Kahu Kapi`ioho`okalani Lyone which means striving continuously towards the heavens, was born an raised in Kipahulu, one of the most secluded place on Maui. At the age of 6 he was brought to a secluded place on the island and left alone.  After crying out of loneliness, fear and hunger, Kahu survived by using his natural instincts and connecting with all of nature.  This was the beginning of his Huna training in the ancient Hawaiian traditions.
For the next 7 years, he was a helper  to his teacher and grandmother Ka'alo, she was the Kahuna of the Village.  He had to listen, observe, imitate, and to serve the elders.
During this time Kahu received an outlook of life, existence and energy that was not available in libraries or universities.
He was given the necessary keys and tools to unlock the secrets of ancient wisdom back to the beginning of existence - the birth of spirituality. 
As a young child, he was also trained as a warrior arts of Lua, the spiritual Hawaiian warriors.  The older men of the village including his grandfather practiced this sacred fighting art in secret. At the age of 14 he was in the modern life and he graduate at Kamehameha school. After his grandmother died, he left his island joined the US Army Paratroopers and Rangers.
He left the military after 3 years of service and returned to his native homeland of Maui, where he became a police sergeant. Through all of this modern western career, Kahu kept his huna practice and knowledge well hidden from the general public. A near- death experience, a sign from his ancestors, made him aware to reveal his hidden Kahu life. Kahu became first president of Papa La'au Lapa'au, the first state wide organization of Kahuna healers. 
In 1996, Kahu Kapi'ioho'okalani Lyons Naone, was presented the award, the youngest to be recognized at age 54. Now in his sixties, Kahu Kapi'ioho'okalani's presence is requested around the world for his knowledge and expertise. As a highly respected teacher and lecturer on Hawaiian culture and traditions, Kahu teaches at Maui College, and serves as an adjunct Professor for the PH.D. Traditional Knowledge Program at the California Institute of Integral Studies.  As a well known expert on indigenous calendars, Kahu was invited by Michael Gorbachev to sit in a circle of indigenous wisdom keepers at the State of the world Forum in San Francisco to discuss the direction of the world as we near the 2012 calendar. 
In the Hawaiian Community, Kahu is a recognized Lani Ali'i, lifetime high chief, in the Royal Order of Kamehameha, a society of chiefs.  He is also a member of a secret society of spiritual Hawaiian warriors called "Lua".  As a warrior he holds the highest rank of "Olohe", of which there are less than ten presently known.  Kahu is also chairman of a small group of master kahuna who's responsibility is to certify Hawaiian practices and practitioners for State government recognition and certification as Hawaiian practitioners.

Known as "the man with the sacred hands", Kahu has been giving spiritual healing sessions around the world.