While COVID-19 is closing schools, businesses and workplaces, many couples are choosing to carry on with their wedding vows by getting married via Zoom. Love birds are turning to this popular cloud platform for video and audio conferencing, and utilizing the web technology to plan their nuptials during this time of social distancing. Read More
Paddling for Hope and the Nāpali challenge on Kaua‘i. photo courtesy of Derek Park The “Prince of Preachers,” Charles Haddon Surgeon said that hope itself is like a star—not to be seen in the sunshine of prosperity, but to be discovered in the night of adversity. Nine years ago, paddler Derek Park made it his…
Introverts and homebodies are two population demographics most likely to welcome the country’s roll out of remote working mandates. Companies and organizations of all sizes are requiring workers to stay home in an attempt to promote social distancing and slow the spread of COVID-19. Read More
Common sense dictates if someone needs 200 rolls of toilet paper for a 14-day quarantine, they probably should have made a doctor’s appointment way before the COVID-19 outbreak. Best-selling author Sherrilyn Kenyon, said that life before toilet paper was not worth living. Read More
On September 19, 2019, Waldorf education proudly marked its 100-year anniversary worldwide. The first Waldorf school was founded in Stuttgart, Germany in 1919 and is based on the educational philosophy of Austrian social reformer, Rudolf Steiner. Today there are more than 1,100 Waldorf schools and nearly 2,000 Waldorf kindergartens in more than 80 countries. Hawai‘i…
In 1776, future first lady Abigail Adams wrote to her husband John, then a member of the Continental Congress, “If particular care and attention is not paid to the ladies, we will be determined to foment a rebellion, and will not hold ourselves bound by any laws in which we have no voice or representation.”…
The Island of Hawai‘i is no stranger to those who love to wander. One trip to paradise can easily leave visitors yearning for a free and spirited life filled with palm trees and warm breezes. This bohemian lifestyle calls many believers of truth, love, and freedom to the island, which may explain why Kona’s own…
Villarroel in his studio after 9/11 Rodrigo Villarroel was 13 years old on September 11, 1973. The Chilean born chef recalls sitting in class when the Principal announced his school would be cancelled for the remainder of the day. It was a day he will never forget. This was the day the “El Palacio de…
Kailua-Kona’s hometown hero and big wave surfer Shane Dorian has taken his success in surfing and utilized his fame to establish a surf competition for Hawai‘i Island’s youth. Now in its 23rd year, the Shane Dorian Banyan Keiki Classic reflects Shane’s commitment to the Kona community and local groms (young surfers), ensuring his status as…
