by Jerry Riverstone | May 4, 2017 | IT HI culture
Quoted from Maui News article 2/19/17:"Mayor Alan Arakawa is coming under fire from social media and elsewhere for saying in a televised “Hawaii News Now Sunrise” interview Friday that “there’s no such thing as sacred rocks.”In discussing Maui County’s removal of...
by Jerry Riverstone | May 4, 2017 | IT HI culture
From Maui Now article:http://mauinow.com/2017/05/03/video-rally-against-sand-mining-of-maui-dunes/Mining of sand dunes containing Native Hawaiian burial sites is still happening in Central Maui, despite protests.
by Jerry Riverstone | May 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
One of the best things I did last year was treat myself to a class on perennial edible greens. The class was given by Jenn Evans at the Haiku `Aina Permaculture Initiative (HAPI) in Haiku. Jenn did a superb job of introducing us to seven plants, their cultivation and...
by Jerry Riverstone | Apr 9, 2017 | Nature Journal
A very still night here in Pukalani, with no breeze, and little sound, was just livened up by the sharp cry of an approaching `auku`u, a black-crowned night heron. It cried out once as it approached, again when just about overhead, and once more as it trailed off. The...
by Jerry Riverstone | Apr 4, 2017 | blog-features, Evolution Local
Reinhabit or Re-inhabit. Verb. 1. To become rooted in a place by getting to know it deeply, especially via first-hand experience. 2. To heal or restore a place that has been disturbed or overexploited. 3. To bring culture into sustainable alignment with local...
