We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Anela Malulani Watson a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Anela Malulani, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today Is there a heartwarming story from your career that you look back on?

When I was young, my mom would take me to a Kahuna kāula. (Hawaiian Kahuna). She would tell my mom about the gifts I carried through my ancestors and that I would help many people.. she said I would become a Kahuna Hoʻōla (Healer) At the time I was so kolohe (naughty) and my mom would say.. (I think you have the wrong daughter 😂) she said no.. “this one!.. she has chosen to go through many hardships, difficulties and great suffering throughout her life to gain wisdom for her path..” and that I did..

Anela Malulani, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

In 2016 I experienced a profound spiritual awakening. Today I call it “my resurrection”.. 3 days of death to prepare me for a rebirth of the soul.. after coming back.. I saw the world differently.. it was as if I woke up with new eyes and a new consciousness with deep love for humanity in my heart.

I was shown that my kuleana (responsibility) was to be of service to humanity in a different way.. through the heart.. through medicine.. through prayer and intention.. laying of the hands.. being a channel for my ancestors and Akua (Creator) to assist others through the mana of Akua with the energy of forgiveness and aloha!

It was then that I started the journey of self-reflection and intense inner healing. While diving deep into self, I gained a profound connection to God/Source/Creator and my own I Am Presence. My life’s purpose began to manifest and I started to re-awaken to my spiritual abilities. Over the years I learned various healing modalities and techniques through vibration, energy, sound, crystals and meditation. As I began to practice these modalities, I created a unfathomable connection to my ancestors and Star Lineage. I was taught ancient healing techniques that were being channel through me during each session I facilitated. After fully surrendering to the guidance and teachings, I created my own modality called Ho’ola Loa.

Today, I work in both the physical and quantum fields on multidimensional platforms. I support others in activating their dormant abilities by using quantum healing techniques and intuitive coaching, empowering others to follow their path. I do this by being a vessel of Divine Light to help clear any distortions held for eons of time in all bodies.. (the physical, etheric, mental and emotional, casual and spiritual) created by old thought patterns and lower vibrational emotions. As a practitioner, it is my kuleana (responsibility) to be a vessel of Light, and do the work with the highest intent of Love.

In 2022, I left Hawai’i to venture out into the world on a personal “Vision Quest”. I sold my house and everything I owned, as I put complete trust in the Universe, and am now living in a mobile RV.

During my travels, I have created a deeper relationship to my own Divinity and to Mother Earth and is learning how to merge it deep into my physical being. I have also been learning about different cultures, not only here in the United States, but in other countries, experiencing other indigenous cultures, and consciously blending them with my own.

I have been traveling for 2.5 years now “sitting” at the feet of amazing people from all over the world sharing their stories of their families and tribes.. many I had no idea existed.. it has awakened my consciousness to levels that I cannot explain in words.

Let’s talk about resilience next – do you have a story you can share with us?

Letting go..

9 years ago my daughter went missing. She was involved with an older boy (she was 15 and he was 19) She hid the relationship from us due to me being a very strict parent. This had blocked communication between us so she hid this relationship from me. Little did I know, or she know, that she was “groomed” into the sex trafficking industry. One day she disappeared. I thought she ran away but in all actuality, she was sold off to “the industry”. 2 weeks after her not returning home, a friend of mine suggested we put out a “missing plea” in our community on social media. It was then that we received tips and found out the truth of what happened to her. We contacted authorities and reporting her as a “endangered missing child”.

Within this time I was losing my mind. She went missing for 5.5 months before she was found by the FBI. The agent assigned to us on her case notified us that they found her. The agent told me that before I come down to the station, I have to promise that I will not ask her any questions. I agreed without really listening and she repeated it. “I want you to just come see her and love her unconditionally.. dont ask her any questions, just love her” this time it sank in and I promised. She told me that in these types of cases, questions from the parents will bring up emotions of shame and self blame and even though it sounds crazy, the kids will run back to the situation they were in because it will be difficult to process these emotions at home and they will go back to where they are accepted. At that moment i understood.

I went to pick up my daughter from the station to bring her home and didn’t ask any questions. Just tried to love her the best I knew how. (Which at the time due to my control issues, was difficult) I kept my promise and didn’t ask questions yet within, each time I fed her or went to check on her, I had this “expectation” that she would tell me the story. It was then that I realized, I didn’t even know how to love my daughter unconditionally. Each time I cared for her, cooked for her, checked on her, I wanted something in return. After this self realization I went to my room and cried.. how did I not love her unconditionally? The truth was, I didn’t know how. I fell to my knees and prayed. Called out to anyone or anything “up there” that would listen. I was never a religious person and was so disconnected spiritually that I didn’t even know who I was talking to. I screamed and cried so loud and hard while on my knees gripping the carpet between my fingers in complete surrender. I began to feel a presence around me. I looked up and saw a Light and the presence of multiple spirits around me. Some I recognized as angels along with my ancestors, and most I didn’t.
At that moment wife came into the room and told me to lay down on the bed not realizing what I was witnessing. It was then that I began to go through a death and rebirth process. (My resurrection) I didn’t actually die physically but I experienced a “death” as described by NDEs for 3 days. I left my body and experienced a life review, teachings, and the heavens.

One of the lessons during this time was the true meaning of love and forgiveness. I was shown many times in my life where I chose survival and fear over love. How it made people around me feel. Resentments and anger within me and how it affected those around me in a cellular level.

When I came back, I realized this was “profound spiritual awakening” I was full ove love and forgiveness. Not just for myself but for all humanity on the planet. I understood others and life from the soul level realizing we were all here to learn and play a role that helped our soul to evolve and grow. I no longer felt anger, resentment or hate and I was in a state of bliss. I finally learned that acceptance and forgiveness was key to moving out of the victim role and into inner freedom..

A few years after the incident, I was face to face with one of my daughters perpetrators. I looked him straight in the eye and said.. “I really hope you have a wonderful life and I send you lots of aloha on your journey..” thats when I knew, I completely forgave and let go of the past.. it was so liberating.. realizing that I was no longer clenched in fear or chains around what happened.. I was actually in a place of acceptance and Divine Love..

Divine love is seeing others as ourself.. a part of Source.. understanding that all souls have a purpose no matter what role they choose to play in this lifetime.. knowing that we are all a part of the Creator, here on earth to play out specific roles to help each other grow and experience lessons in life in order to reach soul evolution.. i reached major leaps in my soul evolution, due to all those that decided to play specific roles in my life that were the most difficult to get through.. and for that.. I am TRULY GRATEFUL! .. for I would not be the person I am today without their participation.

When we TRULY understand this concept, we KNOW we are in divine alignment with the divinity within.

Have you ever had to pivot?

At the time that all this happened, I was in the military. I was high ranking and realized I no longer agreed with the values and concepts of the organization. I was living through my heart and could no longer be the “strong, ego filled, control fanatic” that I had to be in the military. I chose to get out. I was not able to leave until I completed 3 more years of my contract. It was during that time that I had to learn to walk in both worlds as I continued being authentically “me”.
This brought me into the holistic, spiritual community helping me release years and lifetimes of trauma held in my body (multiple physical ailments caused by anger and fear). During this time of receiving powerful healing through past life regression and energy work, I realized I wanted to learn all I could so I could help others with this type of work. I learned multiple modalities, and my spiritual abilities began to heighten. I started to remember all the things I was taught as a child from Hawaiian Kahuna and my mom and grandmother. This helped me build a deeper connection to the Spirit world.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://kahiokahoola.squarespace.com/
• Instagram: Kahi_o_ka_hoola
• Facebook: Anela Malulani

Image Credits

These photos are of my life. My time in the military returning from Iraq deployment, my family and different times during my travels and facilitating healing groups, sound sessions and workshops that I was asked to speak in or perform traditional Hawaiian ceremonies.