Mark Twain, master storyteller, spent time in the ‘Sandwich Islands’ in the 1860s, on assignment from the Sacramento Bee newspaper. His book ‘Roughing It’ includes chapters with his stories of the life he chronicled in Hawaii and illustrations such as the view of Kealakekua Bay to the left. The Napo’opo’o and Honaunau area are featured  in several of his stories and we will be reading from those and enjoying his acerbic wit – and view of a time in Hawaii we can still see reminders of along our coast and trails. 

Join us for this fun recollection of Twain’s Hawaii. Storytelling begins at 6:30; potluck at  5:30. All ages welcome.

To read Twain’s Hawaii stories online, and see the great period illustrations, visit the Full Circle Learning Network, a sister program of One Island.

You are invited to join us in honoring darkness and to celebrate the return of light in a collaborative evening
 

Our time together will include:

Mindfulness pupu potluck shared in Silence. Sensing space with Spirit as preparation.

Sharing Circle together in Seasonal awareness, storytelling,  learning rattle rhythms, deepening in relationship with our animal allies… embracing our Shadows and Light from within, spiraling into the center.

Fire Ceremony, including drums

Closing Circle Sharing

Announcing the new People’s Garden Grant coming to West Hawaii.

On November 15th, Heritage Ranch, One Island and Konawaena High School were honored to begin a partnership to bring more local, fresh healthy food to West Hawaii. Supported by a new grant awarded to  Heritage Ranch  by the USDA and the National Institute for Food and Agriculture, the project will implement 12 non-profit and 120 neighborhood gardens. Working with local schools – including Konawaena High – we will be providing training and materials to build 144 gardens, wildlife habitats, and small reforestation projects. Learn more about People’s Gardens here.

Green IS a verb – Do It!

Wellness is a Cornerstone of Sustainability

You are invited to join us at One Island in Honaunau for an afternoon Qi Gong session 4:30-5:30 and then a special Qi Dao presentation by visiting guest Lama Somananda Tantrapa at 6pm. Potluck 5:30pm.

Lama Somananda Tantrapa is the holder of the lineage of Qi Dao that has been fostered in his clan for 27 generations since 1224 AD. He has over 30years of experience in Qi Dao and other internal martial arts. He was primarily trained by his Grandfather who was the last Grandmaster of this style of Tibetan Shamanic Qigong. In addition to being recognized as an incarnate Bön Lama, ordained as a Buddhist monk and initiated into Subud spiritual brotherhood, he holds a degree in Cultural Anthropology and certifications in Qigong, Hypnosis and NLP. Lama Tantrapa’s initiatives dedicated to peace work and spiritual freedom were subjected topersecution in his homeland thus he received religious asylum in the United States in1997.

Join us in celebrating and supporting local farmers and producers 

Chocolate Chocolate! 

Saturday, November 5th

 Delicious tastings with Madre Chocolate, Kona Origins, Completely Different Chocolate, and Chacamaca from Amazon Herbs. Savory dinner entre option. Tastings 4-8pm, Dinner 5-6pm, talk story with Madre Chocolate 6:30, Fire Circle and hot Mayan chocolate 7:30.

October launches our new Makau to Makai watershed stewardship series beginning with a rare opportunity  to explore the Nature Conservancy preserve in Ka’u. Meet at One Island in Honaunau on Painted Church Rd. 7:00am or at Ace Hardware in Na’alehu at 8:15am, and carpool to the mountain preserve with a special treat down to a shoreline site as well for a BYOlunch and tour – the full watershed experience!

Sunday, October 16^th, 2-5pm

You are invited to join us at One Island for an afternoon immersed in the growing, preparation and enjoyment of Hawaii-grown tea. From 2-5pm on Sunday, October 16^th we will be honored to have certified tea instructor Taka and Kimberly Ino from Mauna Kea Tea at our sustainable living center for a not-to-be-missed Art of Tea class. To make it even better, Kimberly will bring samples of baked goods she makes using their tea

Engrossing and eye-opening, KING CORN is a fun and crusading journey into the digestive tract of our fast food nation where one ultra-industrial, pesticide-laden, heavily-subsidized commodity dominates the food pyramid from top to bottom – corn. Fueled by curiosity and a dash of naivete, college buddies Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis return to their ancestral home of Greene, Iowa to figure out how a modest kernel conquered America. With the help of some real farmers, oodles of fertilizer and overnment aid, and some genetically modified seeds, the friends manage to grow one acre of corn. Along the way, they unlock the hilarious absurdities and scary but hidden truths about America’s modern food system.

Film and discussion 7-8:30pm

RSVP to hawaii@one-island.org