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Stars Over Puna April 2024

Puna Rising Evolutionary Turns of Society The month of April is full of exciting, and shocking events that are not simply local but influence world events and political exchanges around the globe. The Eclipse season spans the Lunar phase two…

REVITALIZE PUNA

MARCH 9, 2024 By Raydiance Joy Grace Ua Mau ke Ea o ka ʻĀina i ka Pono “the life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness” Puna Food Summit Panel Never before in the history of Hawaii has the fostering…

makahiki cultural festival

Beth Block captures how participants are introduced to some of the elements of a Makahiki Festival, constructing an imu, pounding poi, and dancing hulu that was organized by Iopa Maunakea

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Stars Over Puna March 2024

By Norma Jean Ream Seeds of Change and New Directions An interesting event occurred just after the full Moon closing out February that sets forward, some yet to be disclosed decisions that will be affecting families, women, and children in…

Kratky Hydroponics for Beginners by Beth Block

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hydroponic hut interview

Allyson and Allen Blackard lived on Oahu for twelve years before moving to the mainland and travelling in an RV. They loved the You Pick farms and orchards and when they moved back to the Big Island in 2020, Allyson…

Town Hall Meeting: Universal Insurance Pulls Out of Home Insurance

Written by Dawn Hurwitz managing editor of the Talk Story program of Puna Rising Screenshots from zoom meeting and Facebook live Senator Joy San Buenaventura and Representative Gregor Ilagan along with Eileen O’Hara President of the HOA Hawaiian Shores Recreational…

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Wishing a Happy Father’s Day to Amedeo Markoff

Amedeo and his son, Jacob, are Father and Son woodworkers. In addition to being a phenomenal community leader: president of Main Street Pahoa Association, one of the founders of Pahoa Lava Zone Museum, and treasurer of Malama o Puna, Amedeo has…

Gary Rosenberg interview

Part 1 Gary Rosenberg, one of Puna’s visionaries, is building a community, an ’ainā-based school to create the agro-leaders for tomorrow. Here is the first of a four-part series on Gary’s vision for how human, animals, vegetation and the ’ainā…

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Mick Kalber: 2022 Mauna Loa Erupts

I moved to the Big Island in 1984, the month Mauna Loa began to erupt. I was burned out on doing tv, had been working 60-80 hour work weeks in Denver. But when Kilauea erupted at the same time,…

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2022 2nd Meeting of Organizations to Uplift Puna

From our first meeting on June 9th, there was a strong consensus on the following: We also proposed a strategy for our 2nd meeting: We are scheduled to meet on Thursday, June 23rd at 2 pm at the Pahoa Community…

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Hawai‘i Animal Kuleana Alliance

Their mission began in 2018, when Kilauea volcano erupted, and Alessandra and a friend rallied together to help rescue animals from the impending lava. They started a Facebook group (the Hawaii Lava Flow Animal Rescue Network) and added a few admins to help…

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Girls to Women Mentoring Hawai‘i

Girls to Women Mentoring Hawai’i is a 501(3)(c) non-profit organization with a mission to offer meaningful connections and skills for adolescents that build empowerment, resilience, self-esteem, and healthy relationships. We provide this through circles facilitated by trained adult mentors in schools,…

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Fern Acres Community Association: A Resilience Hub for Fern Acres

Fern Acres continue to construct a resilience hub for the community that will include a Food Basket site, internet access, and activities for Keiki. Located in Puna, Hawaii, Fern Acres Community Association provides repair and maintenance of the approximately 26…

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Equality HI: Community Resource for LGBTQ+ Awareness and Education!

We host biannual Virtual Resource Fairs targeting LGBTQ+ individuals that are open to all Puna residents providing information and access to employment and financial literacy, housing resources, healthcare, domestic violence, and human trafficking resources, community-building activities, cultural services, and LGBTQ+…

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