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LOMI KUMU DANE SILVA
He is also known as a kumulomi
or instructor of Hawaiian lomilomi massage. Currently retired, he spent
24 years as a licensed massage therapist in Hawai’i. In 1982, he started
the first massage program approved by the State of Hawai’i to conduct
pre-licensing education and training on the big island of Hawai’i.
Last December, 2008, he co-published
a chapter on lomilomi in a new book entitled, Massage Modalities and
Bodywork. He has been featured in several books of lomilomi and wellness.
He is a co-founder of the Hawaiian Lomilomi Association, where he currently
serves as an ex-officio director. He continues to consult for clinical
and cultural lomilomi service providers who seek input for their educational
or operational needs.
A retired doctor of chiropractic,
he specialized in diagnosis with radiology, orthopedics and neurology.
He integrated chiropractic, lomilomi, herbal medicine and acupuncture.
He has lectured on chiropractic, la’au lapa’au and lomilomi for
continuing medical education for John A. Burns School of Medicine, Life
Science Foundation and California Institute for Integral Science.
Kahu Kaohe is a faculty member
at the University of Minnesota-Center for Spirituality and Healing.
He teaches a course for senior medical students and a course for graduate
nurses and administrators. His specialty is the instruction for integration
of science and culture for health care professionals. He is a former
faculty member at the University of Hawa’i at Hilo-Hawai’i Community
College, and at the College for Continuing Education and Community Services.
He introduced the practices of tai chi chuan, chi gong, and massage
to the College community.
As a certified acupuncturist,
Kahu Kaohe spent many years offering integrative wellness services and
courses. He helped to co-publish a book of Traditional Chinese Medical
Massage entitled Tuinalogy, with Dr. Giouliang Cao in 1989. Kahu
Kaohe is a chi gong master instructor and practitioner. His specialty
was electro-acupuncture.
A graduate of the University
of Hawai'i at Hilo, Kahu Kaohe focused his undergraduate and post-graduate
studies on Biomedical Science, Biology, and research. He was a science
faculty member for the nursing program in Hilo, starting in 1976-1981.
