Practitioners consider Huna one of the original sciences of healing, enlightenment, and personal empowerment.
By some reports, Huna's original name is ho'omana, with ho'o meaning "to make" while mana means "life force", which is similar to ki in Aikido, chi in tai chi, and prana in the Sanskrit language. Together, the term describes empowerment or to empower.
Reportedly, Huna taught ancient Hawaiians how to get in touch with their life force (energy), how to work with this energy, and to appreciate and understand their connection with the environment and others.
Harmony with themselves and the world around them was a way of life for Hawaiians. Huna taught them to use their unconscious mind (unihipili) to release stress and negative emotions. Rather than denying negative emotions or medicating them, they understood that these emotions were a cue to realign, release stress, and regain balance.
Commonly, Huna is attributed to Max Freedom Long, a non-Hawaiian American, who came to Hawaii as an elementary school teacher in 1917. While there, he developed an interest in the religious beliefs and practices of the ancient Kahunas and contemporary practitioners of traditional Hawaiian religion, which also dealt with matters of health and well-being.
Long left Hawaii in 1931 disheartened, as none of the ceremonial people would talk to him. In 1934, he reportedly had a revelation that the secrets he sought were embedded into the Hawaiian language itself.
With this as a basis, he wrote his first book on the subject in 1936. However, detractors insist that no accepted Hawaiian sources reference "Huna" as an esoteric learning tradition.
In 1954, Long founded Huna Research, and published The Secret Science at Work as a Huna textbook. His 1965 book, The Huna Codes in Religions, discusses parallels between his system and religions such as Buddhism, Christianity, and Hinduism.
Long believed that the system that he discovered was not just about Hawaiian spirituality, but that it also had ties to ancient Egypt and India. Long's Huna system also links to Theosophy, New Thought, and Christian Science movements. There are also similarities to various energy healing systems.
Later Huna practitioners placed Huna among the New Age movements, even associating the practice with aliens from the Pleiades, who were remnants of the mythical civilizations of Mu and Lemuria. Other contemporary Huna practitioners have associated the practice with New Age interpretations of chakras, vortexes, and ley lines.
The seven principles of Huna are:
- Ike: The world is what you think it is.
- Kala: There are no limits; everything is possible.
- Makia: Energy flows where attention goes.
- Manawa: Now is the moment of power.
- Aloha: To love is to be happy with.
- Mana: All power comes from within.
- Pono: Effectiveness is the measure of truth.
Recommended Resources
Created by Tad James, the form of Huna described here is said to be the Huna of Kuauhaoali'i, Daddy Bray, Poppa Bray, and Taneo Sands Kumalae, as well as the late John Kalmikaua and Uncle George Lanakilakeikiahiali'i Naope. General information about the Hawaiian tradition is set forth, including the lineage, and definitions of basic and advanced Huna, with diagrams, textual information, and definitions, as well as the roles of meditation, chanting, and symbols. Graduate testimonials are posted.
https://www.ancienthuna.com/
Dr. James became a Master Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) at the age of 13, and a Master Trainer at 29. He holds an MA in Organizational Management and a Ph.D. in Integrative Health Psychology. He studied Huna from Uncle George Na'ope, and received the gift of carrying on one of the ancient lineages of Huna, the Bray Family lineage, from Hawaiian elders. Scheduled events are posted here, along with an informational blog. Books and videos are available for purchase.
https://www.drmatt.com/
Owned by Dr. Matt James, Empowerment Incorporated has developed techniques that merge psychological and neurological sciences with ancient Hawaiian spiritual teachings to create instant rapport with others, process information and communicate more dynamically, and overcome procrastination, depression, and phobias. Arguments as to why these methods work are given, and a schedule of live workshops, online courses, and memberships are available. Informational articles are included.
https://empowermentinc.com/
Huna is the Western label given to the ancient healing and spiritual shamanism of the ancient Hawaiians. This training program, led by Matt James, specializes in the teachings of Huna as the knowledge and Hawaiian lineage were passed down to Dr. James and his family. Dr. James and other teachers within the program are introduced, and Empowerment, Incorporated, the training division of Advanced Neuro Dynamics, which operates under the direction of Dr. James, is highlighted.
https://www.huna.com/
This resource on Huna is focused largely on the teachings of Serge Kahili King and includes links to several of his teaching videos on Youtube, as well as articles on the practice by Serge King, Pete Dalton, Stewart Blackburn, and Jim Fallon. Other resources include more than five hundred articles on Huna, healing, and related topics, translation of Huna wisdom into thirty languages, and information about its weekly Healing Circle on the island of Kauai. Healings may be requested or sent.
https://www.huna.org/
The Huna Store, maintained by Serge King, includes books, audio, video, and other products related to Huna, Hawaiian culture, and related practices, philosophies, and health systems. Home study courses include a Hawaiian Huna Shaman course, an Huna teacher training course, a Kahili healing course, the Dynamind course, an Earth Energies course, the Kupono Process, and others. Huna technique guides and Huna poster sets may be purchased, and some free items may be downloaded.
https://www.huna.net/
