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EARTH DAY AT GAIA TEMPLE

Review by Raydiance Joy Grace Photographs by Ben Geo Puna Palisades ; Panel on Food Sovereignty, Food Forest, Food as Medicine, Seed and Plant Party, Music & Potluck; Tuesday April 22 Video: Dayla Soul Bringing it all back home, Earth Day…

Events Around the Punaverse June 2025

By Aero Coomer Aloha, and welcome back to another edition of events happening only in our beloved Puna! With so much stuff happening, we have decided to spotlight a few more events than normal, especially for our keiki. Yet also…

Hale Halawai O Puna: A Rich Cultural Gathering

By Karyn Chambers Photos By Jen Myers and Karyn Chambers On Saturday, May 5th, at the former Akebono Theater lot in downtown Pahoa, a wonderful celebration of Hawaiian culture–Hale Halawai O Puna–brought together families and individuals to experience hands-on cultural…

Kabbalah at the Park

By Radiance Joy Grace Rabbi Shaya Rotenberg leads Chabad of Hilo since its founding in 2023, where he is known for his lighthearted, approachable style paired with genuine depth and insight. A graduate of the Rabbinical College of America, he…

May Events around the Punaverse

By Aero Coomer Aloha All, and welcome back to another exciting edition of Your local events for May! First off, you know what it is – its coming in large and in charge for our #1 hit of the week! …

Stars Over Puna May 2025

By NormaJean Ream May Brings Peaceful Opportunities for New Relations The passing of Pope Francis was a shock to the World on Easter Sunday. He was a classic icon of compassion. Saturn, North Node, and Venus were all at the…

April: Events Around the Punaverse

By Aero Coomer Aloha, Folks, and welcome back to another exciting edition of happening events right here in the Punaverse! First on the list for April is the adopt-a-highway clean up just south of Pahoa town, organized by the Mankind…

Stars Over Puna: April

By NormaJean Ream April holds many shifts and turns in the general energy. Mercury and Venus, the inner, personal planets, are both retrograde at the start of the month and the start of Spring. This pair of planets influences many…

March Events

by Aero Coomer Talk Story is proud to present a new feature for you, a monthly coming events column with suggestions for interesting or must do events. If you have an event you would like to see featured, please contact…

Hydroponic Gardening: A Solution to Food Insecurity

by Karyn Chambers Photos by Hydroponic Hut “Be the Change You Want to See in the World,” Mahatma Gandhi A few weeks ago, Puna Rising’s Moveable Feast sponsored a workshop: Hydroponic Gardening, taught by Allyson and Allen Blackard, along with…

moku o keawe mālama nā kūpuna

Petronila Blank is one of three Puna kūpunas whose mission it is to create harmonious communities by training hosts in each community to engage its volunteers and farmers to create monthly luncheons for the kupuna to connect with each other…

Stars Over Puna March 2025

From Pisces to Aries Brings Dynamic New Possibilities The Pisces season this year is remarkably busy and full of changes that may leave some people quite confused and struggling for footing. This is the closing phase of Saturn preparing to…

Volcano Garden Arts and Cafe Ono

By Karyn Chambers Photos by Karyn Chambers and Lauri Canencia Are you looking for a magical adventure along with an organic vegetarian meal? Check out the lovely Volcano Garden Arts and Cafe Ono adjacent to Volcano State Park: 19-3834 Old…

Stars Over Puna-February 2025

By NormaJean Ream New Promises of Peace The New Moon for February occurs on January 29 in Aquarius around sunrise in Washington, DC. The energy represented will present a great deal of talk, speeches, declarations, negotiations, and boundary discussions. With…

Huna: Hawaiian Shamanism

By Karyn Chambers Images from Harry Uhane Jim and Pinterest Huna: Hawaiian Shamanism “We actually come into this world as gods. It’s just that we have forgotten who we really are as well as what this means.” –Hale Kealohalani Makua…