Community Information

COMING HOME: THE MANY PATHS OF YOGA IN LOWER PUNA

By Ekahi Aloha Dale Michaels There are many ways to come home. Sometimes it happens through the body—one breath, one movement, one moment of stillness at a time. Sometimes it happens through the land beneath our feet, through the ocean,…

Across the Punaverse – October 2026

By Petra Wiesenbauer Here we go again! As I started writing this article, we expected storm Nolo to approach the islands. The Big Island and East- and south-facing areas are always first in line! Thankfully, it was not as severe…

Stars Over Puna—October 2026

By Norma Jean Ream A Season to Reckon with the Past There are many things about October that give cause for review. The current state of things may be obvious from your present perspective: some choices may have missed the…

Stars Over Puna –September 2026

By Norma Jean Ream Seasonal Shifts and Outer Planet Conferences The end of Summer has us a bit weary after the turbulent month of August. The planets are finally leaving the Fire and Air signs, allowing for cooler temperatures and…

Uncle Robert’s Wednesday Night Gathering — Revisited

By Ekahi Aloha Dale Michaels Kaimū Saturday Open Market — Moving to a New Location A change is coming to the Saturday Kaimū Open Market. Saturday, August 22, the weekly market, operating from 8:00 AM to 12:00 noon, will no…

Unitarian Universalism in Puna

By Karyn Chambers Years ago, when I was in grad school, I asked my professor, Marcus Borg, renowned Historical Jesus scholar, to recommend a spiritual community that was interfaith and non-dogmatic. I was recovering from involvement in a fundamentalist, apocalyptic…

Constellation Therapy

By Armando T. Dahan Meet You in the Field: Weekly Family Constellations Sessions in Puna If, at the mention of the word “constellation,” your mind wanders to the heavens above, you’d be right. A constellation is, after all, a cluster…

Stars Over Puna—August 2026

By Norma Jean Ream Powerful Eclipses and Collective Shifts The Full Moon of July 29 was an incredibly significant lunation that has established a bonding among the outer planets that will have a beneficial resonance for humanity going forward in…

Around the Punaverse- August 2026

By Petra Wiesenbauer I hope you all have been enjoying your summer with lots of activities and fun. For the families with children in DOE and Charter Schools, August 4 is the beginning of the new school year (please check…

Breaking the Cycle for Puna’s Youth

By Maria Sherow For Sylvia Dolena, directing Puna’s new Youth Hub wasn’t just a decision. It was a calling. “The youth on this island, especially in East Hawaiʻi, have very little access to education around business and job skills,” Dolena…

Volcano Art Center

Video By Beth Block Our staff videographer Beth Block took a trip to Volcano last week and interviewed their new manager, who filled us all in on a little history of Volcano Art Center.