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Lāʻau lapaʻau is a traditional medical practice of Native Hawaiians. The Hawaiian words lāʻau and lapaʻau mean vegetation and treat, heal, or cure respectively. [1] This practice involves using native plants, herbs and spirituality to treat ailments and injuries. Traditionally, lāʻau lapaʻau is practiced by Native Hawaiian healers ...
The leading causes of death by percentage for Native Americans and Alaska Natives for 2005. Heart disease accounted for 25% of deaths, cancer 22%, accidents 19%, diabetes 7%, liver disease 6%, suicide 6%, respiratory diseases 6%, stroke 4%, homicide 3%, and influenza and pneumonia 3%. Native Americans share many of the same health concerns as ...
Aloha ʻĀina, which literally means "love of the land", [1] is a central idea of Native Hawaiian thought, cosmology and culture. Aloha ʻāina brings a perspective that pervades many aspects of life. Its ecological and cultural orientations are founded upon a sense of being connected to all living things. This mutuality between all things ...
Partners in Development Foundation (PIDF), an IRS Section 501(c)(3) non-profit public foundation, [1] was incorporated in 1997 in Honolulu, Hawaii.It has established and implemented programs in the areas of education, social services, Hawaiian culture, Hawaiian language, and preservation of more than $1.6 million from the US Department of Education through the Native Hawaiian Education Act.
Terry Shintani (born 1951) is an American physician, nutritionist and author from Hawaii who advocates for whole food plant-based nutrition.Shintani is best known for his books, which include, Eat More, Weigh Less Diet (1993), The Hawaii Diet (2000), The Good Carbohydrate Revolution (2003) and The Peace Diet (2014).
Wellness is a state beyond absence of illness but rather aims to optimize well-being. [2] The notions behind the term share the same roots as the alternative medicine movement, in 19th-century movements in the US and Europe that sought to optimize health and to consider the whole person, like New Thought, Christian Science, and Lebensreform. [3 ...
The traditional Hawaiian religion is a polytheistic animistic religion. Its beliefs encompass the presence of spirits in objects such as the waves and the sky. The Hawaiian religion believes in four gods; Kāne, Kanaloa, Kū, and Lono. Kāne is the God of creation, Kanaloa is the God of the ocean, Ku is the God of war and male pursuits, and ...
Noelani Goodyear-Kaʻōpua is a Kanaka Maoli scholar and educator whose work centers on Native Hawaiian social movements, culture-based education, and energy and food politics. [1] She has published several books concerning the Hawaiian sovereignty movement and Native Hawaiian education initiatives. [1] She is also a co-founder of Hālau Kū ...