Did you know that 90% of plants native to Hawaiʻi exists here and nowhere else in the world? East Maui Watershed Partnership and Viewpoints Gallery in Makawao have partnered to raise awareness about Maui’s native species. We wish to provide the public an opportunity to connect with Maui’s unique flora and fauna through the lens of an artists’ viewpoint and perspective.

We invite you to come to Makawao’s third Friday and attend our opening and blessing at Viewpoints Gallery August 17th starting at 5pm. We will have a juror’s walk through at 4:00pm-4:45pm.

Start Date: Wednesday, August 15th

Time: 10:00am

End Date: Friday, September 14th

Time: 6:00pm

Because the June 5, 2012, Venus Transit, when Earth aligns with the Sun & Venus plus the Galactic Center, for the first time in over 26,000 years, is significant time for Aloha and 100% visible from Kona, Big Island, we have invited 3 of the International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers (Agnes Pilgrim, Flordemayo, Mona Polacca), plus 3 Hawaiian elders, led by Maui's Auntie Pua Mahoe, for the Aloha Wisdom Gathering of the Elders - a two day "talk story" festival on June 2-3, to discuss how to implement plans for a sustainable future for the next 7 generations. Plus a Workshop day with the Grandmothers & Elders and Sacred Ceremonies during the 6-5-12 Venus Transit with closing Luau - all at the Keauhou Bay Sheraton Resort, Big Island. Kama'aina rates are available - join us in Kona: www.4dwisdom.org/aloha.html .

Start Date: June 2, 2012

Time: 9:00 AM

End Date: June 5, 2012

Time: 10:00 PM

Here are some updates of Saturday's events:

Jeff Peterson is playing from 11 am to noon!
Fire oven pizza
Healthy Plate lunch (with as many local ingredients as possible)
Raffle
Seedball and butterfly garden workshops, worms, composting and solar cooking (if the sun shines)

Saturday, April 21 from 10am to 3pm at Mohala Farms in Waialua at the corner of Farington Hwy. and Kaukaonahua Rd. At the intersection (going makai), you turn left into the farmland instead of right towards Haleiwa. There will be a sign of how to get to the farm.

-more on their website- http://www.mohalafarms.org/open-house.html

To learn more about our rural transformation through participatory development in Madagascar please visit our web site: http://www.zahana.org

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Start Date: April 21st

Time: 10am

Time: 3pm

SAVE THE DATE!

Hawaii Book & Music Festival (HBMF) 2012

Saturday-Sunday May 5-6 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Frank F. Fasi Civic Grounds at Honolulu Hale
in Historic Downtown Honolulu
S
ALL FREE & FREE PARKING next to the site
Click here for the HBMF 2012 Highlights.

Eight Venues, Over 150 events, over 500 Presenters

Steve Songs, Host, PBS KIDS,
and your favorite PBS KIDS and other characters.

For more detail and the schedule, see
www.hawaiibookandmusicfestival.org

Follow us on Facebook and Twitter

We need volunteers!
You’ll get a t-shirt and a book tote, and you’ll be entered in a drawing for a NOOK Tablet each day.
Email Jacqui Pirl at: tropicalparadise@hawaii.rr.com
Or call Jacqui at 224-4008 with questions etc.

Start Date: Saturday May 5th, 2012

Time: 10am-5pm

End Date: Sunday May 6th, 2012

Time: 10am-5pm

Saturday, Apr 14, 2012 10 AM to 3 PM

The City and County of Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation Kualoa Regional Park is hosting its third annual Kualoa/Hakipu`u Canoe Festival on Saturday, April 14, 2012, from 10:00 am - 3:00 pm. The event takes place at Kualoa Regional Park, 49-479 Kamehameha Highway, Campground A.

The festival is aimed at capturing the historic and ancient traditions of canoeing, dating back to the Polynesian voyaging era. It is designed to educate and stir the imaginations of those interested in the original settlers of Hawaii.

The program will showcase a master canoe builder repairing a canoe, a paddle maker, educational booths, and a variety of sailing vessels. Rides will be offered to the public on the sailing canoe and double-hulled canoe. The Polynesian Voyaging Society will be in attendance with their voyaging canoes, Hokule‘a and Kama Uheheu, moored in the bay. The educational voyaging canoe, Kanehunamoku, and charter schools Halau Ku Mana and Hakipu‘u Learning Center, will host instructive booths to share the knowledge of voyaging through various hands-on activities.

Free and open to the public.

Start Date: April 14, 2012

Time: 10:00 am

Time: 3:00 pm

Here is a link to the film list: http://program.hiff.org/films/ . Tickets are on sale now and there is a special group rate of $8 per person with a minimum of 10 people in a group for the viewing of one film. Here is information for our environmental films: SURVIVING PROGRESS and THE BIG FIX.

SURVIVING PROGRESS
HAWAII PREMIERE
United States 2011 | English | 86M
DIRECTOR: Mathieu Roy, Harold Crooks
CAST: Margaret Atwood, Enio Beata, Colin Beavan
Sunday, April 15 ­– 12:15 PM

Based on Ronald Wright’s best-seller “A Short History of Progress” this intelligent, provocative documentary explores the concept of progress in our modern world, guiding us through a sweeping but detailed survey of the major “progress traps” facing our civilization in the arenas of technology, economics, consumption, and the environment. Featuring powerful arguments from such visionaries as Jane Goodall, Margaret Atwood, Stephen Hawking, and Ronald Wright himself, this enlightening and visually spectacular film invites us to contemplate the progress traps that destroyed past civilizations and that lie treacherously embedded in our own.

http://program.hiff.org/films/detail/surviving_progress_2012

THE BIG FIX
HAWAII PREMIERE
United States 2012 | English | 89M
DIRECTOR: Josh Tickell, Rebecca Haris Tickell
Thursday, April 19 - 7:30 PM

On April 22, 2010 the Deepwater Horizon offshore drilling rig run by BP sunk into the Gulf of Mexico creating the worst oil spill in history. Until the oil well was killed on September 19, 779,037,744 liters of crude oil and over 7, 000,000 liters of chemical dispersant spread into the sea.
By exposing the root causes of the spill filmmakers Josh and Rebecca Tickell uncover a vast network of corruption.
The Big Fix is a damning indictment of a system of government led by a powerful and secretive oligarchy that puts the pursuit of profit over all other human and environmental needs.

http://program.hiff.org/films/detail/big_fix_the_2012

For any other questions or concerns, feel free to email me at outreach@hiff.org.
Hope to see you at the showcase!

Start Date: April 15

Time: 12:15 PM

End Date: April 19

Time: 9 PM

The Department of Parks and Recreation 3rd Annual Kualoa/Hakipu'u Canoe Festival

Kualoa Regional Park, April 14th, 2012

10am - 3pm

Rekindling heritage and pride in Hawaiian seamanship. The festival will showcase a master canoe builder and paddle maker. The Polynesian Voyaging Society and charter schools Halau Ku Mana, Halau Lokahi and Hakipu'u Learning center will have educational booths, activities and demonstrations to share their knowledge along with a variety of sailing vessels on display. FREE canoe rides.

Start Date: April 14th

Time: 10am

End Date: April 14th

Time: 3pm

Maui Brewing Company is hosting a fundraiser for the Maui Forest Bird Recovery Project.

From 6pm to midnight, half of the night's pint sales go to endangered forest bird research and recovery on Maui. The brewpub has a great selection of locally made brews on tap.

The Maui Brewing Company is located at the Kahana Gateway Shopping Center, 4405 Honoapiilani Hwy, just north of Lahaina, West Maui.

Start Date: 03/30/2012

Time: 6 pm

End Date: 03/31/2012

Time: 12 am

Please come join us for our

MALAMA HALOA WEEKEND!

Saturday, February 25, 2012
Sunday, February 26, 2012
8:00am – 4:00pm
Waipao, He‘eia, Ko‘olaupoko, O‘ahu

Come enjoy a weekend of kokua, kanaka and kalo!
Connect with the ‘aina and support your community organization!

This is a two-day event to expand on our existing patches! Come CAMP OUT and enjoy: LO’I KALO, LU’AU, LOMILOMI, and KANIKAPILA! We will be digging new ‘auwai, building lo’i and planting huli. Come when you can, leave when you have to. LUNCH provided both days and DINNER on Saturday night.

WHAT TO BRING: Lots of ENERGY and a POSITIVE ATTITUDE! Water bottle (we will have water onsite to refill bottles), sun/rain protection, tent/mess gear (if you plan on camping), we will provide tools (shovels, picks, o’o, etc) but if you do decide to bring hand tools make sure they are clearly marked as your own.

LOCATION & PARKING: Driving on Kahekili Hwy., turn mauka onto Kahuhipa Street. Turn left onto Kuneki Street. Continue up Kuneki, road will bend to the right, keep going to the end. Turn right onto Ha’iku Road. On your left, look for dirt driveway and park down there or along upper Haiku Road, look for signage. PLEASE DO NOT PARK IN THE RESIDENTIAL AREA

RSVP by Monday, February 13th--- waipao143@gmail.com
Please put “Lo’i Workday attn: Nick” in the subject line

post via PAPAHANA KUAOLA’s whose mission is to create quality educational programs focused on environmental restoration and economic sustainability fully integrated with Hawaiian knowledge in order to exemplify a lifestyle respectful of kanaka, ‘aina and akua

Start Date: February 25, 2012

Time: 8:00 am

End Date: February 26, 2012

MNBG's annual Earth day Celebration is a free family event focusing on the preservation of native Hawaiian resources and culture. There will be earth friendly information booths, games, cultural demonstrations, great food and entertainment! Native Hawaiian Plants will be made available for purchase. Call 808-249-2798 or email info@mnbg.or for more information or to participate.

Start Date: Saturday, April 14th, 2011

Time: 9:00AM

End Date: Saturday, April 14th, 2011

Time: 3:00PM