Hemi Fox is Maori from Aotearoa-New Zealand. At the age of 7 his great- grand-mother Hira Moewaka Kemp-Johnstone, chieftainness of the Kapotai tribe, initiated his passage into the realm of spirit and healing. She opened the appropriate channels and then left him with the challenge of finding out how to access and remember the ancient knowledge. In 1987 the Hawaiian Kahuna Abraham Kawai'i became the important key person and Challenger who gave him a brief glimpse into the ancient Hawaiian bodywork traditions. Hemi Fox was never a student of Kahu Abraham Kawai'i's, however. In many subtle ways he was prodded by the Wairua in the direction of his Pathway. The aboriginal elder, Gaboo Ted Thomas from Australia and the Hawaiian entrepreneur George Kanehale both played their significant roles in this process. After more than 30 years of school teaching, occasional healing work and ‘ghost busting’ jobs amongst the people of his tribe, it seemed time now to answer the call of Destiny. So he left the shores of his beloved homeland Aotearoa, left his family, his tribe and traveled to Denmark on a one-way ticket! From then on everything just started to happen in a way only the Spirit understands. Knowledge came pouring through, doors and opportunities presented themselves and the right people appeared. The Spirit of MA-URI was eagerly awaiting conception and to be born into the world!


Only Destiny and the ancestors would have known that Katja Fox was chosen to become the ‘mother’ and guardian of this ‘child’ as well as the ‘female hull’ of the WAKA to be built, the MA-URI Institute. Her father (Danish veterinarian surgeon) and mother (hospital nurse from Danzig in Poland) had both been associated professionally with health and healing and had passed on their deep love of Nature and of other cultures to their children. It was not until 1990, though, when all the elements seemed to be coming together to outline the pathway for the future, that it dawned on Katja that these very focuses were going to be part of her destiny as well.

Conveniently equipped with an M.A. degree in English and Art History and since 1986 working as a professional ceramic artist, she was now getting herself ready for the tasks ahead. All the appropriate training and challenges were provided and in 1987 she was drawn into the whirlpool of ancient Knowledge and practices through a spiritual experience that completely changed the direction and focus of her life Furthermore, it prepared her well for the adventures yet to be revealed. The vision that was given in that experience offered a perspective on life and a body of knowledge that later turned out to be identical with what we now know as Huna. The spiritual message was as clear as it was challenging, ‘Now go and live it - then teach and share it!’. Within 3 years she had changed her career and family situation and in that process gained a whole new understanding and perspective on life. Ready now for new adventures she was nudged, then dumped into this strange whirlpool of Destiny - and discovering this crazy Maori fellar splashing around there with her! The ‘spirit of MA-URI’ was conceived and given birth; the ‘cradle’ for it provided in 1992 when the MA-URI® Institute was formed! So, what else is there to do but smile and just give happiness free reins! Kia ora!