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  kupua   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Many Hawaiian kupuas are considered as gods having a double body, sometimes appearing as a man and sometimes in an animal, vegetal, or mineral form.
Mamala the surf-rider was a chiefess of kupua character.
In an old Honolulu legend, a kupua who is a dog-man overthrows the government of Kahanai and becomes the ruling power between Nuuanu Valley and the sea.
www.yourencyclopedia.net /kupua.html   (433 words)

  
 WHAT IS HUNA?
Kupua is another Hawaiian word and it refers to a specialized healer who works with the powers of the mind and the forces of nature.
The understanding of Huna described here comes from the kupua family Kahili from the island of Kauai, through Serge Kahili King, an adopted grandson of that family who was trained in the kupua tradition.
A kupua ("shaman") does not have a fixed set of beliefs and uses those traditions he or she perceives as having value in the present moment.
www.hawaiian.net /~larryw/html/huna.html   (603 words)

  
 Hawaiian Mythology: Part Four. Heroes and Lovers in Fiction: XXXIII. The Kana Legend
KANA, the stretching kupua, is the hero of a number of local legends explaining gashes in the contour of an island, or markings like a footprint in the rocks, or displacement of rock ledges as in some convulsion of nature.
His kupua son Niheu fails also in bush-pulling and canoe-building tests, but his son Kana merely scratches about in the sand and a double canoe called Kaumueli is ready to set sail.
A kupua champion like Kana is represented with the powers of stretching to the heavens and terrifying by his gaze.
www.sacred-texts.com /pac/hm/hm35.htm   (4689 words)

  
 UH Press: Books and Journals published by the University of Hawaii Press
Once in Old Hawaii, in the days when anything was possible, supernatural kupua roamed the islands, challenging kings and chiefs, tricking men, women, and boys.
Others are of kupua with extraordinary powers like Kana, who could stretch himself as tall as a palm tree, as slender as a bamboo, as thin as a morning glory vine, as fine as a spider web.
And there are men with rare and special weapons, such as Ka-ui-lani, whose talking spear could pick the winner of a cock fight before the birds were even in the ring.
www.uhpresshawaii.com /cart/shopcore?db_name=uhpress&page=shop/flypage&product_sku=0-8248-1076-7   (390 words)

  
 The Adventurer's Quest: Inner Powers of Hawaiian Healing
Perhaps the most important book written about Huna kupua- the ancient Polynesian system for health and inner transformation, The Adventurer's Quest brings your own "hidden" powers for love, health and success to the forefront, combined with a fresh perspective on spirituality that integrates easily to all walks of life.
The kupua never works alone, but with the spirits of all that are involved in the healing process.
Huna kupua, often called a shamanic tradition, conveys the importance of flexibility in its practice.
www.paulwaters.com /advqstpg.htm   (690 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
They were born in non-human form, either as an egg which developed into a monstrous creature, or as a plant or inanimate object.
Tales about them are concern with how they slew monsters, rescued maidens, defeated rivals and even disputing with the gods in all sorts of games of skill, riddling competitions and trials of strength.
The most famous stretching kupua of Hawaii was Kana, who was born in the form of a rope and brought up by his grandmother, Uli.
www.pacificmythology.augury.co.uk /hawaii/hawaii_kupua.htm   (258 words)

  
 huna_kupua
The understanding of Huna described here comes from the kupua tradition of the Kahili family from the island of Kauai, through Serge Kahili King, who was adopted as the grandson of Joseph Kahili and trained in his tradition.
A third set of assumptions coming from the kupua tradition divides all experience into four levels or frameworks of beliefs about reality which can be summarized as follows:
The kupua (Hawaiian shaman) learns to move in and out of these realities in order to change experience more effectively.
www.meta-religion.com /Spiritualism/Shamanism/huna_kupua.htm   (208 words)

  
 EKF :: Puke No'eau :: Pipipi
Ho‘ā‘o ‘o Kamapua‘a e ho‘one‘e i ke kupua, akā, ‘a‘ole i hiki ke hele a kokoke ma muli o nā niho o ia Unauna.
No laila, ho‘omaka‘u ‘o ia i ke kupua i komo loa ‘o ia i loko o kona pūpū.
Huli ‘o ia i kahi o ka lā a ‘ike ‘o ia i kekahi kupua pipipi nunui e pale ana i nā kukuna o ka lā.
www.edithkanakaolefoundation.org /projects/kumulipo/akahi/32-pipipi.htm   (626 words)

  
 huna
According to Kupua tradition there are 4 distinct platforms of experience of belief systems.
The “Kupua” (Hawaiian Shaman) gets experience in moving in and out of these truths in order to establish a more effective experience.
Also a “Kupua” is trained in the awareness of all the 4 selves and harmonize our “Kane”, “Lono”, “Ku”, with “Kanola” so as to achieve, by this blending of the selves, an abundant flow of vitalized and vibrating energy into our day-to-day routine!
www.hunainfo.com /assumptions.html   (210 words)

  
 Reiki Classes
Reiki Master-Teachers, Kupua Claudette Knox and Gena Wilson, LCSW, have tailored their Reiki course levels to meet the standards of the Original Japanese Reiki Society founded by Master Mikao Usui.
Kupua Claudette Knox has been a Reiki Master-Teacher for seven years and has taught Reiki classes with Gena Wilson, LSCW for five years.
In addition, Claudette is a Kupua Shaman (trained by Serge Kahili King author of “Urban Shaman” and “Kahuna Healing”; a Professional Intuitive (Aumakua Cards and Palmistry) and a former Lomi-Lomi Massage Practitioner.
www.inspiredbyangels.com /reiki_classes.htm   (130 words)

  
 hee   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Berkeley is the narrator, he'e kupua, and 'Ai'ai
The he`e shoved himself through the water and stood up and was as large as an entire village and gurgled.
He`e: You dare challenge the great He`e Kupua, now you shall die(then he`e swung his leg at kaleo, kaleo ducked but the he`e hit kaleo on the top of his head it hurt a little but kaleo was still alive kaleo then threw a spear at he`e but he`e says.
www.epiphany-hi.org /KIB/hee.html   (750 words)

  
 XXIV. Lepe-A-Moa
The spear replied: "That is one of your ancestors, a kupua.
Thus she was what the ancient legends called kupua, or a person having both human and animal powers.
Maui-nui had a kupua, a rooster, which was one of the ancestors of Kauilani's family, but was very cruel and destructive.
www.sacred-texts.com /pac/hloh/hloh28.htm   (8472 words)

  
 Honolulu Star-Bulletin Features
Baker and director Harry Wong III seem to have assumed that most people likely to be interested in seeing "Kupua" in its world premiere run at Kumu Kahua understand conversational Hawaiian and are familiar with local English slang as well.
However, taken simply as a bawdy physical comedy with a Hawaiian setting, "Kupua" is slow-moving in places but hilariously entertaining over all.
Cultural information in the playbill would have been valuable in clarifying why Ka'upena's revenge requires the various procedures that follow, but as with "Ka 'Enuhe," the comic action of the story takes precedence over the cultural context and the battle is an entertaining one.
starbulletin.com /2001/03/23/features/story9.html   (853 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
In these legends, it was said that the gods and sorcerers (kupua) possessed not one, but many bodies, and could transfer their essence between these bodies as circumstances warranted.
One body could sometimes be shared by several kupua, and a single kupua might have several bodies of each type.
Circling and chanting continue for 10-15 minutes, at the end of which all sit down in a circle as close to the ice as possible.
www.necronomi.com /magic/chaoticism/cloudeye.txt   (457 words)

  
 EKF :: Puke No'eau :: Ha‘uke‘uke
Iā ia e huaka‘i ana i nā Kūkuluokahiki e hui pū me kāna wahine mua ‘o Kaiha‘akūlou, ua ‘ike ‘o ia i ke kupua ‘o Unauna.
Huli ‘o ia i kahi o ka lā a ‘ike ‘o ia i kekahi kupua Hā‘uke‘uke nunui e pale ana i nā kukuna o ka lā.
No laila i ho‘opuka ai ‘o Kamapua‘a i ka pūpū o ia Hā‘uke‘uke a hiki aku ‘o ia i ka i‘o momona o ke kupua.
www.edithkanakaolefoundation.org /projects/kumulipo/akahi/23-haukeuke.htm   (780 words)

  
 Search Magusbooks
Huna kupua is an ancient tradition using the powers of the mind and the forces of Nature to effect change in one's health and relationship to other people and the environment.
It is not a secret to be withheld from another, but an inner understanding of the powers of the mind and the forces of Nature.
The kupua tradition reveals these secrets for harmonizing your relationships with all people, places and things.
www.magusbooks.com /catalog/searchxhtml/detail_1890850144   (472 words)

  
 Huna Kupua
Kupua is another Hawaiian word that refers to a specialized healer who works with the powers of the mind and the forces of nature -- a "shaman" to some.
The Core Self (Kanaloa), is the function of will, motivated by experience, and uses confidence.
A third set of principles from the Kupua tradition divides all experience into four levels of belief about reality:
www.angelwind.com /huna/huna.html   (165 words)

  
 The Serene Dragon : Polynesia - Mo-o / Kupua   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
“ ‘These [Mo-o] dragons were known also as Kupuas, or mysterious characters, who could appear as animals, or human beings, according to their wish.
The saying was, “ Kupuas have a strange double body!” ‘ ".
In Hawaii, two dragons were living in a river and were called "the moving boards" because they made a bulge across the river.
www.theserenedragon.net /Tales/polynesia-moo.html   (76 words)

  
 100%FRUIT
It contains iron, potassium, calcium, vitamins A and C. It fights colds, promotes healthy gums, strong blood vessels and has a positive effect in the prevention of bleeding.
The exotic taste of the kupua comes straight from the Amazon jungle.
Thick and rich in aroma and flavour, kupua is from the same family tree of the cocoa.
100percentfruit.com.au /fruits.htm   (1725 words)

  
 United Communities of Spirit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
I have been studying and practicing Huna Kupua for the past 30 years.
Huna Kupua is an ancient Hawaiian shamanistic teaching of knowledge, healing, and power.
Description: This site is dedicated to the study and practice of Huna, an ancient Polynesian system of knowledge, healing, and power.
origin.org /UCS/profile.cfm?uid=114539   (75 words)

  
 Healing/Consultations & Initiation Attunements   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Khemetic (Ancient Egyptian) Healer Initiation - Will infuse your energy with Khemetic symbols to balance, purify and connect to the Guidance of the Neteru (Gods and Goddesses) and the powerful, protective healing energy of the Goddess Sekhmet.
Kupua (Hawaiian Shaman) Healer Distance Initiation - Will infuse your energy with sacred ancient Hawaiian symbols and principals, with the powerful purification energy of the Goddess Pele.
Ama Deus Shamanic Healer Initiation - Allows you to connect to the ancient healing energy and guidance of the Guarani Indians of the Amazon.
www.holisticawareness.org /id13.html   (651 words)

  
 Cloud Eye   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
This rite is loosely based upon a belief found in Hawaiian legends.
The aim of this working is to transfer perception to another body -- in this case, the Cloud body.
In the Hawaiian legends, this was the name of the kupua of the cloud people.
www.autonomatrix.org /guild/corpus/cloudeye.htm   (379 words)

  
 Huna Kupua Mailing List   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
I may also be willing to travel to your location to help you resolve conflicts on a group level.
If you would like PRIVATE TEACHING in the ways of Huna Kupua, please click on the e-mail icon below or call (408) 771-9680.
Private teaching is done in person and by appointment only.
home.comcast.net /~kcdavison/page7/page7.htm   (181 words)

  
 Kupua | TutorGig.co.uk - The Tutorial Website   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
legend, a kupua who is a dog man overthrows the government of Kahanai and become..." >Kupua, Kupua" >Polynesian mythology, Kupua.
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www.tutorgig.co.uk /searchweb.jsp?keywords=Kupua   (189 words)

  
 Traditions of Maunalua: Ko'olaupoko: Stories of an Ancient Island: Asia-Pacific Digital Library
Makapu'u was a female kupua who came to O'ahu with the famous voyaging priest Pa'ao: "Kupua after kupua from the different islands joined the company.
One was Makapu'u after whom Makapu'u Point on O'ahu was named; another was her sister 'Ihi'ihi-lauakea, for whom a hill near Koko Head was named; and the little hunchbacked Malei is still to be seen in the shape of a stone near the lighthouse at Makapu'u.
(Sterling and Summers 258-259) Malei is also said to be a rock kupua, a relative of Pele, who came to Hawai'i from Kahiki with Pele (Pukui Folktales of Hawai'i 21).
apdl.kcc.hawaii.edu /~oahu/stories/koolaupoko/makapuu.htm   (1201 words)

  
 The Honolulu Advertiser | Island Life
opua Baker’s "Kupua: Two Traditional Hawaiian Stories of Shape-Shifters" at 8 p.m.
The play, enlivened by vigorous hula and gnashing chant, is formed of a collection of sensuous folk tales focusing on one of the lesser known of Hawaiian mythological traditions: magical shape-shifting spirits called kupua who inhabited the forms of animals by day and human erotic partners by night.
The play was commissioned by Kumu Kahua, the Island theater group that stages plays about life in Hawai
the.honoluluadvertiser.com /2001/Mar/06/36islandlife13.html   (117 words)

  
 Huna Courses, Counseling and Personal Power with Paul Waters
Here, the world is what you think it is, and you can learn to bring new dreams into being, using a system known as Huna Kupua.
Your field is the unlimited universe, and your rules make up the game.
Two years in the writing, it is a guide to let you practice Hawaiian Huna kupua healing methods wherever you are, with instant results.
www.paulwaters.com   (358 words)

  
 Samoa Chat Message Forum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Aight, next kupua but a big pusa apa-pilikaki fo' Fipe
Mar 16 2004, 06:36 PM :)Yes oooohhhhwwweeeeee dat was the right answer...Malo lava fai kupua....
leai la, ou ke le makea akuga lou kupua..ua fai kele siga dangerous o lou kupua!!..e vave ga fire oe i lou fai riddle fa'apegei!!..*LOL*..but juss a wild guess..iz it da elephantz a$$ wea u was stuck in and i was callin' fo' u?(foxy_laydee fa'aumu-ing inside)..CHOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOO!!..se malo lava ((dm94)) fai mea ofo!!
www.samoachat.com > xXx mAkE mAh KuPuA xXx - !http: //www.samoachat.com/lofiversion/index.php/t327154.html   (771 words)

  
 Don't Drink the Water (Without Reading This Book); A'o, Lono Kahuna Kupua; Paperback; World Retail Store - English Books
English Books > Family, Home And Practical Interests > Food & Drink / Cookery > Beverages > Non - Alcoholic Beverages > Don't Drink the Water (Without Reading This Book)
The Essential Guide to Our Contaminated Drinking Water and What You Can Do About It A'o, Lono Kahuna Kupua
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www.worldretailstore.com /item/BE-0962888249.html   (237 words)

  
 Lono Kahuna Kupua A o
Don t Drink the Water [Without Reading This Book]: The Essential Guide to Our Contaminated Drinking Water and What You Can Do about It
Lono Kahuna Kupua A o Sue Tinkle Tom Grignon David Harp Lew Pence Paige Mooy
cahuna cupua ono lno loo lon lonokahuna ahuna khuna kauna kahna kahua kahun o kahunakupua upua kpua kuua kahuna kupa kupu kupuaa ao a lono kupua
www.rarebooksfinder.com /149171_lono-kahuna-kupua-a-o.html   (150 words)

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