Cardamom is the third most expensive spice after saffron…

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