EMERGENCE
By Aero Coomer I was invited to observe and immerse myself in EMERGENCE – the Opening Act here in Hawaii of the Resonance Project; an endeavor setting its sights on building a massive Fibonacci conch shell structure for a community…
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…
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…
SEAVIEW LAWN SUNDAY/FUNDAY DRUM CIRCLE
An Intergenerational, Interspecies, InterGalactic Gathering Every Sunday, 4 pm to 7 pm, in Kalapana Featuring Drummers, Dancers, and Fire Twirlers Story by Raydiance Joy Grace Photos by Raydiance and Charles Niles except where noted THE SEAVIEW LAWN IN KALAPANA GRACIOUSLY…
Talk Story: Sustainable Farming
THE FUTURE IS LOCAL TALK STORY ON SUSTAINABLE FARMING SEPT. 22nd, 2024 2 to 4:30 pm at Kea’au Community Center STORY AND PHOTOS BY RAYDIANCE JOY GRACE Talk story with Mayor Mitch Roth and District 5 Council Member Matt Kanealii…
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,…
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…
BEYOND COVID: BLOCKBUSTER PARTY ACTIVATE PUNA!
Written by Raydiance Joy Grace Not another boring review of what band played after what band and sounded like what band. This is a dynamic review of the state of relationship in Puna! We live in the aftermath of lockdown,…
Civic Action for Intentional Communities
Photos by Indy Rishi Singh On Thursday, February 23, an interactive inspiring gathering, of 72 movers & shakers from 7 different communities on the Big Island met on the SeaView Lawn. They included Hawaiian Sanctuary, Hawaiian Eco Retreats, Kumukahi Village,…
CANNABLISS AT HAWAIIAN SANCTUARY
Photos by Zen Moriya Co-Creators: Sari Starr/Natalie Silva/Arielle Brown It is October 15, 2022. There are seventyfive of us sitting on the floor of the “Grow Room” at Hawaiian Sanctuary calmly passing around pipes or rolled “joints” of Cannabis. As…
OAKA Youth Summit “IRL”
“Where are you in your community? Are you connected?” – `OAKA Leadership Team Have you ever attended a Youth Summit? I attended one last weekend, August 27th, at the Pahoa Recreation Facility in the district of Puna. The event was…
Maku’u Marketplace
Puna Rising sponsored Tim Delaney in creating a four-part Talk Story, Hawaiian cultural documentary on the planting and harvesting of Kalo (Taro). The day long event was hosted by Lau’ae and Paula Kekahuna of Maku’u Marketplace, where participants and observers…
Yawanawa Prayer Circles (Hawaii)
INDIGENOUS BRAZILIAN TRIBE MUSIC, DRUM & CHANTING EVENT Outstandingly, this event was the most mystical, metaphysical, joyous presentation to ever occur at Hawaiian Sanctuary! On June 22, the YAWANAWA tribe from Brazil, performed their native chants from their traditions of…
Raydiance Joy Grace’s Review of David Wolf at Hawaiian Sanctuary
My superfood hero just plummeted into the fear based realms of “conspiracy theories” starting with the earth is flat! How can anyone who says he has spent the last 26 years flying around the earth claim it is flat? In…