All Our Relations

Exploring the sacred human relationship with plants

There is an ancient wisdom embodied in our relation with plants, one that touches us at a very elemental core of our being as inhabitants on this miraculous green planet. Our relationship to plants is both an ancestral memory and a living contemporary experience. And it is a relationship that is essential to maintain and acknowledge as we face the future and rebuild local food systems, enhance family well being, and co-create sustainable communities.

This is the first in a series of storytelling circles that will illuminate individual and cultural practices from around the world that honor our nourishing and healing relationships with plants.

Thursday May 6^th, 9am-1pm

By invitation, with a local foods lunch potluck.

 You are invited to join us for the first West Hawaii  - Awakening the  Dreamer  Symposium, co-sponsored by the Pachamama Alliance.

Featuring video insights from inspiring philosophers, scientists and visionary leaders
with local Island community capacity building strategies and more.

We will be hosting a morning of music and art 10am-noon, a catered Local Foods Lunch, and the Symposium will be held from 1-5pm at the  One Island Center.

Reservations are required. Donations welcomed.

Lunch is $16 (reserve by May 1st).

Friday January 29th is the Coffee Expo hosted by the Kona Coffee Farmers Association on the Big Island and One Island will be there to feature our West Hawaii Sustainable Energy grant program. Stop by and say hello at the Old Airport Pavillion, 9am-2pm, with a WHSEP grant information presentation at 11am on the lawn.

The  Avocado  Festival is February 20th at the  Amy Greenwell Garden and we welcome  you to stop by our booth and say hello, learn about our March and April WHSEP energy workshops, and join in the community energy independence  conversation. 9am-4pm.

The Earth Day Festival will be April 24th, 9am-4pm at the Keauhou  Resort on the oceanfront lawn. We’ll have solar technologies on display and welcome you to stop by and  learn about our programs.

GOING GREEN AWARDS

One Island recognizes the accomplishments of local businesses in Going Green by adding renewable energy to their operations. This season we feature:

The Lotus Cafe for its 450 panel solar array installation, biodegradable containers, organic local foods, and green cost saving practices. They serve excellent Northern Thai, Indian and East Indian cuisine with lots of organic ingredients - and make a wonderful coconut milk ice cream with local flavors. Be sure to give the fresh squeezed ginger /sugar cane juice a try. They can often be found at local Farmers Markets on Saturdays and Sundays, and their restaurant is in the Upper Koloko area, diagonal from Costco.

LEARNING on the  LAND is the theme of our volunteer learning opportunities and we had ten great AmeriCorps Volunteers from all over the US under the  NCCC Program, Jan-April, helping us get ready to open for programs and generously helping our non-profit partners out in the community. Mahalo Nui Loa to NCCC and Congratulations to AmeriCorps for getting more recognition and support from  Congress!

One Island's NCCC Volunteers