Kanu Hawaii May 2013 report to members.
Below is the latest content shared by members.
“Gut and Replace” is known around the country by different names such as “Strike-All” or “Strike-Everything” amendments. Being able to amend and expand upon a bill is important in...
What's in the Governor's 2013 proposed State of Hawaii budget? Click on the image to launch an interactive treemap. This interactive infographic was created for the budget workshop. A copy of that...
Interested in learning new skills, meeting new people and having fun? We welcome you to join our volunteer crew at any time. We currently meet in Manoa once a month on Wednesdays. This spring,...
Institutions like our school lunch program must negotiate long term contracts with farmers and food distributors, a practice that makes it hard for local food to enter our institutional systems....
If you like your poi pancakes a little sticky, chewy and poi-tasting, then this is the recipe for you! I made some this morning and figured that I should share this super easy, ono recipe. Note,...
The current discussion about waste focuses on our overflowing landfills, incinerators, shipping our trash out-of-state, and (to a lesser extent) recycling.
New UH Athletics Director Ben Jay -- who grew up in Ohio – is about to abolish the Rainbows name for all men’s sports teams. By doing this, he is not only disrespecting the history and...
Yesterday I decided to document my adventure in grocery shopping. This was a quick trip for staples not necessarily planned meal ingredients. I find that when I plan out a meal ahead of time, it is...
Today my children and I had our very first beach clean up day! We decided to start helping keep the beach clean for our friend "Charlie" the turtle and his family. We walked to "our" part (Kailua...
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...
Did you know that worldwide, Starbucks Coffee users consume 4 BILLION throwaway cups a year for their favorite beverage? (And that's only a fraction of the 500 BILLION in the whole industry!) While...
When we come together to take action for how we desire our island to be, we will manifest it. Let's all vote for PEACE in our hearts, our communities, our state and beyond. Peace starts with me....
Here's our member update for February 2013. Please let us know if you have any questions or suggestions.We have wrapped up our Hawaii Energy Project! In the end we engaged about 20,000 people,...
Over the past couple of years, Kanu has worked with the City and County of Honolulu and project partners Blue Planet Foundation and KUPU to uncover effective ways to reduce energy in underserved...
After piloting community organizing efforts during the 2012 primary election, Kanu Hawaii expanded civic engagement work in the general 2012 election. Here's a quick peek at the preliminary results.
My wife is amazing. When we met about two decades ago she introduced me to sustainability. I still remember sitting down in a small, hole in the wall Mexican restaurant off of School Street where...
So the Bank of Hawaii (my favorite Bank!) wants to close its Samoan branches. I have some Samoan friends and they use the bank to send money home to their parents. If the bank closes then they...
