The Wisdom Project: A Call for Spiritual Conversation
The Wisdom Project is the product of discussions held on a continuing basis since 2006 about topics at the heart of the human condition. Participants in the discussions came from all walks of life. Topics include meaning, the self, the…
From Soup to Nuts
Sonia has been writing the Local Agriculture food column in Ke Ola magazine since the Jan–Feb 2012 issue. We are thrilled to feature her latest book filled with ono (delicious) recipes. Author Sonia R. Martinez is a Honomū resident. These…
No Mākou Ka Mana: Liberating the Nation
Page 3 Recognizing the complex identity of ali‘i such as Lili‘uokalani is an important part of this study; however, the examples of how the ali‘i exercised their agency are perhaps of greater significance for contemporary ‘Oiwi (Native Hawaiian)5 and other…
Ka Puana–The Refrain: Kamehameha: The Rise of a King
By David Kāwika Eyre Like Kaha‘i, Kamehameha would grow the land. Slowly, the life of the land would return. Slowly, for too many people had died. There were not enough kānaka left for the heavy work. It was later that…
Ka Puana: Images of America—Hilo
By Karen Valentine Cracked and fragile, the photographs sit in folders waiting to be carefully handled. Peering at handwritten notes several centuries old, I see that someone cared enough to leave a trace of history… A c. 1895 photograph shows…
Ka Puana: Suzanne’s Edible Art Cookbook
These excerpts and art are from Kailua-Kona resident Suzanne Bearth’s book, Suzanne’s Edible Art Cookbook. Used with permission. Whale’s Tail Seafoam Candy Ingredients 1 pound white sugar 1 C water 4 T white vinegar 3 T light corn syrup 1/2…
Ka Puana–The Refrain: ‘Io Lani
Following are excerpts from Kapa‘au resident William S. Chillingworth’s book, ‘Io Lani: The Hawaiian Hawk. Used with permission. I had been hiking with a camera in the wild eastern valleys for thirty years or more, and had seen ‘auku‘u, ‘ulili…
Ka Puana–The Refrain: My Year in a Yurt
Following are excerpts from Pa‘auilo resident Jen McGeehan’s book, My Year in a Yurt. Used with permission. Look Up! There are many elements to yurt living that make it both unique and enjoyable. The ceiling is just one of them.…
Ka Puana–Lighting the Path
Following are excerpts from Kailua-Kona resident Kumu Keala Ching’s book, Lighting the Path. Used with permission. The Vision In 2008, Barbara Garcia and I had the vision of helping the Hawai‘i Island community increase their understanding of the Hawaiian culture.…
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…
Ka Puana: Lost Twain – A Novel of Hawai’i
Following is an excerpt from Kailua-Kona resident Kate Winter’s book, Lost Twain. Used with permission. From outside the window of the Islander Inn early that second Maui morning, the smell of plumeria blossoms had slipped through the jalousies inviting her…
Ka Puana–The Refrain: How To Be Happy In One Reading
By Michael J. Vielman Emotions, we all have a little or a lot, but being able to feel them is first, before being able to control them. Emotions are like the colors of your soul. That’s why people say when…
Ka Puana–The Refrain: Joy
Excerpt used with permission of the Friends of the Library Waikoloa Region. By Jacqueline McBride Koscil There are many wonderful ideas that I believe in, but choosing joy in all circumstances tops the list. Some people may think of joy…
Ka Puana: The Problem With Thinking
Excerpts used with permission of the publisher: GreatRiverBooks.com I have a knack for generating stress in that time right before dawn when it’s too cold to get out of bed and my wide-awake brain seems to run out of control.…
Ka Puana: Maile Connects with Her Ancestors
An excerpt used with permission of the publisher KoaBooks.com Late that night…A gecko straddled the limb of a guava tree above the freshwater pond, alert to the rustle of Maile coming down the jungle path. Passing beneath the lizard’s perch,…
Ka Puana–The Refrain: Island Naturals Cookbook
This book can be found at: Island Naturals Hilo Island Naturals Kona Island Naturals Pahoa Basically Books Book Gallery Hilo Big Island BookBuyers Kona Stories Waimea General Store Seaweed Salad If you aren’t eating seaweeds, you are missing out on…
Ka Puana: A Ranching Legacy Honored
“Smart’s enjoyment of life was in singing, acting, and ranch managing, in that order. That imposition of Broadway on ranch economics was ultimately responsible for certain adjustments to the supporting cast at Parker Ranch – that is, firings, new job…
Contemporary Hawaii Woodworkers: the Wood, the Art, the Aloha
Koa is Hawai‘i. It provides that sense of place, that connection to the ‘āina (land) that is uniquely Hawai‘i. With a property known as chatoyancy (sha-toy-an-cee)—the ability to shimmer like a cat’s-eye gemstone—figured or curly koa wood is like no…
The Three Kapu of the Spiritual Warrior
The Hawaiian elder Hale Makua looked us over slowly in the fading light of our long day of discussion as the winds around the crater subsided into silence. The air felt soft, and our mood reflected this, creating a sense…
Marooned! An excerpt from Noni: The Complete Guide for Consumers and Growers
In a sense, the human race is marooned on a small island in a vast sea of space. The island is called Earth. On this island, we depend on plants for survival. The existence of the human species is made…
Legend of the Gourd, a Legend of Ka‘ū
Retold by Caren LoebelFried Long ago in Ka‘ū, Hawai‘i, there lived a young man and woman who loved each other very much. Although they were both from families of ali‘i, their parents did not approve of the relationship. And so…
Ka Puana: Pu‘uhonua
By Linda Ching In the Hawaiian world order, there was always room for forgiveness. Transgressors of the strict and sacred laws of the land could always find redemption and a second chance waiting if they could make it to the…
Ka Puana: I Mua e Nā Wāhine
By Jackie Pualani Johnson Our backs twist together, nā wāhine o ke kai. We plunge our paddles as one, forcing the Pacific Under the ‘ama, the canoe piercing the incoming swell Salty spray clinging to lashes, lips, Filling the bottom…
Ka Puana: A Dream of Old Hawai‘i
I had a dream, a dream of old Hawai‘i. And in that dream, a woman stood beside me, and in her arms were stories that were pure as gold, but stories that looked sadly old, stories that had not been…
Ka Puana: Bananas Don’t Grow on Trees
By Rocky Sherwood The first time I saw the Kona Coast of Hawai‘i, it was all dressed up in early December. Hillsides exploded in blood red poinsettias and wild yellow daisies cascaded over rocky cliff edges, reflecting daylight like small…
Ka Puana: Rooster & Papaya
Excerpted from The Solid Green Birthday & Other Fables by Big Island author Kona Lowell There is a young wild rooster that likes to visit my house in the early morning and practice his crowing. He is not very good…
Ka Puana: Everything I Needed to Know About Life I Learned from Potluck
By Catherine Bridges Tarleton “We’re having potluck on Tuesday,” said my boss. “For the January birthdays.” She nodded at the paper on her desk. “What do I sign you up for?” On no. Potluck. The Initiation. What do I bring…
Home on an Active Volcano: Visions from the 1984 Eruption of Mauna Loa
By Wayne Stier Island. The concept I understand with ease; it’s the reality of it that I have had to adjust to. I grew up as far from oceans and islands as a person can in America—in the center of…
Ka Puana: The Wall of Death
A true sailing adventure, excerpted from The Hawaiian Voyages of the Ono Jimmy, by Big Island author Steve Dixon This story is about one of the two later passages, after that night crossing from Lanai, that Tony and I tried…
Ka Puana: Chameleons in the Garden, Being Jacksons, Doing What Jacksons Do
Mary and Matt Lovein, artists and owners of Holualoa Gallery in Holualoa, have a love affair with chameleons. “We are so lucky to live in Hawai‘i, which is one of the only places on the planet that we can see…
