The national political races, particularly for US President, have taken a lot of attention. One vote among hundreds of millions can seem like it doesn’t have much effect. Locally, there are several races that could be close, where your vote will have much more power. Here are my recommendations: Hawai`i Island OHA seat — In… Read More Local Races Where Your Vote Can Make a Difference
HALEPUA`A FOREST WORK REPORT MALAMA O PUNA ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 8/8/2020 TRANSCRIPT: Ok, before I dive into the report, I’d like to give you just a little background on myself. I have loved nature my whole life, and although lacking any formal life sciences education, have been consistently involved in healthy horticultural practices since 1991. … Read More PROGRESS REPORT ON HALEPUA`A RESTORATION WORK — 8/8/2020
HALEPUA`A SECTION NANAWALE FOREST RESERVE FOREST RESTORATION FINAL REPORT GRANT CYCLE 2 10/22/2019 – 4/9/2020 This report is laid out according to the organization of the SCOPE OF WORK from the original contract, attached. The paragraphs of this report have been cut and pasted from a combined document (also attached) based on that SCOPE OF… Read More Halepua`a Forest Restoration Grant 2 Final Report
The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation is renewing its partnerships for restoration work in the Keau’ohana and Halepua’a Forest Reserves through embarking on a new round of grant seeking and writing. Partner organizations Hawaii Environmental Restoration and Malama O Puna are collaborators in the first proposal, “Working Together to Protect Hawaii’s Vital Forests,” written to Mountain Rose… Read More New Forest Restoration Partnership
The Kunzwa! Live CD is now available for purchase at a reduced price of $7 online. Simply navigate to this page on the bandcamp site to view details. Before or after your purchase, you can check out full liner notes on the recording here. This is an opportunity to save $3 on our CD/thumb drive price,… Read More Live CD Digital Download Now Available
Kunzwa Marimba Ensemble will be returning to Maku`u Market this Sunday, February 23, after more than a year’s break. The ensemble will be playing from 8:30 – 1:00 with breaks, and will be debuting Michael Breez’s arrangement of Taiserewa. The album, Kunzwa Live!, will be available as a CD or on thumb drive for $10.… Read More Kunzwa to Play at Maku`u Market Sunday 2/23
Aloha Hawai`i friends and followers. It is not often that individual action can effect significant change through national electoral politics in the US. Now is a time that we can. Bernie Sanders is a rare politician who has appeared because of the need of many people for truth, justice, and authenticity. He is not corrupt… Read More How to Vote for Bernie in Hawai`i
The Flow Marimba, a portable instrument design in its beta stage, is entering its third stage of development. The next version will feature legs incorporated into the body of the marimba, rather than removable, which will cut down on set-up time by at least 50%. Check out the original design in this fun video, filmed… Read More Anniversary of Flow Marimba Design
Michael Breez’s “Rukudzo” (‘respect’) performed live by Kunzwa Marimba Ensemble 6/14/19 at Kukuau Studio, Hilo, Hawai`i. This montage features imagery depicting evolution in our living cosmos.
Kunzwa’s Live album, recorded in June at Kukuau Studio, is in post-production. The music will be first be available to listeners for purchase at a CD-release performance at Kukuau Studio on December 14. The recordings, available on CD, thumb drive, or for download, features twelve songs by five different composers/arrangers. Below is the final art… Read More Album Art for Live CD Finalized