Nā Puʻuwai are offering free workshops and information on traditional Native Hawaiian health services for expectant and new mothers.
Workshops will cover some of the following:
- Kūkākūkā – traditional breast-feeding practices of old Hawaiʻi
- Panena – discussions addressing questions from new moms and families
- Wahine hapai lomi – activity to teach partners gentle massage for hapai women
- Keiki lomi – teaching parents and family members about comforting massage for babies during their first year of life
- Wahine hapai la‘au lapa‘au – a showcase of Lānaʻi plants that have traditionally been used to support healthy pregnancies, birth, postpartum recovery, breastfeeding and newborn health
- ‘Ai pono – cooking demonstration featuring healthy foods for pregnancy and the first year of life
- Ho‘oikaika kino – specific exercises known to prepare a woman’s body for the birthing process, including lower body strengthening
Saturday, January 26, 2019
&
Saturday, February 9, 2018
10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Nā Puʻuwai
832 Kiele Street
Lānaʻi City, HI 96763
Lānaʻi Island
For more information about this event, contact Nā Puʻuwai at (808) 560-3653.
This event is sponsored by OHA’s ʻAhahui Grant.
