Kanaka maoli (Native Hawaiian) view of richness and wealth was measured by the overall health of it’s people and land. Bigger bodied people were seen as well taken care of as opposed to the lens of shame and ridicule we’re viewed as under capitalist patriarchy. And in the same energy, ʻĀina mōmona, was a way to  describe land with an abundance of food and water to nourish the people. Women and birthing people could be described as ʻĀina mōmona to illustrate the ways that they are both fed and feed/ care for others.

This photo was take by Yvonne Mahelona at Pāwaʻa (McCully) Honolulu, in the Kingdom of Hawaiʻi. The Hōʻāʻaʻ Rituals Candles  pictured stand at 4in x 2in x 2in, and are made form Hawaiian Beeswax (from ʻUmauma, Hawai’i Island. The bees created the wax from ʻōhiʻa lehua flowers (mestrosideros polymorpha).

Fat; fertile, rich, as soil; fruitful; soft, of wood. Hoʻomomona: to fatten, fertilize. Dedicated to big bodied women, femmes and the people who don’t other our bodies. These can be used for rituals that call in for abundance and setting the space to cultivate what’s on our hearts and minds. These candles are made as a tool to bring abundant and momona energy to your rituals and your love for self & others. 

You can purcase a MOMONA candle here!