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…
LEMURIA RISING at HAWAIIAN SANCTUARY MAY 21st
Definitely, Lemuria was revisited in modern-day style as the Goddesses were present & running the show. The “Seven SeaStars Sisters” all resplendent in colorful costumes from another planet regaled us with their presentations, workshops & spontaneous antics throughout the day.…
Uncle Robert’s first Annual Ho’olaule’a festival May 12th-14th
A traditionally Superb Hawaiian Music Venue was graced with old-fashioned Rock ‘n Roll! The first night Thursday had all my favorite local bands especially Jaris Dreaming “Peace Tribe” with their own following of local dancing hippies. It was a joyful…