HEALING HAWAIIAN STYLE ON O‘AHU
O‘AHU
– Kanaka Mailo Lapa‘au (traditional practices of the Hawaiians, from herbal
healing to massage) are attracting new attention today. Many physicians agree that the philosophies
and practices of traditional healing complement Western science and can
accelerate wellness.
Some
of O‘ahu’s centers that offer traditional healing with Hawaiian style services
include:
Moku Ola Hawaiian Healing Center
At Moku Ola Hawaiian Healing
Center, located at Koko Marina Shopping Center in Hawai‘i Kai, guests and
licensed and experienced practitioners work together through self-awareness to
draw out impurities of the mind, body and spirit so that peaceful resolution,
ho‘oponopono, may take place. Treatments
include various types of lomilomi massage and la‘au lapa‘au (herbs) treatments,
with special lomilomi massages for expectant mothers, children and teens.
www.mokuolahawaii.com
The Waimānalo
Health Center
The
Waimānalo Health Center
is a community-based nonprofit corporation dedicated to improving the quality
of life for the people of Hawai‘i by providing ready access to primary and
preventive holistic health services.
Kawaikapuokalani K. Hewett is the health center’s Kahuna Ho‘ola and
Cultural Health Director. Under his
direction, the following native healing practices are provided in the Ai Kupele
Program: la‘au lapa‘au (use of medicinal
plants), ho‘oponopono (realigning one’s spirit, mind and body) and lomilomi
(therapeutic massage).
Phone: (808) 259-7948
www.waimanalohc.org
Wai‘anae Coast Comprehensive
Health Center
The
Wai‘anae Coast Comprehensive Health Center (WCCHC) is a community-owned and
operated non-profit medical facility that provides traditional Hawaiian healing
services through its Integrative Health Institute.
Phone:
(808) 696-7081
Waikīkī Health Center
The
Waikīkī
Health Center
offers friendly, quality-oriented health and wellness services to island
visitors. Conveniently located in the
heart of Waikīkī, the center
provides a full array of primary medical care and traditional Hawaiian
healing. Through the partnership of the
center’s Physician and Native Hawaiian Healer, visitors seeking care experience
a unique and effective approach to address their Ho‘oponopono (spiritual
counseling), Lomilomi (spiritual laying on of hands) and La‘au Lapa‘au
(medicinal herbs).
Phone: (808) 922-4787
Congress
has spent $2.3 million to open five Native Hawaiian health clinics where
Western medicine is melded with the traditional methods. Traditional healers say successful treatment
stems in large part from a patient’s spirituality and use a number of
techniques including: lomilomi massage, which stimulates the circulatory,
muscular and nervous systems; herbal medicines such as honohono grass to stop
bleeding; laua‘e or maile-scented fern to treat stomach, colon, bowel, liver,
or bladder problems; and ‘ihi to help people suffering from cancer or kidney
problems. Healers from Ke Ola Mamo or
Mālama Ka ‘Ohana A Pau Loa demonstrate these traditional healing
techniques. There are also two ancient
sites that pay tribute to Hawaiian healers: Waikīkī’s Healing Stones
at Kūhiō Beach, which tradition says honors the visit of four
Tahitian healers centuries ago, and Kea‘iwa Heiau (temple) at the top of ‘Aiea
Heights Drive, which was once a venerated Hawaiian medical center and school.
Two
websites promote the wellness of mind, heart, body, and spirit by guiding
visitors to sources where an awareness of the natural healing energy and
spirituality of the islands are incorporated:
www.hawaiihealthguide.com
www.alohawellnesstravel.com
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