"This book is a must for every native practitioner and all those interested in the tradition of lomilomi. Mahalo e Makana. Me ke aloha pumehana."
- Kawaikapuokalani K. Hewett

Acknowledgements

Foreword by Dane Kaohelani Silva, Founding President, Hawaiian Lomilomi Association
Foreword by Robert Noah Calvert, Founder, Massage Magazine, Author, The History of Massage

About This Book
Sources Consulted
Wisdom from the Source
Warnings About Plant Remedies
The Spirit of Plants

Introduction – Lomilomi is More than Massage
The Meaning of the Word “Lomilomi”
Other Names for Physical Therapists
Lomilomi Was Practiced by All
Kahuna and Lomilomi
Kanaka Lomi
Where Treatment Took Place
Clothed or Unclothed?
Gifts and Payment
Native Documentation of Lomilomi
New Remedies and New Diseases
Much Wisdom Has Been Lost
Pleas from the Past for the Future

Pule, Hoo’ponopono, ‘Ai & Pani – Prayer, Reconciliation, Food & Closing
The Prayers of the Kahuna
Ancient Gods and ÿAumakua
Hamoea, Goddess of Massage
Prayer Ritual
Pi Kai – Sprinkling Water
Prayer by Patients
Christian and Contemporary Prayer
Oli & Heluhelu – Chants & Recitations
Hoo’ponopono – Reconciliation & Forgiveness
Food for Body and Spirit
Pani - Closure

Ke Kanaka Lomi – The Massage Therapist
Styles of Lomilomi
Protocols
Massage Strokes
Aloha and Loving Touch
Oils
Lomi Sticks and Stones
Treading
Restorative Massage
Massage as Medicine
Lomilomi Massage Remedies for Common Ailments
A Complete Massage Remedy

Na Kauka Lomilomi & Ha’iha’i iwi – Doctors of Osteopathy & Chiropractic
Physical Therapy
Joint and Spine Manipulation
Lua and Lomilomi
Fractures and Bone Setting
Treatment Away From the Injury
La’au Kahea – The Calling Medicine
Reviving the Dead
Poultices for Bruises, Sprains, Aches and Cuts
Poultice Remedies for Common Ailments
Measured Effectiveness of Lomilomi

Haha, Hahano & ‘O’o – The Arts of Diagnosing & Cleansing
Abdominal Massage for Digestion
Haha – Diagnosing Illness by Palpation
Diagnosis by Observation
Diagnosis with Testing Medicine
Treatment Plans
Cleanses and Purgatives
The Lomilomi
Enemas
Emetics
Bleeding
Cleansing Remedies for Common Ailments
A Complete Cleansing Remedy

Wai ola – Water & Heat Therapies
Warm Baths
Mineral Baths & Vapor Vents
Running Streams
Drinking Water with Hawaiian Salt & ‘Alaea
Sprinkling Water
Steaming with Water
Dry Sweating
Smoking
Smearing Medicine
Warming
Sunning and Sea Bathing
Water and Heat Remedies for Common Ailments
A Complete Water and Heat Remedy

‘Ohana Lomilomi – Family Practice
Pregnancy
Pre-Natal Lomilomi
Childbirth
After Birth
Newborns
Feeding
Body Molding
Strengthening Children’s Bodies
Birth Defects
Childhood Diseases
Family Massage
First Aid Remedies for Common Ailments
First Aid in Practice

Legal History of Lomilomi
Kahuna, Witchcraft and Sorcery Laws
Osteopathy and Chiropractic Laws
Public Health Law
Massage and Lomilomi Law
Written Test
Education Requirement
Massage Apprenticeship
Massage School
Practical Examination
Elimination of Practical Exam
“Grandfather” Clause
Practice at Home
Use of Medicinal Plants – La’au Lapa’au
Beauty Parlor Exemption
Advertising
From Massage to Massage Therapy
Legal Recognition of Native Healers
The Legal Future of Lomilomi

Appendices
Translations of Hawaiian Names for Diseases
Noni and Awa
Pehu (Swelling)
Asthma
Ritual Healings
Massage in the South Pacific
Lomilomi in Pop Culture
Max Freedom Long on Lomilomi
Temple Style
Lomilomi Today
Glossary of Hawaiian Words

Bibliographies

Index

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