Two workshops at The Green House, Saturday May 19th

It's Easy Being Clean...

Soapmaking and Green Cleaning Workshop
We will whip up a batch of cold processed soap and explore the simple cleaning recipes our grandmothers used to make. These cleaners are safe, effective, inexpensive, and you may already have many of the ingredients in your kitchen cupboards. A booklet of natural cleaning recipes will also be shared.

The Green House
May 19th
10am - noon
Fee: $25
Advanced Registration Required
To see calendar & register online www.thegreenhousehawaii.com
Or call (808) 524-8427

Keiki Explorer Club...

Papermaking with Plants
In this workshop we will harvest a variety of plants and explore the differences in the fiber they produce. Each step in fiber preparation: harvesting, beating, cooking and sheet formation will be explored, giving participants a full comprehension of papermaking—from "seed to sheet."

The Green House
May 19th
1 - 2:30pm
Fee: keiki 5 - up with adult $20
Advanced Registration Required
To see calendar & register online www.thegreenhousehawaii.com
Or call (808) 524-8427

Start Date: Saturday May 19th

Time: 10am

Early Hawaiians were engaged in fish farming or mariculture practices over a thousand years in Hawaii. One of the largest and oldest inland fishpond, the Kawainui Loko I'a was located in Kailua. Other types of fish ponds that were located along the shoreline with a wall enclosure (kuapa) and sluice grates (makaha) to control the movement of fish and tides can still be found in Kaneohe Bay.

Join 'Ahahui Malama I Ka Lokahi and the Kailua Hawaiian Civic Club on Saturday May 5th from 8:30am to 12:30 pm to visit the ancient fishponds at Waikalua Loko Kuapa with brief overlook stops to Nu'upia Loko and Kawainui Loko I'a. Make your reservations by calling 'Ahahui at 263-8008. There will be a $10 donation requested. We will meet at Ulupo Heiau at 8:15am and carpool to the various sites.

At the Waikalua Loko Fishpond, we will be taking the opportunity to participate in the 350.org world wide event to Connect the DOTS on Global Warming. We will be holding a sign (bed sheet) with a painted Red Dot to indicate the rise of sea level within 50 years that will impact this site. A digital photo of this scene will be added to the thousands of photos being taking on this day throughout the world.

Via Richard Scudder

Start Date: May 5, 2012

Time: 8:30 am

Time: 12:30 pm

In the language of Aloha (sharing the breath of life), we gather in harmony to share our mana‘o – knowledge, insight, and intuition —
guided by Joseph Campbell’s thought shortly before his death in 1987: "It's time to create new mythologies."

The time is now.

Please join us

Hoomaikaikai: Voyage of Aloha
A Community Experience Honoring the 20th Anniversary of the Joseph Campbell Foundation and the 25 anniversary of the World Business Academy.

Four-day Conference
May 25 – 28, 2012
Pagoda Hotel

Post Conference Retreat
May 29 –30, 2012
Camp Mokulei'a, North Shore

Ho‘omaika‘ika‘i is a rare opportunity to develop your own path of living conscious connectedness. Come to create, renew and go deeper in your personal journey with
others.

To purchase tickets to the conference, learn about the public events, and know more about the sessions planned, the inspiration and vision, and the speakers involved please visit:

www.voyageofaloha.com

You can also journey with us on Facebook and twitter:

http://www.facebook.com/voyageofaloha

https://www.twitter.com/voyageofaloha

Mahalo,
Via - the Voyage of Aloha Community

The Voyage of Aloha Conference meets for four days at the Pagoda Hotel in Honolulu to ho'omaika'ika'i -- "to ask for blessing" or "to return to our origins." The conference will bring together Hawaiian and international visionaries to encourage individuals to connect with their authentic selves, each other, and to share the power of aloha as a model for the rest of the world. The conference will cultivate skills and share tools for living from connectedness; participants will develop a personal plan for living their unique journey. www.voyageofaloha.com

Start Date: May 25, 2012

End Date: May 30, 2012

WHAT: Mākeke Kapolei, a weekly farmers’ and green market for the community of Kapolei, will feature a kahili making demonstration to show market goers how feather bundles (uo) are made and how they are attached to their hangers (au). The booth will also feature a map of Kapolei with the ancient Hawaiian names, people will learn the stories and history associated with those names.

WHO: Presenter will be Shad Kane, author of the book “Cultural Kapolei.” His book about ancient place names and stories associated with these names of Kapolei, will be available for purchase at the market. Mālama Learning Center is hosting this educational event, with funding from the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority/Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement.

WHEN: Thursday, May 3, 2012, 3:30 – 6:00 p.m.

WHERE: Kapolei High School main parking lot
91-5007 Kapolei Parkway, Kapolei, HI 96707

WHY: Hawaiian place names are our link to the past and history of the areas that we live in. Although Kapolei is a newly developed community, there are many ancient stories associated with it. Learning about these stories will enrich people’s connection to the area that they live in

ABOUT: Mākeke Kapolei provides resources to create a community that is healthy and connected to its cultural roots. The market supports local farmers and producers and works to eliminate waste of our precious natural resources and educate its customers through educational activities. Mākeke Kapolei is conducted by the Mālama Learning Center, Waiʻanae Coast Comprehensive Health Center’s Wai`anae Farmers’ Market, and Kapolei High School.

thanks!
Janice

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Janice Staab
Education Coordinator
Mālama Learning Center
www.malamalearningcenter.org
(808) 542-9107

Start Date: May 3, 2012

End Date: Market Every Thursday

The Green House workshop for May 5, 2012

Flutterbye Butterflies

In this workshop your keiki will explore the importance of butterflies as beneficial insects and how they help plants. They will learn about their life cycle, taste “nectar”, plant “butterfly” flowers and get up close and personal with caterpillars.

The Green House
May 5th
10-11am
Fee: $20 keiki 4 years and up with adult

Advanced Registration Required

To see calendar & register online www.thegreenhousehawaii.com
Or call (808) 524-8427

Start Date: Saturday May 5th, 2012

Time: 10-11am

[HawaiiFPC] Transition Oahu Announcements: Sprouting and Cultured Foods Classes & Permaculture Design Certificate Course

Aloha friends,

You're invited to 2 classes this weekend. Attend one or both, with optional potluck in between.

Saturday, April 21 10am to 1pm Sprouting with Ron Robinson Register now for this popular, practical class at http://www.transitionoahu.org/42112---sprouting-with-ron-robinson.html
Sprouts are nutrient dense & are a very efficient form of nourishment ...concentrated source of vitamins, minerals & enzymes. Sprouts contain 10-30x more concentrated nutrients than the most nutritious vegetables & only take 2 to 10 days to grow. Sprouting is fun, economical and easy to do. Sprouting is a form of gardening where you don’t even need any land or much space.
Please join us for a morning learning how to grow sprouts. We will be growing sunflowers, buckwheat, pea greens, wheat grass & mung beans in jars or trays.

Saturday, April 21 1pm-4pm Culturing Foods with Heidi Hansen -- this is a new, much asked for class. Check out details here - http://www.transitionoahu.org/421---cultured-foods-with-heidi-hansen.html
Food Culture: where you'll learn about traditional ferments to extend the harvest, the relationship between ferment & human nutrition, and how to create a lactobacillic ferment by making your very own sauerkraut to take home.

Thusday, April 26 7pm. FREE Movie. We'll continue with our permaculture series with Soils: Realigning with Nature's Plan for Sustainable Abundance with Geoff Lawton. Location will be at Ron Robinson's home in Aina Haina. If you would like to partake in potluck dinner, come at 6 with a favorite dish! Watch "Soils" Trailer here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ic6n8i6cuHA&feature=youtu.be

North Shore 2 week Intensive Permaculture Design Certificate Course (PDC) this summer. Dates of this course are July 30 to August 12. For more info and to register visit -

http://www.transitionoahu.org/730---812-2-week-permaculture-design-certificate-course.html

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THE TRANSITION NETWORK

Transition Oahu is part of a worldwide movement of communities that realize that we must start working together to build resilient communities that are able to withstand severe energy, climate or economic shocks while creating a better quality of life in the process. Re-localization of our economy and food production is central to the Transition plan. There appears to be a good amount of excitement around this message and its possibilities for our communities to respond positively to these challenges. We're quite ready to move to the next level of greater action beyond great movies, classes and events. We are now focusing on getting a few working groups up and running. Please visit our working group page to see the list of active groups that you can become involved in: Transition Oahu Working Groups. Also, please contact us if you are interested in getting some activities going in your neighborhood, we're here to support.

Start Date: Saturday April 21st, 2012

Time: 10am

WITHOUT WALLS WORKSHOP

All Natural Parenting

When: Saturday, May 26th, 2012

9:00am-12pm

Location: Ilima at Leihano

891 Kamaaha Ave, Kapolei

Cost: $10 per person

or $25 for families of up to 3 people

All natural parenting is easier than most people think!

Come and learn alongside other conscious (and busy!) mommies and daddies who want the best for their babies. In this workshop we will be introduced to how to incorporate all-natural concepts into family life with the goal to make this learning as simple and easy-to-integrate as possible. We will be covering topics such as using cloth diapers, making own baby food and even making your own baby wipes. You’re going to love doing it!

Instructor Christiane Bolosan-Yee, owner of SMART Ohana, is a dedicated Mommy and a Serve Safe-certified food handler who’s on a mission to help families discover how simple it is to make their own wholesome baby food, make their own baby wipes and use cloth diapers. Her company, SMART Ohana, is a company dedicated to teaching families to make smart lifestyle choices, such as these. An all-natural parenting approach can be great for growing families and the planet.

Registration is required.

Families are encouraged to attend together (limit 3ppl per family group).

To register, please go to www.malamalearningcenter.org

If you have any questions, please contact us by

email: sayo@malamalearningcenter.org or by phone: 808-483-0678

Start Date: Saturday May 26th, 2012

Time: 9am-12pm

Teachers and Students Can Earn Credit to Be Green!

Kapolei, HI – The Hawai‘i Green Collar Institute (HGCI) is recruiting Leeward Oʻahu students in high school and college as well as high school teachers for two separate sessions this summer in an effort to bolster interest in the growing field of green careers through hands-on experiences.

First, through an “Environment & Ecology” (Biology 124) summer course offered at Leeward Community College’s Waiʻanae campus, college students will learn about global and local environmental issues and participate in activities that will provide field experiences that tie lectures to the real world. To encourage enrollment, two credits (valued at $500) will be paid for by the HGCI program in the three credit class starting on May 21. These science credits will be transferrable to any post-secondary college or university.

Second, high school teachers paired with a high school student of their choice are sought for a four-day summer workshop from June 5-8 based at Kapolei High School. The workshop links environmental issues to green jobs and STEM education. It also enables teachers to shape the next generation of employees to be equipped with essential workforce skills in green careers. As a bonus, each pair of teachers and students will leave with a small-scale aquaponics kit that can be used in the classroom in the next school year. Teachers will also be eligible to earn three professional development credits upon completion of the course and fulfillment of requirements. Fees are $40/teacher and $20/student. Deadline to apply is May 4.

Green careers could include a wide range of jobs in areas such as forest and ocean management, sustainable agriculture, renewable energy and energy conservation, recycling and waste management, environmental education, urban planning, green building design, Hawaiian cultural preservation, native plant propagation and landscaping, alternative transportation, and more.

These courses will be team-taught by staff from Leeward Community College and the Mālama Learning Center. Funding for this program is made possible by a grant to the Mālama Learning Center from the State Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.

Information about these courses is available on Mālama Learning Center’s website (www.malamalearningcenter.org) as well as via email (info@malamalearningcenter.org).

Please contact Mālama Learning Center at 692-8200 ext. 2267 for more information.

HGCI is an educational partnership between the Mālama Learning Center and Leeward Community College’s Hālau ‘Ike O Pu‘uloa.

CONTACT:
Pauline Sato Mālama Learning Center
497-5323 (mobile) info@malamalearningcenter.org

Aulii Silva Leeward Community College, Hālau ‘Ike o Pu‘uloa 455-0555 aulii@hawaii.edu

End Date: Apply by May 4th

Thursday, Apr 19, 2012 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM

You've reduced your school's carbon footprint, greened your facilities, and planted a garden. But what about your curriculum? In this webinar, you'll learn how a nationwide panel of K-12 educators use global sustainability as a context to help students develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and learn core math, science and social studies concepts.

Hands-on lessons will be highlighted from Facing the Future's Engaging Students Through Global Issues, and other favorite curriculum resources. An unlimited number of people from your school can participate for one $25 registration fee.

Hosted by Facing the Future and the National Association of Independent Schools.

For complete details, copy and paste this address into your browser:

http://www.facingthefuture.org/Curriculum/PreviewandBuyCurriculum/tabid/550/ProductID/44/Default.aspx?utm_source=2012+February+PD+Bulletin&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2012+February+PD+Bulletin

Start Date: Thursday, Apr 19, 2012

Time: 1.30pm

End Date: Thursday, Apr 19, 2012

Time: 2.30pm

Saturday April 28, 2012 11a.m.-2p.m. at Heʻeia State Park

Heʻeia, Oʻahu- Hui o Koʻolaupoko (HOK), a windward Oʻahu based non-profit implementing watershed restoration and education projects to protect ocean health will be hosting their Green Homeowners Series on Saturday April 28 , 2012 11a.m.-2p.m. at Heʻeia State Park. The event called Save the Rain will focus on installing rain gardens and other ways to reduce polluted runoff from residential properties. The event will also feature environmentally friendly practices that every homeowner can implement including: rain barrels, native plants, erosion control, organic gardening products and educational activities for the keiki.

Development including homes, roads, parking lots and commercial sites all contribute to increase polluted storm water impacting our water resources. Rain gardens are effective low-cost tools for private homeowners to address these concerns while enhancing their property’s landscaping.

Rain gardens are flat-bottomed depressions planted with native vegetation used to capture excess storm water and pollutants from rooftops, driveways, sidewalks, parking lots or streets. Todd Cullison, Executive Director of HOK says, “Rain gardens are a great project for individual homeowner to help protect stream and ocean health from residential pollution.”

The Save the Rain event will be centered on HOK’s rain garden prototype at Heʻeia State Park. This year-old rain garden was the first in the State and was constructed with the help of volunteers in just one day. Event participants will be able to inspect the Heʻeia State Park rain garden and talk with HOK staff about the Rain Garden Co-op and Cost Share Program. The co-op seeks homeowners to install rain gardens in cooperation with their neighbors for a greater impact in reducing the amount of storm water runoff reaching streams and the ocean while enhancing their yards’ landscaping. Cullison explains, “Funds are available to cover the material cost for such items as plants and soil with the rain gardens built by the homeowners, volunteers and neighbors.” “The idea behind the co-op is to help your neighbor build a rain garden, in exchange; others will help build one on your property.”

HOK is currently writing the Hawaiʻi State Rain Garden Manual, when it’s completed; the information will be available for all residential landowners for installation on private property. The manual will be a do-it-yourself guide that steps builders through the correct location, size, construction process, plant selection and maintenance.

If you are interested in learning more about the cost-share program, contact Todd Cullison at 808-277-5611 or tcullison@hawaii.rr.com. You can learn more about rain gardens on HOK’s website at, www.huihawaii.org/raingardens.html. You can also visit Heʻeia State Park to view a recently constructed rain garden.

Start Date: Saturday April 28, 2012

Time: 11am

End Date: Saturday April 28, 2012

Time: 2pm