Events This Month

Kalani Ecstatic Dance is cancelled today, Sunday, February 26.

Join us next Sunday for another fabulous Ecstatic Dance!

DJ: CANCELLED

Transformational Breathwork uses a conscious breathing technique to facilitate natural physical, mental, and spiritual healing
 
Conducted while lying down and supported by uplifting and evocative music, it is gentler than most forms of breathwork.
 
This is the style of breathwork recommended by Deepak Chopra and Dr. Christiane Northrup.
 
Join breathwork facilitator Andrew Delaware for this healing and spiritually nourishing practice, held monthly at the Kalani EMAX.
 
Admission: $15 for guests / Kama'aina by donation (sliding scale)

On Monday, March 5th, members of the community are invited to attend this open meeting to talk about Kalani's proposed Village Center.

The village center was originally proposed by the county to be in Seaview, but this location was rejected by Seaview residents. Kalani has since been asked to explore the possibility of providing the land and oversight for this important resource for our community, which could contain services such as a volunteer fire department, health clinic, kupuna center, and farmer's co-op grocery.
 
Discussions have covered topics such as the suitability of Kalani as a location and overseer, the ownership structure of the village center, and what the village center would provide.
 
A steering committee of community leaders has been established, including Kevin Horton of Seaview, Graham Ellis of Bellyacres/SPACE, Kathy Elder of Kehena, Ron Nickles of Puna Palisades, and Richard Koob of Kalani.
 
The village center steering committee invites the community to join us in a meeting scheduled for Monday, March 5th at Kalani Hale Aloha, starting at 5:00pm. At this meeting, we will explore options/locations for the village center, and continue to develop the best possible governance structure to ensure the village center meets the needs of our community. All are welcome, and we are particularly grateful for hana lima (helping hands).  Mahalo!

In this live webinar, Uncle Harry Jim will be talking about the tradition of Lomilomi, and how to implement healing and nurturing circles into life in order to create balance.

 Uncle Harry Jim is a Kahuna, healer, teacher, and author of the book Wise Secrets of Aloha. "His presentations carry authenticity and are known for unveiling profound ancient truths with wit and laughter. He evokes the Hawaiian experience of healing by raising your vibration." - harryjimlomilomi.com

Admission: Free/donation based

Come share your talents and enjoy the talents of others!

Open Mic is a great place to share live music, readings, and performances. Hear new and old musical favorites, listen to stories and poetic verse, and be entertained by the extraordinary local talent in our community.

Host: Dana Butler

(free)

Join author, journalist, theatre artist, filmmaker, photographer and teacher Lauryn Axelrod for this 5 day transformative writing workshop presented by Kalani's Artist-in-Residence program.

In this workshop, use your own words to connect to your True Self.  Lauryn Axelrod says, "Through the practice of directed, expressive writing in a safe and supportive environment, we can awaken our true voice, and transform ourselves by examining and reframing the stories that keep us separate
from our True Self." 

 

Admission/Details:

• Free/Suggested Donation $10 per session 
• No writing experience necessary
• Come one day or all week 
• This event will be on the Lower Lanai

Kalani's new series of Hawaiian Culture Events takes place every 4th Wednesday of the month.

These events feature a different Hawaiian cultural practitioner who speaks and shares ‘ike (wisdom) through talk story, hō`ike`ike (demonstration), or hana`ana (performances).

Kalani’s monthly Hawaiian Culture Events provide a unique forum where Hawai`i and its peoples can come together and share cultural knowledge, customs, and aloha to all willing to receive.

Admission: Free / Donation

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This month's theme:

Pola Hānau (Birth Bowl) with Kupuna Malulani Konanui of ‘Opihikao

In 1914, a researcher for the American Anthropologist Journal, Martha W. Beckwith, did a research in Hawaiian customs and beliefs relating to birth and infancy.  A family genealogy reveals my KūKū Pā (grandfather) David Marshall Konanui, living in the area called Kapa`ahu, more popularly known as Kalapana in the Puna district, was the informant named in this research.  Konanui spoke about an area called Pu`uloa, in the Puna district, which means long hill, and was respected as a place that gives long life.  Hawaiian families chose Pu`uloa to deposit the piko (navel cord) of their children.  The piko was transported in pola (wooden vessels) or ipu (calabashes) from all over the islands until it found a final resting place according to the family’s beliefs.

The concept of “Pola Hānau” is the birthing of a bowl on the day of the child’s birth, thus making it an heirloom for the baby and the generations to follow.  Today, with the awakening of being pono (in perfect order) in the ways of our kūpuna (elders), and the blessing of the Pola Hānau, which is “born the day of my hānai (the one I feed), I hope to bring harmony, love, respect, understanding and humility in the tradition of the Hawaiian way.  It is in the reflection of the Kūkui Ola (Light of Life) from the bowl of light.

About Malulani “Malu” Konanui

Born on September 25, 1946, in Wailuku, Maui, Malulani “Malu” Konanui grew up on the Big Island of Hawai`i in ‘Opihikao and Kaueleau in the Puna district.  He graduated from Pāhoa High School, class of ‘64.  He enlisted in the U.S. Navy for two years from 1965-1967.  After leaving the Navy, he joined the Honolulu Police Department in 1968 and transferred to Hawaii County Police Department in 1970 until his retirement in 1994.

In 1995, a unique reunion with an old friend who is self-taught woodturner, Bert Osamu Tagawa of Ola`a, Puna, led Konanui to an interest in woodturning.  This led him to woodturning projects which included family collections and wood show pieces.

Today, bowl making has become a passion for him, especially in perpetuating the Hawaiian culture through his woodwork.  According to “Uncle Malu”, creating a Pola Hānau with a spiritual understanding in the Hawaiian way is one of the most satisfying things that he has done in his life.