#aloha aina

[writingwithcolor]

Support Maui, Hawai'i Residents During the Lahaina Wildfire Crisis

A series of wildfires exacerbated by hurricane winds and climate change has destroyed homes, historical sites, and natural flora in Lahaina, Maui. Thousands have been displaced, and lives have been lost.

WWC's mod Ren has put together a page outlining resources for residents displaced and affected by the wildfires, and for those who wish to support them during this crisis.

Please share this resource and consider donating, especially if you are not local to Hawai'i and have visited or are considering visiting the islands.

Find a list of orgs to donate to HERE

Our hearts are with Maui residents during this tremendous loss.

-Writing With Color

[freehawaii]

HOW HAWAI`IʻS PEOPLE CAN TAKE BACK CONTROL OF THE `AINA

[kuleana--does-anyone-care]

from our interview yesterday!

thanks, Ernie!! ⛰️💧

and shoutout to matthew and samuel

— @nakimkcapstone / @sa-acmwo-capstone —

couldn't have done it without you guys ;w;

next up: wayne tanaka (sierra club hawaii chapter director) on kuhio day 🤙

[slayter-kinney]

if you experience climate anxiety and are bogged down by the “what can i even do as an individual” mindset then you need need need to get involved in supporting your local indigenous communities. i mean it. when we say “land back” as a means to combat the impacts of climate change that needs to happen in actionable ways. land acknowledgements are not enough. reblogging tumblr posts is not enough. and yes i know that we know the names of the <20 people killing our planet but there are genuinely things you can do at your local levels. i’m so so so lucky to live in a place with many indigenous-run non-profits committed to habitat restoration, food sovereignty, re-introducing native species etc. and seeing this “land back” in action is one of the most inspiring things i’ve ever seen in terms of climate resiliency. just spending time removing invasive plants and planting natives and hearing about how the native birds are coming back and one day our children’s children will be able to eat fish from waters heavily polluted by the military. change is happening. and i guarantee it is happening in your area. sure it’s not going to completely reverse things but you need need need to get out of that doomer mindset. and if you’re not physically able volunteer on-site then find those organisations and give them your money and spread the word about them to those in your life who you know can help. i know so many of us are just trying to get by day by day but there can be no business as usual in this current world. you have the ability to help promote indigenous land stewardship right now.

[notmariolevi]

Hawai'i will be free one day, and justice will be given to the American colonists.

I don't think it's a radical ideal for the want of Hawai'i to become their own independent country. It should have never been taken over by the US in the first place. For a country whose entire foundation is based upon "separation from a colonial country" it's laughable that they made an entire population that was self governed into a state. It's insulting. It's already blatantly obvious that this whole country was based on lies and blood, and it only continues to perpetuate that. I'm shocked that the Hawai'ian sovereignty movement isn't mainstream even though they have been fighting for it since 1997. Fuck the American government.

[kabutone]

also there is something so heartbreaking about learning hawaiian history as someone of native hawaiian descent. like for one, i had to choose to take a class on my own as an adult. we had classes in school and i picked stuff up since like im born and raised here but like. idk i had to choose to look into it on my own.

and the second part is that like, i always knew it was a bloody and violent history but like everyone fought so Hard. and to see in detail the extent that activist groups organized (hui kalai'aina and hui aloha 'aina come to mind, they went around the islands getting signatures to protest annexation and they took that shit to the capitol) and like, there were some people that listened but for the most part the US just abused whatever power they could to take anything and everything and its like.

youre reading this tragic story, something that happened right where you grew up, that happened to the people you come from, and they're fighting so hard to just keep themselves alive they're doing EVERYTHING they can, and you know how the story ends. you know because you are living it right now, what happens is that despite all their efforts, they're still killed or stripped of their language, culture, land, resources, etc.

the worst part was in one of our readings i remember there was a board of american men that were pushing for english only schools, defunding hawaiian schools and then saying "look at how bad these schools are performing, look at how nobody is sending their kids there! it must be bc the hawaiian schools suck" and not bc they like. took away all their resources

and they like explicitly stated that their end goal was to separate hawaiian children from the language and the culture, to raise them to be as non-hawaiian as possible. they figured it was better for hawaiian kids to grow up not being able to speak the language, not knowing anything about their culture, and essentially just being as disconnected as possible and i realize as i was reading it that i was their end goal. im hawaiian but i cant speak the language and i have to apply to a class as an adult to try to learn about the place i was born and raised in and its humiliating and That is what they wanted. it sucks it fucking sucks to realize that about yourself, the people that wanted to erase your culture so bad not only did it, but You are their desired result of that.

[snackpointcharlie]

Snackpoint Charlie, the playlist for all your global explorifying and galactic investification. Live Weds August 7 at 10pm on WGXC 90.7-FM in the Catskills, with podcast now ready for temporally displaced earhole installation

Snackpoint Charlie - Transmission 142 - 2024.08.07 https://wavefarm.org/wf/archive/d3se18 [ ^ click for download ^ ]

PLAYLIST

1) Muzsikás - “Szól a kakas már [The Rooster is Crowing]” from MÁRAMOROS - THE LOST JEWISH MUSIC OF TRANSYLVANIA https://www.discogs.com/release/1520519-Muzsik%C3%A1s-M%C3%A1ramaros-The-Lost-Jewish-Music-Of-Transylvania

2) Düş Sokağı Sakinleri - “Yanar Kor Olurum” from YAŞADIKÇA https://www.discogs.com/release/11958298-D%C3%BC%C5%9F-Soka%C4%9F%C4%B1-Sakinleri-Ya%C5%9Fad%C4%B1k%C3%A7a

3) Aharon Amram - “Rak Et Koleh Eshma” from SOUNDS OF YEMEN (1962–1987) https://fortuna-records.bandcamp.com/album/sounds-of-yemen-1962-1987

(underbed throughout:) Pinchas Gurevich - “Kenrangoon” + Pacific Sounds - “Native Birds, Kahauale‘a, Hawai‘i” from ALOHA ‘AINA, VOLUME 3: FIELD RECORDINGS OF HAWAII http://pacificsounds.bandcamp.com

4) Charif Megarbane - “Corrida” from HABIBI FUNK LIMITED 002: HAMRA / RED https://habibifunkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/habibi-funk-limited-002-hamra-red

5) Jay Clarkson & The Containers - “Waikouaiti” from CHILDREN OF THE RULE / WAIKOUAITI https://jayclarkson.bandcamp.com/album/children-of-the-rule

6) (Artist Unknown) - ??? from AIR TAPES FROM ETHIOPIA & INDIA (RIAFC 129) https://www.radioisaforeigncountry.org https://www.radioisaforeigncountry.org/post/the-radio-dial-is-a-compass-the-antenna-a-divining-rod-air-tapes-from-ethiopia-india

7) Abdullah Mussa Ahmed & Seif Salim Saleh w/Salif Mussa – “Ua (Flower)” from TAARAB 1: THE MUSIC OF ZANZIBAR https://www.discogs.com/release/2248659-Abdullah-Mussa-Ahmed-Seif-Salim-Saleh-Taarab-1-The-Music-Of-Zanzibar

8) Joel Chadabe - “Flowers (1975)” from EMERGENCE https://joelchadabe.bandcamp.com/album/emergence

9) Gordan - “How a Mountain Fairy Divided the Two Jakšić Brothers” from GORDAN https://gordanband.bandcamp.com/album/gordan

10) شريفة فاضل [Sharifa Fadel] - بولاقية [Boulaqia]” https://www.discogs.com/release/5283906-%D8%B4%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%81%D8%A9-%D9%81%D8%A7%D8%B6%D9%84-%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%82%D9%8A%D8%A9

11) Ruwaida Adnan رويدا عدنان - “Magnoun مجنون” from KHADA EUNWANIUN B/W MAJNUN خد عنواني / مجنون https://arabicsinglesgoingsteady.blogspot.com/2024/07/rowaida-adnan-khada-eunwani-bw-magnoun.html

12) Myriam Gendron - “Terres brûlées” from MAYDAY https://myriamgendron.bandcamp.com/album/mayday

13) Low - “Carnival Queen” from NAKED IN THE AFTERNOON - A TRIBUTE TO JANDEK https://summerstepsrecords.bandcamp.com/album/naked-in-the-afternoon-a-tribute-to-jandek

14) The Residents - “Another Unknown Non-Masterpiece” https://www.cherryred.co.uk/artist/residents-the

15) Ginger Bamboo - “Stinlo’” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpQBv4L9wPc

16) Laurie Anderson - “O Superman” from LIVE AT COLOGNE, PHILHARMONIE, 1982.02.13 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYP_mCBQj8o

17) John Lindberg - Karl Berger - “Dakini” from DUETS 1 https://www.discogs.com/release/3224614-John-Lindberg-Karl-Berger-Duets-1

[biancarogers]

Uncle Clay''s House of Pure Aloha in Aina Haina Shopping Center | Pieology Pizza 🍧 🍕 🏝️ https://applevideos.co.uk/mac-studio/uncle-clays-house-of-pure-aloha-in-aina-haina-shopping-center-pieology-pizza

[sergioguymanproust]

Here’s where my heart longs to be.Pics like this are essential to my well being,where every morning I awake to. Where my present reality dissolves and I mount my Pegasus and fly in a single thought to paradise.During my afternoon naps in a trance I often visit such locations.It has become a habit of mine. This is a key step in visualizing your manifestation.I have actually been to such locations physically and met many interesting souls,all in a journey of their own ,some in search of their spirituality,while others to break their shells and embark in “flights of fancy “,if you know what I mean.But I raise a warning not to get lost in the lure thrown by dark entities and their pervasive energies ,sweet to the human ear ,like sirens but only to bring you to the end in the deep.Well, my blessings and much joy as you explore your idea of paradise. Words bySergio GuymanProust.

[nwbeerguide]

There's still time to support Maui Brewing Company, during West Maui Restaurant Week from March 11th thru 17th.

Press Release

Kihei, Hawai'i ... Maui Brewing Company is honored to be a participant in this year’s West Maui Restaurant Week, taking place March 11 – 17, 2024. Indulge in delectable dishes, savor mouthwatering flavors, and experience the best of Lahaina and Ka’anapali, all while helping to support our West Maui businesses and non-profits benefiting those affected by the tragic wildfires last year.

The West Maui Restaurant Week includes 10 local restaurants offering exclusive prix-fixe menus at irresistible prices. From gourmet delights to international flare, there’s something to please every palette!

Discover New Favorites: Explore the Westside's culinary landscape and revisit some of your local favorites!

Affordable Luxury: Enjoy upscale dining experiences at prices that won't empty your wallet.

Support Local: Show your love for the Westside's vibrant restaurant community and support the talented chefs and staff who make it all possible.

Participating restaurants include:

Maui Brewing Company Ka’anapali – supporting the Chef Hui initiative of local chefs and industry partners in strengthening ties between the community, farmers/ranchers, and schools

Duke’s Maui – supporting the Legacy of Aloha Foundation, benefiting TS Restaurant employees and their ‘ohana displaced my the Maui wildfires

Burger Shack at the Ritz-Carlton Kapalua – supporting the Maui Food Bank

Leilani’s on the Beach – supporting the Legacy of Aloha Foundation

Coral Reef Restaurant at the Sheraton Ka’anapali – supporting the Aloha for Sheraton Maui Relief Fund

Hale Mo’olelo at the Westin Maui Resort & Spa - supporting the TCRF Maui Relief Fund

Hula Grill - supporting the Legacy of Aloha Foundation

Umalu at the Hyatt Regency Maui – supporting the Maui Food Bank

Pizza Paradiso – supporting the Chef Hui initiative

Monkeypod Kitchen by Merriman – supporting Imua Family Services

Mark your calendars and prepare your taste buds for an unforgettable culinary journey. Don't miss out on Restaurant Week – the perfect opportunity to indulge, explore, and create delicious memories!

The MBC team are stewards of their communities and the ‘aina, and curators of the craft beer way of life. Their beers have been recognized worldwide for quality and innovation. 

For more information, visit MauiBrewing.com or follow @MauiBrewingCo on Facebook, Instagram, and X.

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About Maui Brewing Company

Founded in 2005, Maui Brewing Company is Hawai'i’s largest craft brewery. MBC is based on Maui, with its grid-independent production brewery, restaurant and tasting room in Kihei, as well as restaurants in Kahana (Maui), Ka'anapali (Maui), Kailua (Oahu), and Waikiki (Oahu). Maui Brewing Company is available in 28 states, 1 district, and 3 international countries with more areas to follow.

[k12academics]

We are a small family run farm in Haleiwa that produces Certified Organic and Food Safe cooking herbs. Our products are CV Basil, CV Thai Basil to Organic Chives, Dill, Mint, Oregano, Rose, Sage Thyme, Lemongrass, Marjoram, Italian Parsley, Curly Parsley, Tarragon, ETC. You can find our products in the finest markets and Restaurants thru out the state. We are carried in Whole Food, Down to Earth, Times, Safeway, Commissaries, Halekulani ETC. Our motto is to help provide our Ohanas and communities the finest, locally grown cooking herbs and doing our Kuleana to malama Ka aina. We import over 90% of resources when we will an abundant amount of fresh produce available here to help support our local growers like ourselves as well as reducing our carbon footprint. Soon, we will have available some Swiss Chard, Leeks, Tomatillos, Grape Tomatoes, Arugula, Eggplant, ETC. We would welcome the opportunity to serve our Keiki the finest, freshest products and look forward to developing a great working partnership.

[freehawaii]

REMEMBER THIS

[fiemanrealestate]

I have been nominated for the Aloha 'Aina REALTOR Awards Program every year since I became an agent. This award is the most special to me because it has nothing to do with sales numbers and is only achieved by having a client who transacted with you for that year submit a nomination on your behalf. "The Aloha 'Aina REALTOR Awards Program honors and publicly recognizes REALTORS who excel in the real estate profession and provide exceptional service to their clients." Thank you to all of my clients who continue to put their trust in me in helping them buy or sell residential real estate here in Hawaii. I will continue to work hard to fight for every dollar for you and make sure all of your real estate dreams are reached. Looking forward to helping many more people achieve financial stability through real estate in 2024!

[kinialohaguy]

Degustazione Di Vini

Aloha Lāpule. Waina Me ‘Aina Ahiahi (Wine with Dinner). A Wine Tasting is on the menu today. Jackie Reys ‘Ohana Grill Hilo is hosting a wine tasting even today and I am there. I’ve been to several wine tasting events at Jakie Reys before and they’ve always been great. I always try to pair the selected wines with the food on the menu. The food is always great and so is the service. Jakie Reys…

[kahupuna]

"When the self-proclaimed Republic of Hawai'i, made up of

traitors who had engineered a coup d'etat against Queen

Lilif'uokalani and her government, attempted a treaty of

annexation to the United States, loyal Hawaiian Kingdom

subjects voiced their opposition. Traveling by foot, horse

train and inter-island steamship, the men and women of

the Hui Aloha ' Aina gathered the signatures of virtually

every adult citizen of the islands in a monster petition"

that was delivered to Congress. The treaty was defeated

This is a clip from the program "Aloha Quest - Part One,' a

one hour program covering various historical events in

Hawai' i from 1840 through 1898."

#IllegalOccupation #WeAreHawaiianKingdom #itstimewebreathe #hawaiiankingdom #uamaukaeaokaainaikapono #HumanRightsHawaii

[architecture-photography-panaviz]

Living in a Resort Home in Hawaii

MAUNA LANI ESTATES

Hawaii Hotel & Resort Photographer, PanaViz has photographed many aspects of the 3,200 acre Mauna Lani Resort over the years.

Here, we showcase a glorious home within the Mauna Lani Estates. This home is a gracious showcase of resort life.

The simple luxury of this property is a fresh approach to relaxed resort life. The beautifully-crafted tropical design sits in harmony with surrounding fields of lava and the lush Mauna Lani landscape.

The spaces of the home flow from interior to exterior, and Hawaiian respect for nature and the land 'Aloha Aina is evident in the thoughtful use of natural materials, natural light, and natural ventilation.

Mauna Lani Resort

Mauna Lani Resort encompasses approximately 3,200 acres with over 3 miles of accessible oceanfrontage. Named one of the top luxury, eco-friendly resorts in the world, Mauna Lani is home to two upscale oceanfront hotels; the 350 room Mauna Lani Bay Hotel and the Fairmont Orchid Hotel, two 18 hole championship golf courses, Hawaiian spa and fitness club, tennis courts, a property owner’s beach club, Ancient Hawaiian fishponds, historic petroglyph fields, shopping, fine and casual dining.

As part of the Mauna Lani Resort community, this home gets to enjoy the amenities offered by the resort. It is conveniently located at the Mauna Lani Beach Club, golf course, and numerous shops & restaurants.

COMPLEX AMENITIES: 

Golf community is centrally located

Private homes with pool & hot tub

Located within a mile from the Mauna Lani Beach Club

Hawaii Hotel and Resort Photographer, PanaViz has photographed the following communities with Mauna Lani Resort

● Mauna Lani Hotel

● Mauna Lani Terrace

● Mauna Lani Point

● 49 Black Sand Beach

● The Cape

● Champion Ridge

● The Estates

● The Islands

● The Villages

● Pauoa Beach

● Ke Kailani

● The Fairways

● Palm Villas

● Golf Villas

● Kulalani

● Ka Milo

● Anchialine Fishponds

Luxury Hotel Photography by PanaViz

See Maui Real Estate Photographer here.