Big Island Healing Arts

03/29/2026

Spending time with kūpuna
feels like being gently held in loving hands.

While I pull weeds,
my children learn so much from Aunty Luana
and I find space to share, reflect, and receive guidance.

Before I knew it,
Fridays had become my time for healing.

This Friday reminded me
this is what it truly means to be healed.

02/24/2026

Today was our rescheduled Kīpuka Weeding Day after last Friday’s heavy rain.

A lomilomi student visiting from Japan joined us and helped care for the medicenal plants together. We started at 8:30 in the morning, and just as we were about to head home around noon, my car battery died. My husband had to come all the way from Hilo to rescue us, so we ended up spending the entire day at Kīpuka continuing the garden work.

Even so, when I looked back at the medicinal garden from the gate before leaving, it somehow looked as if nothing had been pulled at all!

Kumu Dane’s haumāna it’s your turn! We’re waiting for you 🌿
Mahalo nui e Aunty Luana!!

02/14/2026

Aloha Friday! Kīpuka weeding day 🌿

Aunty Luana taught my son how to repot a moringa today. Grateful for these small moments of learning from the ʻāina and from our kūpuna. 🌱

01/31/2026

I’m grateful to be involved in Kumu Dane’s project at Kīpuka Farmacy .

I was given the garden key 🔑, and Fridays will be our garden care day with my boy.
We’ll be spending time caring for the medicinal plants little by little, with respect and aloha.

If anyone feels like joining us for some easy weeding, fresh air, and time in the garden, you’re very welcome.

Kumu Dane の遺したKīpuka Farmacy のプロジェクトに関わらせていただけることになり、ガーデンの鍵🔑をお預かりし、これからは毎週金曜日をお手入れの日にする事に決めました。
敬意とアロハの気持ちを込めて息子と少しずつ薬草のお世話をしていく予定です。

もし、気分転換に雑草抜きや、外の空気を感じながらガーデンで過ごしたい方がいたら、ぜひご一緒してください。

#ロミロミ

01/21/2026

Mahalo nui loa 🙏🙇‍♀️

PIʻIHONUA

Moanikeʻala is a lush garden owned by Laron Kageyama and his wife, Yumiko. They have been pouring their heart and soul into revitalizing this once famous garden that had been left untouched for years. Everyday they work to bring this garden back to life. One day at a time, they continue to push back the encroaching forest around their home.

This is where the kāhili kī caught my eye and inspired this new layout. As other plants began to surround the garden, the kāhili kī stood tall and strong, continuing to rise forth. The name given to this design, Piʻihonua, honors the ahupuaʻa where the garden grows and especially to Laron and Yumiko, for everything they have gone through
to keep this extraordinary garden alive.

Piʻihonua Button Up Aloha Shirt- Berry/Titanium/Dove

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