ʻAHA
Re-lashing our relationship to honua...
one season at a time
Upcoming ʻaha...
ʻAha Hoʻākua Lāhui Manu
Ahuimanu & the bird people are back for another super duper season of ceremony...and we canʻt wait for you to come flock with us;)
We get together each Anahulu or 10 day cycle over the next 120 days & we would LOVE your company.
Times for ʻaha do shift as the days get longer. ʻAha will be between sunrise and a couple hours before sunset. Please sign up each month to participate in person or online LIVE.
July: 17
ʻAha throughout the year...
Here are some of the other seasonal ʻaha that Hālau ʻŌhiʻa & Lonoa Honua host!
Ao Polohiwa a Kāne
Summer Solstice
June
Piko I Ākea
Spring & Fall Equinoxes
March & September
Keaweaweʻula a Kanaloa
Winter Solstice
December
ʻAha Ola I Ke Au a Kanaloa
Remembering our KANA-LOA, the long cord that binds
Starts when the koholā (humpback whales) arrive in Hawaiʻi
ʻAha Moanonuikalehua
The blooming of lehua as they seed the next generation of our forest
At the start of lehua blooming season
ʻAha Hoʻākua Lāhui Manu
Sending out a pulse of vitality to all of our manu-people
At the start of forest bird fledging & middle of ocean/coastal bird fledging?
In our mountains, forests, perhaps even our backyards, the manu (bird people) are entering into their fledging season. The time when young manu are beginning to stretch their wings to leave the nest for the first time.
Through these ʻaha, we aim to re-member, re-lash, and re-affirm our ties, our bond to our most ancient "kanaka o ka mauna, kanaka o ka ulu lāʻau" these are the bird people. Join us to celebrate the longevity, vitality, and resilience of our most ancient land ancestors, the poʻe manu~native birds
Sign up to participate in online or in-person ʻAHAWhat are seasonal ʻaha?
And why do we do them?
ʻAha are ceremonies timed around specific shifts in the Hawaiʻi environment that spark a particular natural phenomenon, like: Ke Ao Polohiwa a Kāne (Summer solstice - coral spawning), Kaʻi Koholā (the migration of whales), Ka hiki Kōlea (when the kōlea birds arrive), Pūnana Manu (nesting), Mōhala Lehua (lehua blooming) and on and on and on...
I bet you and your kids could think of lots of season shifts and seasonal happenings in your area!
In the seasonal ʻaha or ceremonies, the main thing we want to generate is I.o.A. or Intentions of Aloha for nature, for humans and all of our more-than-human relations all around you, in Hawaiʻi, and in the world.
WHY? Simply because we depend on nature to sustain us... and so sending a generous pulse of aloha and thanks seems to be a good gift back to the wind, the trees, the ocean, the fish, the mammals, and the soil, the sun, lehua, and the ʻiʻiwi.
Come! Join us whether or not you know the chants and dances.
WHAT MATTERS is that attuning to nature in this way makes you feel joyful!
Iʻll be sharing more about the our ʻaha on Lonoa Honuaʻs social media, so be sure to follow @LonoaHonua to hear more!
