Biography

Alika was raised in Kailua, Hawaii on the island of Oahu. He was the child of a Portuguese father and a native Hawaiian mother. When Alika was a child, his father left his family and it fell upon his mother and her extended Hawaiian family to raise the children. Alika quickly started to act out and became a difficult teenager.

In 1993, Alika was in a surfing accident that shattered his ankle and shredded the muscle in his left shoulder . According to his recounting of the incident, the doctors predicted he might never walk again. Alika fell into a state of depression but his maternal grandmother told him to have faith and that he would regain full use. She began an intensive regimen of lomi lomi on him and within weeks, he started to regain usage. Within a year, he was fully healed.

While working with Alika, his grandmother started to teach him about his ancestors and their beliefs. Inspired by his grandmother and his ancestors, Alika began to study massage in all forms as well as the healing power of both eastern and western philosophies.
- IMDb mini biography by: Chris Sumada