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LAVA RECOVERY UPDATE

HIGHWAY 137, BLESSING CEREMONY, FOUR CORNERS Tuesday, Sept. 24, 10 am By Raydiance Joy Grace Photos by Kilauea Eruption Recovery and Raydiance Where else other than Hawaii could you attend an opening of a road with Pule, (prayers), Mele Oli,…

Stars Over Puna

October 2024 The Season of Relationship Challenges By Norma Jean Ream In some respects, the new Fall energy brings good along with the bad. Weather factors have been dramatic, even catastrophic in some areas of the country. The Lunar Eclipse…

Puna Community Medical Center Foundation

by Raydiance Joy Grace WE ARE BUILDING A HOSPITAL IN PUNA! Information from the PCMCF website Photos by PCMCF Staff, Members, Volunteers The Opening Shot of the PCMC Campus shows the site and what they want to build! The Puna…

Stars Over Puna September 2024

By NormaJean Ream Early September has several planets offering us added information. Aside from the political atmosphere, this time of year calls our attention to the weather and our preparations for challenges from weather events and travel issues. The last…

Harmony & Health Foundation in Puna

Interview with Tomas Mendola By Marcia Galleher M. Galleher: Please introduce yourself to the Puna community. Who are you? Aloha. My name is Tomas Mendola and an import from Southern Arizona, originally from Buffalo, New York. I am a retired educator and…

Yoga & Natural Health

Honoring the SUN By Marcia Galleher When I was a young girl my grandmother would tell my sister andI, “Go outside and play in the sun”. I loved playing outdoors.Those early impressions of a light cerulean blue color sky and…

La ‘Ohana o Pohoiki Festival

La ‘Ohana o Pohoiki Festival(a celebration and gathering for all the Ohana)July 2010 am to 4 pmIsaac Hale Beach ParkPohoikiHe La OhanaCelebrating Generational Ohana of PohoikiStory and Photos by Raydiance Joy Grace A day of community, family and fun; a…

Yoga & Natural Health by Marcia Galleher

“Yoga & Natural Health” is a new column for Puna Rising’s Talk Story. It will be an educational and participatory series whose purpose is to support the beauty of the body’s internal system. Maintaining the well-being of our physical, mental,…

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…

8TH ANNUAL ALL THINGS 420 CANNABIS HEMP FESTIVAL

8TH ANNUALALL THINGS 420 CANNABIS HEMP FESTIVALAPRIL 20th, 2024UNCLE ROBERTS AWA CLUBKAIMU-KALAPANA By Raydiance Joy GracePhotos Patty Kroh Phantasmagorical event is the best way I can describe being present at the Cannabis Hemp Festival. Who would have imagined 20 years…

Fifth Annual Puamana Farm Fest

Fantuzzi, Peace Tribe, Fissure 8, Unity, and Band of Angels April 5th and 6th, 2024 Review and Photos: Raydiance Joy Grace From the moment I drove onto the Puamana Farm, I knew I was in the enchanted fantasy land of…

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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…

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

Kratky Hydroponics for Beginners by Beth Block

Bob Agres Interview

Robert “Bob” Agres, who recently served as the Manager for Disaster Recovery Community Engagement and Collaboration under the Planning Department speaks of the interaction between the county and the community as we navigate through the recovery process.