Ka Māno Wai is dedicated to the mo`olelo (stories) of fourteen
esteemed kumu loea (expert teachers) who are knowledge keepers of
cultural ways. Kamana`opono M. Crabbe, Linda Kaleo`okalani Paik,
Eric Michael Enos, Claire Ku`uleilani Hughes, Sarah Patricia
`Ilialoha Ayat Keahi, Jonathan Kay Kamakawiwo`ole Osorio, Lynette
Ka`opuiki Paglinawan, Sharon Leina`ala Bright, Keola
Kawai`ula`iliahi Chan, Charles "Sonny" Kaulukukui III, Jerry
Walker, Gordon "`Umi" Kai, Melody Kapilialoha MacKenzie, and Kekuni
Blaisdell are renowned authorities in specialty areas of cultural
practice that draw from ancestral `ike (knowledge). They are also
our mentors, colleagues, friends, and family. Their stories educate
us about maintaining and enhancing our well-being through ancestral
cosmography and practices such as mana(spiritual, supernatural, or
divine power), mālama kūpuna (care for elders and ancestors),
`āina momona (fruitful land and ocean), `ōlelo Hawai`i (Hawaiian
language), ho`oponopono (conflict resolution), lā`au lapa`au
(Hawaiian medicinal plants), lomilomi (massage), and lua (Hawaiian
art of fighting). The trio of authors’ own dedicated cultural
work in the community and their deep respect for Hawaiian
worldviews and storytelling created the space for the intimate,
illuminating conversations with the kumu loea that serve as the
foundation of the larger mo`olelo told in this book. With
appreciation for the relational aspect of Native Hawaiian culture
that links people, spirituality, and the environment, beautifully
nuanced photographic portraits of the kumu loea were taken in
places uniquely meaningful to them. The title of this book, Ka
Māno Wai: The Source of Life, has multilayered meanings: In the
same manner that water sustains life, ancestral practices retain
history, preserve ways of being, inform identity, and provide
answers for health and social justice. This collection of life
stories celebrates and perpetuates kanaka values and reveals
ancestral solutions to challenges confronting present and future
generations. Nourishing connections to the past—as Ka Māno Wai
does—helps to build a future of wellness. All who are committed
to `ike, healing, and community will find inspiration and guidance
in these varied yet intertwined legacies.
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