“Nancy Clemens’s latest book, My Holoholo Diary, will take you with her on a Spiritual Journey to the Big Island of Hawai’i. You will experience sacred places & humble people she meets along the way. Nancy beautifully recounts their wisdom & culture, honoring all Life & Spirit Realms. With each chapter her Storytelling awakens many deeply felt emotions with heartfelt compassion, inspiring one’s own life.”
– Roberta Bloom, therapist
“My Holoholo Diary is like a true Hawaiian 'aha'aina or lu'au! Nancy has cooked up a richly flavored, deeply nourishing feast of experiences. She uses some mysterious, mystical ingredients and many unexpected blends of sweet, sour, and spicy. Prepared with great love and respect for traditional Hawaiian culture, this book shares the true story of her teachers and their wisdom.”
– Joan Schleicher, Anodos Foundation
“These reflections, memories and stories are woven with a perspective that allows us all an intimate opportunity to perceive the union of realities in the human experience, Hawaiian legacy, and the craft of the written word. I would read this book for your own good!”
– Stan Padilla, artist, indigenous educator and cultural activist
“I can hear Aka's voice through your words. I feel Aka is sharing with us ‘from above’. Nancy, you are an amazing story teller and writer with deep insight, wisdom and passion.”
– Rika Soeda Bilan, Lomilomi massage therapist and Japanese translator, Big Island of Hawai’i
"So many thanks for writing this book. When I read the text, I was completely back in Hawai'i and felt all that you wrote, which took me to the places we were with Aka and the time I spent with her. God bless you."
– Gerda Fochs, Medical Administration and European organizer for Aka, Switzerland
“Being with Aka was like a never-ending Aloha bath. Your book reveals Aka's legacy to all readers and all of us who had the grace to be with her. Your words bring me back to the times I was with Aka, listening to her prayers and singing and her wisdom that poured out of her deep state of being ONE with all.”
– Heidi Oberli, European organizer and translator for Aka’s workshops and private sessions for five years; Cranio-Samvahan systemic therapist
“What a wonderful work you have done. Each line brings back memories of being with Aka. Sentence by sentence I am on the spot with you, experiencing the stories directly!
– Christa Bauer, Hawai’i Spirit, Lomilomi trainer, and organizer of Aka’s workshops in Austria
“Aloha. Nancy’s personal journey of self-discovery, as she manages her daily adventures on the Moku O Keawe, the Big Island of Hawai’i, is a beautiful, expansive tale that captures the every nuance and challenges of the good, the bad, and the ugly. A great personal memoir and quest for the ‘unholy grail’. With much love and laughter,”
– E. Kapua Ching, “a fellow FACK KOW WEE”
“Through Nancy’s magical, divine eyes, her experience and view are egoless, pure Aloha. Her stories will bring us right there, in the moment, to enchanting Hawai’i and its people.”
– Koko Momo Kawauchi Johnson, artist, Hawai’ian activist, and chef, Molokai, Hawai’i
