Koa Wāhine: Hoʻihoʻi Pilina (remember who you are, restore what matters) - September 3rd-6th, 2026
Sunset Picnic (bring your own picnic dinner) – Thursday, Sept. 3rd 2026
4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Letʻs get this gathering started by meeting one another while enjoying a picnic dinner on the stunning Kona coast. The sun sets around 6:45pm. This is your opportunity to connect with fellow koa wāhine before we dig into a long weekend of immersion, restoration and connection. We will honor the sacred ʻāina of our hosts to set the stage.
A Summary of the Retreat Classes – Friday, Sept. 4th through Sunday, Sept, 6th, 2026
September 2026 Theme: Hoʻihoʻi Pilina
Remember. Restore. Protect. Continue.
Remember who you are. Restore what matters. Protect what is sacred. Continue the work.
1. Wāhine Identity
2. Nā Kānaka ʻŌiwi in the Diaspora: Distance Does Not Dissolve Pilina (deep connection/relationship)
3. Walking as a Living Heiau: Identity, Skin, Fascia, Nervous System, Breath & Voice. The First Sacred Place We Restore Is Ourselves
4. Hoʻihoʻi Pilina: Restoring Relationship and Belonging
5. When Growth Becomes a Threat: Not Everyone Will Celebrate Your Becoming
6. Personal Sovereignty as Wāhine Protectors: Stand Fully in the Authority of Your Own Life
7. Wāhine in Visible and Invisible Leadership: Leadership Is Measured by What Endures, Not What Is Seen
8. Panel Discussion: Wāhine in Visible and Invisible Leadership: ‘Ike and Mana’o That Illuminates the Many Faces and Challenges of Leadership.
9. Moʻokūʻauhau of Choice: The Lineage We Build from Inheritance to Stewardship
10. Becoming Kūpuna: Legacy, Kuleana, and Long-Term Stewardship
11. Lua: Physical Protection of Self and Others. Protection Begins Long Before Conflict
– The Responsibility to Protect
– Protection as Stewardship
– The Sacred Responsibility of Protection
– The Wahine Protector
12. Hoʻomau: Continuing the Hana Beyond the Gathering
13. After Becoming: The Kapu Work of Returning to Yourself
Panel Discussion: Wāhine in Visible & Invisible Leadership, Friday, Sept. 4th
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Kumu Lua Michelle Manu, Manu Powers & Regina Weller will impart their ʻike and experience with leadership as wāhine from their varied roles. Click here to learn more about each panelist.
Dinner Closing Celebration at Sunset Kai Lanai – Sunday, Sept. 6th
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Join us at Sunset Kai Lanai for a no-host dinner and end the gathering in celebration of the connections and experiences we will have formed together.
Full retreat schedule and detailed descriptions will be provided only at the time of registration. Advanced traditions are taught progressively and require completion of foundational work. Enrollment in pre-requisite requirements are enforced, particularly for hands‑on modalities. This approach protects what is being shared, those receiving it, and the broader cultural context from which it comes.
*Peaceful gatekeeping protects sacred knowledge and avoids theft. The full retreat schedule is not publicly disclosed out of respect for cultural integrity, lineage, participant safety, detailed curricula, schedules, and advanced practices.
Sunset Picnic (bring your own picnic dinner) – Thursday, Sept. 3rd 2026
4:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Letʻs get this gathering started by meeting one another while enjoying a picnic dinner on the stunning Kona coast. The sun sets around 6:45pm. This is your opportunity to connect with fellow koa wāhine before we dig into a long weekend of immersion, restoration and connection. We will honor the sacred ʻāina of our hosts to set the stage.
A Summary of the Retreat Classes – Friday, Sept. 4th through Sunday, Sept, 6th, 2026
September 2026 Theme: Hoʻihoʻi Pilina
Remember. Restore. Protect. Continue.
Remember who you are. Restore what matters. Protect what is sacred. Continue the work.
1. Wāhine Identity
2. Nā Kānaka ʻŌiwi in the Diaspora: Distance Does Not Dissolve Pilina (deep connection/relationship)
3. Walking as a Living Heiau: Identity, Skin, Fascia, Nervous System, Breath & Voice. The First Sacred Place We Restore Is Ourselves
4. Hoʻihoʻi Pilina: Restoring Relationship and Belonging
5. When Growth Becomes a Threat: Not Everyone Will Celebrate Your Becoming
6. Personal Sovereignty as Wāhine Protectors: Stand Fully in the Authority of Your Own Life
7. Wāhine in Visible and Invisible Leadership: Leadership Is Measured by What Endures, Not What Is Seen
8. Panel Discussion: Wāhine in Visual and Invisible Leadership: ‘Ike and Mana’o That Illuminates the Many Faces and Challenges of Leadership.
9. Moʻokūʻauhau of Choice: The Lineage We Build from Inheritance to Stewardship
10. Becoming Kūpuna: Legacy, Kuleana, and Long-Term Stewardship
11. Lua: Physical Protection of Self and Others. Protection Begins Long Before Conflict
– The Responsibility to Protect
– Protection as Stewardship
– The Sacred Responsibility of Protection
– The Wahine Protector
12. Hoʻomau: Continuing the Hana Beyond the Gathering
13. After Becoming: The Kapu Work of Returning to Yourself
Dinner Closing Celebration at Sunset Kai Lanai – Sunday, Sept. 6th
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Join us at Sunset Kai Lanai for a no-host dinner and end the gathering in celebration of the connections and experiences we will have formed together.
Full retreat schedule and detailed descriptions will be provided only at the time of registration. Advanced traditions are taught progressively and require completion of foundational work. Enrollment in pre-requisite requirements are enforced, particularly for hands‑on modalities. This approach protects what is being shared, those receiving it, and the broader cultural context from which it comes.
*Peaceful gatekeeping protects sacred knowledge and avoids theft. The full retreat schedule is not publicly disclosed out of respect for cultural integrity, lineage, participant safety, detailed curricula, schedules, and advanced practices.
Please Note:
This immersive experience is educational and experiential in nature. Participation does not confer certification, licensure, authorization to teach, or endorsement to represent the systems, practices, or lineages referenced and exposed to during this Nā Koa Wāhine Retreat.
Instruction is intentionally contextual, embodied, and relational, and is not designed to be extracted, replicated, taught, or publicly represented outside the container in which it is shared. Any application of material beyond the retreat setting is the sole responsibility of the participant.
Certain sessions involve physical movement and touch-based modalities and require informed consent, completion of prerequisites, and acknowledgment of personal responsibility for physical and psychological readiness. Participation does not replace medical, therapeutic, legal, or financial care, and no professional advice is provided.
Use of the names Lua and Lualomi reflects sacred cultural identification, not authorization to teach, certify, or commercially represent those practices.
Attendance at this immersive—whether in part or in whole—does not constitute mastery, certification, or authority to speak on, teach, or represent the systems referenced. The work presented here is experiential and relational, developed through sustained practice, mentorship, and accountability over time.
Public commentary or instruction that presents proximity as expertise reflects a misunderstanding of the nature of this work. Depth is demonstrated through embodiment, responsibility, and restraint, not amplification.
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September 3rd-6th, 2026 - Thursday - Sunday
Kahaluʻu Ma Kai, Kailua Kona, Hawaiʻi
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