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HOLISTIC HONU WELLNESS CENTER

malama kou kuleana
huli ka lima i lalo

perpetuating the Hawaiian culture through education and healing

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ABOUT US

Welcome to the Holistic Honu Wellness Center—a place of healing and cultural preservation, established with a deep commitment to promoting harmony and well-being. Since November 24, 2004, and receiving our 501(c)(3) status in February 2006, we have proudly served as a California not-for-profit healing center, devoted to upholding and sharing the wisdom of the Hawaiian culture through education and healing.

At the Holistic Honu Wellness Center, we firmly believe that true health and well-being can only be achieved when we address the spiritual, mental, and emotional aspects of an individual. This holistic approach, passed down by our ancestors, forms the foundation of our mission to create lokahi, or harmony, in the lives of those we serve.

Our range of cultural healing services is designed to honor and preserve the rich traditions of the Hawaiian people. We offer hoʻoponopono/counseling to bring about reconciliation and balance, laʻau kahea/prayers and chants to uplift and heal, laʻau lapaʻau/herbal therapy to harness the natural remedies of the land, and lomilomi/touch therapy to restore physical and spiritual alignment. While our program focus is on benefiting Native Hawaiians, it has always been our unwavering policy to extend our services to all individuals seeking education and healing.

The roots of the Holistic Honu Wellness Center run deep, stemming from the vision of our senior Kupuna or Elder Council members. Their dedication to preserving and revitalizing Native Hawaiian traditional healing has guided us throughout our history. In response to the needs of our community, we evolved to provide medical intervention and palliative care, addressing the health disparities faced by Native Hawaiians. Emphasizing health literacy, we have developed programs to address these crucial issues, further supporting the well-being of our community.

Our main office in Berkeley, California, offers therapeutic massage and traditional healing services, but that's not all. We take immense pride in our comprehensive education program in Native Hawaiian Healing Arts and Hula. Our courses delve into Hawaiian culture, history, language, rituals, and protocols, ensuring that these valuable traditions continue to thrive. Our instructors have undergone traditional instruction and training, successfully completing traditional graduation protocols, guaranteeing that the knowledge shared is authentic and true to our heritage.

Whether you're seeking healing, education, or a deeper connection with the Hawaiian culture, we warmly invite you. The Holistic Honu Wellness Center is here to embrace all individuals on their journey to well-being and enlightenment. Step into our cultural preservation and healing sanctuary, and let us walk this path of harmony together.

EDUCATION PROGRAM

Our 4-tiered Educational program offers instruction on Traditional Hawaiian Healing Arts.
The Holistic Honu Wellness Center is a National Certification Board of Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) Board Approved Continuing Education Provider.  All our courses are approved for continuing education hours.

HAWAIIAN HEALING ARTS

Level One:
Fundamentals of Hawaiian Health Practices

HAWAIIAN HEALING ARTS

Lomilomi Massage

Our award winning Level One - Fundamentals of Hawaiian Health Practices course is designed to integrate the study and perpetuation of Hawaiian health practices through a language arts curriculum based on traditional Hawaiian stories. The curriculum addresses the intellectual, social, emotional, physical, and cultural practices of health and is a proven valuable cultural competency program for medical health professionals and community practitioners.

Our Lomilomi Massage program is a rigorous massage series designed to provide students and practitioners with a better understanding of Lomilomi and Traditional Hawaiian Healing Arts. this program is NOT designed to compete with other Lomilomi programs, but to ENHANCE other programs - it is for those who want to explore more of this practice than just the body work.

HAWAIIAN HEALING ARTS

Level Two:
Apprenticeship

Our Level Two - Apprenticeship program is a three year externship and student mentor program. It is from within our Level Two program where we offer much of our Traditional Healing services to the general public through faculty supervised student clinics. When it comes to payment or fee-schedules, we follow the old protocol of hoʻokupu/tribute.

HAWAIIAN HEALING ARTS

Level Three:
Teacher Training

Our Level Three - Traditional Healing Instructor Program, is where master instructors conduct a series of workshops; each workshop is five days in duration located in Hawaii to better connect budding student teachers with an all encompassing view of what it means to carry this healing tradition forward.

COMPANION ANIMALS

Integrative Services

This program provides services and education in massage, hydrotherapy, aromatherapy, and plant medicines for companion animals.

HULA

Hula Kahiko

Our hula program operates under
Halau Pa Hula Maikikalikolaua'eokalani

Our classes are offered periodically throughout the year.  Contact us if you are interested in attending any of our classes.

SERVICES

Our workshops and treatments can be held at our locations or yours. 
Contact us if you have any questions or if would like for us to bring any of these services to you

TREATMENTS

Therapeutic Massage

Lomilomi Massage

Traditional Healing

Hydrotherapy

We offer massage and Hawaiian Traditional Healing treatments at our location at

1611 San Pablo Ave., Suite #1

 Berkeley, California 94702  

60 minutes - $120

90 minutes - $180

SPECIALITY WORKSHOPS

Hawaiian Kapa

Hula

Hawaiian Traditional Healing

 - Lomilomi

 - La'au Lapa'au

 - Ho'oponopono

 - Hydrotherapy

We regularly produce speciality workshops throughout the US all year long. 

Check our calendar for details!!

CANINE SERVICES

Therapeutic Massage
Hydrotherapy

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HULA

Pa Hula Maikikalikolaua'eokalani

Information on our hula program can be found on the halau website

INSTRUCTORS

KAWAIKAPUOKALANI HEWETT

Master Instructor
Hula and Healing Arts

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DANIEL HO

Master Instructor
Ukulele

Daniel Ho Creations

Los Angeles, California

DALANI TANAHY

Master Instructor
Hawaiian Kapa

Kapa Hawaii, LLC

Makaha, Hawaii

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SUZI KO

Lead Instructor
Hawaiian Healing Arts
Companion Animals

MICHAEL MACDOUGALL

Lead Instructor
Hula
Chanting

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JASON ARIMOTO

Instructor
Ukulele

U-Space Ukuleles

Los Angeles, California

OLIVIA HAGEMAN

Instructor
Lomilomi

Menari Body Works

Mankato, Minnesota

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CONTACT US

Get in touch with the Holistic Honu Wellness Center to learn more about our work and find out how to donate.
We appreciate your support!

Main Office & Treatments:

1611 San Pablo Avenue, Suite #1

Berkeley, California 94702

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(916) 416-0491

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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COMING SOON
Lomilomi Classes
Monthly Wellness Workshops
Hawaiian Kapa Workshops

Puniu & 'Uli'uli Making Workshops

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