Ka Puana: My Island
By Rocky Sherwood I came to the Kona Coast in search of contentment. What I have learned is how to manifest it from the simple beauty of the earth. Chameleons hang like jewelry in the trees. Doves coo a constant…
True Love Begins Within: The Power of Falling in Love with Your Higher Self
“Merry Mana”: Musings of a spirit in search of paradise By Marya Mann, PhD “…thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.” – Leviticus 19:18 We’re sometimes so busy looking outward, to find ways, means and mana, we can forget to…
Leo Papa–Voice of the Land
By Nancy Redfeather I knew something was up the day my third grade teacher asked, “Who would like to help me plant a salad garden?” I found myself standing beside my desk with my arm raised and waving only to…
The Life in Business: Dr. Joan Greco
“I’m a dental phobic like most of my patients are, I empathize with them,” says Joan Greco, DDS, OMS. It is not just her professional experience, but her experience as a patient that guides her treatment style. An oral and…
The Life in Business: Kona Stories
If Brenda Eng was ever asked what her “dream job” would have been, it would have been to own a bookstore. “I just started talking about it like it was real” states Brenda. “I would go to independent bookstores and…
Dancing in the Light: Visions on Silk by Kristi Kranz
By Karen Valentine A gossamer weave of silk, light as light itself, dances in the morning sun. Stretched between two sawhorses at the studio of artist Kristi Kranz, it awaits the perfection of a completed image, born of the visions…
How do You Make Liquid Aloha?
By Fern Gavelek In a 3,500-square-foot brew house, carefully measure barley malt and blend with hot Hawaiian water to form a “mash.” Heat mixture until grain converts into a fermenting sugar liquid called “wort.” Separate the “spent” grain from the…
Light of Compassion at the Temple of Great Happiness: Rev. Jiko Nakade at Daifukuji Soto Mission
The weekday commuter traffic creeps up Hwy. 11 in South Kona near the Y-intersection at Honalo, slowing down briefly to pause at the intersection before accelerating on to the next daily obligation. Drivers glance at the familiar sight of the…
Then & Now: Moku‘aikaua Church
By Ann C. Peterson Church folks have gathered every Sunday for 185 years on the site where the stately Moku`aikaua Church now stands in Kailua Village. Their purpose has remained the same, but the structure sheltering their worship has changed…
Ka Wehena: Ko Honua Mauli Ola (The Earth’s Healing)
Na Kumu Keala Ching ‘O Wakea noho pu iā Papahanaumoku, he mauli ola Hānau ‘ia ‘o Ho’ohōkūkalani, he wahine mauli ola Hānau ‘ia ‘o Hāloalaukapalili, he kalo mauli ola Hānau ‘ia ‘o Hāloanaka, he kanaka mauli ola Hā mai ka…
The Advantage of Being Green: More Businesses are Realizing it IS Easy Being Green
By Michael Kramer, AIF® Our fragile island lifeline is, thankfully, waking people up to how we can survive here beyond the longstanding traditions of tourism and export agriculture. As consciousness shifts towards how we feed, shelter, clothe, work, and play…
