KOA WĀHINE: HOʻIHOʻI PILINA (restoring sacred connections)

September 2026 Schedule

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Koa Wāhine: Hoʻihoʻi Pilina (remember who you are, restore what matters) - September 3rd-6th, 2026

A Summary of the Gathering – Thursday, Sept. 3rd through Sunday, Sept. 6th, 2026

Theme: Hoʻihoʻi Pilina ~ Remember. Restore. Protect. Continue.

Remember who you are. Restore what matters. Protect what is sacred. Continue the work.

Tentative as of 8/13/2026

Sunset Picnic (bring your own picnic dinner) – Thursday, Sept. 3rd 2026

4:00 pm – 7:00 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.

Thursday Evening: Opening Ceremony (Full Pass Guests Only)

Hoʻihoʻi Pilina

Remember. Restore. Protect. Continue.

Pule
Welina/Welcome
Introductions
Setting intentions
What Hoʻihoʻi Pilina means
Why relationship is the kahua/foundation
Why this gathering exists

Sept. 4th, 2026 – 9am to 5pm

Friday Morning

Session ‘Ekahi

Wāhine Identity: Who Am I Before the World Names Me?

Session ‘Elua

Walking as a Living Heiau: The First Sacred Place We Restore Is Ourselves

Session ‘Ekolu

Personal Sovereignty: Stand Fully in the Authority of Your Own Life

Friday Afternoon

Session ‘Ehā

Hoʻihoʻi Pilina: Restoring Relationship and Belonging

Session ‘Elima

Koa Wāhine Lua (Adults): Warrior Protection with Hula

Panel Discussion: Wāhine in Visible & Invisible Leadership, Friday, Sept. 4th

3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Kumu Lua Michelle Manu, Manu Powers & Kumu Kaʻea Lyons will impart their ʻike and experience with leadership as wāhine from their varied roles. Click here to learn more about each panelist.

Sept. 5th, 2026 – 9am to 5pm

Saturday Morning

Session ‘Eono

When Growth Becomes a Threat: Not Everyone Will Celebrate Your Becoming

Session ‘Ehiku

Koa Wāhine Lua (Keiki & Adults): Warrior Protection with Hula

Saturday Afternoon

Session ‘Ewalu

Koa Wāhine Lua (Keiki & Adults): Warrior Protection with Hula

Session ‘Eiwa

Lualomi / Lomilomi Koa (Keiki & Adults):Warrior Bodywork using Lua Holoholona/Animals

Sept. 6th, 2026 – 9am to 5pm

Sunday Morning

Session ‘Umi

Hoʻomau: Continuing the Hana Beyond the Gathering

Final Session

Mana and Presence: How We Shape Every Room We Enter

After Becoming: The Kapu Work of Returning to Yourself

Pau.

Dinner Closing Celebration at Sunset Kai Lanai – Sunday, Sept. 6th

6:00 pm – 8:30 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.

*Expect 2 hours of movement daily (Fri-Sun) at your comfort level.

**No previous martial arts or hula experience is required. All fitness levels are welcomed.

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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.