Now we turn our attention to the next Sustainable Living Educational Series. This time it’s in gorgeous Honokaa at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, North Hawaii Educational Research Center. This is the perfect opportunity to visit historic Honokaa and check out NHERC while attending a class. Classes start at 6pm and end at 8pm. Bring your family. Bring your notebook and something to write with. These classes are super educational. You’ll learn enough in two hours to fill your brain with ideas for the next two years. In fact, many lessons learned in class provide attendees with money-saving tips that can easily pay for the tuition a dozen times over!

North Hawaii Educational Research Center

The Honokaa series is just $20 per person, per class. The tuition pays our instructors and helps to cover the cost of the facilities and some basic marketing. Our goal is to educate, raise awareness and provide the knowledge, skills and abilities to help folks live a more sustainable lives on Hawaii Island.

View complete details on the Sustainable Living Educational Series homepage.

The last class at Waimea Community Education is tonight -what a great series! Great big paniolo mahalos to Waimea Community Education for everything. The students in Waimea are super akamai!

We kick off the next Sustainable Living Educational Series in Honoka`a at the North Hawai`i Educational Research Center.
http://www.uhh.hawaii.edu/academics/nherc/NHERCNon-Credit.php

Open Government on Hawai`i Island

If you’re interested in Open Government on Hawai`i Island and the sale of public lands on the Hamakua Coast, you may want to consider attending this event sent in by Koh Ming Wei of Kua o Mala and the “Hawai`i Sustainable Education Initiative.”

Malama Honua Festival, Rally for Transparency Bill 132

Saturday, October 17th.

This event will take place at the grounds of the Honoka‘a County Gymnasium from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

The Malama Honua Festival is a FREE event that will feature a wide spectrum of Hamakua homegrown musical artists, including Opu Vibes, Nonami, Uncle Boogie, Hualalai, and much more. Come and enjoy chili and rice for the entire family, FREE OF CHARGE. There will be speakers on Bill 132 and farmers that will be sharing their harvest.

This rally is to help people understand and support Bill 132. Passage of Bill 132 sets a much needed precedent for open government. Transparency Bill 132 seeks to insure public oversight in three main areas:

1. who is purchasing the land
2. what price is being paid, and
3. what is the intended use.

These safeguards are needed in order for the public to have an opportunity to review and scrutinize public land sales prior to finalizing the deal.

If you have an Open Government Event you’d like to get published, let us know, mmkay?

Register Online for this Kona Earth Fest Event – Register Now to Reserve Your Seat.

We conclude our classes and our involvement in this year’s Kona Earth Fest at the Gateway Center at NELHA in Kona this Thursday and Friday. If you haven’t been involved with Kona Earth Fest yet, this is your chance!

April 30th 5:00pm (Registration opens at 4:30pm)
Sustainability Applied
This class will help you obtain value from living lightly on the island. Many real-life examples of off-the-grid living skills will be covered. Self-reliance techniques will be covered by multiple instructors showing sharing practices to help you live a more sustainable life n Hawai`i Island. Specific techniques for living a “greener” lifestyle will be shared and discussed. Join us and learn how to apply various sustainability techniques in your everyday life. See you there!
Cost $10 – Reserve your seats!
Click here to reserve and pay for your seat(s) online.

May 1st 5:00pm (Registration opens at 4:30pm)
Alternative Power Basics
Ross Armetta from Alfalfas.net will share valuable insights into various alternative power generation systems. Learn to spec a basic solar system including all the system parts and their relative costs. Net metering and grid-tie options will be presented. Pros and Cons of various alternative energy systems will be presented for discussion. This class could potentially save you hundreds if not thousands of dollars in total alternative energy system costs.
Cost $10
Click here to reserve and pay for your seat(s) online.

Information on Green Jobs and plenty question and answer time will be opened up at the end of each class.

Get more information on the official Sustainable Living Educational Series Kona Earth Fest Event page.