He ao auana no ka 'uhane

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Ua ʻōlelo ʻia e nā kūpuna, "aia ʻoe ma ke ala hoʻi ʻole, he alahele ho'i 'ole kāu!"

When life passes as we know it, the spirit is here without the body form. The spirit is led into the after life by the ancestors or is stuck earth bound. The sprit has the same character and traits as the person had in life and is not all knowing. There are things that bind the spirit to earth like riches, wants and desires. The spirit dwells in this place called Ao Auana, until it can learn to release these things that keep it bound on earth plain. This is why some souls are stuck on earth and are not able to journey into the heavenly realm called Po.

The spirit that desires these things does not want to go anywhere even to Po. If their ancestors are called upon to assist them to heaven, they will not go. When the spirit learns to release their earthly wants and desires of the earth plain, they will then want to journey to the heavenly realms. In the releasing, the spirit can move on.

It is mentioned by our ancestors, "you are on a path that has no return, it is a one way journey"!