HO'OMANA

O'OMANA is Traditional Hawaiian Spirituality and when integrated becomes the Hawaiian Way Of Life. The HO'OMANA that is taught at Halau O Limaloa is pre-Ali'i and pre-Western contact. It is the old indigenous maternalistic spirituality of Old Hawai'i. HO'OMANA means to make spiritual power and that is what you do when you go through the HO'OMANA classes presented at Halau O Limaloa. There are four levels of classes at the halau. The levels coincide with four chronological levels of life: 1) Birth to 12 years of age; 2) The Adolescent Years, 13 to 19 years old; 3) The Years Of Experiences, 20 to 39 years of age; and, 4) The Years Of Really Living, 40 plus. Through each class you are given specific processes to learn. These processes are given to correspond with the necessary help that you will need for that particular level. These are given to you by the Kumu of the class as Ho'okupu, but were conceived by the Kahuna, the Keeper Of The Secrets, of the halau. These processes have a color, a sound, a vibration and a name associated with it. As the haumana progresses through the classes they receive pule which also synchronizes with the processes and the whole learning experience. Welcome to Halau O Limaloa.