Holistic Honu Wellness Center

Specialties

Perpetuating the Hawaiian culture through education and healing. Our educational programs include:

Hawaiian Healing Arts: Level 1 — Fundamentals of Hawaiian Health Practices. Program Length: 150 clock hours /​12 credit hours

Hawaiian Healing Arts: Lomilomi Massage Program. Program Length: 126 clock hours /​11.2 credit hours

Hawaiian Healing Arts: Level 2 — Apprenticeship Program. Program Length: 1186 Clock Hours /​80.52 Credit Hours. Estimated Duration: 3 years

Ho’okahi Pu’uwai i ka Hula — Program Length: 20 clock hours /​2 credit hours. Duration: 3 days. Held annually in Oakland, California

Ho’ola Intensive. Program Length: 50 clock hours /​5 credit hours. Duration: 5 days. Held annually in Mountain View, Hawaii

Hawaiian Healing Arts: Level 3 — Traditional Healing Instructor. Program Length: 750 clock hours /​75.00 credit hours. Estimated Duration: 3 years. Held in Mountain View, Hawaii

History

Established in 2004.

Established November 24, 2004 in California, and approved for 501© (3) status February 2006, the Holistic Honu Wellness Center is a not-​for-​profit healing center dedicated to preserving and perpetuating the Native culture through education and healing. Our primary goal is to provide access and education of traditional cultural health practices to Native Hawaiians, Native Americans and the community at large. A goal extended in the spirit of compassion to all community members, regardless of ethnic or national origin, who seek opportunities to restore balance and harmony in their life, and realign the spirit, mind, and body to become one.

Some of the cultural healing services offered include, and are not limited to, counseling, prayers and chants, herbal and touch therapies. Although our program focus targets Native Hawaiians, our clientele and student base come from all walks of life consistent with the demographics of the areas served.

Meet the Manager

Suzi K.

Manager

Suzi serves as the Executive Director, Chairman of the Board of Directors and the instructor of the Lomilomi, Level One and Level Two programs for the Holistic Honu Wellness Center. She carries on the healing traditions of her Native Hawaiian grandfather as a traditional Native Hawaiian healer and practitioner, graduating as Kumu Lomilomi in 2004 and Kumu Ho’ola in 2010. Suzi is a National Board Certified and licensed California and Colorado Certified Massage Therapist; and holds certificates as a California Certified private post-​secondary school Native Hawaiian Healing Arts Instructor and a National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCBTMB) Continuing Education Approved Provider. She serves as the Chairman of the NCBTMB Approved Provider Continuing Education Committee and has held the appointed position of Lomilomi and Cultural Practices Commissioner on this same board since 2008.