Join 9,404 islanders committed to protect and promote island living - a connection to the 'aina, a culture of aloha, and local economic self reliance

Kanu Hawaii is a movement of everyday people, organized into 352 groups.

Member Commitments  Make a commitment today 
From Topic: Waste

Throwing Away Our Future

By James Koshiba

The current discussion about waste focuses on our overflowing landfills, incinerators, shipping our...

Read More »

 
I will stand with Kanu Hawaii and live island values
Made by Melinda Franklin
I will conserve water at home
Made by Laureen Scheid
I will pledge to explore a better means of transportation for my food from the farmer to the home.
Made by Toxic Avengers
 

Call to Action: Make Our Voices Count 2010


Each year, the Legislature makes hundreds of laws that shape our future. Many of us want to get involved in this democratic process, but it's hard to know where to begin. This campaign makes it easier for members to identify important issues, learn about them, and get involved. We'll create action opportunities in March and April. Here are the ways to take action and be counted:

1. START by voting on a few issues (now with a LIVE FEED of bill status updates).
2. Attend a workshop on how the Legislature works.
3. Attend a hearing, submit testimony, or add your voice to letters by Kanu staff.
4. Participate in actions at the Capitol organized by Kanu (stay tuned).


Mahalo recent donors!


  • Kylee Omo
  • Julie Smith
  • Robert Witt
  • Kristie Fujiyama Kosmides
  • Constance Mitchell
  • Taketa Family Fund
  • Ryan Namba
  • Center Marianist Community
  • Gail Miyasaki
  • Waialua Soda (Karen Campbell)
  • Alani Apio
  • Johnson Ohana Charitable Foundation

    • See all donors

Public education in Hawaii does not need rescuing, it needs love and respect.


I offered these thoughts in a speech to the Social Science Association of Hawaii last month. My friends at Kanu Hawaii asked if I would republish my comments in their entirety here. Remarks of February 1, 2010 to the Social Science Association: The public schools in Hawaii are not failing, however dramatic the headlines to that effect always are. The reality is that the public schools of Hawaii produce thousands and thousands of graduates every year who join their predecessors as the bedrock of this community. Most of the people in traffic with you, at the shopping centers with you, at the movies with you, went to public schools. Most of the people who work at Hawaiian Electric, First Hawaiian Bank, Bank of Hawaii, Alexander and Baldwin, or the State of Hawaii went to public schools. If they were failures, we would be in the midst of anarchy and chaos or we would be moribund.

Read More »


Upcoming Events!



 

1. Make a Commitment

Start by making at least one commitment to change yourself. Browse commitments written by other members, or write your own. Share your progress with friends.
browse commitments

2. Educate Yourself

Blogs, articles, and online journals provide a way to keep informed and inspired about issues related to sustainable, compassionate, resilient local communities.
visit our blogs

3. Take Action

Join with others in campaigns. Speak out together, volunteer, or take other group action to change the world around us.

learn more