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Hawaiʻi Island ~ Home of Pelehonuamea and Ka ʻōhiʻa lehua

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ohia_lehua_by_joeyartist-d63fn2gAloha oukou. ‘O Lanakila ko’u inoa. I kēia manawa, e huakaʻi ana kākou i ka Moku o Keawe, ʻo ia hoʻi ʻo ka mokupuni ʻo Hawaiʻi! ʻO ka mokupuni nui loa ia o nā mokupuni Hawaiʻi a pau. ʻO ka home ia o ka wahine ʻo Pele. ʻO Halemaʻumaʻu ka inoa o ka lua pele, ma Kīlauea. Ma luna aʻe o Kīlauea, aia ʻo Mauna Loa e noho mālie ana. He mauna loloa maoli nō ia ke nānā aku.

ʻO ka ʻōhiʻa kekahi kumu lāʻau e ulu ana ma ka nahele o Hawaiʻi nei. He lāʻau ʻoʻoleʻa kona i küpono no nā pou hale i ka wā kahiko. ʻO ka pua o ia kumu, he “lehua” kona inoa. He pua ʻulaʻula ia. ʻO ka pua lehua ka pua nani e kaulana nei ʻo Hawaiʻi. He uluwehiwehi maoli nō ka nahele i nā pua lehua!

(Iʻm talking about the Island of Hawaiʻi, Peleʻs home, and the flower attributed to Pele, the ʻōhiʻa that grows from the lehua tree …)

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Photo on 2014-05-21 at 11.55

Hawaiian is magical in multidimensional ways, which is why I teach our students to wield their Mana through a Hawaiian lens.  With Japanese, Hawaiian is the only other language processed on the RIGHT side of the brain.  (Consider the implications there!)  That makes the sounds created by Japanese and Hawaiian words very special … and closest to the light languages of our star ancestors.  All reasons that our serious practitioners at The Halau focus their healing art around the Kotodama.  When you know how to work the energies, you donʻt need tools ʻcause you are THE tool!  All this is built into the Hawaiian language.  If you are interested in learning Hawaiian, contact me.   ~ Lana

Ha’awina Na Uhane Aloha ~ Ka Lei Aloha I Na Kupuna (Ancestral Circle)

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floral_parade_035Meditate on this ‘Oli to automatically activate being Pono. Visualize the lei, the eternal circle of love, in which we are surrounded by Spirit, a reminder to live in the moment and express gratitude for all our moments.

(accompanied by Ipu Heke drums)

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CREATING THE LEI:   Drawing Our Sacred Circle of Learning …

‘Oli (chant):   KA LEI ALOHA I NA KUPUNA

 

Kahea:   Ka Lei Aloha I Na Kupuna
Kahea:   Ka Lei Aloha!

“Ka lei aloha i na kupuna
Ka lei aloha i na kupuna
Noho au i ka manawa
Noho au i ka manawa
A me na manawa iki ko’u pono
A me na manawa iki ko’u pono
Mahalo nui no pomaika’i nei au
Mahalo nui no pomaika’i nei au”
(repeat twice more)

Kahea:   He inoa no Na Kupuna!

 

ENGLISH TRANSLATION:

Call (loudly spoken):   In the name of the Elders/Ancestors/Spirit!
(In the Circle of Love of the Elders)

Call:   The Circle of Love!

In the circle of love of Spirit
I am in the moment
And all my moments are pono (righteous).
I am so grateful for all the blessings that surround me
In the circle of love

(repeat each line twice and entire verse twice)

Call:   Honored (celebrated) is the name of the Ancestors!