Archive - Past Calendar Items
May 17, 2012 Thursday, 6 p.m. |
Free Movie: Permaculture in the Tropics
Potluck at 6 (optional), movie at 7, discussion with permaculture instructors follows. Aina Haina |
Film Screenings & Panel: The Economics of HappinessFriday, March 9, 2012, 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. - film screening
Church of the Crossroads (map) ---- Saturday, March 10, 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. - film screening University of Hawaii, Art Auditorium (map) ---- Saturday, March 10, 2012, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. presentation by Helena Norberg-Hodge & panel discussion Church of the Crossroads (map) Transition Oahu co-hosts two screenings and a presentation/panel discussion of The Economics of Happiness, a film by Helena Norberg-Hodge, Steven Gorelick & John Page. "Far from the old institutions of power, people are starting to forge a very different future...." The film features Vandana Shiva, Bill McKibben, David Korten, Michael Shuman, Juliet Schor, Richard Heinberg, Rob Hopkins, Andrew Simms, Zac Goldsmith, Samdhong Rinpoche, Clive Hamilton, Mohau Pheko, Keibo Oiwa and more... Helena Norberg-Hodge is a winner of the Alternative Nobel Prize and a pioneer of the worldwide localization movement. Her talk is titled "The Economics of Happiness- shifting from global to local." She argues that today's global economic system is fundamentally unstable and incapable of meeting the needs of people and the planet. Her presentation will highlight the inspiring psychological, social, and ecological benefits of economic localization, and steps at the community, national, and international levels that can bring us there. Read more in the poster PDF. |
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Save O'ahu Farmlands Rally, March, & Farm Festival
Saturday, February 25, 2012, 9:00 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Kaka'ako Waterfront Parks, Cooke Street, makai of Ala Moana Blvd. This is the companion event to the "Protest of the Farm Tractors" on the preceding Tuesday, further boosting public awareness of the upcoming Land Use Commission decision impacting the highest producing farmland in the state. The Save O'ahu Farmlands Rally starts at 9:00 a.m. and lasts between 30 and 45 minutes, with both speakers and entertainers, and is a chance to demonstrate that the people of Hawaii are concerned about food security and the loss of farmland. The rally will be followed by a short march down the mauka side of Ala Moana Blvd to Ward Avenue, returning on the makai side of Ala Moana. The Farm Festival will last until 2:00 p.m. and will include a Farmers’ and Artisans’ Market with numerous booths, entertainment, hayrides and assorted other farm activities. More info... |
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Film Screening: Establishing a Food ForestThursday, February 23, 2012, 7:00pm
Ron Robinson's house in Aina Haina, 667 W. Hind Drive Come at 6 p.m. if you'd like to join a potluck -- bring something to share and we'll have a meal together. Another in the Permaculture Way Series: Geoff Lawton explains the patterns of a Food Forest and the essential principles of "time stacking" your garden with the right mix of support species that feed and protect your fledgling fruit trees into maturity. We then join Geoff in the field as he puts the theory into action, planting the seeds and watching the system grow. We end up at Tagari Farm - established by Permaculture founding father, Bill Mollision - which was abandoned years ago, but planted according to Permaculture design principles. Would this Food Foest survive on its own? You'll be surprised. See also: Food Forests Trailer |
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Save O`ahu Farmlands "Protest of the Farm Tractors"Tuesday, February 21, 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Downtown Honolulu: down Bishop Street & up Alakea Within ninety days, the Land Use Commission will decide on the possible urbanization for both the Ho’opili and Koa Ridge development projects. The highest producing farmlands in the state hang in the balance. To further boost public awareness, a convoy of 14 tractors on the back of decorated trucks will move continuously down Bishop Street, up Aleakea, and around again for the whole lunch hour on February 21. People on the sidewalks will hand out flyers to passers-by, telling of the loss-of-farmland crisis, and announcing our Rally, March, and Farm Festival on the following Saturday. More info... |
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Film Screening: YERT (Your Environmental Road Trip)Monday, February 13, 2012, 7:00pm until 9:00pm
Bambu ~ the Venue, 1146 Bethel St., Honolulu, HI $10 at the door ($5 for HPU students). A portion goes to Transition Oahu. Doors open at 6:30pm. Info: 436-4326 50 States. 1 Year. Zero Garbage? Called to action by a planet in peril, three friends hit the road - packing hope, humor. . .and all of their trash - searching for innovators and citizens solving humanity's greatest environmental crises. Piling on personal challenges as they explore every state in a year (the good, the bad, and the weird), an unexpected turn of events pushes the team to the brink in this award-winning docu-comedy. Featuring Bill McKibben, Wes Jackson, Will Allen, Janine Benyus, Joel Salatin, David Orr, and others. See also: film website Presented in partnership with Don Brown and Monday Movie Cafe.
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Joint House and Senate Information Briefing on Climate Change
Tuesday, January 17, 2012 | 1 p.m.
State Capitol, 415 S. Beretania St., Room 329
House and Senate Energy and Environment Committees will hold a Joint Info Briefing. Hear reports from UH School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology on Climate change and its impacts in Hawaii & globally; Climate Change adaptation policy from UH Center for Island Climate Adaptation & Policy; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Federal efforts in climate change and variability and hear from the State Office of Planning on 2012 legislative initiatives. Briefing Notice:
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/hearingnotices/HEARING_ENE-EEP_01-17-12_INFO_.HTM
State Capitol, 415 S. Beretania St., Room 329
House and Senate Energy and Environment Committees will hold a Joint Info Briefing. Hear reports from UH School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology on Climate change and its impacts in Hawaii & globally; Climate Change adaptation policy from UH Center for Island Climate Adaptation & Policy; National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Federal efforts in climate change and variability and hear from the State Office of Planning on 2012 legislative initiatives. Briefing Notice:
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/hearingnotices/HEARING_ENE-EEP_01-17-12_INFO_.HTM
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Ho'opili -- Land Use Commission Hearing
Thursday, January 19, 2012 | 9:30am onward, 2:00pm public testimony 235 South Beretania Street, Honolulu, 2nd Floor Conference Room (See the meeting agenda for more details.) Save Oahu Farmlands Alliance, supported by Transition Oahu, seeks to save over 1500 acres of the best remaining farmland on Oahu from being paved over by D.R. Horton for a subdivision of close to 12,000 homes called Ho'opili. We regard this as a threat to the food security of present and future generations on Oahu, and is short-sighted, profit-oriented planning at its worst. The Land Use Commission hearings continue on the morning of January 19, and are open to the public, but public testimony is deferred until 2:00 p.m. Additional information can be found at SaveOahuFarmlands.org or by email to Kioni Dudley, [email protected]. |
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Free Movie: "Urban Permaculture" with Geoff Lawton
Thursday, January 19, 2012 | 7pm Peace Cafe, 2239 S. King St., Honolulu Permaculture teacher Geoff Lawton enters the intensive small space gardens in the city and looks at the way permaculture can be used to create sustainable abundance. Some topics included: mini swales, courtyards, food hedges, apartments, water tanks, vertical gardens, greywater reed beds, aquaponics, small animal systems, school gardens, swimming pools, worm towers, wicking beds, compost tumblers, medicinal herbs, rocket stoves, spiral herb gardens, permablitz and more... |
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Tour of "Da Land" & Vegetarian potluck in Makaha
Saturday, January 21, 2012 | 10am to approx 12 noon
Farrington Highway, Makaha (about a mile past Makaha Beach, across from Keaau Beach). Look for sign on right “Organic fruits and veggies”
Come visit “Da Land” in Makaha. Brian Kerins & Brandon Raynor will give us a tour of the orchard and garden that they planted & have been cultivating on the 2 acre hillside parcel on the mauka side of Farrington Highway. They’ll show us how they have created a beautiful, abundant and diversified landscape, in the 5 years they’ve been working the land. Brian is extending an invitation to neighbors, especially from the West side, to come meet each other and make friends. There’s a lot of great stuff happening on the West side and this is an opportunity to meet and learn from each other. Among the topics we’ll talk story about are barter and trade, and the different possibilities for living simply off the `aina. There will also be a short talk on Transition Oahu—how we can work together to become more self reliant and learn from the `aina and wisdom of the kupunas. After the tour, we’ll share a vegetarian potluck meal. Brian will supply sun tea made with herbs from the garden.
About Brian:
Brian has been an organic gardener for nearly 20 years. He got his start at Camp Joy gardens in Boulder Creek, CA, then spent 2 years at Reevis Mountain School of Self Reliance in Roosevelt , AZ before moving to Hawai`i in 2000. Much of his training has been in the biodynamic method. Since he has been on Oahu, he has gardened at Ailani Gardens and Kahumana Farms.
About Brian:
Brian has been an organic gardener for nearly 20 years. He got his start at Camp Joy gardens in Boulder Creek, CA, then spent 2 years at Reevis Mountain School of Self Reliance in Roosevelt , AZ before moving to Hawai`i in 2000. Much of his training has been in the biodynamic method. Since he has been on Oahu, he has gardened at Ailani Gardens and Kahumana Farms.
GrowthBusters screening / Transition Oahu fundraiser
Monday, January 23, 2012, 7:00pm until 9:00pm
Bambu ~ the Venue, 1146 Bethel St., Honolulu, HI Don Brown has graciously offered to share proceeds of the Hawai`i premiere showing of GrowthBusters with Transition Oahu. Please support Transition Oahu, while you take in this enlightening movie. Price for screening is $10 at the door. Doors open at 6:30pm Half price for HPU students. For information: 436-4326 |
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