New Religious Movement

Various Hawaiian / Polynesian guru-led communities (umbrella)

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Confidence: LowLast reviewed 29 May 2026United States

Umbrella entry for the various Hawaiian and Polynesian-located guru-led communities. Specific named cases (Source Family Hawaii era, etc.) covered separately.

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Moderate Control

BITE breakdown

Behavior Control5/10

Information Control4/10

Thought Control5/10

Emotional Control5/10

Modifiers (+0)

0 — umbrella for the various Hawaiian / Polynesian-located guru-led communities (Source Family had a Hawaiian phase, etc.).

Founded

1960s+

Members

Difficult to count

Active in

USA, Oceania

In context

Hawaii has hosted multiple guru-led intentional communities since the 1960s, including the Source Family's Hawaiian relocation. Umbrella entry; specific named cases covered separately.

Recovery resources

ICSA (International Cultic Studies Association) — General referral and cult-aware therapist directory.
INFORM (Information Network on Religious Movements) — LSE-founded UK research-based information service covering new religious movements.
Reclamation Collective — Religious-trauma-aware therapist network; relevant for post-exit identity-rebuilding.
Religious Trauma Institute — Religious-trauma clinical research and clinician directory.
Freedom of Mind Resource Center — Steven Hassan's organisation; BITE-model resources and family-side exit guidance.

See the full curated list at /resources.

This profile is in progress — history, deeper BITE evidence and survivor voices are still being added. Contributions welcome via GitHub.

Timeline

1960s+
Various Hawaiian intentional communities

Sources

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Change history

Substantive edits logged per the score-updates policy.

2026-05-29Phase 1 Batch J corrective: Moderate-band (CLCI 19) entry upgraded from Mainstream-comparator lighter palette to NRM high-control palette — Batch J's clci<21 fallthrough was too lean for the documented control vector of this category.
2026-05-29Phase 1 Batch J: per-group recovery resources applied via programmatic palette (closest-fit by category + subCategory + score). Palette: Mainstream-comparator lighter.
2026-05-20Score band scheme migrated from 4 bands to 5 (Minimal 0–5 / Low 6–12 / Moderate 13–20 / High 21–30 / Extreme 31–40). No CLCI value changed; the new Minimal band was carved out of the bottom of the previous Low band.

Relevant hubs

Curated entry points on CLCI Hub for situations connected to this group.

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Disclaimer. This profile is an educational summary based on publicly available reports. Many members of this group do not experience the patterns described. Individual congregations and chapters vary widely. If you or someone you know needs support, contact a licensed therapist or the International Cultic Studies Association.