This is an updated version of an ancient Hawaiian problem solving process which included repentance, forgiveness and transmutation. Self Identity, through Ho'oponopono, was developed by Morrnah Nalamaku Simeona, and is taught now by Ihaleakala Hew Len, Ph.D..
We have referred to it as either a clearing tool or a problem solving method. Both are correct. When we started doing Ho'oponopono, honestly, we did it on a trial basis. It was hard for us to understand, much less to accept, that we are 100% responsible for everything that occurs in our lives. Surely there are other people in our environment that share responsibility for some effects?
Yet, there was all this evidence that began to build. First, we did Ho'oponopono on the highway when it was crowded/blocked/jammed, and we would still get to work on time. Then, we tried it when we would be in a negotiation, and Ho'oponopono worked like a charm. I would be talking with someone on the phone who was clearly telling me that what I wanted them to do was against their policy and not possible, and after 3 silent Ho'oponopono's, they were giving me what I wanted.
