by Kumu Mālia Ko’i’ulaokawaolehua Helelā
ʻĀina, By Naiʻa Lewis
“As humans, we are sustained by the natural world, as we are nature. Sun and rain are key ingredients but so is the light of the moon which provides us life-giving vibration, and channel the light of the sun in a unique way that guides in the darkness of our nights.”
— Naiʻa Lewis
Hawaiians recognize the gravitational power of the moon.
Hina, the goddess of the moon, is Ka-wahine-umeume;
the woman who draws,
entices
and attracts.
The moon draws the tides and affects the flow of magma.
She even moves the sap in the plants.
The Hawaiian lunar calendar has names and wisdom for each phase of the cycle. The days following the Full Moon are known as the Medicine Moons called Lāʻau.
This is the time of harvest.
The time when the active constituents are drawn to the leaf tips.
This is when the flow of life is at its fullest.
So that is when they are harvested.
What is being drawn forth in you dear one as the moon flows? And pulls your gifts forth into the world? What is pouring from your heart now?
As the ocean lifts her shimmering face in reply to the moon’s call. As the sap flows rich with medicine. As the magma rises and flows onward.
Blessings for the full moon to you my friends. 
With warm aloha,
Kumu Mālia Ko’i’ulaokawaolehua Helelā
Write to Kumu Mālia and learn more about her work and offerings through her traditional hula hālau, or school, named Nā Hula Ola Aloha here: https://stillandmovingcenter.com/malia-helela/
| Mālia Ko’i’ulaokawaolehua Helelā :: Kupuna Wisdom Keeper & Contributing Author:: Mālia Ko’i’ulaokawaolehua Helelā strives to live a life of grace. Her hula hālau, or school, named Nā Hula Ola Aloha, meets at Still & Moving Center. Completing her ‘ūniki under Kumu Hula Puluelo Park in 2002, she now teaches hula and oli to a wide range of students, from infants and toddlers to elders, kupuna. Mālia studied oli (traditional Hawaiian chanting) under Kumu Hula John Keola Lake. |
| Nai’a Lewis :: Contributing Artist :: Naiʻa was born and raised in Hawaiʻi. Her mission is to develop and share products, tools, and experiences that empower people and communities, and increase our creative-capacity and ability to be self-reflective and solutions-oriented. Her inspiration is fed by a singular vision –– a global community co-creating, stewarding and thriving within a loving and inclusive world. Website: https://naialewis.design IG: @_naialewis |