Ho’oponopono – “Two Way” forgiveness process (“to make right two times/both ways”) that could be performed either externally with actual discussion and forgiveness ceremonies between the involved parties, or internally in the individual’s own mind.

In the latter case, the “kala” (cleansing) aspect of this Hawai’ian code of forgiveness was deemed essential by the Kahuna: To achieve complete forgiveness within a client for both infractions committed by or against them is in Huna considered the only way to fully heal the negative energy otherwise held in the individual’s consciousness.

Since these issues could range from the extreme to the decidedly minor, a wonderful side-effect of frequent Ho’oponopono is that it represents a form of “mental decluttering”. While appearing innocuous, this clutter can often still drain us of mental energy, and rob us of our full effectiveness.

“Higher Self Transformation” – a process by which the individual is asking for their Higher Self (their “Aumakua”) to come in and resolve long-standing problems, issues or fixations. Whatever condition is either present in the moment, or specifically prompted and activated in a coaching/meditation session, can be removed, or even turned into a desired new condition, though caveats along the lines of “beware of what you ask for” apply.

Note that Dr. Hew Len of the Morrnah Simeona lineage refers to this process as “Self-Identity Ho’oponopono” (as described by Joe Vitale in “Zero Limits” among other places). There is in principle nothing wrong with this terminology, except that it may cause confusion between this and the other, more relationship-centered form of Ho’oponopono described above.

“Higher Self Connection” – a meditation process by which the individual’s connection to their own Higher Self (in some spiritual systems this is referred to as the “Holy Guardian Angel”) is strengthened, and specific guidance and other messages may be sought.

In general, the integration of the Three Selves is one of the highest aims of Huna psychology. Without the strengthening of the Higher Self Connection, the Conscious Mind and Unconscious Mind are basically on their own (and for many people even those two are not really cooperating all that well!).

In the Huna coaching process, diligent practice of the Higher Self Connection is the prerequisite for the client to be able to perform the Higher Self Transformation process by themselves, without further coaching. This is the reason why the Higher Self Connection is the center-piece of the “Huna Experience” Webinar that I am presently adding to the curriculum. Stay tuned for more on this very soon.

Best wishes and Aloha!

- Coach Alex

A brief discussion of Huna lineages is very much in need of the caveat contained in the ancient saying above: Rather than engage in useless infighting over who’s version of Huna is “more pure” or “more right”, realize that things of value can be learned from all of them, and that some people may naturally resonate more with one than another.

One of the foremost principles of the ancient teachings is to see the illusion inherent in all duality, of which “separate schools” would make an excellent example. Here are a number of the known lineages:

• The studies of Max Freedom Long, the first known Western researcher into the ancient Hawai’ian teachings who coined the term “Huna” for what he uncovered over the span of many decades under very adverse conditions.

  Long studied Huna since 1917 or so, at a time when the native Hawai’ians would not speak to Westerners about these matters, in part out of fear of legal penalties in place since the arrival of the Western missionaries after Cook until in some cases the 1960’s. Any errors or omissions on Long’s part can easily be forgiven in light of this context.

  He founded Huna Research Associates in 1945, with Rev. James Vinson Wingo, D.D. being the current president. There is a Yahoo group for this organization among other things.

• The lineage of Morrnah Simeona, currently carried forward by Dr. Hew Len and recently written about by Joe Vitale in “Zero Limits” can be found here.
• The lineage of Tanneo Sands Kumalae.
• The lineage of the Bray family (David “Daddy” Bray 1889-1968, and his son, David “Papa” Bray Jr.), has been carried forward by both Laura Kealoha Yardley and Tad James’ family. Tad’s son Matt currently teaches a workshop near Kona, Hawai’i (Big Island) with the blessing of several Hawai’ian elders, among them:

  Uncle George Na’ope, Master Kumu Hula (Kumu = “teacher”), founder of the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival, and designated by Congress a “Living National Treasure”. His student, Master Kumu Hula Etua Lopez, who trains Matt’s workshop participants in the principles of Hula. Also, Kumu Hula John Ka’imikaua who carried a lineage of the Hawai’ian Island of Moloka’i (1957-2006), and who taught at the workshop about Hawai’ian cultural issues and Hula until his passing in June of 2006. The class has since been taken up by his wife Ka’oi.

  Find out more at huna.com

  Tad James also incorporated elements from several other lineages that he was fortunate enough to come into contact with.

• The lineage of Serge Kahili King, who was adopted into the Kahili family, following its Huna traditions. He has also studied a variety of other forms of shamanism in his world-wide travels, and his may thus be considered a blended approach. His organization is called Aloha International, and he purportedly was also a member of Long’s organization for a while.

  Find out more at huna.org

• Dr. Rima Morrell maintains an organization called hunalight.com
• Wikipedia entry on Huna contains some lineage information.
• Feel free to add information on additional lineages known to you, or any concerns about errors or omissions in the comments section… E Kala Mai I Au.