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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…

moku o keawe mālama nā kūpuna

Petronila Blank is one of three Puna kūpunas whose mission it is to create harmonious communities by training hosts in each community to engage its volunteers and farmers to create monthly luncheons for the kupuna to connect with each other…

Stars Over Puna March 2025

From Pisces to Aries Brings Dynamic New Possibilities The Pisces season this year is remarkably busy and full of changes that may leave some people quite confused and struggling for footing. This is the closing phase of Saturn preparing to…

Volcano Garden Arts and Cafe Ono

By Karyn Chambers Photos by Karyn Chambers and Lauri Canencia Are you looking for a magical adventure along with an organic vegetarian meal? Check out the lovely Volcano Garden Arts and Cafe Ono adjacent to Volcano State Park: 19-3834 Old…

Stars Over Puna-February 2025

By NormaJean Ream New Promises of Peace The New Moon for February occurs on January 29 in Aquarius around sunrise in Washington, DC. The energy represented will present a great deal of talk, speeches, declarations, negotiations, and boundary discussions. With…

Huna: Hawaiian Shamanism

By Karyn Chambers Images from Harry Uhane Jim and Pinterest Huna: Hawaiian Shamanism “We actually come into this world as gods. It’s just that we have forgotten who we really are as well as what this means.” –Hale Kealohalani Makua…

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…

Stars Over Puna January 2025

By NormaJean Ream Welcome to the New World of 2025 The year ahead is unique in the fact that all five of the slow planets are changing signs, which equates to a super dynamic shift in multiple arenas of life.…

Mele Kalikimaka: Makahiki–Hawaiian New Year

By Karyn Chambers images from Pinterest Mele Kalikimaka: Makahiki–Hawaiian New Year Have you ever wondered when the Christian holy day–Christmas–came to the Hawaiian islands? Did you know that prior to the first Christmas celebrated in 1786 by Captain George Dixon…

Stars Over Puna- December 2024

By NormaJean Ream December begins with a New Moon in the optimistic, expansive, and playful sign, Sagittarius. The season of Holidays is always a time when people enjoy social gatherings and sharing hopeful ideologies. In our social exchanges, perspectives can…

Hydroponic Gardening: A Solution to Food Insecurity

moku o keawe mālama nā kūpuna

Stars Over Puna March 2025

Volcano Garden Arts and Cafe Ono

Stars Over Puna-February 2025

Huna: Hawaiian Shamanism

SEAVIEW LAWN SUNDAY/FUNDAY DRUM CIRCLE

Stars Over Puna January 2025

Mele Kalikimaka: Makahiki–Hawaiian New Year

Stars Over Puna- December 2024

The Veli Cafe Pahoa

Cozy Cat Cafe

Meditation

Stars Over Puna, November 2024

Talk Story: Sustainable Farming