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Youth Career Fair – Registrations Open!

Puna Youth Career Fair – August 15, 2026 Puna Rising Youth Hub · Free Community Event Puna YouthCareer Fair As an incentive we will be giving away free gifts including snacks, food, and $50 gift certificates at this event. You…

Puna Ola

Puna Ola

We are thrilled to introduce a visionary concept to create a multipurpose community space that could find a home in the old Malama Market as a dynamic center for collaboration, creativity, and resilience. This innovative space aims to address the…

Stars Over Puna July 2024

Revolutionary Political Moments Ahead Americans look forward to July 4th, the patriotic holiday of the year, when families and communities celebrate with fun, food, and fireworks. This year the New Moon is July 5th so it will be a nice…

Entrepreneur Hub

MEET AND GREET THE PUNA-PRENUERS APRIL 13, 2024

ENTREPRENEUR HUB Accelerating Puna’s Prosperity through Entrepreneurship MEET AND GREET THE PUNA-PRENUERSAPRIL 13, 2024REVIEW AND PHOTOS BY RAYDIANCE JOY GRACE “My experience is in high-tech having managed several multi-million dollar businesses for Hewlett-Packard Enterprise. As a Global Program Manager, I implemented projects…

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ENTREPRENEUR HUB

Accelerating Puna’s Prosperity through Entrepreneurship MEET AND GREET THE PUNA-PRENUERSAPRIL 13, 2024REVIEW AND PHOTOS BY RAYDIANCE JOY GRACE “My experience is in high-tech having managed several multi-million dollar businesses for Hewlett-Packard Enterprise. As a Global Program Manager, I implemented projects in…

Entrepreneur Hub

Puna Rising Entrepreneur Hub

Puna Rising’s Entrepreneur Hub program hosted it’s first meet and greet on the lawn of the Puna Kai, here’s how it went:

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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…