Talking Story

About the Book

KANANI KAWAIOLAMANALOA’S MO’OKUAUAU COMES FROM THE ISLAND OF MOLOKAI WHERE SHE WAS HANDED DOWN LA’AU LAPA’AU AND DANCE FROM HER KUPUNA. A BIG ISLAND HAWAII RESIDENT, KAHU, AND KUMU HULA , KANANI IS A HEALING ARTS THERAPIST, A POET, LECTURER AS WELL AS A PAINTER. SHE IS A DESIGNER OF AN EXTRAORDINARY LINE OF CORAL AND PEARL JEWELRY. SHE HAS SPENT SEVERAL YEARS WORKING IN JAPAN AND ON THE US CONTINENT .

About the Author

Kimboli St. James Sachitananda (Blackfoot/Chikasaw/Tsalagi) calls this book Talking Medicine because her poetry (inspired by visions) is designed to invoke the spirit and uplift the soul, healing the self through poetry just as the body is healed through medicine. The poetry written in both Native languages and English also helps listeners “hear the voices of the ancestors”