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Wednesday Night at Uncle Robert’s

Photography by S. Gomez Bring your partner, your tutu grandmother, aunties, uncles, the kids and even your Ex. Don’t forget the dog. All are welcome at Uncle Robert’s anytime but especially on Wednesday nights. An icon of Hawaiian culture and…

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March Stars Over Puna 2023

March is a month of some important planetary sign changes. This is a time of endings and new beginnings. When slow moving planets change signs, it impacts the world in power shifts between countries, governments and social systems go through…

Men of Pa’ a: Imu Mea Ai Project

Iopa Maunakea, The Men of Pa’a, and a group of Kapuna teach a mainland group of folks how to properly and reverently prepare an Imu to cook a meal for them. He also takes them down to Cape Kumkukahi to…

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Aunty Emily Interview

Interview with Aunty Emily Naeole in which she talks about growing up in Puna and the changes she has seen. Part 2 of the interview with Aunty Emily Naeole discusses her experiences with Hawaiian Home Lands and the obstacles she…

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February 2023 Stars Over Puna

The Full Moon is on Sunday, the fifth, in robust Leo, a highly social time, emphasizing the energy of playful, childlike enjoyment of life. In Hawaii, February is a beautiful month of mild weather and trade winds, drawing in visitors.…

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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…

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Jim Albertini – Puna Hero written by Graham Ellis

Located in Kurtistown for over forty years is Malu ‘Aina (Land of Peace) the Hawaiian name given to the Center for Non-Violent Education and Action. Malu ‘Aina is a spiritual community based on peace, justice, and sustainable organic farming. Situated…

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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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