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“E hana mua a paʻa ke kahua mamua o ke aʻo ana aku ia haʻi.
Build yourself a firm foundation before teaching others.”
— #276. ʻOlelo Noʻeau. Hawaiian Proverbs & Poetical Sayings. By Mary Kawena Pukui
Mahalo / Thank you for attending!
Talk Story "Hula and Oli as building blocks to Paʻa" - An information session on the Beginners' Course Hawaiian Chants And Hula
Date: December 21, 2020
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CONNECTING WITH ANCESTORS
You may be stressed out, maybe a bit lonely in these strange times, and you may be feeling spiritually disconnected.
Maybe you're a practitioner of Hawaiian Lomilomi Bodywork or a Hula dancer but you donʻt know much about Hawaiian Culture.
You love your work as a lomilomi practitioner, at the same time, you find you lack a good understanding of Hawaiian Spirituality. It sometimes feels like you work just to make money.
Keep reading if:
- You’re tired of learning spiritual teachings in the newest self-help book
- You tried to learn Hula and Hawaiian chants from YouTube, but it does not feel right
- You’ve been learning from someone who isn’t Hawaiian, and you wonder if there’s a better teacher for you.
- You are not sure if youʻre being respectful to the Hawaiian culture
You are Makaukau (ready) to grow and elevate
It's about the spiritual dimension, if that's out of whack, then everything else is out of whack.
To get into alignment takes work, hana, and practice, and that's why youʻre here.
Imagine you finally have dedicated time to study Hawaiian Chants and Hula from a Kanaka Maoli teacher with a like-minded community full of aloha helping you to serve your clients and loved ones in a deeper way and feel more aloha all the time.
Imagine being able to engage in Hawaiian ceremonies and protocol on the islands of Hawaiʻi, and feel good about it.
You feel happy because you have a living relationship with your ancestors wherever you are.
You’re excited now because you're able to connect with the Hawaiian Islands when you dance Hula — you can even dance a hula (or two).
You have ways to become more familiar with who you are and your (Hawaiian) culture.
Life is feeling easier for you with more aloha so you can handle anything that comes your way.
You feel even more connected with your family and friends.
No matter what happens, you’ll have tools to navigate through your life and bring more balance in your life.
The Beginners’ Course Hawaiian Chants and Hula is a 3-month online membership where we'll go from not knowing anything about the Hawaiian Language and dancing with two left feet, to chanting in Hawaiian during protocol, and express aloha with your hula.
As a result of studying Hula, chants and Hawaiian Teachings with us, you'll:
- Grasp the spiritual knowledge of our ancestors so that you feel spiritually, mentally, and physically aligned
- Feeling spiritually connected so that you know youʻre always supported and guided
- Master the basics of Hula so you can express your aloha and connect with the ancestors
- Be proficient in basic Hawaiian chants so that you can engage in Hawaiian protocol
- Live your life on the line of Truth so you can live a life with less stress.
Beginners’ Course Hawaiian Chants and Hula
- Commitment is 3 months -
What you'll get:
- 2 monthly Hawaiian Chant Practices (1 hour each)
- You'll learn essential Hawaian Chants and Mele (songs)
- 4 monthly Basic Hula practices (2 hours each)
- You'll learn Basic Hula steps and hula
- Basic Protocol and Moʻolelo (stories)
- Access to Hula and Oli Resources:
- Class replays
- Audio
- Lyrics bundle
- Basic hula steps videos
- Access to the Learn Hawaiian Chants and Hula Facebook Community
- 10% DISCOUNT on Live Online classes by Mana O Molokai such as the Hoʻoponopono Course and the Molokai Hula Bliss & Huakaʻi 2021 and more.
PLUS
- 2 monthly Live Online Open Forums Traditional Hawaiian Teachings (Investment: $100 per Open Forum)
As part of Beginners’ Course Hawaiian Chants and Hula:
Learn from a traditional Hawaiian Teacher
Your teacher is Kumu Paʻa (Teacher of Foundation) Kyrian van Vliet and Kumu Pa’a Lawrence Aki, who is a respected elder born and raised on the island of Molokai. He is the fiftieth generation of a lineage stemming from Halawa Valley and other valleys from the north shore of Molokai, Hawaiʻi.
Simple Membership
The Beginners’ Course Hawaiian Chants and Hula includes all of the Hawaiian Chants and Hula class materials plus two Live Online Open Forums Traditional Hawaiian Teachings per month.
Look to the Source - Nānā i ke Kumu
Learn Traditional Hawaiian Teachings from the source, passed down from Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiian) ancestors.
Open Door for Questions
Included in your membership is the ability to ask questions directly to the Kumu.
Watch from anywhere
You can watch your classes and the replays from your device wherever you are.
Accountability
The Beginners’ Course Hawaiian Chants and Hula is a guided and online membership, with weekly live online Hula and chant practices. There you will receive feedback on your practice from the kumu, which is a great way to move forward in your practice.
INVESTMENT
Minimum 3 month commitment.
Beginners' Course Hawaiian Chants and Hula
$100/m
Starting Date: January 5. Minimum 3-month investment
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Step 3. Look for the link to join the private Facebook Community and request to join. Then you're ready to get started building your foundation.
MEET YOUR TEACHER
Kumu Paʻa Lawrence Aki
Kumu Paʻa Lawrence Kalainia Kamani Aki is a Kanaka Maoli Teacher of Foundation coming from a lineage of 50 generations from the island of Molokai, Hawaiʻi. He teaches both Kanaka maoli and international students who want to reconnect with the indigenous Hawaiian Spirituality and Culture. He helps them to build their foundation on a spiritual, mental and physical level so they can live aloha, -have that unconditional love- and pono, live righteously, and take on their responsibility in their ʻohana family and community.
Molokai Nui A Hina
Hina, Mother, Protector, and Goddess of Island Child Molokai
Kumu Paʻa Kyrian van Vliet
Kumu Paʻa Kyrian van Vliet is wife of Kumu Paʻa Lawrence Aki. She teaches Papa Hula and Papa Oli to students from all backgrounds who want to (re)connect with their ancestors and learn Hawaiian history & protocol. She helps them to share aloha and reverence so they can connect from within in their dance and chant.
Kumu Hula & Molokai HistorianʻAnakala Pilipo Solatorio
ʻAnakala Pilipo had an all male hālau hula which began in 1964, which Kumu Lawrence joined into the hālau in 1965. In 1998 Kumu Lawrence ʻuniki (translated with graduated) with Kumu Hula ʻAnakala Pilipo Solatorio and was given the title "Kumu Paʻa" which means teacher of Foundation.
Halawa Valley, Molokai, Hawaiʻi
Kumu Paʻa Lawrence Aki was born and raised in the Valley of Halawa, the most eastern part of Molokai. In this valley was, were the first Polynesians arrived to Molokai.
What students say
"The Beginners’ Course helped me to dive deeper into the original Hawaiian knowledge right from the start.
With the recordings, I can move forward with my Hawaiian studies.
Now I know my voice in a new way, and I learned new movements with my body.
I didn't know before that it is nice to see me dancing HULA, and I liked the comments in FB :)”
Aranda Eder / Hawaiian Bodywork Practitioner, Lomi Lomi Oluea (Switzerland)
"My problem was I didn't know any Oli or Hula off by heart and being remote from Hawaii didn't help. I felt just somewhat disconnected from the Source!
What was different about this membership were the face-to-face weekly meetings, good value for money, professional, friendly, and easily contactable! My only hesitation was the time commitment, at the same time I learned more or less 1 hula and three oli, hopefully, the 4th will click into place
I will say that the Oli and Hula helped me stay strong, centered, more at ease with Aloha than if I hadn't done this, even with a tsunami of events tainting my life at the moment, my wife noticed the difference too and said so several times. I also feel more connected to Hawaii and the essence of it, which will hopefully improve any Lomi Lomi I do.
My advice: Be prepared to do the Hana! And to make new friends."
Mark Loveridge / Hawaiian Bodywork Practitioner, (Tasmania, AU)
"My life's quality is improving ever since I know you guys. I'm a much happier person than I have been 10 years ago and that is basically because of you, kumu Lawrence, and your teachings. And Kyrian helped too, of course.
As I was reading the description of the class I thought to myself: "yep, check, that's exactly what it does." I can wholeheartedly confirm that all of the points listed came or are coming true in my life through the teachings by Kumu Paʻa Lawrence and Kyrian."
Christine Dietrich / Entdeckungsreisen Ins Leben (Switzerland)
"I like being with Kumu and talking with him/listening to him because it makes the distance irrelevant. Although it makes me want to live next door! It's good but actually I often feel kind of "homesick" for Molokai. I like that the learning is structured and there's a plan - makaukau, but still a learning structure - that makes sense so I can see what is being learned and self-assess progress. I like that it doesn't cost too much, so I can afford to attend, even with the poor exchange rates. I like that it's an International Class and I can be with people from all over the world"
Julia Adams / Hawaiian Bodywork Practitioner, True Nature Manly (Australia)
"Kumu and Kyrian - great knowledge and good instructors with patience. Class members have good mana, cost of class is feasible, google classroom posts/ videos are extremely helpful"
Barbara Dempsey / Hula Instructor, Aloha Allure (California)
"I feel part of an Ohana & the teaching helps me within my life and work as i feel connected to spirit and guided."
Ari Perez / Hawaiian Bodywork Practitioner, Ke Aloha Massage and Bodywork Yungaburra (Australia)
"I like immersing myself in Hawaiian traditions, familiarizing myself with protocol, networking with like-minded friends, keeping in touch with Molokai. I think the way things are currently organized and presented is excellent, I wouldn't change a thing."
Marc Pichard / Retired Translator (Canada)
"I like the flexibility of the schedule, the depth, knowledge and wisdom of Kumu. I like it’s an ongoing process meeting us where we are at."
Alicia Hall / Hawaiian Bodywork Practitioner, Rivers of Light Bodywork (WA, USA)
What is the Open Forum Traditional Hawaiian Teachings?
I don't have a good memory, can I still learn Hawaiian chants (Oli)?
What if I don't know the Hawaiian language?
I'm already part of a hālau (Hula school), is this for me?
What about refunds?
How many classes can I attend?
Will there be special closing of the course?
What kind of commitment do you expect of me?
What is roughly the conversion cost rate into Australia dollars monthly? Are there any extra fees?
How should I pay?
What day/time are the workshops usually converted to my time?
How many times a month there is a class, but also, is it a set time? Like can I do it when my kids are asleep?
Is there anything else I need to know to be prepared for the classes?
I need a private Hoʻoponopono session, can I book one with Kumu?
What if I can not attend the class?
Do I get a certificate?
How can I continue after three months?
How can I go deeper into Hawaiiana?
“Be Mākaukau. Be ready for whatever, whenever. Some of the best things happen, when you least expect it.”
- Kumu Paʻa Lawrence Aki
