Koa Wāhine: Rise to the Warrior Within
4-Nights, 3-1/2-Days, – Immersive Wāhine (women’s) Retreat
May 21st – May 24th, 2026 – Grand Naniloa Hotel – Hilo, HI
Calling all wāhine!
Kanāka Maoli, Kamaʻāina,
and those who authentically embrace our Hawaiian culture and ways!
If you are seeking
authentic personal sovereignty
(supreme power and authority over your own life and body),
embodied mastery (profound integration of body, mind & spirit),
if you desire real physical and non-physical tools to navigate
energetic, physical, and practical life challenges
with clarity, confidence, and ethical power –
all rooted in Hawaiian ancestral and cultural wisdom.
This is for you.
Prepare to experience life transformation that goes beyond superficial wellness trends.
Meet Your Instructors
Dr. Kumu Michelle Manu, the first and only Woman Knight Commander (Dame) in the Royal Order of Kamehameha I, will lead this historic event. She will teach what it means to awaken and embrace the Koa Wahine (warrior woman) within.
Kumu Manu is a 10th-degree Black Belt, ‘Alihikaua (General), and Kumu Po’okela Lua (master teacher) in the indigenous Hawaiian warrior martial art of Lua (Kaihewalu and Manu lineages).
She is a PhD-level instructor with over 20 years of experience in metaphysical practice, martial/warrior arts, and post-violence counseling.
Experiential Learning: Includes hands-on, experiential modules with high-intensity Lua movement, voice work, pule/prayer, health, Lualomi, and practical life sovereignty exercises.
Safety and Integration: Carefully structured prerequisites, safety protocols (spiritual and physical), and supportive small-group practices ensure immediate impact with lasting deep integration.
Kekuhi Kealiʻikanakaʻoleohaililani is the founder and current lead of Hālau ʻŌhiʻa, a Hawaiʻi kinship training program that serves conservation, cultural, and education professionals across the pae ʻāina. She formerly served as Kumu Hula of Hālau o Kekuhi from 1997–2015, carrying the traditions of Hula ʻAihaʻa and Hula Pele passed down through generations.
As former Executive Director and ongoing cultural leader of the Edith Kanakaʻole Foundation, she has guided projects in research, education, and publishing, including the most recent Hiʻiaka-Ke-Kaula hula book series.
Kekuhi co-created the Hawaiʻi Life Styles degree program at Hawaiʻi Community College, institutionalizing Native Hawaiian knowledge in higher education. An award-winning educator, chanter, and Nā Hōkū Hanohano Female Vocalist of the Year (1999), Kekuhi continues to elevate ancestral wisdom through chant, ritual, and conscious leadership.
Experience a profound sense of embodied power, clarity, and alignment – and the ability to influence your environment, set boundaries, and navigate modern life confidently while staying connected to ancestral and cultural wisdom.
THIS RETREAT IS FOR WOMEN OF ALL AGES – IF YOU HAVE A CONCERN PLEASE EMAIL US AT: koa.wahine.retreats@gmail.com
GIRLS AGES 12-17 MAY ATTEND WITH A LEGAL GUARDIAN
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May 21st - 24th, 2026 - Thursday - Sunday
The Grand Naniloa Hotel - Hilo, Hawaiʻi
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