tranquility”. In September 1970 they were able to ::set about having that portion of land earmarked for agriculture and our arts-
ana-crafts centre cleared. Hr. Walter Andrade,.. Sr., an artist in
land-shaping, came with his enormous Caterpillar and prepared between five and six acres of our heavily forested land for farming.
That investment amounted to $4,132.36. . . Within three weeks we
had set approximately 300 Hawaiian Solo Papaia (Pawpaw) trees, 200
Bluefield Banana trees, hundreds of native gourd plants of the genus
Pohue (Canavalia sericea), and a hillside of Uala (Colocasia escalente), the Hawaiian staff of life, and an additional two acres of
Bluefields.'We then planted various types of decorative seeds, which are
commercially valuable as well as very necessary to our crafts work,
and this month we will plant more of the 'cloth' plant seedlings,
Mamaki (Pipturus sop) and VJauke, indigenous Paper Mulberry (Brous-
sonetia papyrifera), used for clothing and decorative materials.HEALING HERBS‘As of this writing, we have between two and three dozen types
of precious native herbs planted and in varying stages of growth. As many of our members and friends are aware, we plan ultimately to
have 200 or more lifesaving plants growing and under employment in
our La'au Lapa'au or Herbal Healing program.Our guidance indicates that both La'au Lapa'au and La'au Ka-
hea are to be readily available to all as a service to Kita-Po-Roa,
The Sacred Triumvirate. We will make an extensive report on this
vital aspect of Ho'omana Tahito in a separate paper to be released
early in 1971.’’Here in Kona, winter is an excellent time to plant because of
copious rains. We hope that these gardens, before many months, may
be providing a substantial amount of table fare for all of those
at Kealakekua and Kahanahou, family, live-in students and guests.
And, hopefully, fehey may provide a bit of revenue, too. . . In the
meantime, all of those who come to visit, seek help or share in the
work of Kahanahou shall indeed be welcome by my wife Hualani, our
children Kaala, Kahula and Moani', and by me, at our rambling old
Hawaiian home and workshop in Kealakekua."If you desire to visit, come, but try to advise us three weeks
ahead of time so that nothing may interfere with the pleasure of
your stay. For those who wish to come seeking counselling and/or
remedial prayer, write ahead if you can. However, if the need is
urgent, simply telephone us at Kona 323-3125 (Hawaii Area Code 808),
then come along. We are a non-profit theosophical corporation, registered as such under the State of Hawaii.”Taken from "Kaleo”, Volume 1, No. 1, the quarterly publication
of Koomana Hawaii Ponoi, P0 Box 1075, Kealakekua, Hawaii 96750,
subscription by donation.
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