► Kahunaism: Its Place in Modern Life

Honolulu Star-Bulletin, Wednesday, June 3, 1959 - Clarice B. Taylor's "Tales about Hawaii"

     Since his retirement from government service in 1958, Daddy (David K.) Bray has devoted his time the teaching the old Hawaiian  religion as he knows it. 

     He has made two trips to California and has appeared before interested groups in Seattle, San Fransisco, Los Angeles and in Nevada. At one time he made a trip to speak before a group of Hopi Indians.

     At home in Hawaii,his time is almost entirely devoted to meeting with individuals and small groups.

     Who are these people?

     They are almost entirely haoles.

VISIT HIM

     Californians telephone and ask him to fly there to enlighten them. Other become tourists and travel to Hawaii that they might meet "a real kahuna."

     What sort of people are these haoles?

     Daddy Bray calls them "seekers of truth." He does not attempt to catalogue them, to home they are all "seekers of truth."

     They are people who have become dissatisfied with formal religions such as Christianity, Buddhism and Mohammedanism.

     By some mysterious means, these people have heard that the kahuna of ancient Hawaii knew the "secret" to spiritual power. They want to know the secret of the kahuna - and so they come to Hawaii to meet Daddy Bray.


SEEK KAHUNA
     These seekers for truth have heard that the kahuna knew the secret which unlocked spiritual power and enabled them to heal.

     The majority approached Daddy Bray in a humble frame of mind. They too would like to know the secret that unlocks spiritual force. They believe Daddy Bray knows the secret - they want to learn.

     The first question they ask is "What is a kahuna?"

Kahuna Religion of Hawaii