Stars Over Puna-January
By Norma Jean Ream For Puna Rising website. Article 1: January 2023 Time for Forward Action is Just Ahead 2023 is going to be full of exciting changes that will give a good sense of progress going forward. Three major…
Susie Osborne: Cofounder and Development Director of Kua O Ka Lā
Written and recorded by the Kilauea Eruption Recovery Team Susie Osborne has made it her life’s mission to serve the culture and people of Hawaii through founding and maintaining the public charter school Kua O Ka Lā. This school, which…
Mick Kalber: 2022 Mauna Loa Erupts
I moved to the Big Island in 1984, the month Mauna Loa began to erupt. I was burned out on doing tv, had been working 60-80 hour work weeks in Denver. But when Kilauea erupted at the same time,…
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…
PGV EIS Scoping Meeting August 17
Attention everyone who wants to malama the ‘āina. Puna Geothermal Venture (PGV) will be holding an Environmental Impact Statement Public Scoping meeting on August 17 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Pāhoa Community Center. The last time PGV did…
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…
Rose Adare: Author, Director, Artist.
Adare (they/them) is a classically trained portrait artist, disability rights activist, and founder of Kīpaipai Art Foundation. Adare’s portfolio is recognizable for its vibrancy, use of gold leaf, and focus on cultural diversity. As both a nonbinary and differently abled…
Magin Patrick, Founder of Project Hawai’i, Inc.
Project Hawai’i, Inc. provides services to over 1,600 individual homeless children annually across the islands of O’ahu, Maui and the Big Island of Hawai’i. The nonprofit strives to change the lives of children by providing a sense of stability through…
Todd Lolla, aka Uncle Tilo
Uncle Tilo grew up in the Midwest and remembers harvesting rainwater on his family’s dairy farm up thru the mid 1970’s. He is a graduate of the South Dakota School of Mines, with a degree in Geological Engineering, and enjoyed…
Lorn Douglas
Community Submission made by: Graham Ellis, Educator, and President of the Hawaii Sustainable Community Alliance. Since he moved to Lower Puna, Lorn has been the region’s most consistent supporter of local community building activities. He is a person who walks…
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…
2022 2nd Meeting of Organizations to Uplift Puna
From our first meeting on June 9th, there was a strong consensus on the following: We also proposed a strategy for our 2nd meeting: We are scheduled to meet on Thursday, June 23rd at 2 pm at the Pahoa Community…
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.…