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life meeting life Ancient Wisdom for a Modern World
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a drum beatingFreedom The compelling mass consciousness movement, initiated by the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada, grabbed me by the Soul. Idle No More began in 2013 as a protest of Native Treaty Rights with the government of Canada. It has grown into a full-blown uprising of Native People around the world, environmental activists and individuals standing in solidarity. This movement was the seed of the Indigenous protests at the Standing Rock Sioux Nation in North Dakota, which has sparked worldwide support for environmental and Indigenous rights. This movement beckons a Paradigm Change on many levels, beginning with the quality of our relationship to the water, air and land. It is a calling from our Indigenous brothers and sisters to each of us, to remember what is important. They, who live with the land, with the memory of unity in their blood, are calling us to come back into alignment with our Humanity. They are asking us to move past our conditioning and social mores, settle into a deeper knowing of who we are, and to act according to this knowing. For many of us, the priorities in Life so far, may have been taken up with going to school, learning a trade, getting a degree and working to earn a living. We may keep working to maintain the status quo, make improvements,
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and ‘succeed’ in life. Idle No More and the Standing Rock protests have shattered the mainstream perception of life, reminding us that we and the Earth are one symbiotic Being, and giving us a powerful template for ‘sustainability’. Sustainability, by Western definition, means living in a way that allows our biological systems to remain diverse and productive indefinitely. In Aboriginal terms, it opens the possibility of learning to relate to the Earth as the living being that holds, nurtures and sustains us. Indigenous peoples describe her as Mother Earth, and care for her with the same love and respect that we would our own Mother. As we go through our daily lives, we may want to shift our frame of reference and observe our actions as if we were living on the body of a great being. The aboriginal world view expands the modern myopic vision that the Earth is here to serve our needs, and asks us to recognize that Creation, in all it’s forms, is alive. Our traditional Indigenous brothers and sisters have been living as models of Sustainability since ancient times, by holding all as Sacred. Our Ancient Ancestors knew the land and human body/ mind/spirit to be different expressions of the same Life.
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For the first time in a long while, the voices of the World’s Indigenous Peoples are rising, and being heard. If we are able to listen with our ‘whole selves’ we begin to feel the resonance, and the truth of this movement. It is a cry to each of us to come back to our true nature, to remember what feeds us, nurtures us, bathes us. We are being asked to remember our Mother, on whose soil we live out our days. How could anything else have greater priority? Standing Rock brings us face to face with the Indigenous World View — something the western mind has termed “primitive”. Aboriginal People close to their traditions, hold wisdom more powerful than our greatest inventions. Knowing themselves as Nature, they have access to the infinite, unified field. Their message to all, is that we, too, can live this way. We can, if only for a moment, drop our learned definitions and feel the motions of the river, the solid mana (energy) of the land, and the movement of the wind in our bodies. In the experience of Creation, we are able to meet Life, and from this recognition, act in alignment with Life. If we can begin to shift our origin point back to the inherent Life in all things, we too will reverberate in the realm of the Sacred. Remembering our essence, in this paradigm, is not a mental exercise, it is a revelation of awareness that fills every cell and propels us into action. We are being called upon to meet the social, environmental and personal ‘crises’ of this age with the power of Spirit moving through our thoughts, words and actions. This does not mean preaching about what is right and wrong. In this paradigm, it means reaching out beyond our belief systems, with that which connects, regenerates and heals. For Western culture, this is a new Paradigm. For Native People, it is the Wisdom of the Ancients. It is time for us to relinquish our western mind perception, and become humbled in the presence of our Aboriginal brothers and sisters. Their voice is the voice of the Heart. It is the sound of Humanity’s true recognition, and it is the song that will sing us Home.
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attitude is everything Sustainability is not a new or radical concept. Throughout human history indigenous humans have realized that we need to respect and replace what we take and align ourselves with Nature’s built-in ability to maintain balance. Human use shifted dramatically as the industrial revolution gave us new technologies and new machines that allowed us to extract and process minerals and oil in new ways and produce amazing new products, in massive quantities. The Industrial attitude was that if a resource is available anywhere in the world, whoever could take it had the right to take it. “Industrialists” began clear-cutting virgin forests, overfishing our oceans, and mining at unprecedented rates, while consumers eagerly gobbled up whatever they produced. It became normal to value profit, progress, and products of industry, without regard to their environmental and human consequences. Now we know that the attitude and the practices it spawned have side effects, we have to shift again to a wiser, sustainable way of interacting with—everything. An important question for each of us to ask is: “How much does that entitled attitude still justify how I buy and consume today?” We love our conveniences and our opulent 10
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way of life. We love our cars, fast food, and cheap, plastic “goods.” But we are learning that our concept of “disposable” is misguided: unless Nature can break down a thing into harmless components, “throwing it away” means that we’ve simply moved our toxic waste to a different part of our neighborhood, i.e. planet earth. Clean water, clean air, and balanced ecosystems are critical factors in the overall costbenefit equation of any product or process. But how do we redesign the wasteful practices and products we have come to depend on? Each of us can (and must) make our own adjustments that will add up to turn the tide of overconsumption and me-only thinking. Rather than get overwhelmed by it all, I can adjust my attitude and look long-term to make some changes each day. I can save and reuse plastic utensils; better yet, get a reusable spork and forego single-use plastic altogether; not buy one-serving water in plastic bottles, ever. It costs $4,000 to recycle 1 ton of plastic bags (more for plastic bottles or take-out containers) and the resulting product sells on the commodities market for $32. That’s not sustainable. How do I recalibrate my use and expectations? First, reprioritize by valuing my connection to this
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earth and every being on it over my own immediate convenience. Make taking personal responsibility for what I consume more cool than always having the latest thing. Shift my definitions of “progress” and “abundance” to include natural bounty and planetary balance, and support this new attitude with action. Start with small steps and build on them, e.g. bring my own reusable containers so I don’t use styrofoam or one-use plastic. I need to rethink my entire relationship with—everything. Everything I do has some positive or negative impact on something or someone else. I can buy food grown nearby and local products made well, out of natural materials—rather than plastic—whenever possible. I can read labels and choose wisely. The shampoo (paint remover, or oven cleaner) bottle won’t say, “made in a water-polluting factory that underpays its employees, using chemicals whose long-term use will ruin your health and that of our planet”—but I know the score. I can vote with my dollar for products that do not harm the ecosystem. I can get big-picture information from documentaries such as Fuel, Who Killed the Electric Car?, The Corporation, and We the People and discuss their ideas with my friends and family. SUMMER 2017
Let Nature Guide You The line between enough and too much is a moving target but Nature always shows us the way. Choosing to eat clean foods according to seasonal availability connects us to the earth’s natural rhythms. Ask: Does Nature give us this food here, now? If not, it may not be the best choice to buy it. We can rethink “convenience” and factor in the nutritional and connective benefits of cooking from scratch. What are we “saving” our time for, anyway? As we look at our bio-footprint, we can ask ourselves: • A m I taking small steps to reduce my plastic consumption, use less electricity and fossil fuel, and switch to renewable materials in what I use? • W hat adjustments do I need to make next week to better balance myself and my place in all of my ecosystems?” • W hat do the details of sustainability look like? For me, personally? For my family? My community? My country? My planet? Improvement happens gradually, over time. Shifting from ignoring consequences and over-consumption
to big-picture, sustainable balance will require a perspective adjustment from each of us. It took 150 years of heavy production and consumption to get to this point, and it will take a few more years to turn the tide. But we can do it. We actually need a lot less than we’re accustomed to consuming. We can use new technologies to clean up the messes we’ve made and invent new ways to use natural resources in a balanced, wise way. Using just enough ultimately feels the best, and it will take seeing through a new lens to see what that looks like. As we shift our priorities from profit and convenience to renewable and good-for-everything, we will create cleaner production methods, new biodegradable materials, and greener, sustainable business practices. As we put our hearts and minds together on this, we will collectively learn to live in sustainable balance with each other and our earth.
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Sustainability
a healthy world by Liah Howard
In order for sustainability to become a reality, humanity needs to make a quantum shift in consciousness; a shift in thinking of human beings as singular entities, to understanding our plurality; a shift away from greedy selfishness and towards inclusive generosity. Presently, most people are motivated by “me” rather than “we.” This self-centered mindset is destroying our planet. Resources are being depleted at an alarming rate, and the future of the planet looks increasingly bleak. We are at a tipping point. For our world to become sustainable,
humanity must join together to make a difference humanity must join together globally and unite in its efforts to introduce truly sustainable practices. This unification begins with each individual realizing they are an important part of the macrocosm, and that their efforts do make a difference. According to UCLA.edu, “Sustainability is most often defined as meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet 12
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theirs.” Sustainability has three main pillars: 1) Economic or profit; 2) Environmental or planet and; 3) Social or people. Each of these aspects can either contribute or detract from the goal of establishing human-ecosystem equilibrium. Though I remain an optimist, after completing my research for this article, I was dazed by the dire environmental circumstances we now face. Also feeling a bit hopeless, I turned to my inner Michael Moore and went about interviewing a number of people of various ages and backgrounds regarding their perspectives on sustainability for the Earth. This is where I found hope for sustaining our world. The first group I interviewed live on a communal piece of land in upcountry Maui. They grow their own food, generate sun and wind energy, and share community meals and chores. One member, a father of two, shared his believe that a universal currency could potentially support sustainability rather than defeat it. Another resident, age 24, excitedly shared with me the findings of Nikola Tesla, the inventor of alternating current. Tesla
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also discovered a very low cost way of wirelessly transmitting electricity, but this technology was never developed, largely due to economic interests. I felt a strength and humility in both these young men, who are doing their part to change the world. Their simple lifestyles and mindful consumption make for a very light carbon footprint. They are living examples of affecting the three pillars of sustainability: economy, the environment and it is not too people, in a positive way.
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Yet, the fact remains things around that this little farm is the exception rather than the rule. Many people, as their incomes rise, automatically adjust their consumption accordingly. They purchase bigger cars, houses, trips, toys and so forth. We have set the example for the world and as third world countries rapidly develop, they too are becoming more soul-sick, buying and consuming more and more without any thought of the environmental costs. As overwhelming as it may seem, it is important to not lose sight of what it could look like in a world where harmony and respect for one another prevail. Imagine everyone on the planet worked together to care for the resources, and shared them so that no one went without adequate food, water, or shelter. Imagine there are no separate countries and instead, there is a global consciousness of “one world” where unity, harmony and peace prevail. In this alternate world, scientists focus on discovering new renewable energy and life giving solutions to health concerns. The economy is based on helping people rather than hurting people. Animals and plants are revered and the human population feels a part of the life cycle rather than the dominator of it. Unlike planet Earth now, where war, poverty, and cruelty to humanity, the animals, and the environment prevail, this new world is peaceful, abundant and conscious of the underlying interconnectedness of all beings. There is a profound understanding that if you hurt one, you hurt all. Fear and greed are not the driving forces, and instead, life is honored and united.
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Perhaps this is just a utopian idea that we may never see, but we cannot give up on the inherent goodness of human nature and the Earth’s ability to renew herself. Everyone I interviewed, both young and old, felt that it is not too late to turn things around. They each cited examples of alternative energy sources and innovative ideas for sustainability. We have to remember that each of us truly does make a difference in our world. For instance, Costco now sells organic foods because that is what people want to buy. As we become more conscious about how we spend our time and money, we change our society, our economics and our environment. We are the quantum shift in creating a sustainable world.
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Our Green Transformation
The Big Shift to All-Electric Cars by Gerry Dameron, Executive Director of Go Green Culture Foundation
THE WORLD OF ALL-ELECTRIC CARS IS EXPANDING FAST.
Have you noticed all the electric cars on the roads these days? They seem to be everywhere, right? The sleek and elegant Tesla Model S, the somewhat eccentric BMW i3, and of course the 800+ cutesy Nissan Leafs that we see all around Maui. Maui County was recently acknowledged as being the top county in the US, per capita, for EV ownership. The shift to electric cars seems to be happening fast. Some transportation and university pundits are saying that by 2030 the majority of new car sales in Hawaii and around the world will be all-electric. I am one of the enthusiastic early converts to all-electric (EV) transport. With a roof rack on my Nissan Leaf allelectric, I get to go stand up paddling around Maui with ZEG (Zero Eco Guilt). It feels great to drive around our island paradise as an EV driver, knowing that I am helping Maui to lower our carbon footprint, decrease pollution, and lower oil imports. Since Hawaii currently imports $7 billion worth of gasoline and oil every year, and since 65% of our overall societal energy demand goes to transportation, the accelerating EV revolution is becoming a big deal for Hawaii’s ecological and economic future. How can EV’s make a positive impact on our future sustainability, and why are so many people jumping onto the electric vehicle bandwagon? 14
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TECH TALK. Don’t get hybrid cars mixed up with all-electric, aka Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV’s, or EV;s for short). Unlike EV’s, hybrids and plug-in hybrids have an internal combustion engine (ICE) on board which creates pollution by burning gasoline, diesel, or less polluting bio diesel. Although hybrids are more efficient and burn less fuel per mile than standard gasoline cars, they are still burning fuel and emitting pollution. In place of an internal combustion engine, all-electric cars have only a battery, a battery management system (BMS), and an electric motor. The electric motor is one of the technological marvels of our time, as it generates motive power in the range of 90% to 93% efficiency, resulting in a 300% advantage over the combustion based vehicles which burn liquid fuel at about 31% efficiency. With
liquid fuel combustion engines, twothirds of the power is lost as waste heat. And lithium ion batteries are another part of the EV success story. Lithium based battery systems are light weight, efficient, and rapidly dropping in price. And lithium is the 3rd most prevalent molecule on earth behind Hydrogen and Oxygen, so we will never run out of lithium as we move more and more to battery powered cars. EV’S ARE CHEAPER & CLEANER TO OWN AND OPERATE. Most people still don’t understand that when you drive an all-electric car, you are going to save loads of money to operate and fuel up your vehicle while you also dramatically reduce your pollution impact on the environment. Even using electricity from dirty coal, an electric car will burn 70% or so cleaner than a
Electric Cars burn 70% cleaner than a gasoline car
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gasoline car. And when an EV is powered by solar or wind power, you achieve a 100% elimination of toxic emissions. To understand comparative fuel costs between gasoline and all-electric cars, I give the example of how I used to spend over $250 a month to gas up my Mitsubishi convertible, whereas I pay less than $35 a month now to run my all-electric Nissan Leaf all over Maui without ever burning a drop of gasoline. KEEPING IT SIMPLE. Another important difference between electric powered vehicles and the gas and diesel vehicles of the past century is simplicity. The electric drive train car has about 12 moving parts. In contrast, the standard ICE gas or diesel automobile has over 2000 moving parts. More moving parts translates to… more things that can break. Electric car owners enjoy what is virtually $0 per year maintenance budget compared to gasoline, diesel, and bio-diesel cars. Contrast $0 per year with what you yourself have spent over the past 10 or 20 years for oil changes, tune ups, cooling system repairs, muffler change outs, as well as alternator and starter replacements. Both kinds of cars still need new tires on occasion, but that is where the maintenance comparison stops. How much money will you save with no gas costs, and no auto repair costs? Can you say, “Go all-electric and fire your car mechanic?” I sure did!
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CONCLUSION: FAST GROWTH OF EV TRANSPORT IS HERE TO STAY. The market segment for EV’s has grown exponentially faster over just the past 10 years than anyone in the conventional auto industry ever imagined possible. In 2016 the total volume of all-electric cars sold reached a bit over 1.5% in the US, but EV’s are taking off even faster in other parts of the world, such as Norway where 40% of all cars sold last year (2016) were all-electrics. The future of all-electric cars in Hawaii and around the world is accelerating very fast indeed.
priced at only $28,500 after taking the $7500 Federal tax credit for allelectric cars. Experts tell us that the future of personal transport is going to be “all-electric,” and that it will be cheaper, quieter, faster, safer, cleaner, and a lot more fun, as well. NEXT STEPS. If this article has inspired you to learn more, go to the attached 2-page Living Aloha Guide to Electric Cars, sponsored by Go Green Culture Foundation on pages 16 and 17. You can also check out more information about these cars on YouTube. When you have picked out the EV’s which best match your needs and budget, our Go Green team encourages you to go test drive them this year. The sooner more of us join this economical and ecological shift to all-electric transportation, the sooner we are going to make major impacts in our beloved Hawaii to reduce pollution, cut down carbon emissions, and reduce those $7 billion in damaging gas and oil imports. And when you decide to make the shift to an allelectric car, be sure to wave to me on the Maui roadways ~ I am pretty
EV’S BRING ON A STATE OF ECO BLISS. The EV movement is fueled by a compelling set of both eco-nomical and eco-logical advantages. Climate change can be altered permanently for the better as the EV shift moves out of the current “early-adopter” stage and into high gear with mass-market EV adoption. You may soon see for yourself how driving in a smooth, clean, economical, and fast EV car is so satisfying. And my EV is so quiet I can listen to my favorite music with zero competition from a noisy gassure we will both be smiling. fired engine. While I currently drive a Nissan Leaf, which has been the top selling EV in the world up through Gerry Dameron is Executive 2016 (with an 80 to 107 mile range Director of the Go Green per charge) I have a down payment on the new mass-market Tesla Model Culture Foundation. He is a 3 (with a 215 mile range per charge) board member of the Mauna that is slated for delivery sometime Kahalawai Chapter of the Hawai’i Farmer’s Union in late 2017. The Tesla Model 3 is United (HFUU).
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10 Reasons By Gerry Dameron of Go Green Culture Foundation 1) LOWER OPERATING COSTS. Electric Cars are on average 75% to 100% less expensive to fuel vs. liquid fuels such as petroleum, diesel, or bio-diesel. When you run your EV on a paid-for solar system, your transportation fuel is free (and pollution free). 2) UNCLE SAM PITCHES IN. The Federal Government (Your Uncle Sam) will pitch in $7500 in tax credits towards your new all-electric EV car. 3) ZERO COST MAINTENANCE. With only 12 moving parts, electric cars enjoy virtually zero maintenance costs ($0). Compare this to gas engine cars with over 2000 moving parts, costing hundreds to thousands of dollars in annual maintenance costs, year after year. 4) EVs ARE FAST. Electric cars have vastly superior acceleration due to delivering 100% torque instantaneously. For example, the new Tesla Model S performance model, in Ludacris Mode, goes 0 to 60 mph in 2.3 seconds. 5) SAFER DESIGN. Electric Cars are consistently rated as safer than ICE vehicles. Many EVs have special crumple safety zones designed right into the car, and with no thousand pound engine block to be rammed into the passengers during a crash. For example, the Tesla Model S is the only car ever rated at 101 on the 100 point safety scale by the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). 6) EVs LAST LONGER. EV’s are expected to last 200% (or more) longer than petrol cars. The main moving part on an EV, the synchronous electric motor, is expected to last for 40 to 50 years. Batteries can be shown to degrade in range performance by 10% to 15% over the first 1 to 10 years, but are expected to last for a decade or more after that relatively small decrease in range. 7) QUIET & SMOOTH. Electric Cars are dramatically quieter to drive, making listening to your Uncle Willie K. music way more fun. EVs run very smoothly based on a one-gear automatic transmission, usually with no shifting needed. 8) CLEAN MACHINES. Electric cars are now the Green cars of the future, as they create about 70% less pollution and carbon emissions than gas or diesel, even if the electricity is being generated by dirty coal or fuel oil. When charged up on solar or wind power, EVs run 100% pollution-free. 9) EVs ARE FUN! When you factor in the low center of gravity provided by the batteries being positioned low in the frame, along with acceleration, top speed, efficiency, handling, and overall performance, you start to understand why most EV drivers are having more fun. 10) EVs : THE SUPERIOR MODE OF TRANSPORT. The future of transportation is going all-electric ~ the CLEAN, GREEN, FUN, and AFFORDABLE choice for a sustainable future. To learn more about why pundits are saying that EVs are the unstoppable technological disruption for the future of transportation, check out the many YouTube videos by Tony Seba, the Stanford Economics Professor who wrote the breakthrough book, Clean Disruption. Sponsored by Go Green Culture Foundation
14 ELECTRIC CARS (EVs) AVAILABLE THIS YEAR Are you inspired by the electric car phenomenon as the transformative shift in the future of transportation? If so, then here is a list of 10 top selling and top rated EVs in America today, plus 4 new EVs for 2017. The team at Go Green encourages you to watch some YouTube videos on these amazing EVs, and then pick 3 to 5 to test drive that fit your price range and needs. We hope you enjoy this information ~ Your next GREEN vehicle may be on this list! # - Manufacturer & Model
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6 - BMW i3
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$34,900
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9 - Nissan Leaf
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$17,500
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$24,300
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$15,450
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$ TBD
New in 2017
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$32,400
New in 2017
*For more information, see US News and World Report at: https://cars.usnews.com/cars-trucks/13-best-all-electric-cars **The Federal government offers a $7.500 tax credit on the first 200,000 all electric cars offered by each manufacturer. For details on the program, go to: https://energy.gov/eere/electricvehicles/electric-vehicles-tax-credits-and-other-incentives ***The two big EV stories for 2017 are Chevy’s Bolt, and Tesla’s new mass market Model 3, both lower priced vehicles with ranges over 200 miles.
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What company has pioneered a new technology that is used around the world? Who has been on the leading edge of sustainable technology for over twenty years? What local business has a sustainable, community-based model of agriculture and renewable energy? Pacific Biodiesel began in 1995 and has now grown to be the nation’s longest operating biodiesel producer. Begun on Maui, the company employs 80 people statewide; their plant at Keaau on Hawaii Island has state-of-the-art distillation technology with an annual production capacity of 5.5 million gallons annually. As long ago as 1925, Henry Ford recognized the potential of renewable energy when he observed, “there’s enough alcohol in one year’s yield of an acre of potatoes to drive the machinery necessary to cultivate the fields for a hundred years”. It’s a long way, however, from that thought to building a company that leads the industry. Meet Bob and Kelly King, the visionary entrepreneurs who brought the dream to life here on Maui when they realized restaurant grease could be converted into fuel. A very special set of skills is required for each phase of problem solving and company building and the King team combines both engineering insight and management savvy. Add to that the ability to attract investors, expand across the state and export the technology to Japan, and you understand why what they’ve accomplished is a big deal. 18
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The California Air Resource Board spent years looking for the cleanest, most efficient way to cut carbon. Biodiesel was their top choice; it is also considered by energy experts to be the most sustainable fuel on the planet. For a long time the Kings have looked forward to a new era in agriculture when our island could grow a renewable energy crop, sequester carbon and produce other byproducts. The company recently held a Hawaiian blessing to mark the beginning of a scaled-up farming demonstration to produce biofuels using sunflowers grown on Maui’s former sugar cane lands. You can see the company’s 115-acre test plot of at the intersection of the Kuihelani Highway (380) and Honoapiilani highway (30), on the Wailuku side of Maalaea. After years of seeing only cane grass waving in the wind, it’s refreshing to see sunflowers smiling in the sunshine.. “We’re designing a sustainable, zero-waste and economically viable system to grow food and fuel. Short-term crops that harvest in 100 days or less can be planted, harvested, crushed and converted to biofuel, all in Hawaii”, said president Bob King. The company is
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experimenting with crop rotation patterns and various soil amendments to determine best crops, growing conditions and possible secondary products such as food, fiber and soil amendments. “There are 36,000 acres of fertile sugar lands that ceased operation at the end of 2016. It is important for the community and the state to keep this in agriculture to benefit Maui’s economy and environment” said PB Vice President, Kelly King. King maintains that the company’s growth and success “has always been rooted in collaboration and innovation.” How fortunate for Maui that after many years of community service with schools and parks (she served on the Hawaii State Board of Education for 4 years), Ms. King ran for office last year and now serves on the Maui County Council. No surprise, then, that the issues of her campaign reflected her deep interest in developing county policy emphasizing local production of real food and energy. She urged wise use of resources, ingenuity in recycling and repurposing ‘waste’ for building materials.
With her background on the BOE, King has worked with community colleges to develop programs that train students for green jobs. Training our own workforce is a wise approach to assuring Hawaii has the technicians to run the new technologies. “Creative thinking is a much-needed commodity Pacific Biodiesel’s Kelly King on any governing body if we are to avoid basically repeating the same agenda year after year, especially when the community continues to grow and innovate around us,” King stated. Because of her concern for the community planning process, King made community plans a key plank in her campaign platform. Recognizing that hundreds of citizens spend thousands of hours creating these plans, King’s strong stand on this matter gained her support in South Maui where the community plan review has been delayed almost two decades. She won a tough race against an incumbent
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candidate who insisted that community plans were merely guidelines, that they had no force of law and were overruled by zoning laws. Voters thought otherwise and put a businesswoman with solid credentials on the council. The incumbent had voted to defeat a proposal to change the county governance model from a mayoralty to one with a professional county manager. That was another opportunity for Ms. King to point out that the 2010 Countywide Policy Plan required the council to review other systems of governance. Again King connected with voters on this issue by arguing that it would give citizens the accountability that is lacking with Maui’s current system where council members have little control over administrative duties yet must approve funding requests by the mayor. King ran a strong campaign advocating for a much more aggressive effort to deal with the long-delayed affordable housing matter. Homelessness is another concern that she feels needs far more attention.
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A standup paddler, King feels the county can do a much better job curbing runoff and pollution damaging our reefs and degrading water quality at our beaches. Even before her first day of council service, King was confronted with a fait accompli in the Nov. 11 announcement that Mike White had secured votes to be Council Chair for the next two years. On January 2, 2017, King and the new council minority (which includes Alika Atay, Elle Cochran and Don Guzman) fought valiantly to have a more open council, but to no avail; at every turn, the new majority held firm, denying chances for a more open and collegial process. Despite a polarized council, King has fought hard to make sure key community proposals are funded, environmental issues are addressed and that property taxes are more equitable. King’s strong voice on the council has earned her enthusiastic support across the county. Her years of creative work in the renewable energy field, her management experience and business acumen are proving valuable talents as the current council addresses issues that have festered for years. We at Living Aloha Magazine really appreciate that Bob and Kelly King continue to show that they care personally, in their business and through political means to make a difference in their communities. We hope all you readers are inspired to take a stand everywhere you can to do the right thing.
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Mark Sheehan is a real estate broker, writer, organic farmer and long-time environmental activist. He has served on the Maui Tomorrow board for decades, helped launch the SHAKA movement, serves on that board as well as that of SAFE. (Sustainable Action Fund for the Environment).
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THE EARTH MATTERS–because is does The human appetite for animal flesh is the driving force behind virtually every major environmental issue on the planet. Issues like deforestation, erosion, fresh water scarcity, air and water pollution, climate change, starvation, malnutrition, social injustice and the spread of disease. It is the greatest contributor to our world destruction and eventual human extinction. There are 7 billion people on the planet and we kill 2 billion animals per week and 1 million fish per day. If we killed humans at this rate, we would be extinct in one weekend.
that happens daily in slaughterhouses. Animals are tortured, gassed, electrocuted, kicked, beaten, stabbed and shredded alive every day and we live in ignorance of this happening.
The cattle industry is the greatest environmental destroyer of our planet’s resources and the leading cause of global warming. The cattle industry is the biggest ocean predator as it pillages the oceans of fish that is ground to feed livestock. Since when are cows supposed to eat fish anyway? The cattle industry sucks up fresh water aquifers to produce beef and the aquifers cannot replenish fast enough. Over 4 billion people suffer from a lack of fresh drinking water and we are wasting it on the cattle industry. It takes more than 4,000 gallons (15,000 liters) of water to produce a single day’s worth of food for the typical meat eater.
The egg industry is no different, as male baby chicks are shredded alive to create food pellets to feed the farmed fish industry. Since there is no use for male chicks in the egg industry, we get rid of them at alarming rates.
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We go to the grocery store and stock up on our meat, dairy and egg products, having been brainwashed that this is the only way and the healthiest way to eat. This way of eating is in fact killing us. Dairy and meat consumption is the leading cause of diabetes, heart disease and cancer. It causes inflammation inside our bodies and meat sits rotting in our stomachs and intestines for a long time as the body is digesting it. The body is always doing one of two things – it is either digesting our food or it is healing us. If our body
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spends all its time on digestion, then it does not have any time for our healing and cleansing. Hence, we are a sick nation.
Going vegan means you really start caring about the environment, about the animals, about your own body and your state of mind. It means that you want to see an end to terror, cruelty, injustice and torture on this planet. This terror filled energy vibrates into our universe and we cannot fully achieve world peace if we vote with The world our dollars to keep this industry going.
In third world countries, children starve as their grain is shipped to western countries to feed cattle.
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The effects of going totally vegan ends malnutrition and starvation forever. It is the one instrument that will solve most of our world’s problems by living in peace with all creatures. That is the way to world peace. Living vegan also becomes a way we help save our health and our environment.
can produce enough food for everyone’s need, but it cannot
If we care about the planet and animal compassion, then we will start opening our eyes to the cruelty and terror we contribute to with every bite we take. We will start to awaken to the brainwashing we have been put under with the archaic food pyramid that was funded by the meat, egg and dairy industry.
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We can all do our part to make the world a better place and it starts with our plate. Knowledge is power, so please inform yourself and watch movies like Forks Over Knives, Cowspiracy and Earthlings. These films connect the food industry to unconscious corporations and how they’ve manipulated the system and lie to take advantage of everything in their pathincluding the consumers.
enough food for everyone’s greed.
Switching to a more plant based diet is the answer for our ultimate health and thriving on this planet. We can still get lots of protein from greens, beans, seeds, nuts, super foods, hemp seeds, chia seeds and plant based protein powders. Plant based protein is actually more assimilated by our body and gives us instant useable energy.
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Free at Last by Melani Ellis
“ Raising animals for food is the single greatest human-caused source of destruction to our environment. It is the largest source of greenhouse gases, land use and degradation; the number one source of water pollution and rainforest deforestation. It’s also a major contributor to air pollution, ocean dead zones, habitat loss, and species extinction. And when we include all the resources that go into raising animals for food—the land, fertilizers, pesticides and insecticides, fossil fuels and freshwater—animal agribusiness is shockingly inefficient and a costly and wasteful use of our limited natural resources. Veganism is the solution.” — KD Angle-Traegner YourDailyVegan.com
Many of us are now aware of what a devastating impact the factory farm industry has had on Planet Earth, that it’s the leading cause of our ecological crisis as well as world starvation. If we don’t end this deranged practice, we will destroy the planet and ourselves in the near future; of this, there is no longer any doubt. The single most significant way we can diminish our ecological footprint and contribute to a sustainable future on Earth is to adopt a plant-based diet. Fortunately, many people have realized what a big difference every individual can make, and there is currently what could only be described as a vegan revolution taking place on the planet. People adopt a plant-based lifestyle for a number of reasons; that it’s the solution for a sustainable future and that it’s by far the healthiest option for our bodies. A large percentage of these people have chosen to be vegan out their unwillingness to participate in the suffering of animals. Most of us were raised on foods laden with animal flesh, dairy and eggs, and had no idea of the horrific nightmare these animals are living in. Once we discovered the truth, so well concealed by the animal agriculture industry, we realized we could never participate in this kind of abuse again, and we became vegan. A vegan is someone who lives without supporting any cruelty or
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exploitation of animals, meaning consuming exclusively plant-based foods, not wearing animal skins, using products that weren’t tested on animals, avoiding zoos, circuses, animal breeders, and not caging animals, etc.
—most of the same experiences we as humans face. We’re realizing how arrogant we’ve been to diminish and dominate them, and we’re making changes to respect, free, and protect them instead.
Sustainability is concerned with the well being of all elements within an environment; it’s commonly understood that for the whole ecosystem to be healthy, each part must be cared for because all are interconnected. The way we humans have carelessly ridden roughshod over the animals is just the opposite of this kind of caring. We’ve disregarded and dominated them, enslaved and tortured them, and we are breeding them for the largest-scale holocaust in history. 60 billion farmed animals are slaughtered across this Earth every year with 10 billion in the US alone.
It is within our reach to create a world where animals once again roam freely all over the Earth, safe from harm or interference by humans -- where their habitats are restored -- where people no longer harm them, cage them, or use them for anything. This is an attainable vision, and it’s already starting to happen with the vegan revolution underway. We’ll need to take some transitional steps to achieve this goal, and one that’s being done all over the world is the freeing of animals from captivity and providing safe refuge for them with animal sanctuaries.
It’s time we end this barbaric behavior toward animals and begin honoring them, along with every living thing -the waters, trees, rocks, mountains, and all of Nature. Each of these deserve our respect and it’s ignorant to believe that we’re superior to them, which is the underlying belief fueling the animal agriculture industry. We need to wake up and discontinue our interference in their lives, allow them to live however they wish, freely. Every animal is an individual with a complex life, desires, relationships, and a range of emotions
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An animal sanctuary is a home for animals that have been rescued from farms, neglect, abuse, homelessness, experimentation labs, zoos, circuses, etc. They will live out their natural lives at the sanctuary as their forever home. They will live in a peaceful and safe environment where they will never be exploited again. This protected sanctuary will imitate their natural habitat as much as possible, and they will be given the space to just be...in peace. Many of them are injured or ill from neglect and abuse and need veterinary attention, rehabilitation, SUMMER 2017
medicines and direct care. Too many of them will be traumatized and terrified of people, needing patient, tender care from compassionate humans so they can eventually understand that some humans are kind and can be trusted not to harm them.
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Animal sanctuaries generally depend on volunteers and community donations to continue operation, along with the sweat, blood and tears of the devoted founders who often give everything they have to start and maintain them. Some sanctuaries have adoption programs in which you can bring home an animal you feel you can help.
• B ecome vegan. You’ll save an average of 1 animal a day with this single action.
One of the most important missions of many animal sanctuaries is to influence the way people view animals so they change their actions toward them. Numerous animal sanctuaries have developed outreach education programs for their communities; for instance, giving tours of the sanctuary while explaining the facts about factory farming, animal experimentation and other forms of exploitation. The animals’ individual rescue stories are shared, and visitors can pet, hold, and talk to the animals who approach. Often, this is the first time they’ve been so close to a farm animal and they’re amazed by how affectionate and clever the animals are. Frequently, after experiencing such a heartwarming interaction, gazing into the intelligent eyes of a cow, pig, chicken or turkey, they make the connection between this precious individual being and the lost life of the slaughtered animal on their morning’s breakfast plate—and they vow to go vegan.
What can you do to participate in the worldwide revolution of freeing the animals? Here are a few suggestions:
• Volunteer at a local animal sanctuary.
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• A sk a local animal sanctuary how you can help them and if you’re in the position of abundance, donate what you can. • Donate land for animal sanctuaries. • A dopt rescued animals from your local shelter, if you have the ability and resources to commit to caring for an animal for the rest of his/her life as a cherished family member. • S peak up against animal abuse and neglect, and take action wherever needed. Oftentimes we can influence the freedom of a confined animal more than we think, even rescuing them ourselves when possible.
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a little piece of PARADISE Leilani Farm Sanctuary on the island of Maui is a little piece of paradise vibrant with joy. Here, nearly 300 rescued animals have found their home, after being saved from lives of suffering. The contentment these animals feel is written all over their faces, and it’s a place that will make a soft-hearted human shed tears, in gratitude that their precious lives have been saved, in appreciation for people like Laurelee Blanchard, the founder of the sanctuary, and for the contribution of the volunteers and donors who keep this place running so smoothly. The stunningly gorgeous 8-acre refuge is home to a variety of animals who have been rescued from neglect or abuse, or were orphaned, including many farm animals: cats, chickens, a cow, deer, dogs, donkeys, ducks, geese, goats, guinea pigs, pigs, rabbits, sheep, turkeys, and tortoises, who all live peacefully together as one family. The sanctuary offers humane education to the community, largely by offering donation-based bi-weekly farm tours. “Our goal is to awaken the compassion in every visitor. Connecting with disarmingly happy animals acting in ways one doesn’t expect farm animals to act, people are inspired to take the next step toward a cruelty-free lifestyle by adopting a diet free of animals. Our emphasis is upon teaching that every living being needs food, water, shelter, shade, love, and has language. We host at-risk youth programs, school field trips, special needs children, elder activities, and farm tours for the general public.” If you haven’t visited Leilani Farm Sanctuary, be sure to soon. It’s a unique experience that might just change your life.
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FINDING PARADISE: LEILANI FARM SANCTUARY Laurelee also has a book about her life called Finding Paradise: Leilani Farm Sanctuary which chronicles Laurelee Blanchard’s unique journey from corporate America to nonprofit animal rescue. Her story is inspiring, devastating, instructive, heroic, and unforgettable. The story—enhanced by stunning photographs—begins by taking readers on a tour of Laurelee’s life running a sanctuary for rescued farm animals such as goats, pigs, and chickens in Hawaii. It quickly rewinds the clock beginning
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with her harrowing childhood, a highly successful career in commercial real estate, the joys and challenges of marriage, and her eventual decision to abandon her pursuit of money to start one of the most well respected animal sanctuaries in the United States. You will be captivated by the accounts of her daring and life-threatening animal rescues. Her story will motivate you to think about everything you’re doing in your own life, inspiring you to pursue your own heartfelt passion and to cherish every day.
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Sustainability, as a term and concept, has been a familiar part of our vernacular for the past decade or longer. Yet, like the mythical Utopia, first imagined 500 years ago by Sir Thomas More, it is something often held as an aspirational goal, but rarely seen. The Brundtland Commission on Environment and Development, in their 1987 report, “Our Common Future,” provided the working definition that stands today: ““Sustainable development…meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” It is likely that those who framed the report were coming to terms with the impacts of two centuries of the Industrial Revolution. Modern conveniences had come about at the expense of profound harm to the world around us, through extractive resource practices of fossil fuels, ores, seafood, forests and more. As we examine the true meaning of sustainability, it is apparent that we have been writing checks on an overdrawn account for a very long time. We are reminded that in Hawaii, a population estimated at a million or more native Hawaiians lived in self-
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sufficiency—a richness of culture, tradition, community and respect for nature—as recently as a couple hundred years ago. Yet, in the past half century or so, our dependence upon imported food and fuel (estimated at 85% each) and goods of all kinds (including tourist dollars) has many of us questioning whether we can achieve sustainability, for the good of ourselves, future generations, and the planet. Where do we begin? What necessary steps must be taken? “There needs to be chief sustainability officers at key levels of decision-making,” stated Jonathan Koehn, a four-time speaker and facilitator at the Maui Energy Conference. Koehn serves as Regional Sustainability Coordinator and Environmental Affairs Manager for Boulder, Colorado. He also advocates for collaborations between government, community, and school curriculum.
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Sadly, there is no current State or County government position in Hawaii solely focused on sustainability. However here on Maui, the University of Hawaii Maui College has hosted a fast growing course, the Sustainable Science Management (SSM) program. Professor Tim Botkin has overseen the SSM as it has expanded from a 2-year curriculum to a 4-year degree program, with a dozen graduates in 2016. Botkin told me it is hard to find people in Hawaii with the expertise to talk about Sustainable Science Management. “We tend to fragment the conversation,” he stated, “looking at individual segments rather than the whole sustainability umbrella.” His overview brought to mind community-led efforts from nearly a decade ago by South Maui Sustainability and Upcountry Sustainability. Impassioned citizens held collaborative strategy meetings, presented informational lectures and movie presentations. Sincere efforts were made to engage elected officials in the vital discussions. In time, the principal organizers and board members gravitated to their own areas of interest: school gardens; farmers markets; renewable energy; smart community planning; supporting progressive political campaign platforms. Botkin said their Sustainability 101 class teaches these “segments,” as well as addressing the question, “How does it all tie together?” Inherent to the core of SSM study is the concept of Systems Thinking. “We must train people in this discipline,” Botkin says, in order to address big picture issues, not just the component parts. “We need to ask, ‘Where is Maui going?’ And, what does it take to implement that vision for a sustainable Maui?” I would submit that one key thing needed to set Maui/ Hawaii on a course of sustainability is a lead entity willing to connect the component parts—government, community, academia, and business—into a cohesive movement and force for positive change. Hawaii Green Growth, the statewide ad hoc sustainability group has done exactly that in striving to set goals and measures through the Aloha + Challenge. The A+C sets goals in six sectors: clean energy transformation; local food production and consumption; solid waste reduction; natural resource management; green workforce and education; and smart, sustainable communities. [see: www.hawaiigreengrowth.org/aloha-challenge] To date, the Aloha + Challenge has buy-in and commitment from 4 County mayors, 2 governors, and the heads of Office of Hawaiian Affairs and University of Hawaii. Modeled after other global agreements such as the Micronesian Challenge and Caribbean Challenge, the A+C seeks to achieve mutually agreed upon sustainability goals SUMMER 2017
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Inform, Educate, Document & Protect The Maui Miracle Lives • Your support of the GMO moratorium petition drive alerted the community to the extent of pesticide use in Maui County. • Your 23,400 votes in November 2014 rocked the state. • Last year you supported the Ohana Candidates and helped to elect four outstanding leaders who will stand for a healthy and sustainable Maui.
“If you are not at the table you are on the menu!”-Alika Your continued active support of SHAKA, SAFE, and the vision we share for a sustainable and resilient island is critical to a successful future of our island.
Show your support; • Be sure you are registered to vote. • Ask your friends to register to vote. • Join the SHAKA Movement’s Facebook page to stay informed. Then “like” and repost from the page. • Volunteer to be at community events.
Here is the secret that they do not want you to know... According to the public trust doctrine, we the people are the highest authority in the Islands. Our politicians work for us and the seven generations to come! Maui, your grassroots have become strong and unshakeable, turning into a serious political force. So stay current and stay informed. Now... Let’s keep reminding those in charge who they work for.
MAUI YOU ARE THE MOVEMENT Join the over 23,000 members of the SHAKA movement The Shaka Movement is committed to protecting, preserving and improving the Public Trust Resources for current and future generations. It aims to empower and protect farmers, their children and the people around these farms The Shaka Movement is a non-profit tax-exempt organization • CONTACT: 808-875-8820 E-MAIL: info@shakamovement.org
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by 2030 or before by setting up an unspoken four-county challenge to reach the goals. Kate Brown, Director of the Global Islands Partnership (GLISPA), refers to a friendly “coopitition,” i.e., half competition and half cooperation. Chelsea Harder, an eightyear Hawaii resident raised in the Midwest, is the new Sustainability Dashboard Coordinator for Hawaii Green Growth. Two years as a Peace Corps worker on Kiribati in Micronesia helped fortify her resolve to help create a better world for future generations. “I learned the power of community, sense of place, listening, and collective action,” said Harder. “Living on a small atoll for two years, I saw firsthand that the impact of any initiative was quickly realized because of its scale and isolation. Hawaii being an island state has similar opportunities to see quick results from our actions.” Harder and Hawaii Green Growth (HGG) will be collaborating with the SSM Advisory Committee and others this year on Maui to set dashboard measures, ways to track our progress, for the A+C Green Workforce and Education goal. The meetings are tentatively set for September 13-14, with preliminary discussions with stakeholders/ decision makers/ community leaders to take place in the coming months.
Those interested in providing input to this sustainability effort are encouraged to contact her at chelsea@hawaiigreengrowth.org Apart from greater collaborative planning initiatives, sustainability also means each of us doing something in our own lives to address the greater efforts. Whether it may be bringing a reusable bag, water bottle, container, or coffee cup, improving our electrical efficiency and reducing our carbon footprint, or driving a hybrid, E/V or bio-diesel capable vehicle, we can all contribute to the greater goal. Says Professor Botkin,
“Sustainability is doing the best you can.”
Rob Parsons is a 38-year Maui resident and current chair of the UHMC Sustainable Science Management Advisory Committee. He is serving in his 11th year as Maui County Environmental Council and is a member of the Hawaii Environmental Council. An archive of his writing on sustainability and other eco-topics may be found at: www.legacyprojectshawaii.com
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upcoming events Maui Film Festival June 21st to 25th, 2017 For the last 17 years MFF has always presented a collection of great films and those drawn to intelligent cinema in some of the most beautiful settings in Hawaii. mauifilmfestival.com Yoga Is For Every Body June 26th to July 1st, 2017 Kalani Retreat Center - Pahoa, Hawaii Island Whether you’re a long-term yoga practitioner or a beginner, this retreat will connect with your highest potential for alignment and restoration. Regardless of one’s strength, abilities, size or body type, we all live with cultural messages about the body. use code: LIVINGALOHA2017 to receive 20% off your stay • kalani.com
Lu Jong Tibetan Healing Yoga Retreat and Teacher Training
July 2nd to 7th, 2017 - Yoga Retreat July 2nd to 15th, 2017 - Teacher Training Kirpal Meditation and Ecological Center Pahoa, Hawaii Island Tibetan Healing Movement is dedicated to spreading the Tantrayana healing practices—as taught by Tulku Lobsang—in order to provide people with the tools to maintain open, clear and vibrant bodies, minds and energy. Teachings include Lu Jong: Tibetan Yoga, Tsa Lung Breathing Practices and Tog Chod: The Wisdom Sword Practice. tibetanhealingmovement.com/lujong
Mango Festival July 9th, 2017 Hale Halewai-Downtown Kona, Hawaii Island
THE Vegan Retreat! September 21st to 25th, 2017 Stanford Inn – Mendocino, CA Experience and learn the joy of living vegan while enjoying the luxury of the Stanford Inn Eco-Resort! Whether you’re already vegan, or vegan-curious, this retreat will change your life! From cooking to nutrition, gardening to environmental and ethical ramifications, you’ll learn everything you need to know to be a happy and healthy vegan! stanfordinn.com • 800-331-8884 Teacher Training: Lu Jong Tibetan Yoga Certification
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Hawaii Yoga Festival – Love in Action October 10th to 15th, 2017 Kalani Retreat Center – Pahoa, Hawaii
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Island Spirit Yoga 840 Wainee St. Lahaina, HI 96761 808-667-2111 • islandspirityoga.com
Amulya Bodden, MS, LMT Amulya Healing Arts 808-446-0075 • AmulyaHealingArts.com
Afterglow Yoga 1942 Main St., Wailuku, HI 96793 808-268-9723 • afterglowyoga.com
The Maui School of Therapeutic Massage 808-572-1888 • massagemaui.com
Bikram Yoga Kahului 251 Lalo St. Suite A2• Kahului, HI 96732 808-872-2402 • bikramhawaii.com
Maui Rolfer - Josh Froberg Mauirolfer.com • 808-757-1125
Anahata Yoga - Annette Davidsson 808-359-3181 • ayoga.us
Lomi Lomi Massage Tanmayo N. Brown 808-283-6888 • mauiwellnes.com
Kama Aina Yoga - Therapy 808-269-3301
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holistic Practitioners David Klein, Ph.D, Naturorthopathic Doctor Colitis & Crohn’s Health Recovery Centers Haiku, Maui, Hawaii • 808-572-0861 colitisandcrohnscenter.com OM Maui 12 Kiopa’a St., Suite 102 • Pukalani, HI 808-573-5666 • mauiyogafitness.com Peter Hofmann- Therapeutic Massage- Peter Hofmann, LMT 808-298-8971 Denise LaBarre-Body Whisperer 808-575-2244 • HealingCatalyst.com Hot Stone Massage-Hana Ultimate in Relaxation - Carla Morningstar P-808-248-7297 • M-808-268-4007 Reiki by Dung Le • 805-377-4395 InternationalHealingDragon.weebly.com Temple of Peace- Healing Sanctuary Colonics, Hydrotherapy, Massage & Spa 808-575-5220 • templeofpeacemaui.com
Alive & Well 340 Hana Hwy. - Kahului • 808-877-4950 Farmers Market 3636 Lower Honoapiilani Lahaina, HI 96761 • 808-669-7004 Down To Earth Market 305 Dairy Rd. - Kahului, HI 96732 808-877-2661 • downtoearth.org
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Why Clean the Beach? We’re All One Ocean Students play an AOO created ocean-themed game at National Geographic’s 2015 BioBlitz Festival at Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park.
All One Ocean (AOO) founder Hallie Austen Iglehart, left, with Elizabeth Pickett, formerly of the Malama Kai Foundation, and AOO advisory board member Rev. M. Kalani Souza at one of AOO’s Hapuna Beach Clean Up Stations.
Our ocean and waterways are the lifeforce of our planet, and must be protected. Yet because of trash generated by humans, Earth’s waters are in jeopardy. Humans dump eight million tons of plastic in our ocean a year, and our ocean is filled with 5.3 trillion pieces of plastic. If we continue at our current rate, by 2050 the ocean’s plastic will outweigh its fish. More than one million marine creatures die each year from eating and becoming entangled in debris, especially plastic. Plastic also leaches toxins, which enter the food chain and can cause cancer, birth defects and endocrine and immune disorders in humans. All One Ocean (AOO) provides a simple, sustainable and communitygenerated solution to ocean trash: Beach and School Clean Up Stations. AOO’s Stations, permanently mounted at beaches, watersheds and schools, are wooden boxes containing repurposed, reusable coffee bean bags
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for collecting beach and schoolyard trash. Each Station is decorated with children’s ocean-themed art and signage that educates beachgoers about marine debris and lists simple action steps each person can take to reduce this debris. Stewarded by local residents, students and youth organizations, AOO’s Stations are supported by agencies such as the Department of Land and Natural Resources and The County of Hawaii. Author and community organizer Hallie Austen Iglehart founded AOO in 2010 after encountering a seagull entangled in fishing line on her daily beach walk. Iglehart untangled the bird, but knew her work wasn’t finished. AOO has installed 37 Beach Clean Up Stations—in Hawaii, California, Iowa and Alabama. Hundreds of thousands of beachgoers have used these Stations to remove more than one million pieces of trash from beaches. Five Stations are in Hawaii—four on the Big Island and one on Oahu. Two of the Big Island Stations are at Kona’s Hapuna Beach State Park, and the other two are in Hilo—one at Richardson Beach and one at Reeds Bay. The Oahu Station is at Kailua Beach Adventures, at Kailua Beach in Kailua. During the recent Kailua Beach Station installation, 26 fifth graders and six volunteers used the Station to remove 18 pounds of microplastics from Kailua Beach. And stay tuned, because AOO will soon install two more Big Island Stations, both at Carlsmith Beach
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Park in Hilo. AOO’s Hilo Stations are in collaboration with Pacific Quest, a horticultural therapy program. A deeply rooted community nonprofit, AOO partners with many local organizations. Each year, AOO expects that its seven Hawaii Stations will educate 27,560 people and enable 9,000 people to remove more than 450,000 pieces of trash from beaches. In addition to installing Stations, AOO provides community education, with the aim of empowering people not only to clean their schoolyards, ocean and waterways, but also to make environmentally healthy choices (such as using reusables instead of disposables) and to share these healthy choices with others. AOO aims to install a Beach Clean Up Station at every beach and a School Clean Up Station at every school—in Hawaii and beyond. But AOO can’t do it without you. If you’re interested in sponsoring, setting up or caring for a Station or entering AOO’s upcoming Beach Clean Up Challenge, please email katie@alloneocean.org. For more information, please visit alloneocean.org.
Emily Garland lives in Hilo, Hawaii. She is a writer, adventurer and cat lover. She enjoys picking up trash and living simply and sustainably. Check out her blog at globetrottingreenies.com.
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YOGA Big Island Yoga Center 81-6623 Mamalahoa Hwy. Kealakekua, HI 96750 808-329-9642 • bigislandyoga.com
Hokulani Massage Academy Bonnie Henshaw – Kamuela 808-339-4159 hokulanimassage.com
Yoga Hale 74-5583 Luhia St. • Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 808-326-9642 • yogahale.com
Unlock Who You Really Are Emotional Trauma Energy Healing Keri Sender-Receiver, LSW 917-592-1883 UnlockWhoYouReallyAre.com
Yoganics Hawaii 79-7401 Suite B., Mamalahoa Hwy. Kainaliu, HI 96750 808-322-0714 • yoganicshawaii.com
Island Spirit Healing Center & Day Spa at Pualani Terrace 81-6587 Mamalahoa Hwy. Kealakekua, HI 96750 808-769-5212 islandspiritmassageschool.com
Hot Yoga Hilo 336 Kamehameha Ave. - Hilo, HI 96720 808-937-3037 • hotyogahilo.com Yoga Centered 37 Waianuenue, Hilo, HI 96720 808-934-7233 • yogacentered.com
Club Rehab Physical Therapy 75-5699 Kopiko Street, Kailua-Kona, HI (808) 329-7744 clubrehabhawaii.com
Kalani Yoga/Retreat Center 12-6860 Kalapana-Kapoho Rd. Pahoa, HI 96778 808-965-7828 • kalani.com
Glow Raw Skin Spa 75-5782 Kuakini Hwy., Suite 3A Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 702-218-4930 • GlowRawWorld.com
Balancing Monkey Yoga Studio 1221 Kilauea Ave, - Hilo, HI 96720 808-633-8555 • BalancingMonkeyYoga.com
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Island Naturals Market and Deli 74-5487 Kaiwi Street • Kailua-Kona 96740 808-326-1122 • islandnaturals.com
‘Ai Pono & Evolution Bakery - Vegan 75-5813 Alii Dr, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 808-331-1122 • upcountrybakerycafe.com
Choice Mart 82-6066 Mamalahoa Hwy. Captain Cook, HI 96704 808-323-3994 • choicemart.net
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Island Naturals Market and Deli Hilo Shopping Center 1221 Kilauea Ave., Hilo, HI 96720 808-935-5533 • islandnaturals.com Island Naturals Market and Deli 15-1870 Akeakamai Loop, Pahoa 96778 808-965-8322 • islandnaturals.com Abundant Life Natural Foods 292 Kamehameha, Hilo, HI 96720 808-935-7411 abundantlifenaturalfoods.com
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Tasty vegan food with a focus on local sustainability by Living Aloha Staff Malia Smith opened Ai Love Nalo last August with two goals: to serve up local, organic, healthy, and tasty meals, while supporting local farmers who practice sustainable farming methods. Smith grew up on her grandmother’s farm in Nanakuli, “her farm was sustainable way before anyone even knew what sustainability was. It was just a natural part of simple, island living”, says Smith. Chefs Michael Whalen and Katie Dobkin were determined to develop meals that could be enjoyed by meat-eaters, as well as vegans and vegetarians. Take the “Oh Wow LauLau” plate, which wraps slow-cooked local vegetables in luau leaves, and is served with tofu poke. Whalen developed the dish using his aunt’s traditional recipe. Their tofu is coated with limu, onion, and furikake. I ordered the “Medi Bowl” - kalo falafel, baba ganoush, beet hummus and millet tabouleh. It was heavenly. Ai Love Nalo has a variety of smoothies filled with lots of nutritional ingredients. “Daily Dose” is subtle and sweet with coffee, coconut milk, dates, local apple bananas, and cacao. The space itself is also a reflection of sustainability. The team spent three-and-a-half months to renovate the interior, using deconstructed building materials, locally harvested wood, and reused equipment and furniture.
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Come and enjoy an authentic, plant-based meal that is made with love and is nourishing for your mind, body, and soul—while being sustainable and kind to the environment that raised us all.
The restaurant utilizes zero-waste practices, providing compostable to-go containers for a 50-cent fee, plus compostable napkins, utensils, cups and straws, and uses ecologically friendly cleaning materials. They are showing that they can create business models that emulate natural systems where there is no such thing as waste. It’s all part of Smith’s vision to cultivate a warm, welcoming community-oriented space that feeds both the body and soul. Ai Love Nalo 41-1025 Kalanianaole Highway Waimanalo, Oahu, HI www.AiLoveNalo.com
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Body and Brain Yoga & Tai Chi 99-080 Kauhale St. C21, Aiea, HI 96701 808-486-9642 • bodynbrain.com
Nori Kohana 44 Kainehe St., Kailua, HI 96734 808-262-0027 • norikohana.com
Open Space Yoga 3106 Monsarrat Ave., Honolulu, HI 96815 808-232-8851 • yogaopenspace.com
Amita Holistic Spa 563 Farrington Hwy., Unit 203 Kapolei, HI 96707 808-693-8882 • amitaholisticspa.com
Open Space Yoga 25 N. Hotel St., Honolulu, HI 96817 808-232-8851 • yogaopenspace.com Open Space Yoga 66-590 Kamehamreha Hwy., Haleiwa, HI 808-232-8851 • yogaopenspace.com Bikram Yoga North Shore 67-208 Goodale Ave., Waialua, HI 96791 808-637-5700 • bikramyogahawaii.com Bikram Yoga Kapolei 2114 Lauwiliwili St., #1018 Kapolei, HI 96707 808-682-9642 • bikramyogakapolei.com Yoga Loft Kapolei 563 Farrington Hwy. Unit 203 Kapolei HI 96707 808-721-9818 • yogalofthawaii.com Yoga4ewa 91-440 A Pupu St., Ewa Beach, HI 96706 808-689-1020 • yoga4ewa.com
Haleiwa Chiropractic Clinic, Inc. 66-560 Kamehameha Hwy., Ste. 5 Haleiwa, HI 96712 808-637-9752 •haleiwachiroclinic.com North Shore Therapeutic Massage 62-620 B Kamehameha Hwy. Haleiwa, HI 96712 808-637-4277 • banyanbreeze.com NATURAL FOOD MARKETS Down to Earth Organic & Natural 2525 S King St., Honolulu, HI 96826 808-947-7678 Kokua Market Natural Foods 2643 S King St., Honolulu, HI 96826 808-941-1922 • kokua.coop Vim n’ Vigor Foods 1450 Ala Moana Blvd. # 1014, Honolulu 808-955-3600 • vimnvigor.com
Whole Foods Market 4211 Waialae Ave., #2000 Honolulu, HI 96816 808-738-0820 • wholefoodsmarket.com
The Beet Box Cafe 66-437 Kamehameha Hwy. Haleiwa, HI 96712 808-637-3000 • thebeetboxcafe.com
Whole Foods Market 629 Kailua Rd. #100, Kailua, HI 96734 808-263-6800 • wholefoodsmarket.com
Ai Love Nalo 41-1025 Kalanianaole Hwy. Waimanalo, HI 96795 ailovenalo.com
Celestial Natural Foods 66-445 Kamehameha Hwy., Haleiwa, HI 96712 • 808-637-6729
Simple Joy Vegetarian 1145 S King St. #B, Honolulu, HI 96814 808-591-9919 • simplejoyhawaii.com
Umeke Market 1001 Bishop St. #110, Honolulu, HI 96813 808-522-7377 • umekemarket.com
Loving Hut 1614 S King St., Honolulu, HI 96826 808-373-6465 • lovinghut.us
Down to Earth Organic & Natural 201 Hamakua Dr., Kailua, HI 96734 808-262-3838 • downtoearth.com Down to Earth Organic & Natural 98-129 Kaonohi St., Aiea, HI 96701 808-488-1375 • downtoearth.com Down to Earth Organic & Natural 4460 Kapolei Parkway Ste. 320, Kapolei 808-675-2300 • downtoearth.com Source Natural Foods 32 Kainehe St., Kailua, HI 96734 808-262-5604 • thesourcenatural.com VEGAN•VEG•RAW RESTAURANTS
Veggie Star Natural Foods 417 Natural St., Honolulu, HI 96815 808-922-9568
Vegan Hills 3585 Waialae Ave. - Honolulu, HI 96816 808-379-8919 • veganhills-hi.com
Ruffage Natural Foods 2443 Kuhio Ave., Honolulu, HI 96815 808-922-2042
Peace Cafe 2239 S King St., Honolulu, HI 96826 808-951-7555 • peacecafehawaii.com
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Greens & Vines Natural Foods 909 Kapiolani Blvd., Honolulu, HI 96814 808-536-9680 • greensandvines.com Eden On Earth Vegan Cuisine 1118 Fort Street Mall, Honolulu, HI 96813 808-521-7979 Leahi Health-Kaimuki 3441 Waialae Ave, Honolulu, HI 96816 808-388-4181 • leahihealth.com Leahi Health-Kailua 481 Kuulei Rd, HI 36734 808-261-5683 • leahihealth.com Leahi Health-Aina Haina 820 W. Hind Drive Honolulu Hi. 96821 808-388-4181 • leahihealth.com VEGAN & VEGETARIAN CHEFS • CATERING Macrobiotic Hawaii-Oahu Chef Leslie Ashburn macrobiotichawaii.com
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Friends
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by Carlos Garcia
Friends of Maha’ulepu is comprised of a group of concerned citizens (local and beyond) who are contributing their time and talents to protect the natural beauty of Maha’ulepu Valley.
Their latest challenge has been responding to the proposed large industrial scale dairy, operated by Hawaii Dairy Farms (HDF), that wants to bring 2,000 dairy cows to a 557 acre parcel less than a mile from the coastline. The white sand beaches and coral reefs of Maha’ulepu are currently free of any development. The proposal to operate a large industrial dairy, where 2,000 cows will be grazed on just 18-24 acres per day (83 cows per acre), will result in at least 200,000 lbs. of untreated wet manure being left daily on the clay soils found on the farm site, just 6/10th of a mile upslope from the beautiful Maha`ulepu Beach and Southshore coastline. HDF’s plan is to “mob” graze the cows in fenced paddocks without any shelter in temperatures that range from 68-104 degrees Fahrenheit. Friends of Maha’ulepu have worked diligently with both government officials and the proposed industrial dairy (HDF), presenting specific facts that support the serious environmental disaster and dramatic quality of life changes likely if the proposed industrial dairy is allowed to operate in Maha’ulepu Valley. Friends of Maha’ulepu is committed to taking all steps necessary to assure that HDF does not operate their proposed industrial dairy at Maha’ulepu. HDF should find a site that does not threaten rich native Hawaiian cultural practices and archeological sites; a fragile environmental ecosystem that is home to endangered and threatened plant and animal life, not to mention the clear threat to the Southshore community’s health and well being from the volume of toxic waste which will be deposited onto pastures less than 800 feet from the County Wells that provide the drinking water for all of Po’ipu and most of Koloa. HDF’s proposal is based in part on a New Zealand model they claim to emulate, but that model has been found responsible for a nationwide pollution problem there. Please go to their website to learn more and to donate time or finances to this group’s important cause. Ruining our land and water can’t be tolerated. We need to keep Hawaii a place where, spiritually, we are beyond the archaic times of accepting the cruelty to animals that the dairy industry brings in general.
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YOGA Kalaheo Yoga 4427 Papalina Rd., Kalaheo, HI 96741 808-652-3216 • kalaheoyoga.com Golden Lotus Studio 4-941 Kuhio Hwy., Kapa’a, HI 96746 808-823-9810 • goldenlotuskauai.org
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Reiki with Allison Jacobson 808-631-6701 • allisonjacobson.com
Anahata Spa & Sanctuary 808-652-3698 •tajjure.net
Lee Acupuncture 808-652-3746 • leeacupuncture.biz
Princeville Yoga Massage 808-212-8082 • princevilleyogakauai.com
Michael’s Massage • 808-639-8215
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Spa Hanalei 808-651-5481 • spahanalei.com Hanalei Bay Massage 808-826-1455 hanaleibaymassage.com
Bikram Yoga Kauai 4-885 Kuhio Hwy., Kapaa, HI 96746 808-823-9642 • kauaibikramyoga.com Metamorphose Yoga 4270 Kilauea Rd., Kilauea, HI 96754 808-828-6292 • methamorphoseyoga.com Kauai Power Yoga 4-1191 Kuhio Hwy., Kapaa, HI 96746 808-635-5868 • kauaipoweryoga.com
Ogawa Chiropractic, inc. 808-822-7113 • ogawachiropractic.com Reiki Orgone reikiorgone.com Touch Kauai 808-635-0662 • touchkauai.com
Princeville Yoga 5-4280 Kuhio Hwy., Princeville, HI 96722 808-826-6688 • princevilleyogakauai.com
Essential Wellness Group 808-651-5801 essentialwellnessgroup.com
Yoga Hanalei 5-5161 Kuhio Hwy. POB 990 Hanalei, HI 96714 808-826-9642 •yogahanalei.com
Sacred Waters Healing Arts 808-651-0558 • sacredwaterskauai.com
Pineapple Yoga 2518 Kolo Rd., Kilauea, HI 96754 808-652-9009 • pineappleyoga.com holistic Practitioners Hanalei River Healing Arts Joanna Lemes • 808-652-7931 Ola Massage Day Spa & Wellness Center 808-821-1100 Studio Hailima • 808-639-3982 Living Tree • 808-826-9290
Floating Tranquility Kauai 808-634-5558 floatingtranquilitykauai.com Oneness Healing Temple 808-639-8133 Tantric Massage 808-631-3222 • anahatasprings.com Great Heart Healing 808-634-6313 • greathearthealing.com Dolphin Touch Wellness Centre 808-822-4414 • dolphintouch.org Compassionate Healing 928-301-0842 compassionatehealing.biz
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Aloha Lomi Massage 808-245-5664 • alohalomiacademy.com Golden Lotus Massage Trainings 808-823-9810 massagetrainingskauai.com
Hoku Foods Natural Market 4585 Lehua St., Kapaa, HI 96746 808-821-1500 • hokufoods.com Healthy Hut Market & Cafe 4480 Hookui Rd., Kilauea, HI 96754 808-828-6626 • healthyhutkauai.com Harvest Market Hanalei 5-5161 “F” Kuhio Hwy., Hanalei, HI 96714 808-826-0089 • harvestmarkethanalei.com JUICE / SMOOTHIES Kauai Juice Co. 4-1384 Kuhio Hwy., Kapaa, HI 96746 808-631-3893 • kauaijuiceco.com
Pacific Center for Awareness and Bodywork 844-687-7222 awarenessandbodywork.com
Kauai Juice Co. 4270 Kilauea Rd., Kilauea, HI 96754 808-631-5529 • kauaijuiceco.com
GYMS & FITNESS TRAINERS Island Gym & Fitness 13491 Kaumualii Hwy. Hanapepe, HI 96716 808-335-2706 • islandgymkauai.com Kauai Athletic Club 3371 Wilcox Red #101 - Lihue, HI 96766 808-245-5381 • kauaiathleticclub.com
Kauai Juice Co. Poipu Shopping Village 2360 Kiahuna Plantation Dr. Koloa, HI 96756 808-631-3372 • kauaijuiceco.com Kalalea Juice Hale 4390 Pu’u Hale, Anahola, HI 96746 808-346-0074
NATURAL FOOD MARKETS FARMERS MARKETS
Living Foods Market and Cafe 2829 Ala Kalanikaumaka #24 Koloa, HI 96756 808-742-2323 • shoplivingfoods.com
Koloa - Maluhia Road Monday 12:00 (Noon) Koloa Knudsen Ball Park Side Parking Lot
Vim ‘n Vigor 3-3122 Kuhio Hwy., Lihue, HI 96766 808-245-9053 Papaya’s Natural Foods 4-831 Kuhio Hwy. B-8, Kapa’a, HI 96746 808-823-0190 • papayasnaturalfoods.com
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Living Aloha Magazine’s plan is to spread Aloha to the world. We are adding the Pacific Northwest area as our next distribution area so we spent a few days there building our distribution. After distributing there we confirmed that it was the right choice. Living healthy and compassionately is a big thing for Pacific Northwesterners.
Oregon—Portland Portland has a vegetarian pedigree that stretches back to the late 1800’s when members of the Seventhday Adventist Church, who adhere to strict health and dietary rules, began to settle here. Portland already had four vegetarian eating establishments by the start of the 20th century and has a long history of supporting alternative lifestyles. In 2007, four vegan business owners created what is unofficially called the Vegan Mini Strip Mall. With similar ethics they all took over a small building in Portland.
Sweetpea Baking Co. Our first stop there was Sweetpea Baking Co., where the butter cream is butter-free and of course, 100% Vegan. Started in 2005, Sweetpea was Portland’s first allvegan retail bakery. Their menu offers breakfast, daily homemade soups, sandwiches, bagels, and a full range of pastries. Saturday is always doughnut day. I had the best croissant ever-vegan or not!! They have set out to prove that no animals need to be harmed to make a delicious moist cake, a soft doughnut, or a flaky scone.
1205 SE Stark St.- Portland, OR. 97214 503-477-5916 • sweetpeabaking.com
Herbivore The Herbivore Clothing makes and sells cruelty-free clothing, cookbooks, wallets, belts, bags, art, jewelry, and lots more. Josh and Michelle started Herbivore in 2002 in the spare bedroom of their apartment in SE Portland. Why? Well, we wanted good looking clothes, ethically made, that would show the world we believed animals deserved respect, love, and to be free from harm. We wanted to spread the word about living cruelty-free. They have an ever-expanding clothing line
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alongside the biggest selection of vegan cookbooks and literature I’ve ever seen. They have hosted countless events, co-founded an animal rights conference, spoken at vegfests, published books and travelled the country tabling at events. They donate time at sanctuaries. “We have raised lots and lots of money for animal rights organizations and sanctuaries, as well as other social justice movements. We believe these movements are linked and the oppression of one is the oppression of us all. We believe in animal liberation and human liberation are the same cause, so we fight for both.”
1211 SE Stark St. - Portland, OR 97214. 503-281-8638 • herbivoreclothing.com
Food Fight! Grocery It’s so great to go into a market and not have to ask anyone, “is this vegan?” That is huge for us vegans that seem to always spend hours looking at ingredient lists. Fish-free “toona”. Natural Chips. Sweet potato dog treats. Vegan meat and cheese substitutes. Coconut bacon. The cashier has a huge tattoo of a whale attacking a fishing boat. Their fun attitude is revealed in a quote from their staff:
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“We try our best to support our global community of bleeding-heart-dogooders with monthly benefits and by trying to keep the focus on the animals, the earth, and all the non-turd people in between. We are not at all concerned with your current fad diet or food fetish, sorry. We may not always be the most professional customer-service-folk, but we mean well, so…give us a break, we’re neither Amazon or Whole Foods.” Welcome to Portland.
1217 SE Stark St. - Portland, OR 97214 www.foodfightgrocery.com
Scapegoat Tattoo Brian Thomas Wilson, owner of Scapegoat, is often called upon to ink scenes depicting clients’ moral, political and culinary choices. The most disturbing, he said, was the disemboweled pig with the word “betrayed” on its flank in deep black, capitalized letters. What makes a vegan tattoo parlor — beyond the fact that its owner and artists avoid animal products? Regular tattoo inks can contain animal byproducts, particularly black inks, which can be made with bone char or shellac from beetles. Glycerin can contain animal SUMMER 2017
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Wilson, who became a vegan out of “compassion” for other living creatures, still has a vivid memory of the time and place he left animal products behind. It was 1999, at 11 p.m., and he had just ordered the 79-cent breakfast special at the Carson Nugget casino in Nevada’s capital.
Driving through Seattle in a snowstorm at 30 degrees during the Thanksgiving holidays had this Maui boy shaking. But what had me shaking more was what was I going to feed my, very non-vegan mother for breakfast at a vegan restaurant. A little online research led us to Wayward Vegan Café.
I had the “Sunshine” omelet. It’s a chickpea and tofu omelet stuffed with avocado, tempeh, diced onion, diced tomatoes, cheddar cheese, and drizzled with housemade ranch dressing. Comes with tasty and perfectly cooked home fries.
1223 SE Stark St. - Portland, OR 97214 503-232-4628 • scapegoattattoo.com Portland seems to top my lists of vegan-friendly cities. There’s even a vegan strip club, where the food is free of animal products and the dancers’ scanty attire has no fur, leather, silk or pearls.
They serve breakfast, lunch and dinner including pancakes, burgers, steaks, biscuits and gravy, French toast, waffles and much more. They have a generous gluten-free menu. I thought I was going to try some of mom’s sausage leftovers but she cleaned the plate. Next time…Soon!
801 N.E. 65th St., Suite C - Seattle, WA 98115 • 206-524-0204 • waywardvegancafe.com
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PORTLAND YOGA The Bhaktishop Yoga Center 2500 SE 26th Ave - Portland, OR 97202 503-244-0108 • thebhaktishop.com Modo Yoga Portland 400 SE Grand Ave - Portland, OR 97214 503-206-5667 • modoyogaportland.com Love Hive Yoga 1847 E Burnside St - Portland, OR 97214 503-568-1506 • lovehiveyoga.com holistic Practitioners Mudra Massage 2627 NE Broadway- Portland, OR 97232 503-706-2225 • mudramassage.net Balanced Bodywork 1804 NE 45th Ave - Portland, OR 97213 503-902-5078 balancedbodyworkpdx.com Cocoon Massage 7831 SE Stark St., Ste 204 Portland, OR 97213 971-266-4162 • cocoonpdx.com
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Serving up something a little different, Wayward Café has veganized the classic American style diner, serving bottomless coffee and surprisingly large portions. Their Basic Breakfast is a classic morning favorite, featuring Wayward’s signature scrambled seasoned tofu, hashbrowns, and toast. We added a side of vegan sausage and mom literally thought she ate real scrambled eggs and sausage. She didn’t know the difference. That made my breakfast better.
His meal arrived, a plate loaded with hash browns, toast, a slab of ham and fluorescent yellow scrambled eggs. He couldn’t eat a bite. “That was the light bulb that went off,” he said. “It changed my whole life.”
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Food Fight! Grocery 1217 SE Stark St - Portland, OR 97214 503-233-3910 • foodfightgrocery.com New Seasons Market 1954 SE Division St - Portland, OR 97202 503-445-2888 • newseasonsmarket.com People’s Food Co-op 3029 SE 21st Ave - Portland, OR 97202 503-674-2642 • peoples.coop VEGAN•VEG•RAW RESTAURANTS Blossoming Lotus 1713 NE 15th Ave. - Portland, OR 97212 503-228-0048 • blpdx.com Loving Hut 1239 SW Jefferson St.- Portland, OR 503-248-6715 • lovinghut.us/portland Sweetpea Baking Co. 1205 SE Stark St. - Portland, OR 97214 503-477-5916 • sweetpeabaking.com
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Urban Yoga Spa 1900 4th Ave - Seattle, WA 98101 206-420-0222 • urbanyogaspa.com Ritual House of Yoga 608 19th Ave E - Seattle, WA 98112 ritualhouseseattle.com Shakti Vinyasa Yoga 2238 NW Market St - Seattle, WA 98107 206-297-9642 • shaktivinyasa.com holistic Practitioners Dreamscape Massage 619 Broadway E - Seattle, WA 98102 206-568-3771 • dreamscapemassage.com Seattle Massage Oasis 2130 Westlake Ave N., Ste 4 Seattle, WA 98109 206-838-5318 • seattlemassageoasis.com Ananya Spa Seattle 2810 Elliott Ave. - Seattle, WA 98121 206-217-1744 • ananyaspaseattle.com
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Vegan Haven 5270 B University Way NE Seattle, WA 98105 206-523-9060 • veganhaven.org PCC Natural Markets 2749 California Ave. S.W. Seattle, WA 98116 206-937-8481 • pccnaturalmarkets.com Central Co-op 1600 E Madison St - Seattle, WA 98122 206-329-1545 • centralcoop.coop VEGAN•VEG•RAW RESTAURANTS Wayward Vegan Café 801 NE 65th St, Seattle, WA 98115 206-524-0204 • waywardvegancafe.com Chaco Canyon Organic Café 4757 12th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98105 206-522-6966 • chacocanyoncafe.com Araya’s Place 5240 University Way NE, Seattle, WA 206-524-4332 • arayasplace.com
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