Hawaii Eco Living

Hawaii's Scenic Roads: Paving the Way for Tourism in the Islands
2015-04-23 18:30 - 19:37, 2015-04-23 18:30 (Pacific/Honolulu) | Wailuku Public Library, 251 S High St, Wailuku, HI, 96793, United States
Between 1900 and 1935 some of the islands’ most renowned scenic drives were built, including the Hāna Belt Road, Haleakalā Highway, and roads to and around Kīlauea Volcano.
This illustrated presentation will discuss some of the political, economic, and technical challenges of road building in Hawaiʻi, while also explaining why these roads are important in contemporary Hawaiʻi.
For more info call: 243-5766

QPR Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training
2015-04-23 14:30 - 16:00 | K109
Student Health & Wellness Programs’ Nā Kiaʻi O Ke Ola Guardians of Life Suicide Prevention Program, is offering a QPR (Question, Persuade, Refer) suicide prevention gatekeeper training. This is open to all UH Hilo and HAWCC students, faculty and staff. Please send an email to register at forlife@hawaii.edu

Hawaii Says NO MORE at UH Hilo
2015-04-23 10:00 - 12:00 | UH Hilo, Campus Center Plaza, Hilo, HI, 96720, United States
To help bring awareness towards the issue of domestic violence and sexual assault, join UH Hilo’s Student Health & Wellness Programs on April 23rd to help spread the NO MORE message throughout Hawaiʻi by participating in the #HawaiiSaysNOMORE photo challenge.
Stop by the Student Health & Wellness Programs table in campus center plaza on April 23, 2015 from 10AM-12PM to write and take a photo of your “No More” message.

Thursday Permaculture Class w/ Wade Bauer
2015-04-23 09:00 - 12:30 | Hawaiian Sanctuary, Mile Marker 12, Hwy 130, Pahoa, HI, 96778, United States
Thursday April 23rd
Home Nursery Basics: How to Create a Nursery for Home Use and Start Many Tropical Fruit Trees
If you are planning on growing an orchard or food forest having a nursery is a must. Save money by growing your own plants, or just have a place to properly care for your bought plants until you can get them in the ground. Lots of low cost solutions will be covered.
∞ Cost: $12 with delicious vegetarian lunch included
~ COME DRESSED AND READY WITH LONG PANTS, SUN HAT, NOTEBOOK, WATER BOTTLE & CLOSED TOED SHOES ~
April 23rd, Thursday 9am till 12:30
∞ Cost: $12 with delicious vegetarian lunch included
RESERVE YOUR SPOT HERE:
http://sustainable-hawaii.org/bananas
Details: 1.5 hr class + 2 hr hands on project! Learn to garden efficiently using locally adapted plants and Permaculture techniques!
Teacher: Wade Bauer has taught Permaculture for over 10 years and is founder of OnoScapes Hawaii Edible Landscaping and Permaculture Design which provides consultation, design, and installation. Wade’s farm Malama Aina Permaculture Site & School in Kapoho is focused on permaculture education and being a demonstration site modeling a locally appropriate sustainable homestead.
Contact: Wade Bauer 248-245-9483
WadeBauer@gmail.com
OnoScapes Edible Landscaping & Permaculture Design
Hawaii-edible-landscaping.weebly.com
Malama Aina Permaculture Site & School
Hawaii-permaculture-institute.weebly.com

BEAUTY THAT TRANSFORMS: A Transformational Yoga, Dance, And Flow Arts Retreat
2015-04-23 | Kalani Oceanside Retreat, 12-6860 Kalapana-Kapoho Rd, Pahoa, HI, 96778, United States
AWAKEN YOUR INNER FIRE on a 7-day sacred journey of self-expansion, empowerment, and exploration through yoga, dance, the art of flow, and transformational learning in the heart of Pele’s womb, where her beauty transforms and her pulse ignites within the most active volcano on earth.
We are thrilled to offer the FIRST transformational flow arts program of its kind! Immerse yourself in a unique program weaving the science and soul of yoga, dance, and the flow arts as revolutionary paths for somatic healing, transformation, and grace. Embody powerful techniques to cause miraculous shifts in all aspects of your life and on the planet. Open your mind and your heart to step playfully and gracefully into new, expanded, and inspired ways of being! Walk away with renewed clarity of what ignites your soul.
With Dr. Jinju Dasalla, Tracy Knowles, Una Viggiani And Nova Dasalla

EARTH DAY: Hawaii Premiere of PLANETARY
2015-04-22 19:00 | Maui Arts & Cultural Center, 1 Cameron Way, Kahului, HI, 96732, United States
JOIN US TO CELEBRATE THE HAWAII PREMIERE!
A Fundraiser for the Maui Chapters of the Hawaii Farmers Union United
PLANETARY
Castle Theater, Maui Arts & Cultural Center
Earth Day: Wednesday, April 22 at 7:00pm • One Show Only
Imagine all the people, on Maui and beyond on Earth Day, sharing the breathtaking physical beauty, mind-blowing intelligence and deeply-beating and chakra-shaking heart and soul of a film that delivers hope for the future. If so, that film would be PLANETARY, a provocative wakeup call that explores both our cosmic origins and our future as a species. And does it all from the vantage points of both several continents from around the world and the expanse of space. All of it described by an A-List of cosmically conscious creative contributors.
Screening on Earth Day
Wednesday, April 22 at 7:00pm
Castle Theater, MACC
ADMISSION:
$15 each with a Two-Person-Pass ($30). Bring a friend or make one in line at the Box Office.
Single Tickets: $20
A Maui Film Festival Fundraiser in support of HFUU
HAWAII FARMERS UNION MISSION STATEMENT
The Hawaii Farmers Union advocates for the sovereign right of farmers to create and sustain vibrant and prosperous agricultural communities for the benefit of all Hawaii through cooperation, education and legislation.
HAWAII FARMERS UNION VISION STATEMENT
The Hawaii Farmers Union, is an unchartered state division of National Farmers Union, and is recognized and respected as the true voice of Hawaii local farmers. Hawaii Farmers Union empowers island farmers to earn a prosperous living through regenerative stewardship of our lands, waters and communities. Hawaii Farmers Union serves as a bridge between farmers and consumers through vibrant, local, community Farmers Union chapters in all districts on all islands.

Little Fire Ants in Hawaii
2015-04-22 18:30 - 19:30 | Manoa Public Library, 2716 Woodlawn Dr, Honolulu, HI, 96822, United States
Learn why Little Fire Ants are so damaging and how you can help protect your family, pets, and community.
Chris Frohlich, Oahu Invasive Species Committee Outreach and Education, will show the documentary “Little Fire Ants in Hawaii.”
Chris will give a short talk afterwards and answer questions about the Little Fire Ant – one of the world’s 100 worst invasive species.

Family Movie Night - Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Very Bad Day
2015-04-22 18:00 | Makawao Public Library, 1159 Makawao Ave, Makawao, HI, 96768-9464, United States
Alexander’s day begins with gum stuck in his hair, followed by more calamities. However, he finds little sympathy from his family and begins to wonder if bad things only happen to him, his mom, dad, brother and sister – who all find themselves living through their own terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.
FREE popcorn!
For more info call: 573-8785

An Ocean of Plastic: A Seminar with Andy Collins
2015-04-22 17:00 - 18:00 | Hilo Public Library, 300 Waianuenue Ave, Hilo, HI, 96720-2447, United States
The Hilo Public Library will be hosting a seminar with Andy Collins, NOAA Education Coordinator for Papahānaumokuākea. He will discuss how plastics are affecting the ecology of the Hawaiian Islands.
Program is free and suitable for all ages. Program schedule is subject to change. For more information or to arrange special accommodations, please call the Hilo Library as soon as possible: 933-8890.

Surfrider Kauai ~Earth Day Net Patrol / Beach Clean Up~
2015-04-22 16:00 - 19:00 | Anahola Beach-South end of the Bay
Coastal Clean Up- South of Anahola Bay and North of Donkey Beach.
We will be cutting up nets and cleaning up marine debris south of Anahola Bay. The nets and marine debris is littering the beautiful coastline between Donkey beach to Anahola beach. All the coves where these nets are located are accessible by foot, but some manpower will be required to cut the nets to smaller sizes and hauled up in some cases a moderate hill to be loaded into a truck.
Pleas let us know if you can volunteer with your truck!
BAGS, TOOLS PROVIDED
For info call 808-635-2593

Earth Day Movie at Lanai Library : The Lorax
2015-04-22 13:30 | Lanai Public Library, 555 Fraser Ave, Lanai City, HI, 96763, United States
Come Celebrate Earth Day at Lanai Public Library!
What better way to celebrate than with a free movie.
We are showing Dr. Seuss’ the Lorax, just in time for Earth Day.
“Unless someone like you cares an awful lot,
Nothing is going to get better, it’s not.” – Dr. Seuss, The Lorax

Fruitluck @ Hilo Farmers Market
2015-04-22 10:00 - 14:00 | Hilo Bayfront, Hilo, HI, 96720, United States
We will get fruit at the farmers market and then eat fruit across the street under a banyan tree… =)

Honolulu: Gluten-Free Baking w/ Alyssa Moreau
2015-04-21 18:00 | Down to Earth Hawaii, Honolulu, HI, United States
Register for this class on our Eventbrite Page
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gluten-free-baking-w-alyssa-moreau-tickets-14427710671
$30/student
Down to Earth is pleased to welcome back Chef Alyssa Moreau, who will be teaching a wonderful class on gluten-free baking! Alyssa will be teaching practical techniques to master gluten-free baking. She’ll also discuss hot to work with many gluten-free substitutes, creating your own gluten-free flour mixture and various egg replacers. On the menu:
Pot Pie w/ Gluten Free Crust
Seed Bread w/ Quinoa and Millet
Quinoa Chocolate Chunk Cookies
Chickpea Cookies
For more information, please call (808) 947-3249
48 Hour Cancellation Policy for Refunds and Cancellations

Dollar$ and $en$e
2015-04-21 17:30 - 17:35, 2015-04-21 17:30 | Kahuku Public & School Library, 56-490 Kamehameha Hwy, Kahuku, HI, 96731, United States
It’s Financial Literacy Month and in celebration please come join us as we host guest speakers, play money related games, giveaway prizes, and have a special evening story time for keiki!

Drum Exhibition featuring Stephen Perkins - Pounding for the Planet
2015-04-21 17:00 - 17:31, 2015-04-21 17:00 | Easy Music Center, 1314 S King St Suite G1, Honolulu, HI, 96814, United States
Join us Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 5PM, at our Honolulu store location for what is to be an excellent drum exhibition from the one and only, Stephen Perkins, drummer of Janes Addiction! This is a benefit for the Hawaii Food Bank, so we do ask that you bring a donation of nonperishable food item for FREE ADMISSION. Seating is limited, so get here early!

Kahului Cooking Class: Taste Like April Showers
2015-04-21 17:00 | Down To Earth, 305 Dairy Rd, Kahului, HI, 96732, United States
https://www.downtoearth.org/events/6121
Free Admission, No Reservations Required
Join Mama T for FREE Vegetarian Cooking Classes. A huge range of recipes will satisfy even the pickiest of eaters!
She’ll be sharing outstanding recipes that are easy on effort and big on taste!
Every 3rd Tuesday night from 5:00pm-6:00pm.
– Sprout Salad w/ Red Pepper Dressing
– Raw Potato Salad
– Chia Pudding
For more information, please call (808) 947-3249.

Tuesday Movie Matinee
2015-04-21 14:30 - 17:35, 2015-04-21 14:30 | Na’alehu Public Library, 95-5669 Mamalahoa Hwy, Naalehu, HI, 96772, United States
Join us every Tuesday afternoon for a free movie screening 😀
Free popcorn! Open to everyone!
This Tuesday’s feature: The Iron Giant
Movie info: http://imdb.to/1DvBabt
Program schedule is subject to change. For more info or special accommodations, please contact the library as soon as possible at 939-2442

Kohala Kendama Club
2015-04-21 14:30 - 16:30 | North Kohala Public Library, 54-3645 Akoni Pule Hwy, Kapaau, HI, 96755, United States
The North Kohala Library would like to invite you to join us every Tuesday for the Kohala Kendama Club.
We have so much fun practicing tricks, learning new tricks, playing games, and holding friendly competitions. We use different level cards (beginner, moderate, and advanced) with a list of various tricks for the kids to work on.
Participants can earn a small prize for each new level they complete. We have a variety of kendamas for club use, or you can bring your own.
Program schedule is subject to change, and is intended for all ages.
To arrange special accommodations or to find out more about this program, please call the North Kohala Public Library at 889-6655.

Awaken Mastery - Integration, Manifestation, Movement, Magic
2015-04-21 12:00 - 2015-04-28 06:00 | Kalani, 12-6860 Kapoho Kalapana Rd, Pahoa, HI, 96778, United States
YOGA, HOOP DANCE, MEDITATION and MASTERY AWAKENING RETREAT with Georgia Jean (Circle Evolution), Anah Reichenbach (Hoop Revolution), Tara Michelle (Nanihoku) and guest teacher Jonathan Cartagena
Kalani Oceanside Retreat and Hilo Hawai’ian
Big Island Hawai’i
April 21 – 28, 2015
RSVP YES to find out about our upcoming RADICAL ONE DAY SALE and other special opportunities!!
http://circleevolution.com/hawai_i_retreat
Is there a dream you have in your heart, great or small?
Are you ready to learn a system of manifestation as fun as it is powerful?
A magical cocktail of joyful movement (hoop, dance and play), resistance dissolving techniques, and high frequency energy infusions.
Learn how to “get out of the way”, so that soul-inspired dream can come true.
Join us for this Alchemical Journey into Whole Soul Power!
THE JOURNEY
Come to the Big Island, Hawai’i, a place of unfathomable, glorious, pristine beauty.
Commune with masterful, joyful and engaged teachers: Georgia Jean and the Circle of Light, mother of modern hoopdance Anah “Hoopalicious” Reichenbach, yogini Tara Michelle (Nanihoku), and hoop savant Jonathan Cartagena, plus the magical energies of the Big Island itself.
Play, connect, laugh and celebrate with a community of Awakening Souls, just like you.
Learn the Tools of Mastery that bring you into Whole Soul Power. A space where the current of your True Self manifests exuberantly through you, unfettered by the constrictions, fears and limitations of the mind.
Have your body and being awakened to the core through joyous movement, HOOP PLAY, and deeply transformative, energy activating meditations.
With wholly opened mind, body, heart and soul immerse back into the natural wonders of the Big Island, it’s mystical and magical frequencies elevating you to a new state of existence. Pure joy, pure abundance, pure love.
Experience Aloha.
Leave, a new person, integrated to the core, knowing the path of your soul, the beauty of your being, the power that is you.
Manifest like a ROCKSTAR!
http://circleevolution.com/hawai_i_retreat
CHECK OUT THE SPECIAL DISCOUNTED KAMA’AINA COMMUTER RATES FOR THE KALANI PORTION ONLY
State Issued Hawaiian ID/Drivers Licence required.
Click below for details
http://circleevolution.com/inc/sdetail/3831
YOUR GUIDES
Georgia Jean and The Circle of Light – Multi-dimensional healer and channel teaches Mastery Awakening through Hoop Alchemy, Deep Energetic Meditations and Resistance Dissolving Integrative Techniques
http://circleevolution.com/
Anah Reichenbach aka “Hoopalicious” – Internationally recognized mother of modern hoop dance and creator of the Eco-Hoop, teaches us how to move and groove. Her joyful, charismatic presence shows how she started a worldwide movement through following her bliss.
http://www.hooprevolution.com/
Tara Michelle – A 90 Monkeys 500 hour certified Yoga Teacher, Natural Physician, and Wellness Educator shares her beautiful, aloha-infused morning yoga practice and special flower essence workshop created especially for the attendees.
http://nanihoku.org/
Jonathan Cartagena – Assistant instructor, Jonathan dazzled the crowds in New York during his “Just Wanna Hoop” showcase performance in 2014. Jonathan’s dance background provides additional insight into hoop, meditation and movement.
Read all the details here
http://circleevolution.com/hawai_i_retreat
All fully registered attendees also get immediate access to Circle Evolution’s downloadable recordings library AND live calls between now and the commencement of the retreat.
http://circleevolution.com/conference_calls
Payments plans available. $300 secures place and room choice.
All hoopdance and movement work will cater to all levels. Absolute beginners to advanced hoopers welcome. All will learn powerful tools to use the hoop in a conscious practice of masterful manifestation INCLUDING the expansion of physical capabilities (coordination, strength, rhythm, etc).
And YESSS we will be teaching TRICKS!!
Come learn this magical practice to apply inside the hoop and out. You are also welcome to practice your own movement/flow work of choice.

Youssoupha Sidibe & Love Eternal
2015-04-18 19:00 - 22:00 | Hawaiian Sanctuary, Mile Marker 12, Hwy 130, Pahoa, HI, 96778, United States
Love Eternal Productions Presents
Grammy Nominated Master Kora Player
Youssoupha Sidibe
Plus
Love Eternal
For an evening of sacred song and ecstatic dance.
At the Hawaiian Sanctuary
located exactly at mile marker 12, on hwy 130, Makai of Pahoa town.
$12 at the door but the first 20 guests get in for $10. Doors open at 6:30.

Everyday Cycling
2015-04-18 14:30 - 17:26, 2015-04-18 14:30 | Hawaii Kai Public Library, 249 Lunalilo Home Rd, Honolulu, HI, 96825-1806, United States
Listen to the Hawaii Bicycling League give a basic overview of cycling and the benefits it can provide, not only for your health and the environment but also for your wallet!
Also find out which is the right bike for you and learn some helpful tips for riding on Hawaii’s roads.

Yarn around Hawaii: Aloha Knitters (and Crocheters and Spinners)
2015-04-18 14:00 - 15:00 | Hawaii State Library, 478 S King St, Honolulu, HI, 96813-2901, United States
M.K. Carroll, an Oahu resident active in the local fiber arts community, will focus on popular items to knit/crochet in Hawai’i/warm weather, and introduce the audience to “Aloha Knitters (and crocheters and spinners)” a loosely organized group of yarn enthusiasts.
Cynthia Frazer, a knitting librarian, will demonstrate how to use Ravelry.com, a free online community, to find patterns in materials owned by th Hawaii State Public Library. This is a free program, no registration is necessary. there will be a short Q&A session if time permits. Feel free to bring a project to work on during the program.
For more information, call the Art, Music & Recreation Section at 586-3520.
