Energy Healing and Tarot Readings in Pāhoa

Pāhoa is a small town on Highway 130 in the Puna District, closest to the site of the 2018 Kilauea lower Puna eruption that reshaped the nearby Leilani Estates and Kapoho area. Jason Donaldson lives and works in Hawaiian Paradise Park, up Highway 130 toward Kea'au, so Pāhoa is close by. Online sessions are the main way to work with him right now, and in person is by request.

Energy healing and tarot for Pāhoa residents

Pāhoa has long drawn people looking for something outside the mainstream, and the community leaned even harder into that identity after 2018, when the lower Puna eruption changed the landscape just east of town. Jason has no office in Pāhoa and no walk-in hours. Most people begin with an online session, and anyone who wants to meet in person writes first, so he can confirm whether the studio in Hawaiian Paradise Park or a home visit by arrangement fits.

Which service fits Pāhoa clients

Tarot and energy signature readings are commonly booked from Pāhoa, along with Sekhem energy healing. Given the town's history with sudden geological change, some clients come specifically around grief, uncertainty, or major life transitions, and Spirit Guidance Mentoring is also a fit for anyone wanting ongoing support rather than a single session.

A town that rebuilt its own identity

Pāhoa's main street of wooden storefronts predates the 2018 eruption by decades, and the town has long drawn artists, homesteaders, and people looking to live differently than the mainstream allows. That independent streak only deepened after the eruption reshaped the land just east of town, and today Pāhoa carries both its old character and a newer awareness of how quickly ground can shift, literally and otherwise.

What clients in Pāhoa typically experience

A tarot and energy signature reading, Jason's most requested service from this part of Puna, opens by tuning into what he calls your galactic self, the essence that stays with you across lifetimes, followed by a general spread and then time for your specific questions. "I read as a healer," he says of the practice, and it's built to be useful whether someone is new to tarot or has been reading cards for years. Sometimes loved ones come through in a reading. The work is not fortune telling and it does not set out to prove anything. It most often confirms something a client already senses but hasn't fully trusted yet.

A note on honesty around this offering

Energy work of any kind, including sessions booked from Pāhoa, is meant to complement medical and mental health care, not replace it. If what you're carrying feels larger than a single session, Spirit Guidance Mentoring offers ongoing weekly support, and anyone in crisis should call or text 988, the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, before anything else.

Life on the edge of lava country

Pāhoa's wooden boardwalk storefronts, many dating to the early twentieth century, give the town a false-front, Old West look that's unlike anywhere else on the island's east side. The community has long drawn people wanting more distance from convention: back-to-the-land homesteaders in the 1970s, artists and healers in the decades after, and a newer wave since 2018 rebuilding around a landscape that quite literally moved under them. Daily life here runs slower than Hilo's, shaped by unpaved side roads, scattered agricultural lots, and a tight-knit community that shows up for each other during emergencies, something residents learned well during the eruption. Afternoon rain is common but rarely lasts, and the air carries the faint sulfur smell of ongoing geothermal activity on certain days, a reminder that the ground here is still very much alive.

What a session looks like for someone from Pāhoa

Clients coming from Pāhoa often arrive carrying something related to change, a move, a loss, a sense that the ground under their life has shifted the way the actual ground once did nearby. A tarot and energy signature reading tends to meet that directly: tuning into the galactic self first, then a general spread, then space for the specific questions someone brought in. Sekhem sessions booked from Pāhoa follow the same channeled, hands-over-the-body format Jason uses everywhere, closing with journaling and a debrief. Because an online session needs no drive at all, several Pāhoa clients treat it as a clean break from the day, closing the door, silencing the phone, and settling before the call begins.

Online or in person

Pāhoa sits on Highway 130, roughly 20 to 25 minutes from Hilo by way of Highway 11 and then Highway 130, and Hawaiian Paradise Park, where Jason lives, lies along that same road toward Kea'au. For an in-person session, Pāhoa is within the 25 mile radius he covers by arrangement during regular business hours. The studio sessions run at 10am, 11am or noon, since it gets hot after 2pm.

Frequently asked questions

Is there still a sulfur smell in parts of Pāhoa?

Geothermal activity in the area means a faint sulfur smell can show up on certain days, more noticeable in some spots than others, though it isn't present constantly.

Did the town's historic boardwalk survive the 2018 eruption?

Yes. Pāhoa's wooden boardwalk-style storefronts along the main street were not damaged by the lava flows, which moved through areas east of town.

Does Jason see clients in Pāhoa itself?

Not at a regular location. Online is the main way to work with him, and in person is by request, either at his studio in Hawaiian Paradise Park or at a home by arrangement.

Is Pāhoa still recovering from the 2018 eruption?

Areas east of town, including Leilani Estates and Kapoho, were significantly changed by the 2018 lower Puna eruption. Pāhoa town itself was not directly impacted by lava flows, though the community has been through a great deal.

Can I book an online session instead?

Yes, and it is the simplest start. Sekhem, Galactic Breathing, Spirit Guidance Mentoring, tarot readings, and the free monthly group meditation are all available online.

Does Jason work with clients processing the 2018 eruption?

He works with grief, uncertainty, and major life transitions broadly, and energy work can be a complement to that process. It is never a replacement for medical or mental health care, and sessions are offered alongside whatever other support a client already has in place.

Is Pāhoa a stop on the way to the lava viewing areas?

Pāhoa is often the last town travelers pass through before continuing toward the lower Puna lava-viewing areas, when they're accessible, though access and conditions change over time and should be checked independently before a visit.

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