Molokai History:
(from “Ho’opono: The Hawaiian Way to Put Things Back into Balance” by Pali Jae Lee, I.M. Publishing, Ltd., Mountain View, HI, 2006)
There are many stories of prophecies and healings from Molokai that cannot be explained by any reason other than prayer or mana. Many great prophets came from this island, and many miraculous healings took place there. Chiefs of all the other islands wanted to recruit men from Molokai for their armies, and kahu of any kind for their island. Molokai seemed to have extremely great mana.
Makaweliweli of Molokai was a great prophetess. She saw the Hawaiian people disappearing from the earth because they turned their backs on the old ways, and forgot how to live together in peace. She saw the coming of gigantic “anthills” built on the beaches and people living in these anthills. And, like ants, they were running – running everywhere. They no longer had any direction. Nothing was pono.
Blessings, ho’opono and much pule!
Fr. Brian, ss.cc.
Priest
Molokai