Posted by Peter Moeau on November 19, 1997 at 02:59:19:
In Reply to: "Huna" is not a Hawaiian "religion" posted by Bill Taylor on July 16, 1997 at 20:42:24:
Tena Koe e te matua,
He mihi aroha tenei ki a koe, no Aotearoa.
Thank you for the words of clarity. I have been
involved in education all my life, and was
fortunate enough to travel to Kaua'i with a
friend to explore the connections between "Huna"
and the Maori way, the huna way in Aotearoa.
As such my initial desire is to thank you
for reiterating the words that I have heard from
my tipuna, so often, that the true learning comes
from Papatuanuku. Down here in Aotearoa we have
a notion called 'mana whenua' which is a rendition
of just that principle.
'Ua mau ke ea o ke 'aina!
A hui hou
Peter Moeau