"Aunty" Mahilani Poepoe was a healer(lā'au lapa'au is a traditional medical practice using plants and minerals) and visionary. She taught the art of traditional lomi lomi massage, lā'au lapa'au and conducted ho'oponono (peacemaking sessions).
With a photographic memory, she learned massive amounts of genealogy. She not only memorized local genealogies but she was wellversed in the genealogies of other Pacific islanders.
She was in demand as a speaker international and spoke on peace issues around the world including at the United Nations. (honolulustaradvertiser)
This video was filmed at an international gathering of Indigenous Elders in Bali, 2002.
Aunty Poepoe passed away in 2004.