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The Leaping Place of Souls

Ka’ena Point. “Named for a relative of the god Pele, the point is known as a leina-a-kaʻuhane, the leaping place of souls, where the spirits of the recently dead could be reunited with their ancestors. “It’s still there, you can still see it,” says Laʻakea Perry, a respected kumu hula who takes guests at the

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Ka’ena Point

My friend drove me to the wedding, and we stopped at Ka’ena Point, which is not only beautiful, but is also a sacred cultural site, the ‘leaping point of souls.’ “Upon death, or even during a near death experience, a Hawaiian person’s soul would first travel directly to Kaena Point to determine if it was

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