The Hawaiian name holds kapumana, which is spiritual power.
Hawaiian Names
It is customary for a Hawaiian name to be given for one of three reasons: 1) when a baby is born, 2) by personal request, or 3) when a person enters a new phase of life. The Hawaiian name holds kapumana, which is spiritual power. It also imbues the receiver with the specific spiritual characteristics of that name.
There are different ways in which a Hawaiian name can be given. Sometimes a person passes their Hawaiian name directly on to another, sometimes the name is received directly from aumakua (family or personal gods) through a dream. Other times someone specifically prays to receive the Hawaiian name for someone else, the information coming directly from Akua, or God.
Kahu Pomaika‘i falls into this last category. Pomaika‘i will ask in prayer for the highest spiritual essence of a person to be shown to her. Through insight she then receives the Hawaiian name for this person.
Kahu Pomaika‘i will give private consultations for individuals wishing to receive their Hawaiian name, and also for businesses. Those who do not live in Hawaii yet still wish to receive their Hawaiian name can do so by sending a photograph of themselves along with their request.