Mahalo, Hawai‘i Sail
Poka‘i Bay, Wai‘anae, O‘ahu was the next stop on the Mahalo, Hawai‘i Sail voyage by Hōkūle‘a. Arriving on December 9, 2017, the canoe spent nearly 15 days at Poka‘i Bay where they were welcomed by all eleven schools of the…
LEED-Certified: Pālamanui Offers 21st-Century Learning
By Fern Gavelek Imagine going to college in a learning laboratory where sustainable building and design has earned the highest award in the green building industry. Residents of West Hawai‘i can do just that at Hawai‘i Community College, Pālamanui and…
100 Years of Worship: Ka Mauloa Church
By Denise Laitinen If you stop and listen on any given Sunday as you travel along Highway 11 in Kurtistown, you may hear the sounds of church parishioners singing in Hawaiian. Small in size and humble in nature with roots…
A Special Moment with Irene Midel
“He Lei Ho’oheno O Hilo”: A Cherished Adornment of Hilo By Ku‘ehu Mauga Irene Midel is the epitome of aloha. If her striking floral hairpieces don’t leave a lasting impression on you, her effervescent personality will. At the age of…
Wai Watchers: The Vital Role of Volunteers in Watershed Health
Mālama Mokupuni: Caring for Our Island Environment By Julia Meurice This is a story of how communities are uniting and strengthening to protect the quality of our water from the mountains to the coast, of people rebuilding relationships with life…
Talk Story with an Advertiser: Hawaii Community Acupuncture
Where do you go in Hilo for effective, but inexpensive acupuncture treatments? Hawaii Community Acupuncture. What is community acupuncture? It is simply acupuncture in a group setting. Each acupuncturist treats multiple patients at the same time, so the cost per…
Three Iconic Women’s Organizations: Hilo Woman’s Club, Zonta International, Soroptimist International of Kona
By Paula Thomas For decades, Hawai‘i Island women have taken up causes in support of improving the lives of women and families. In the case of the Hilo Woman’s Club, the impact has extended to arts and culture—even the local…
Featured Artists: Phyllis Cullen & the Konawaena High School Mural Program
Featured Cover Artist: Phyllis Cullen It’s the Beans! is the name of the fabric collage featured on the front cover of this issue. Designed and created by Phyllis Cullen, fabric artist and painter, this award-winning quilt was made for the…
Celebrating a Long Time Advertiser: Yurts of Hawai‘i, LLC
“What is a yurt?” That’s a question Melissa Fletcher, owner of Yurts of Hawai‘i, LLC would often hear when she started her business more than 13 years ago. The answer? They are beautiful, strong, durable structures that are well suited…
Managing with Aloha: ‘Ike loa
“The value of learning in Hawai‘i is ‘to know well.’ Seek knowledge and wisdom.” Twelfth in Series Two on Managing with Aloha By Rosa Say Learning to listen to one’s self-talk is powerful self-coaching. Sometimes, however, we must learn to…
Lessons from the Garden
By Jan Wizinowich The Hawaiʽi Island School Garden Network (HISGN) was created in 2007 through The Kohala Center as a way to promote garden education and food sustainability practices. As the network grew, educators began to realize the potential for…
Talk Story with an Advertiser: Beverly Crudele, Clark Realty Corp.
Beverly Crudele was raised on Hawai‘i Island with family roots from the Hāmākua coast, Hilo, and upper Puna. She has been in real estate related services in East Hawai‘i for 24 years, starting in 1994 as a part-time executive assistant for…
May Day is Lei Day in Hawai‘i
By Leilehua Yuen This year’s Hilo Lei Day Festival will be held on May 1, at Kalākaua Park, the original town square of Hilo, and the site of Hilo’s Lei Day celebrations in the 1920s. May 1, celebrated around the…
Invoking the Warrior: Hula Kane
By Karen Valentine The line of kane (male) hula dancers lies in the shadows, poised to walk onto the Merrie Monarch Festival stage. Their kumu (teacher) takes his place behind the pahu (drum) and raises his arms along with his…
Iris Viacrusis: Creating Fashion from Paris to Paradise
By Mālielani Larish Dressed in a velvet azure gown made by Hawai‘i Island fashion designer Iris Viacrusis, and adorned with a peacock feather collar that she had handcrafted herself, Aunty Doreen Henderson graced the 2013 Merrie Monarch stage with an…
Sea Love with Don Elwing
By Britni Schock Driving up mauka (mountain-side) of the Ocean View community, you see an endless sky, a terrain of ‘ōhi‘a lehua trees, and lava rock. After a few miles you arrive at the home of Don Elwing (Uncle D),…
Behind the Scenes at the Merrie Monarch Festival
By Leilehua Yuen A month before the opening kāhea (to call out) of the Merrie Monarch Hula Festival, the Edith Kanaka‘ole Stadium is filled with sound. Saws shriek, hammers pound, drills buzz, sanders growl, and the pine resin smell of…
Ka Puana – Proverb 2388
Kahakai Elementary School Art Program Leaves No Child Behind
By Karen Rose Former Director of the National Endowment for the Arts Jane Alexander famously said, “When we teach a child to sing or play the flute, we teach her how to listen. When we teach her to draw, we…
Island Treasures: I Love Kigelia® Natural Skin and Hair Care Products
Why do people love I Love Kigelia® Healing and Firming Serum? Because it works, it’s natural, it’s safe on all types of skin, and for all ages. It also has many medical studies proving its efficacy—just “google it” for yourself.…
huiMAU: Cultivating Healthy ‘Āina and Strong ‘Ohana
By Karen Rose “Ua mau ke ea o ka ‘āina i ka pono” is typically translated as “The life of the land is perpetuated in righteousness.” However, according to No‘eau Peralto of huiMAU, a more appropriate translation is, “The sovereignty of…
Local Foods: Going Bananas
By Brittany P. Anderson I used to think that all bananas were the same. Yellow skin, bland taste, mushy, and eaten on the go for breakfast. The Cavendish banana was all I had ever known. Chopping down the thick stalk…
Ka Wehena: Lei ‘Opua
Na Kumu Keala Ching Eō mai Lei ‘Ōpua la ‘O Hualālai kō Hawai‘loa He aloha kō lāua, lei ‘Ōpua la Noho uka i ka nani, mauna kū kilakila Kaulana ‘o Hualālai, malu kō Kona Eō mai ē, Eō mai la…
