Mailani Makaʻīnaʻi was born and raised in Kailua and Kahaluʻu. A graduate of Maryknoll Schools. She began learning lomilomi in her ohana since the age of 7. Her first lomilomi kumu outside of her ohana was Ronnie Dudoit of...
Makaʻala Yates Returns to Leo Kupa! Stories of problem solving low back pain, connection to our past and golfing in the 70ʻs! Dr. Makaʻala Yates D.C. is a Kanaka Maoli (Hawaiian Ancestry) who specializes in Hawaiian medicine. His studies...
Born and raised on the Windward side of Oʻahu, Meghan graduated from the University of San Francisco with a B.S. in Exercise and Sport Science. Her health practitioner training continued with lomilomi work since 2007 studying under Kumu Lomilomi,...
Listen in on our latest Leo Kupa Podcast with Malcolm Nāea Chun. The Reverand Dr. Malcolm Nāea Chun received his formal education at ‘Iolani School and the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa. He attended St. John’s Theological College in Aotearoa...
The Leo Kupa Podcast #2 focuses on Puni Jackson. On Wednesday June 22nd, she will be presenting at Mauli Ola Wednesdays. Today she shares with Kamaka the importance of ʻAina and its relationship to collective mana. Also discussed is her journey...
Looking back on the past Mauli Ola Wednesday gatherings at Papahana Kuaola in the beautiful 'āina of Waipao. Our guest speaker Kaipoi Kelling, a lifelong student of hāloa, family man and kalo enthusiast, shared with our group the...
Auntie Mona Kahele in her book, Clouds of Memories, had the list of rules she learned from her kupuna in the 1930s and 40s