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Stars Over Puna December 2023 The Holidays and Making the Most of It December opens with a Full Moon phase in progress. Illumination and a hopeful attitude take us into the shortest days of light. After Thanksgiving feasting and Black…

By Dawn Hurwitz  By all accounts, the premiere for Mermaids Lament last Friday, November 16 was a smash hit.  As the film opens the crowd near to standing room sat hushed listening to an ambient soundtrack  focused on the fantastic…

It’s an odd feeling to arrive at the dead end of a journey one’s been traversing for over seven years. The air is still and quiet, yet the mind races with all the questions, what didn’t I do, what could I have…

By Raydiance Grace  A September fundraiser for the YMCA in Hilo featured the first concert by “The Gospel Express”, revitalizing  the spiritual mysticism found by participating in gospel music performances. Barbara Johnson is an international performer, actor, singer, dancer, and  creator/director of the…

Scorpio Season: Time to Plan for Contingencies The Fall Eclipse Season has been immensely powerful behind the drama that came about in October. The Aries—Libra are not easy energies. They represent the polarity of Self and Other. October’s Lunar Eclipse…

Hawaii’s New Challenge to Old Cultures On August 30, the Full Moon is in Pisces opposing the Sun in Virgo, just as the public attention is growing and questioning the Land VS Water topics for the September themes. There are…

Amedeo and his son, Jacob, are Father and Son woodworkers. In addition to being a phenomenal community leader: president of Main Street Pahoa Association, one of the founders of Pahoa Lava Zone Museum, and treasurer of Malama o Puna, Amedeo has…