Shook: Ho'oponopono [Paperback]

E. Victoria Shook (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 152 pages
• Publisher: University of Hawaii Press (January 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0824810473
• ISBN-13: 978-0824810474
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #614,512 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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49 of 53 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not to be confused with..., July 14, 2007

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Alexander Glockner (Mount Laurel, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shook: Ho'oponopono (Paperback)

This is a 1985 work describing a family/small-group conflict resolution method. It may be competent social work research, it may accurately describe authentic Hawaiian tradition; I'm not competent to assert or deny either. It is written fairly, however - the author is careful to describe her subject as "one style of ho'oponopono" (page 8), and to insert appropriate disclaimers, e.g., only two of the eight practioners interviewed were using the conflict resolution method "regularly" when she completed the book (page 101).

What hasn't been made clear in the book description or in recent reviews is that this conflict resolution method has very little in common with the fundamentally-individual methods described by Joe Vitale and Dr. Hew Len in their "Self-Identity Ho'oponopono". The two books agree with a general definition of the word "ho'oponopono", and then diverge in both philosophy and application.

Some readers will find this book more useful than Vitale/Hew Len's book; some may find this style of ho'opnonopono more useful than the "Self-Identity" style. No readers should find them to be the same style, however.

Four stars for those interested in family/small-group conflict resolution, four stars for those interested in another view of ho'oponopono, one star because the University of Hawaii Press and Amazon.com really should use the summary of the book on its back cover as an editorial review here.
Average: three.

53 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Native Hawaiian Wisdom, July 3, 2003

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Palaka "palakahope" (SB,CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shook: Ho'oponopono (Paperback)

Ho'oponopono ("to make right")is a universal "conflict resolution/healing" method from Hawaii. The book provides a systematic overview of this system with many practical examples. It is the classic text on the subject. It should be of interest to health providers, anthropologists, sociologists, etc. Have you ever wanted to understand how to improve your relationships with or for others? This book conceptually spells it out for you, but it is a specialized skill.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not the Ho'oponopono I was looking for, but..., March 20, 2008

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Scott Knudsen (Air Ronge, Saskatchewan Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shook: Ho'oponopono (Paperback)

I thought I was buying a book on the Ho'oponopono technique I read about on the internet which operates by one taking 100% responsibility upon them-selves on whatever problem needs solving in another's life. What I got instead is a book on Ho'oponopono a group problem solving process traditionally used in a Hawaiian family setting.

If that's what you're looking for then I guess it's a good book for that. I would say that anyone that is involved in any kind of counseling should take it upon themselves to read this book. The author interviews a bunch of councilors that use Ho'oponopono in their counseling and shows how they have integrated it into non-family situations and nontraditional cultures.

Even parents would be well advised to read at least a chapter from this book to discover a new way of bringing their families closer together, while resolving conflicts.