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Pele’s Kitchen, From Farm to Table

Pahoa Restaurant Review By Karyn Chambers Looking for a beautiful Sunday morning experience —with real people, real country style food, and real Aloha spirit? Consider Pele’s Kitchen, located in downtown Pahoa, open daily 7:30-noon. Its colorful tropical artistry on the outside…

Yoga & Natural Health

NECK RELEASE for RELIEF Who is sitting behind you at the community event? We turn our heads to see. How many coconuts are in the tree? Tipping the chin up, we count how many are hanging. When walking on uneven lava ground the head…

LAVA RECOVERY UPDATE

HIGHWAY 137, BLESSING CEREMONY, FOUR CORNERS Tuesday, Sept. 24, 10 am By Raydiance Joy Grace Photos by Kilauea Eruption Recovery and Raydiance Where else other than Hawaii could you attend an opening of a road with Pule, (prayers), Mele Oli,…

Stars Over Puna

October 2024 The Season of Relationship Challenges By Norma Jean Ream In some respects, the new Fall energy brings good along with the bad. Weather factors have been dramatic, even catastrophic in some areas of the country. The Lunar Eclipse…

Puna Community Medical Center Foundation

by Raydiance Joy Grace WE ARE BUILDING A HOSPITAL IN PUNA! Information from the PCMCF website Photos by PCMCF Staff, Members, Volunteers The Opening Shot of the PCMC Campus shows the site and what they want to build! The Puna…

Stars Over Puna September 2024

By NormaJean Ream Early September has several planets offering us added information. Aside from the political atmosphere, this time of year calls our attention to the weather and our preparations for challenges from weather events and travel issues. The last…

Harmony & Health Foundation in Puna

Interview with Tomas Mendola By Marcia Galleher M. Galleher: Please introduce yourself to the Puna community. Who are you? Aloha. My name is Tomas Mendola and an import from Southern Arizona, originally from Buffalo, New York. I am a retired educator and…

Yoga & Natural Health

Honoring the SUN By Marcia Galleher When I was a young girl my grandmother would tell my sister andI, “Go outside and play in the sun”. I loved playing outdoors.Those early impressions of a light cerulean blue color sky and…

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Stars Over Puna August 2024

Stars Over Puna August 2024 By NormaJean Ream Big Hopes, Big Surprises, Big Changes It is hard to miss the political drama in this Leo season. Big players, big events, and ongoing changing details to the story. Like theater, it…

La ‘Ohana o Pohoiki Festival

La ‘Ohana o Pohoiki Festival(a celebration and gathering for all the Ohana)July 2010 am to 4 pmIsaac Hale Beach ParkPohoikiHe La OhanaCelebrating Generational Ohana of PohoikiStory and Photos by Raydiance Joy Grace A day of community, family and fun; a…

Yoga & Natural Health by Marcia Galleher

“Yoga & Natural Health” is a new column for Puna Rising’s Talk Story. It will be an educational and participatory series whose purpose is to support the beauty of the body’s internal system. Maintaining the well-being of our physical, mental,…

PUNA ART COLLECTIVE – Beltane Art Show in Pahoa

Celebrating an ancient Celtic festival on May Day. May 3rd-4th, 2024Review and Photos By Raydiance Joy Grace The “Pop-Up Art Show” was inspired by Laurie Bauers who wanted to bring the community together to share the art they have been creating…

Stars Over Puna July 2024

Revolutionary Political Moments Ahead Americans look forward to July 4th, the patriotic holiday of the year, when families and communities celebrate with fun, food, and fireworks. This year the New Moon is July 5th so it will be a nice…

Interview with Jim Powers, Creator of the Perfect Purple Picker

Meet the Puna Preneurs With introduction by Sylvia Dolena, director of the Entrepreneur Hub. Interview with Jim Powers Creator of the Perfect Purple Picker The Interviewer is Raydiance Joy Grace Interviewer: “What benefits did you receive from being in the…

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Stars Over Puna June 2024

On the Edge of Social ShiftsThis has been an eventful couple of months, with the impactful Jupiter/Uranus conjunction, following the powerful Eclipses and the Spring Equinox. Solar Flares are adding a new awareness to not just Earth weather, but now…