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“Everybody paddle the canoes together; bail and paddle, paddle and bail, and the shore will be reached.
E lauhoe mai na wa’a; i ke ka, i ka hoe; i ka hoe, i ke ka; pae aku i ka ‘aina.”
― Hawaiian proverb
Hawai'i Pacific University Student Newspaper – Alohas Sandals – Kalamalama
Former HPU student Alejandro Porras, 27, is the founder of the Spanish-based, Hawaii-inspired company Alohas Sandals. The company was appropriately unveiled last year on Earth Day, April 22, aligning with the environmentally sustainable approach the young entrepreneur...
Mānoa: Breadfruit expert, Big Island farmer to receive UH agriculture honors | University of Hawaii News
Dr. Diane Ragone has been named the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources 2015 Outstanding Alumna for her work to understand, conserve and promote breadfruit as a valuable tropical crop, and Big Island farmer Richard Ha...
Bheemashakti Yoga Center | 2015 Bheemashakti Kauai Retreat
Bheemashakti Yoga Kauai Retreat - 2015 Immerse yourself in the practices of Bheemashakti Yoga in the beautiful and tranquil setting of Kauai, Hawaii. It will be held on a Private Estate on the northwest coast of Kauai, in Princeville. Practice the pranayama and...
Big Island Farmer to Receive Ka Lei Hana Heritage Award | Big Island Now
A Vietnam veteran and graduate of UH’s accounting program, Richard Ha is the pioneering president and founder of Hamakua Spring Country Farms in Pepe’eko. Beginning with 25 acres of his father’s farm, some chicken manure, recycled boxes, and a credit card with a $300...
Rat lungworm: Still out there, still debilitating | West Hawaii Today
It’s a disease that quietly continues to ruin the health and lives of Big Island residents each year. Despite the debilitating effects of rat lungworm and some awareness campaigns by the state Department of Health and community groups, those who have been personally...
Year of Hope for Hawaii Hemp – Civil Beat
Last week, a constituent shared with me a very special February 1938 issue of Popular Mechanics. Inside the tan pages and tattered edges, along with other articles on the cutting edge technologies of its time, is an article on hemp, the “New Billion Dollar Crop.” With...