Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 13, Number 6, 1 June 1996 — OHA Update [ARTICLE]

OHA Update

Lomilomi workshop Pālama Settlement and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs will be co-sponsoring a second free workshop at Pālama Settlement Dining Hall. The workshop, on the traditional healing art lomilomi, will be hosted by Aunty Margaret Machado, a world renowned Hawaiian lomilomi master.

It is scheduled to be held Wednesday, June 19 at 6:30. Machado was trained by her aunt Elizabeth Kai'opua when she was young and received her formal training in the early 1970s. She has taught over 1,000 students and continues to teach at her home in Ke'ei Beach on the Big Island. She is assisted by her daughter and her husband. Machado believes and teaches that lomilomi is a "praying work." Her motto is: "Touching

the body with a loving touch." By this she means that if your hands are gentle and loving, your patient will feel the sincerity of your heart. If you are interested in attending the workshop contact Verna Keyes at 845-3945.