Lei Aloha Lomilomi is the official successor to Kapu’aokalani Academy

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Lei Aloha Lomilomi (Kapu’aokalani Academy)

Lei Aloha Lomilomi is the official successor to Kapu’aokalani Academy. Kapu’aokalani Academy is the school that the great lomilomi master, Kumu Karen Leialoha Carroll started on Oahu in1970. She was a healer and a Kahu. A Kahu is the equivalent to a pastor or priest in the Hawaiian culture.

Kumu Karen, as she was affectionately called, passed away on September 2019. Before she transitioned, she chose Tomoko ‘Kehaulani’ Sugino as her successor. She was chosen out of thousands of students from around the world. Tomoko was ordained in August 2019 as Kahu Kehaulani. She also became a Kumu (master teacher) and carries on Hawaiian Lomilomi in the tradition as passed down to her from Kumu Karen.

Kehaulani is the owner of Lei Aloha Lomilomi and now teaches this tradition for certification in the authentic Hawaiian Lomilomi. Her goal is to pass on this tradition to future generations. Kehaulani also does private lomilomi sessions, personal and business cleansings, blessings and purifications. She is licensed by the State of Hawaii to perform marriage ceremonies for weddings. Kehaulani services both Hawaii and Japan.

Here is the Tomoko Kehaulani Sugino’s self-introduction video.
You can also see the ceremony where Kehaulani was ordained as Kahu (priest) by Kumu Karen Leialoha Carroll.