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Ho'Oponopono: Contemporary Uses of a Hawaiian Problem Solving Process
by E. Victoria Shook
from University of Hawaii Press

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• Excellent anthropology
  Originally wanted to understand the more modern usages of ho'oponono, but this book explained the more culturally conservative roots of the practice. This method would serve as a good template for problem solving cross-culturally as well.

• Not the Ho'oponopono I was looking for, but...
  I thought I was buying a book on the Ho'oponopono technique I read about on the internet which operates by one taking 100% responsibility upon them-selves on whatever problem needs solving in another's life. What I got instead is a book on Ho'oponopono a group problem solving process traditional used in a Hawaiian family setting.
  If that's what you're looking for then I guess it's a good book for that. I would say that anyone that is involved in any kind of counselling should take it upon themselves to... more info

• Text Book vs Practical
  For myself, this book wasn't what I was seeking. This book though may be exactly what someone who is coming from an academic standpoint is looking for, it did not serve the purpose I wanted. I wanted something written in laymans terms that I could learn more about the process and perhaps even expand on my knowledgee. This is written like a clinical text. Not written to expand and give process knowledge.

• Not to be confused with...
  This is a 1985 work describing a family/small-group conflict resolution method. It may be competent social work research, it may accurately describe authentic Hawaiian tradition; I'm not competent to assert or deny either. It is written fairly, however - the author is careful to describe her subject as "one style of ho'oponopono" (page 8), and to insert appropriate disclaimers, e.g., only two of the eight practioners interviewed were using the conflict resolution method "regularly" when she completed the... more info

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