ʻAHA
Re-lashing our relationship to honua...
one season at a time
Upcoming ʻaha...
ʻAha Moananuikalehua
May 16 (new date!)
Have you noticed tufts of crimson on the ʻōhiʻa in your yard? Heading into work? On your last hike? Moano ka lehua is when the lehua becomes red, when they bloom, and it is beginning!
What better time to send a pulse of aloha to our ʻōhiʻa, the foundation of our forests. Whether we see them in our neighborhood or not, they are there, gathering water into our aquifers, providing food and shelter for our manu relatives and much more! Come attune to the season and send a pulse of aloha to the lehua as they burst forth to seed the next generation of our forests.
What 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!
ʻAha throughout the year...
Here are some of the other seasonal ʻaha that we 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
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