Island Treasures: South Kona Macadamia Nut Company—South Kona
By Aja Hannah Meris Farwell, a soft-spoken and petite woman, hand scoops a bag of Tamari-flavored macadamia nuts. Flavored with shoyu (soy sauce), the reddened nuts drop into 4oz and 8oz packages. Each package of South Kona Macadamia Nuts is…
Celebrating a Long Time Advertiser: Kelly Shaw, Realtor®
Kelly Shaw, an independent Realtor® with Koa Realty in Hōlualoa, believes in having goals and meeting them today instead of tomorrow. In Long Island, New York at only 25, Kelly was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Like taking a page out…
Featured Cover Artist: Kira Kamamalu
“Have you ever had the feeling that you were doing exactly what you were meant to do?” Hilo-born 31-year-old Kira Kamamalu is going into her eighth year as a professional artist. She says that painting is the thing she feels…
Ancient Hawaiian Agricultural Practices at Sacred Sites in North Kohala
By Jan Becket Archaeological surveys in Hawai‘i yield valuable knowledge about the traditional life of a place, and yet it is often knowledge that is inaccessible to the community where the surveys are conducted. Many contracts call for reports to…
The Mana Anointed: Steve Grossman
By Peter Michael McCormick Mana, a supernatural or divine power, Mana, miraculous power; a powerful nation, authority; to give Mana to, to make powerful; to have Mana, power, authority; authorization, privilege; miraculous, divinely powerful, spiritual; possession of Mana, power. From…
Fire and Ice: Kumu Dane Kaohelani Silva’s Life of Spirit and Service to Health
By David Bruce Leonard, L.Ac. As the late afternoon sun warmed his back and shoulders, the chiropractor, acupuncturist, and teacher of Long Life Lomilomi walked briskly across his garden, following a well-worn path between tall ‘ōhi‘a trees bedecked with scarlet…
Royal Order of Kamehameha I: Moku O Keawe
By Russell Paio and Peter T. Young Editor’s Note: In respect for Moku O Kona, this story will not include the diacritics of the modern Hawaiian language, with the exception of the name of the Hawaii Island–East side, Hilo area…
Talk Story with an Advertiser: Island Spirit Healing Center & Day Spa
If you’re ready to feel truly relaxed and let go of stress, Island Spirit Healing Center & Day Spa can help! Ken Bevis, LMT, NCBTMB, Hypnotherapist, is a licensed massage therapist trained in Medical Massage, Swedish, Lomilomi, Sports Therapy and…
Island Treasures: Luana Naturals—South Kona
Karen Kriebl received her Ph.D. from Ohio State University. She was a professor at OSU and Capital University in Columbus, Ohio and taught at the Out of Door Academy in Sarasota, Florida where she was known as “Doctor K.” In…
Celebrating a Long Time Advertiser: Trans-Pacific Design
Sue is one of those lucky people who knew what she wanted to do in grade school. Her parents worked with interior designers and she loved watching them work. Sue received a four-year degree from Iowa State University in interior…
The Voice of an Angel: Kanani Enos
Kanani Enos grew up in a world of music, Hawaiian rhythm and melody reverberating through generations to create the living song she is today. “I grew up listening to my dad playing slack key guitar all the time,” she says.…
Featured Cover Artist: MField
Field (Mike Field) is the epitome of living the dream. The dream of balancing work, family and play to where they all blend together and afford a life with limited aggravation and continued delight. Raised in Hawai‘i, a celebrated waterman,…
Viewpoint: Ahu‘ena Heiau
Kahu Mikahala Roy Publishers Note: The following mele and story, copyrighted by Mikalaha Roy, are in response to a story we published in the March/April 2014 issue. It is our desire to be pono by sharing more details on the…
Kūpuna Talk Story: Clayton Bertelmann, 1946–2004
By Keith Nealy As a filmmaker and a storyteller I have been blessed with the gift of sharing the mana‘o of more than 60 of Hawai‘i’s most revered kūpuna in spirited conversation exploring the cultural legacy they carry in their…
Ka Puana: Aloha Joe in Hawaii
Joe Holt (aka Aloha Joe) was born in Santa Barbara, California in 1978. After living in orphanages, foster homes, and even a forced child labor camp, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on his seventeenth birthday. He was…
Talk Story with an Advertiser: Hawaii Water Service Company
Hawaii Water Service Company was formed in 2003 with the purchase of Ka‘anapali Water Corporation. Later, it purchased Pukalani Sewerage Treatment Works, Waikoloa Water Company, Waikoloa Sanitary Sewer Company, and Waikoloa Resort Utilities. Hawaii Water is a subsidiary of California…
Talk Story with an Advertiser: Bailey Vein Institute
Our leg veins have many one-way valves that allow blood to travel up toward the heart. Upon standing, the valves close in order to keep the blood from traveling backwards down the leg. When valves don’t close properly, blood travels…
Island Treasures: Holualoa Ukulele Gallery/Workshop—Hōlualoa
Sam B. Rosen was a jeweler on the mainland from 1956–1977. After moving to Hawai‘i Island in 1977, he became a goldsmith. Sam wanted to learn to play the ‘ukulele, so he went to an Adult Education Extension Class at…
Featured Cover Photographer: Dohn Chapman
A New England native, Dohn Chapman moved to Colorado to hike and explore the Rocky Mountains and ended up in the highest incorporated town in North America—Alma, a small mining town at a more than 10,000-foot elevation. In 1999, his…
A Place Like No Other: Dragonfly Ranch
Nestled in the South Kona hills, just along the treeline where the shade of great monkeypods cools the earth below, is a place so heavenly one could hardly believe it’s there. Descending the hill to Pu‘uhonua O Hōnaunau National Historical…
Celebrating a Long Time Advertiser: Trudy’s Island Arts
Shortly after Trudy and her husband Rick moved to Hawai‘i Island in 2003, Trudy met Katrina Bellak, who needed some help at her new art kiosk. Trudy worked a few nights a week until the shop moved to Ali‘i Gardens…
All Creatures Great and Small: Centipedes
By Stig Lindholm Off-island and rooting around in an English garden, my heart skipped a beat when turning over a rock I happened upon a centipede. Then, with surprised relief, I realized that an encounter with the British Isles’ cousin…
Talk Story with an Advertiser: Blue Dragon Restaurant
Blue Dragon is an open-air live music venue and restaurant focusing on fresh and local ingredients. Chef Noah Hester serves creative and delicious dishes. He works closely with local farmers, ranchers, cheese makers, etc. to make sure they are serving…
Talk Story with an Advertiser: Action Business Services
Action Business Services is a tax preparation and bookkeeping service owned by Paula Wilson, E.A. She has been an Enrolled Agent since 1994 and has prepared taxes for most of that time. She has offered bookkeeping and payroll services for…
Celebrating a Long Time Advertiser: Kona Center of Facial Surgery
When Dr. Joan Greco made the decision to move to Hawai‘i Island in 1993, she says she was met with aloha, and it has only gotten better from there. Dr. Greco is an oral and facial cosmetic surgeon—she’s known as…
Talk Story with an Advertiser: Yurts of Hawai‘i
People are becoming more aware of their own footprints on this planet and realizing that it’s time to simplify, time to take back control, and time to eliminate debilitating debt and the stress associated with it. Yurts are a great…
Island Treasures: High Fire Hawaii Gallery and Studio LLC – Hilo
High Fire Hawaii is a venue and resource for island artists offering instruction, materials, and representation in their gallery. It is dedicated exclusively to local art and local artists representing ceramicists, jewelers, painters, and textile artists. They offer classes for…
Talk Story with an Advertiser: Lucy’s Taqueria
Lucy’s Taqueria is a casual, fun, and happy Mexican restaurant serving food, drinks, beers, and margaritas. Owners Gabriel (Tomas) Ramirez and Marlene Akana Hall met on O‘ahu in 1990 and then moved to Seattle in 1994. After their arrival in…
Island Treasures: Lavender Moon Gallery – Kainaliu
Long time Hawai‘i Island residents Patricia and Dux Missler opened Lavender Moon Gallery in December of 1999. The gallery is located in the quaint upcountry village of Kainaliu, just seven miles south of Kailua-Kona. It offers a unique collection of…
Kūpuna Talk Story: Kumu Raylene Ha‘alelea Kawaiae‘a, Native Hawaiian Cultural Practitioner
By Keith Nealy As a filmmaker and storyteller, I have been blessed with the gift of sharing the mana‘o (knowledge) of more than 60 of Hawai‘i’s most revered kūpuna in spirited conversation exploring the cultural legacy they carry in their…
