Posted by Virginia on July 28, 1997 at 06:30:50:
In Reply to: "Huna" is not a Hawaiian "religion" posted by Bill Taylor on July 16, 1997 at 20:42:24:
Do you know anything abou the Spiritual Unfoldment Network which teaches "Huna". I am thinking of taking courses through them and wanted to know if you'd heard of them.
Thank you. Virginia
: Aloha kakou,
: I wholeheartedly support the study of Hawaiian spiritual systems - the Hawaiian people are beautiful, loving, generous people who have a whole lot to teach our planet.
: I apologize in advance for offending anyone here, but .......
: You will never find a Hawaiian calling their spiritual system "huna," which merely means "hidden." Their spiritual beliefs were/are completely woven into the fabric of their lives, and there is no Hawaiian word for their religion or their religious practices. "Huna" as a religion is a totally haole ("foreign") construct, originally popularized by Mr. Long.
: Also, beware of wolves in sheep's clothing. There are a lot of people around claiming first-hand knowledge of "Huna" and claiming to have been trained by "Kahunas" (which just means "expert" - there are MANY types of kahunas). There is a lot of money these days in teaching about "huna," which very few (if any) Hawaiians will do. Serge King, for example, was NEVER trained by a bonafide Hawaiian spiritual leader. It is my understanding from a respected Hawaiian kupuna (elder) that he is under general kapu for continuing to make that claim. And, yes, I have taken a week-long course from him on Kauai. His material is OK, but I have my doubts about it's origin. You can only truly learn about Hawaiian spirituality from the 'aina herself (unfortunately).
: Learn about Hawaiian spirituality from HAWAIIAN sources, not from haole interpretations of Hawaiian material. I've finally started doing that, and it DOES make a BIG difference. There is a lot good material available by mail from Hawaii. I would be glad to post a reading list and sources for the material if anyone is interested.
: I love the 'aina with all my heart - I hate to see all of the garbage that's running around being passed off as "Huna."
: A me ke aloha pumehana,
: Bill Taylor