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Welcome~ to our Annual Yoga issue SEPTEMBER - OCTOBER 2016

Publisher/Editor:
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This issue we bring you a ADVERTISING DIRECTOR:
few different views on how Carlos Garcia
to experience yoga.
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Yoga is not only something we do for exercise. Yoga does more than burn Robyn Rolfes
calories and tone muscles. It’s a total mind-body workout that combines
strengthening and stretching poses with deep breathing and meditation Cathy Strong Writers:
or relaxation.
Joe Mellone James A. Pleiss
Yoga is kind of like a massage except that instead of moving your body
parts using hands externally, you are moving them through twisting them Mark Sheehan Miri Chamdi
internally. Yoga is like a massage for your bones, skin and organs from the Sabrina Harmony
inside. It’s been around for more than 5,000 years and still continues to Josh Frohberg
grow as more people are exposed to its benefits. Sims Ana Gak
Denise LaBarre
There are more than 100 different forms of yoga. Some are fast-paced and David Bruce Leonard Alessandra Rupar-Weber
intense. Others are gentle and relaxing. Visit a yoga studio and let them Alex Leikermoser Dung Le
explain what type of yoga might be the best for your body and needs. Ryan Burden
Doreen Virtue Shannon Bullman
Living Aloha Magazine is getting much more interactive with Coreena Neri Melani Ellis
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the code LIVEALOHA. Kalani has a free exclusive offer for you and Denise Alfie
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in this issue:

SEPTEMBER – OCTOBER 2016 on the cover: features

annual Local Maui Yogi Denise Alfie lives 08 Why Yoga?
GPaR+Geeens yoga and thoroughly enjoys sharing 11 Ancient Cellular Yoga
YOGA issue DWireellcntoersys her skills. www.livingyogamaui.com 12 Confessions of a Dedicated Yogi
14 Yoga Is For Every Body
WHy yoGa? Details insiDe 16 Yoga Festivals, Retreats &

Teacher Trainings
18 NIA

maui

20 Spinning
23 Kuleana Coalition

the big island of hawaii

33 Treasure Hunt At Trash Beach

oahu

37 Licious Dishes + Greens & Vines
39 Benefits of Hot Yoga
40 VegFest Oahu

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44 Options to the destructive
meat and dairy industries

HAwAii YOGA MAui YOGA veGFest Munai Schwan is a pure 8 year old GREEN 28 mAUI
FestivAl and natural born yogini that has PAGES 34 THE big island of Hawaii
FestivAl OAHu never eaten animals. You can learn DWireellcntoersys 41 OAHU
Big island of Hawaii Maui Honolulu more about her special family on 43 Kauai
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location: Thank you Lumeria for allowing Living Aloha Magazine to use
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Why Yoga?

by Denise Alfie

What if our religion was each other?

If our practice was our life?

If prayer was our words?

What if the Temple was the Earth?

If forests were our church?

If holy water—the rivers, lakes and oceans?

What if meditation was our relationships?

If the Teacher was life?

If wisdom was self-knowledge?

If love was the center of our being?

~Ganga White

The human race is now in an unprecedented Introducing Yoga into our educational system does
evolutionary crisis—a global dark night. As we know, not require drawing complex plans, nor does it
it is from the fertile darkness that light emerges. require huge monetary allocation. All that is required
Potentially, there’s a birth canal for a new, embodied, is a determined effort and execution. Simple asana
mindful humanity. practices, philosophy and pranayama, can bring about
wonderful results.
In our commercial and high-tech era, we are constantly
seeking new and more sophisticated external forms of This is why Yoga is part of the answer.
happiness, short-term enjoyment and relief.
I want to pass on to you the inspiration of the yoga
However, all these things do not actually change us legacy we’ve been given by our ancestors who
internally or give us more control over how we think, observed the cosmos and had daily practices and
act and feel. We are becoming largely inert spectators, rituals to align with the rhythms of nature and an
letting other people draw our lives, yet the side effects organic way of living.
of this reality are becoming obvious: depression,
anxiety, drug abuse, boredom. When we align to this ancestral calling through
yoga, our bodies, minds and hearts connect to an
Among our youth there’s a growing unrest, frustration, incredibly vast and universal source of energy-life
anti-social behavior, environmental neglect, bullying, force-that is called “Prana” or “Chi”. When we access
etc. And our education system plays a fundamental and channel “Prana”, we create new neural pathways
role in the whole equation. There’s a lack of education of transformation that result in a unique mind-body
on healing modalities, self-knowledge, inner skills, “wiring” that allows us to tap into our feelings, actions,
environmentalism, healthy relationships, and attitudes, attachments and resistances with a whole
connected living. different perspective.

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“Loka Samasta Sukhino Bhavantu.”

May all beings everywhere be happy and
free, and may the thoughts, words, and
actions of my own life contribute in some way
to that happiness and to that freedom for all.

Yoga not only offers“asanas”or physical practice, but meditation,
breath techniques and a strong philosophical core with moral,
ethical and societal guidelines to help us lead a Pono (spiritually
righteous) life.

Living Aloha means Being Yoga: it is both a work out and a work
in. With regular and simple practices, a balance is achieved:
we feel more relaxed from tension, get clarity of thought, self
confidence, cheerfulness and a sharper memory. So as far as
these qualities are concerned, Yoga should be part of a holistic
answer and new paradigm of conscious living.

We cannot go any longer using old methods that have proven
over and over to fail and cannot fulfill a human being’s creative
potential. We need the values of oneness, authenticity, peace
and unity.

So instead of sitting silently and allowing the sorry state of
our society to continue in the decay, I invite us all to become
the solution. Teachers, parents, brothers, let’s make Yoga a
fundamental subject, like math or grammar. Let’s ask for holistic
education from our governments and nourish it from the core
of our homes. Let’s teach our Keiki practices that heal from
within and fill our souls instead of feeding the popular belief
that in order to be happy we need more stuff, achievements
and online followers.

Yoga offers us a much healthier approach in which we need to
approve ourselves, love ourselves, and know ourselves.

I hope our teachers, thinkers and especially our leaders,
take yoga into serious consideration because it offers great
possibilities, solutions and hope.

Namaste

10 Living Aloha Maui based Vinyasa teacher, avid kite-surfer, writer and ocean lover, Denise Alfie offers private yoga lessons bringing her expert
passion in such way that you can’t help but leave her classes spiritually uplifted. With over a decade of teaching experience in
Mexico, New York, L.A. and Hawaii, she infuses her practices with the spirit of Aloha, energetic alignment and a hint of spice.
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YogaAncient Cellular
by Jody Mountain

Though there are many aspects and definitions for Yoga, I have always loved the simplicity of the one most
of my yoga teachers have offered: a conscious union of body and mind, creating more harmony in our being.

When I was introduced to the work of Ancient Lomi After each session, I felt as if I had more ‘space’ to breathe,
Lomi (also known as Ke Ala Hoku — Pathway to the think, feel and move. As it evolves, Ho’omanamana begins
Stars), I was surprised to find that most of the work was to include practices to develop strength, deeper flexibility
not at all about bodywork, but about the awakening and build Mana (life force energy). Like Yoga, this
of our own cellular consciousness. One method used ancient body of work approaches the moving body as a
to explore the Great Mystery inside of our bodies is foundation for awareness to arise and for consciousness
called ‘Ho’omanamana’. In the words of my teacher, to flow more freely through all of us, structure included.
Kahu Abraham Kawai’i, Ho’omanamana is “stretching as In the paradigm of ancient Lomi Lomi, the body is
awareness of physical, psychological and energetic body recognized as a huge part of the subconscious mind,
and its’ connection to breath. Ho’omanamana is taking holding within it, every experience we were unable to
old, ancient or unused energies and converting them ‘metabolize’ consciously. As we are able to ‘let go’ and be
into contributing functions.” guided by the wisdom of our sensations, we are shown
various pathways, through the complexity of our being,
As I dove deeply into this powerful work, I came to which result in deep healing. In this way, Ho’omanamana
view Ho’omanamana very much like a form of ancient is like an ‘adaptogen’ — an herb which responds uniquely
Yoga. Consciously making gentle circular, or stretching to each person’s particular needs. One persons’ trajectory
movements throughout the joints, muscles, liquids of healing from a car accident or a broken arm, will be
and connective tissues of the body, I discovered an very different from anothers’. As we start listening on a
experience of deep interconnection between tissues, cellular level, we realize that our own unique pathway of
breath, awareness, emotions, memories, thoughts healing is already here, waiting for our open attention.
and expanded consciousness. Beginning stages of Our cellular consciousness knows how deeply to breathe,
Ho’omanamana allow us to begin to listen deeply to the which positions to hold, how quickly to move in any
many layers of our being by paying particular attention to given moment, what emotions may need to be released,
breath and sensation as we move. what awarenesses need to be uncovered, etc. Listening
and following, in this ancient practice, gave me a potent
As a dancer, used to pushing my body to (and past) its’ and grounded pathway to access all aspects of my
limits, I was fascinated by the gentleness of the practice system, and promote a profound sense of well-being.
and it’s encouragement to honor the early boundaries
of my range of motion. The slow movements felt deeply I have found Ho’omanaamana to be, like Yoga, a union
comfortable to me and I would wake up early to give of the vast dimensions of our being, allowing us to
myself plenty of time for the practice. For over three approach Life with more wholeness. Mahalo to Kahu and
years, I practiced Ho’omanamana for a minimum of 3 all who came before him, for bringing this profound work
hours each morning. To my surprise, I found it to be to the modern world.
full of emotion. Anger, sadness and fear would emerge
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So with my tongue in cheek, I have a few confessions to make… some quirky
monday • wednesday • friday observations from my 20-some years on the mat. I’ll bet you’ve had thoughts like
these, too. Ready?
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Confession #1: I LIKE IT when the teacher enthusiastically proclaims,“Denise
808-669-7004 that’s amazing!”(when I’m extended as far as I can go into King Dancer pose) or
“Wow Denise!” (when I’m in the full expression of Pigeon). It’s not so much about my
3636 L. Honoapiilani Road ego being fed. It just feels good to be noticed and acknowledged. Know what
lahaina, HI 96761 I mean? Oh, but wait, was she talking to me or is there another Denise in class?
Hmmmm.
Mahalo!
Confession #2: I SNEAK A PEEK in the mirror sometimes when I’m in Down
For supporting local farmers Dog or Tadasana to see if my lower back is straight, if my ribs are tucked in, if my
and making us “Best of Maui” pelvis is neutral. Perfection is not the goal. We’re all perfect exactly as we are right
now in this very moment. What’s important is surrendering to The Now. To this
winners 4 years in a row! body that’s a whole lot older (I mean more mature) than when I started doing
yoga. But still I check the mirror to see what I look like and where I can make an
wHere HealtHy lIvIng adjustment. And then I hear a voice in my head saying,“Holy Moly we sure look
MeetS lOcal alOHa silly with our butts up in the air like that! What would aliens say if they dropped in
on our class right now?”Oops, what was the teacher saying?

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Confession #3: I FEEL A LITTLE CONSPICUOUS lets out a, well let’s say some trapped air? I know you smiled,
when I don’t do a posture along with the rest of the class. even if just to yourself. See, levity is good.
Every good teacher will tell you to follow their words but
always listen to your body first and foremost. If that twisty Confession #5: THERE’S NOTHING I WOULD RATHER
knee pose doesn’t feel good to you, don’t do it… if you’re DO than yoga. Really nothing. It’s great for your body, healing
really tired and don’t want to fly into the high energy of the and rejuvenating. It’s powerful for your mind, calming and
Vinyasa, just rest in Child’s Pose. And be mindful of injuries. centering. And it can transform your spirit, bringing you into
Because I partially compressed a vertebrae when I was 40, alignment with a fountain of Eternal Energy.
I can no longer safely do Reclining Twists. It changed my
practice forever. I used to love letting my knees drop all the Okay, I got a little significant on you again. So back to the
way to the left and then the right while keeping my back point… you are a brilliant, beaming Divine Light that
and shoulders flat on the ground. But, no more. So alas, I sit happens to be housed in a physical body. And you have a
it out… or I do another posture, maybe a seated twist. Still I very human“monkey mind.”The next time it’s unleashed,
can’t help wondering if my fellow yogis are thinking that I’m give it permission to dance along with your yoga practice.
a diva or what’s wrong with me that I’m not doing exactly Notice it and let it go. Love it with all your heart. And as you
what they’re doing. Truth is, I’ll bet they didn’t even notice witness your seemingly endless internal dialogue, chuckle a
because their monkey mind was whispering (or yelling) at bit at the silliness of it all. Laughter is good for your soul… on
them, too!
and off the mat! Namaste.


Confession #4: I SECRETLY enjoy hearing my Denise Caiazzo is an RYS Yoga Alliance-certified
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like to do asanas on my own. Because there’s something she most enjoys in life is helping others to find
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yoga is for every body
by Denise LaBarre

The word yoga is most commonly translated into English as union or connection
yet it comes from the Sanskrit word meaning listen.

Think of it as listening within to the body. Whether this Even if all I do is the same routine every Monday in yoga
listening is guided by a live instructor, done alone, or done class, it brings me back to a base point and to what is
in front of a computer screen, a yoga practice is a great going on with my body, now. One week I’ll be more
way to realign yourself throughout a hectic life. flexible, the next week, more emotional—but I wouldn’t
have that awareness without my routine yoga practice. I
These days most of us spend too much time sitting in front go to class for support in paying attention to my body and
of a screen and/or sitting in a car and we aren’t getting it’s needs in that moment. Also, because I hold healing
the exercise and movement our bodies need for healthy space for others in my work, it’s a lovely relief to have
balance. Sitting constricts the flow of energy in the hips, someone hold space for my rebalancing.
shoulders, chest and body, overall. A yoga practice brings
your breath and awareness out of your head and back into A yoga practice will contribute to your life, no matter how
your body—especially to the parts that need it the most as stiff, flexible, old, young, out-of-shape, or fit your body
you listen to their calls of stiffness or pain. is. Extreme athletes need a meditative/breath practice
to balance the ways they push their bodies hard. Couch
If you don’t know much about yoga already, think of it potatoes need stretching and movement. No matter what
as a huge, old tree with many branches. You don’t need you do (or don’t do) with your body, yoga can bring you
to know the minutiae of all the branches or all the fancy more balance, relaxation, and ease. The trick is finding a
terms. The trick is to find a branch that fits your needs and practice that feels good and that you’ll continue doing.
reap the benefits of a rebalancing practice.
Older or Injured? Look for classes where the
The list of yoga styles is endless; some emphasize the instructor gives options to back off or intensify a pose.
form of the pose (asana) or the flow of breath and energy Every body has areas that are relatively more and less
through movement. There’s hot yoga; partnered, acrobatic tight; and ways their bodies simply won’t stretch. I’m a
yoga; strength-building yoga, restorative yoga, chanting mesomorph, with short limbs and thick muscles and my
yoga… even on-line classes you can follow at your body has never been able to do a proper eagle pose, let
convenience. All involve awareness of the breath through alone as I get older. I have learned to let the young/fit/
the body, and at least a little movement and stretching. ectomorphs twist into pretzel shapes without envy and
focus on what my body is asking of me in the moment.
I recommend starting with a live teacher, either privately, My body is always grateful for the practice and doesn’t get
or in a class. You need live feedback and correction to injured if I listen to how far it can go that day. The more
form good foundational habits. Once you have a good I can’t do a pose easily, the more I know I need my yoga
foundation of principles such as basic positions, how it practice to maintain function and flexibility.
feels to ease into a pose, and basic breath practices, you
can do a routine anytime, any place that suits you. For me, Injury certainly happens in Yoga but can be minimized by
doing some yogic stretching in a quiet corner of an airport going slowly and listening to your body rather than you
between flights or even on the plane makes traveling mind, which often urges you to compete or “get it right.”
easier on my body. If you take as your priority listening to your body without

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pushing where it isn’t ready to go, Not only do different bodies have great way to connect with others in
you can feel confident that you won’t different capacities, even different your physical niche or a new social
hurt yourself. The aging market keeps sides of the same body can be one. If you feel intimidated by the
expanding and we all want to feel radically tighter or more flexible. young and fit who look great in
good in our bodies. There is demand These differences deserve your stretchy tights, remember that the
for more yoga instructors who are awareness, your listening so they get practice is about listening within.
adept at guiding their students the treatment they need. To the extent that anyone focuses
through limitation and rehabilitation on what others are wearing, or how
of injury. Emotional far someone else can bend, they’re
opening – Camel missing the point of the practice.
Yoga especially speaks to the pose and other From my perspective, the more yoga
ectomorphic need for stretching poses that stretch intimidates you physically, the more
and coming out of the head and open the heart and you probably need it.
into the body. belly—those areas
protected and constricted by all that Whether you focus on breathing,
Body types – Most of us have a sitting and hunching—often catalyze fitness, flexibility, strength, social
blend of type characteristics but tend tears and other emotional release. If connection, pose form,—any extent
more toward one of the three poles: you find yourself getting emotional you listen to more closely to your
as you hold a pose or stretch further, body and emotional state, you will
ectomorph –long, bean-shaped welcome it as a bonus of the practice. improve your health and enjoyment
body, with lean muscle and of life. Do your body a favor and
minimal fat -prefers thinking Social aspects give it some union and connection
and pondering – Going to a class this week. Living Aloha Magazine’s
can be a great Green Pages are full of yoga resources
mesomorph – apple-shaped way to meet new on each island to get you started.
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yoga

Festivals & retreats

It’s yoga festival season and it
just happens to be Living Aloha
Magazine’s annual yoga issue.
Below you’ll find some information
on a couple of yoga festivals in
Hawaii and some yoga intensives.
Mention Living Aloha at any of
these event registrations for a gift
from Living Aloha Magazine.

by Carlos Garcia

fourth annual personal transformation via nature immersion on their
beautiful grounds one minute from the ocean, discovery
HAWAII YOGA FESTIVAL of Hawaiian culture, and wellness practices. Yogis of all skill-
levels will explore the many meanings of balance, guided
October 11th to 16th by Hawaii’s most talented teachers on and off the mat.

Kalani on The Big Island of Hawaii Festival-goers will engage in strengthening and restorative
asanas, meditation, kirtan, and wellness treatments.
After 9 years of living in Hawaii Activities throughout the festival will be tailored to support
on Maui, I finally get a chance to cultivation of personal balance—giving participants
experience a place that I love dearly new tools and awareness for application in everyday life.
for a full event. I’ve been there for Attendees will also be invited to enjoy Hawaiian culture
an occasional yoga class or dance events, freshly-prepared meals from the Kalani kitchen, and
event for the day. I knew the schedules would line up opportunities for self-discovery and connection.
some day to immerse myself in a full yoga festival. As a
yoga lover, there’s no better event than the Hawaii Yoga Many individuals go to Kalani in search of balance—and
Festival for me to really experience Kalani for a week. for a break from the hectic pace of life. This year’s Hawaii
Yoga Festival is dedicated to that intention; finding balance
This fall, Kalani will be hosting the 2016 Hawaii Yoga between work and play, effort and release, connection and
Festival on its 120-acre retreat center campus set in the solitude. “We hope our guests will leave feeling restored,
lush jungle of east Hawaii. The Hawaii Yoga Festival, now and take away new strategies for creating balance at
in its 4th year, embodies Kalani’s mission to facilitate home,” says Joel Tan, Kalani’s Executive Director.

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The 2016 Hawaii Yoga Festival opens with a Hawaiian ABOUT KALANI:
culture presentation, including a hula performance. In
addition to the roster of diverse classes and lectures Kalani is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit educational retreat center and
throughout the week at Kalani, there will be excursions to eco-community in Hawai‘i Island’s colorful Puna District, and
sites in Puna such as Kapoho Tide Pools, Kaimu Black Sand a haven for Hawaiian culture, wellness, and nature since 1975.
Beach, and the village of Pahoa—threatened by lava flows Kalani hosts individual retreats, group workshops, sabbatical,
from Pu’u O’o vent in 2015. A Full Moon Drum and Dance and community life experiences in on-site accommodations that
with internationally-renowned drummer Chris Berry will range from off-grid campsites to eco-cottages constructed from
close the festival, bringing everyone together one last time sustainably harvested wood and bamboo. Kalani also provides
for a devotional musical performance. nourishing local fare, rejuvenating bodywork treatments,
recreational facilities, and educational adventures.
For festival details, visit HawaiiYogaFestival.com.
Go to www.Kalani.com to discover all that Kalani
Register now with promo code LIVEALOHA has to offer. They will be happy to know you read
to receive your exclusive offer from Kalani and a about them in Living Aloha Magazine.

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Maui Yoga Festival to take part in their Keiki program, which offers childcare,
keiki yoga, gymnastics and arts and crafts.
Saturday, November 5, 2016
from 9am – 6pm Last year was lots of fun and had a great turnout. Be sure to
get there early to sign up for the classes you will take. Some
Makawao Union Church - Maui, Hawaii may fill early so sign up as soon as you get there.

Maui Yoga Festival is a premier yoga Please visit our website for more details:
event which offers the Maui community www.mauiyogafestival.com
a chance to enjoy a plethora of yoga
classes taught by Maui’s top instructors, They are currently accepting applications for instructors
Hawaiian chanting classes, Acro yoga, and volunteers, please email them at
Meditation and Pranayama lessons,
Ayurvedic studies, local vendor Marketplace with DJ booth, [email protected] for more information.
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N IA Love Your Body,
Love Your Life

by Jennifer Loftus

Love Your Body, Love Your Life is one of Nia’s mottos.
Nia is a cardio dance group fitness class to music that
incorporates martial arts, dance arts and healing arts. Nia’s
philosophy is that through movement we find health. Nia
fitness is based on the idea that exercise should feel good
inside and out.

Nia as a lifestyle practice is a way for me to move through
life, choosing wellbeing in body, mind and spirit. As I
continue to condition for life in my NOW body and guide
others to do so, I am always inviting in awareness. The
choices invited by the Nia practice help me remember I
always have a choice in any situation, and that gives me
personal power.

And ahhh… that ever present element of life… change!
Nia is never the same and conditions me to dance with
change. I am always fascinated by the science of the body
and how to move with it. Nia allows me to continue to
choose the sensation of pleasure as I move—avoiding the
“no pain, no gain”mentality.

I want to feel good in my body as long as I am in a body,
and be able to do all the things I want to do. A functional
fitness practice that is fun, this draws me to Nia like a
magnet. As I call on the tools and gifts of the Nia practice,
I enhance my life force energy. The more life force energy
I have, the more I can allow what I bring to the planet to
ripple out into the world and encourage others to do the
same. Moving with Nia keeps me in balance as I invite
in and embody the different movement energies of Nia,
keeping them ready to call into action off the mat.

Tuning into, embracing and moving WITH my palette
of emotions through music and movement keeps my
emotion in motion. I remember to play and have fun
with Nia! As I continue to listen to the voice of my body
throughout my day and what it needs, life in a body
becomes more pleasurable. As I move with greater
consciousness and understanding, my body, mind and
spirit respond with a resounding,“YES!”

Jennifer Loftus is a certified and licensed brown
belt Nia instructor. She teaches Nia classes twice
a week at Island Spirit Yoga in Lahaina, Maui.
Jennifer holds space for authenticity, truth, inner
wisdom, playfulness, creativity, healing and fun
in her classes.

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spinning?what is and Why is it
so popular?

by Jeannette Howard

“Spinning®” or Indoor Cycling is one of the latest and numerous indoor cycling classes internationally and
fastest growing trends in the fitness industry. So what on the Mainland and wanted to recreate this type of
is indoor cycling and how could riding a stationary bike exciting experience here at home on Maui. Raya had
indoors have millions of fanatical followers, including recently relocated to Maui from Santa Monica, where
athletes and celebrities like David Beckham, the he managed and partnered in a trendy LA gym that
Kardashians, and Lady Gaga flocking to studios and catered to celebrities and Hollywood elites like Gene
raving about all the benefits via twitter accounts and Simmons of KISS, his wife Shannon Tweed, and TV stars
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First of all, indoor cycling classes have evolved MAUI was born.
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form. But today, they resemble more of a modern day saying a lot. Just recently, Jill Huschke thanked the
nightclub atmosphere that is candle-lit, and outfitted owners for opening the studio; she shared that she
with huge projection screens. Imagine bicycling never exercised before and ever since she has started
through the Swiss Alps or taking on the Tour de France coming to Enjoy The Ride MAUI, she feels welcomed
or watching a Katy Perry concert and pedaling to the and is committed to being healthier. In fact, she
beat in unison with rows of other riders, as an instructor recruited her husband Ron and together they have
is on stage wearing a wireless mic encouraging the lost 80 pounds, Jill lost 50 pounds and Ron is down 30
group to give every ounce of effort and get to the top pounds to achieve his ideal goal weight. “It is addicting
of a hill while a DJ level sound system blares music in because it just makes you feel so good that you keep
the background. Cutting edge and trend setting fitness coming back for more,” says Lorrie Robusto, a local
studios are producing high-level entertainment and resident and member at Enjoy the Ride MAUI. Plus,
motivation that is highly addictive and retaining high you can burn anywhere from 400 to 600-plus calories
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Enjoy The Ride MAUI is the first of its kind on the riders for 60 minutes at race pace sprinting intervals.
island---a studio that is dedicated to cycling. The doors
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since then, it’s grown a loyal following with both Maui
residents and visitors alike, all drawn to the positive
vibes that come out of challenging yourself in a group
environment. Several classes sell out weekly and the
studio continues to upgrade the standard of teaching,
and continues to raise the bar and bring in new and
exciting rides every month to keep the classes fresh
and exciting.

The studio owners, Jeannette Howard and Philip Raya
created this boutique studio to offer something new
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The Majority of Today’s classes are Full Body Workouts indoors and not on a real road, physical benefits such as
and not just Cardio. Riders do 45 to 60 minute rides defining and leaning out your legs, the high energy and
that consist of not only cycling intervals, but also paired euphoria you feel at the end of the class, the mental
with light hand weights. Upper body exercises and core benefits of feeling the team spirit within a class, and the
work are performed in class to give a very efficient and mental toughness you develop from pushing yourself
complete workout. each class.

Time flies when you are having fun! When you get a
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are broken down into small 3-4 minute segments, a 45
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Kuleana coalition by Sam Small

Hawai’i is unlike any other state in the United States.

Few people realize that the domination The opportunity at hand is to elect at Monsanto. These special interest
of the Hawaiian Islands for the past 175 least five of the current Maui County groups work aggressively to suppress
years, first by the Plantation System and Council candidates who are committed Home Rule and seem to support,
later by the U.S. Military, has resulted in to upholding the Public Trust Doctrine without question, all proposals
an unnaturally consolidated political and truly serve the people’s and the submitted by off-island interests, no
and economic Power Elite that today land’s long-term interests, not short- matter how profit-driven or destructive
is controlled by profit-driven, off-island term corporate profits. they are to the quality of life here in the
corporate interests. These controlling long term. If folks would just consider
interests seem to seek only to exploit Historically, Maui’s voter turnout has the source of the instructions they get
Hawaii’s delicately balanced natural been extraordinarily low and biased, and imagine what life will be like here
resources and benefit few of the which means real change can happen for their grandkids if these off-island
people who actually live here, be they here even if only a small portion of our interests continue to get their way, they
Hawaiian or Other. community is motivated to vote in their may choose to vote differently this
own best interests. time. Remember, no one sees what you
Hawaii’s indigenous people, the choose inside the voting booth.
Kanaka Maoli, have been living under Businesses and their employees who
the thumb of plantation and military directly benefit financially from Big Ag However, it is the oppressed
oppression for four or five generations. and runaway development are already people, who have been culturally
Long enough for many to grow up active in local politics. They contribute exploited by the Powers-That-Be,
today believing that to be oppressed as much as they can to candidates who for generations have not been
and exploited is“normal”. who will protect their vested interests. participating in local politics, and who,
You see their names printed in the if motivated to vote, can make the
But Maui County is anything but local paper, as if to announce which biggest difference in this election.
normal and, typically, the Spirit of candidates the local machine favors.
Maui has provided its people with
an extraordinary,“perfect storm” Other voters simply do what they are
opportunity to take back control of our told by construction unions, realtors
own destiny. associations, Forward Progress or

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Asking around, we hear three main reasons why people in Maui County don’t get
involved in local politics:

we Deliver 1) Some Hawaiians don’t participate as a matter of principle, because they believe
voting would validate a“fake system”based on the illegal occupation of their
fresh, sovereign nation.

Local 2) O ther Hawaiians do not feel empowered to vote because there’s rarely a
candidate to support who truly represents them and their needs.
mixed
3) And still others, including many non-Hawaiians, say they feel intimidated by the
fruit & Power Elite. We’ve heard from far too many County employees, small business
people and home owners who have business before the County, who say
veggie that they are fearful of getting involved in politics or even making a campaign
contribution to the“wrong candidate”because the public disclosure of those
boxes contributions will get them“in trouble”.

to your The extraordinary opportunity at hand in this year’s election has answers to all
home or office three of these roadblocks to meaningful change. Several of them exist for the very
first time.
on maui.
It started in 2014 when, for the first time ever, a citizen’s initiative collected enough
CALL TODAY FOR A DELIVERY! petition signatures to get a proposed law on the election ballot. Citizens here
recognized that the agro-chemical companies are exploiting loopholes in the
808-664-1129 federal regulatory system (that they themselves designed) to perform open-field
experiments on genetically modified crops and restricted-use chemical cocktails,
IslandFreshDelivery.com upwind of our communities. The law called for the companies to stop their
experiments until a study can show that what they are doing in Maui County,
specifically, is causing no undue harm to our people or our local environment.

History was made when Monsanto and Dow reported the most money per capita
ever spent on a local initiative election in the United States, over $8 Million, (with
more surely spent under the table) and elected Maui County officials openly
spread lies trying to defeat the law.

History was made again on Election Day when the people rose to the calling and
duly voted to approve the law. And yet again days later, when the same Maui
County officials turned against the people to collude with the corporations and
refuse to certify or enforce the people’s vote.

These outrageous and unprecedented violations of the public trust have fueled
a fire that has been smoldering in this community for a long time. Activists,
Hawaiians and others, have risen up to demand action on a number of issues, and
the community has responded with its support.

Recent outpourings of public testimony against several environmentally and
culturally exploitative residential and commercial developments have been
extraordinarily effective in shutting these inappropriate projects down.

Because the public’s support for dealing with issues facing our community and
the demand for change to our obviously corrupt local government is finally clear
and present, candidates have come forth for this year’s election like never before.

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Candidates, who are your neighbors, So with good reasons to vote and the connecting dots between their
and who truly understand the hopes, candidates worth voting for, we as a campaign statements and special
dreams and needs of the Kanaka Maoli community needed to deal with the interests that do business in the county.
and other Maui families who have not issue of our people’s very real fear of
been heard or served by local politics getting in trouble for publically making On its website the KCC calls on
for far too long. Candidates, who are contributions to candidate’s campaigns. any candidate who benefits from
indeed worth voting for, are putting negative advertising generated by any
their necks on the block, and are asking That’s exactly why the Kuleana Coalition committee to publicly denounce the
for your support. for Change was created. As a 501(c)(4), practice and demand that it stop.
Independent Expenditure Committee,
The Kuleana Coalition for Change (KCC) there is no limit to the funds it can It’s actually kind of poetic that the very
has identified candidates for Maui County receive or spend and it does not have same Super Pac committee structure
Council, and the State House who to disclose the identity of any individual that’s doing so much damage on
have made a commitment to uphold who contributes, no matter the size the mainland, with the extraordinary
the Public Trust Doctrine as a guiding of the contribution. Its mission is to amounts of money that it allows into
principle for their decision-making. empower individuals in our community politics with no public disclosure of
That most of these candidates are to participate in local politics without source, is actually the mechanism
indeed Hawaiian is once again historic. fear that their business or employment of free speech to an oppressed
will suffer retaliation from the Power population living in Hawaii.
As to the principle of not voting, one Elite, as has been the way of life here
of the current candidates for County since the emergence of the plantations. And this is not just a Hawaiian thing,
Council, Trinette Furtado, herself a this is for everyone who has a stake in
Kanaka, recently made this call to Furthermore, to raise the bar in our Maui County’s future, even those who
action:“We are seeing the reality of local politics from the negative personal never imagined that to live here was to
this“fake system”all around us, in our attacks that candidates suffered at the live under the oppression of a power
people going hungry and houseless. hands of some political committees structure unlike any other state.
This is happening with or without our in 2014, the Kuleana Coalition has
intervention. How can we change it? incorporated a promise into its platform The Kuleana Coalition has chosen
We have to ensure that there is still to only present positive messaging. to support candidates who have
something left for our Keiki when we Indeed that message is included in its expressed their commitment to uphold
finally reach Independence. If we are tag line:“The People’s Positive Voice in the Public Trust Doctrine and restore it
so hardcore as to not vote we will turn Maui County”. as a guiding principle for setting county
around and there will be nothing left policy.
for our Keiki, because this fake system Candidates who the KCC does not
will have given it all away. We must support can expect to see it present The understandings codified by the
fight in any way that we can and that information only on what is fair game; Public Trust Doctrine have always
includes getting involved to vote. ” the facts of their voting records and been a part of Hawaiian culture. At the
time of statehood the Hawaiian Elders

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insisted that it be written into the Hawaii State Constitution Your other job is to contribute at least $100 to each of the
to provide specific protection for the wellbeing of the land, candidate’s campaigns of your choice, because the state
air, fresh water and ocean. Our State Government is explicitly can match your $100 and double the value of your energy
charged with protecting the purity of these resources for the focused towards change.
benefit of future generations.
If you can afford the money and the public disclosure, your
The Public Trust Doctrine is a successful social policy, dating job is to contribute up to $2000 to each of the candidate’s
back to Roman times, to protect a community’s local natural campaigns of your choice.
resources from outside, even Royal, exploitation.
But if the public disclosure does not suit you, you can make
In the late 1700’s, when resources in the United States a contribution of any size, with no limit, to the Kuleana
truly appeared endless, The Doctrine must have seemed Coalition for Change, where your name will not be publically
unnecessary, and abandoning it then did fuel the disclosed. The Coalition is being directed by seasoned
industrialization and growth of the U.S. into the global political professionals and is dedicated to supporting its
superpower it is today. chosen candidates on your behalf.
Go to www.KuleanaCoalition.org.
However, as we have seen over the
course of our lifetime, there are indeed Maui has given us this perfect storm
limits to the exploitation our planet opportunity to make a difference. Your
can absorb. The United States is financial support and your participation
today diminished by the rampage of will indeed have an extraordinary
exploitation that continues unchecked in effect: Once we get just five of these
so many communities, displacing people candidates elected to the County
and ruining lives, all for the benefit of Council, all of us together, will effectively
Wall Street and International, short-term begin to take Maui County back from
corporate profits. exploitation.

Again, Maui County is extraordinary. Because of our small ‘Nuff Already! Contribute, vote, and share
size, and the island’s complete inability to absorb unchecked this message with your friends and family.
exploitation, we have reached our limit sooner and more Together we can restore balance to allow all our
blatantly than anyplace else. And because our Hawaiian county residents to thrive, without destroying the
Leaders understood this day would come and insisted precious gift that is Maui.
that the Public Trust Doctrine be included in the Hawaii
State Constitution, we already have the mechanism of our Sam Small was the Media Director for the SHAKA
salvation at hand, we need only the political will to enforce it. Movement during the 2014 elections and now
is the Executive Director of Maui Causes, a
So what’s your job? Empower yourself by participating in our crowd-funded media group providing marketing
local elections. The general election is Tuesday November and production services to not-for-profit,
8th. You can vote via early walk-in, mail-in or at the polls on environmental, and progressive causes in Maui
election day. County. www.MauiCauses.org

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Mangala Yoga - Haiku Yoga Shala - Wailea 808-359-3181 • ayoga.us InternationalHealingDragon.weebly.com
880 Kokomo Ave. Ste. 126 34 Wailea Gateway Pl. A-208 Christine Wilkinson
Haiku, Hi 96708 Wailea, HI 96753 Yoga Therapeutics Temple of Peace- Healing Sanctuary
808-359-2252 • mystudionorth.com 808-283-4123 • maui-yoga.com Wailuku, HI 96793 Colonics, Hydrotherapy, Massage & Spa
603-203-0102 • cwyoga.com 808-575-5220 • templeofpeacemaui.com
Mesh Yoga Maui Hot Yoga & Kickboxing
161 Hana Hwy., Paia, HI 96779 115 E Lipoa St., Kihei, HI 96753 NIA Transformational Healing Arts
808-868-0252 • meshyoga.com 808-463-8811 • mauihotyoga.com Jennifer Loftus 510-292-5990 • reclaimingbalance.org
nianow.com/jennifer-loftus
Yoga Awareness at Integral Yoga Reiki Sessions & Training - Bill Cox
Temple of Peace Meenakshi Angel Honig holistic Practitioners 808-572-4177 • mauireiki.com
575 Haiku Rd., Haiku, HI 808-573-1414 • angelyoga.com David Klein, Ph.D,
808-575-5220 • templeofpeacemaui.com Naturorthopathic Doctor Orthopedic Massage on Maui
WEST SIDE Colitis & Crohn’s Raphiell Nolin LMT • 808-264-1144
Infusion Yoga Health Recovery Centers
71 Baldwin Ave., Paia, HI 96779 Body In Balance Haiku, Maui, Hawaii • 808-572-0861 Chi Vitality: Transformational
808- 269-6679 • infusionyogamaui.com Yoga, Pilates, Barre, TRX colitisandcrohnscenter.com Bodywork By Justine Gabrielle
142 Kupuohi St. #F2 Lahaina, HI 96761 Orthopedic, Lomi Lomi, Zen Shiatsu,
Maui Yoga Shala - Paia 808-661-1116 • bodybalancemaui.com BODYWORK • MASSAGE, Deep Tissue
381 Baldwin Ave., Paia, HI 96779 CHIROPRACTIC • ReiKI, 203-376-9893 • justinegabrielle.com
808-283-4123 • maui-yoga.com Bikram Yoga ACUPUNCTURE • ROLFING
845 Waine’e Street #204 Enlighten Up Massage and Sound
Om Maui Lahaina, HI 96761 UPCOUNTRY/EAST MAUI Table - Adrian Blackhurst
95 Makawao Ave. Makawao, HI 96768 bikramyogalahaina.net Peter Hofmann- Therapeutic 808-463-5856 • EnlightenUpMassage.com
808-573-5666 • mauiyogafitness.com Massage- Peter Hofmann, LMT
Island Spirit Yoga 808-298-8971 Amulya Bodden, MS, LMT
Maya Yoga in Huelo 840 Wainee St. Lahaina, HI 96761 Amulya Healing Arts
808-268-9426 808-667-2111 • islandspirityoga.com Blending powerful and diverse
healing modalities with a holistic and
Wisdom Flow Yoga Maluhia Paloma balanced approach.
Jennifer Lynn Beach and home sessions offered 808-446-0075 • AmulyaHealingArts.com
808-268-4095 • wisdonflowyoga.com 808-489-6303
The Maui School of Therapeutic Massage
SOUTH SIDE CENTRAL MAUI 808-572-1888 • massagemaui.com

Maui Massage and Yoga Body Alive Yoga Hale Ho’ola Haleakala Maui
Oceanfront (outdoor) yoga in Kihei 1995 Main St., 2nd Fl, Wailuku, HI 96793 Bodyworks/Syntropy Neuromuscular
808-214-0129 • johannawaters.com 808-987-1928 • bodyaliveyoga.com Integration
Hanne Johanna Holland, LMT
808-280-2949 • mauibodyworks.com

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Ho’omana Spa Maui SOUTH SIDE Healing Hands- Chiropractic of Maui Jeffrey A. Tice, L.Ac
808-573-8256 • lomimassage.com Anthony Jayswal, D.C. Acupuncture
Maui Massage and Yoga 808-662-4476 808-281-2727 • taotonow.com
Joanne Green Therapeutic, deep tissue, relaxation, outcalls
Therapeutic Massage 808-214-0129 • johannawaters.comi Complete Chiropractic Karine Villemure - Massage Therapy
808-344-9344 Medical & Sports & Massage - Richard Sargent, D.C. and Clinical Skin Care
joannegreenbodywork.com Massage Therapy - Steve Dollahite 808-268-1277 808-298-9512
National Board Certified completechiropracticmaui.com
Studio Chiropractic 808-298-1636 • Massage4Maui.com Ocean LightForce Chiropractic Maui Maui Therapeutic Massage
Dr. Kourtney Knox 808-419-6450 Dean Nicklaw
808-575-5483 Maui Mobile Reiki Energy Spa lightforcechiropracticmaui.com 808-250-1073
studiochiropractic.com 808-212-3248 • facebook.com/reiki.maui
VanQuaethem Chiropractic Green Ti Boutique and Massage
Reiki and Cranioasacral Watsu and Massage 808-667-7700 • getadjustedmaui.com 808-242-8788 • greentimaui.com
Lucia Maya • 808-866-8246 Brenda M. Martin
luminousadventures.com 808-269-4337 • watsuonmaui.com Len Jacoby, L.Ac Bowenwork Maui
Acupuncture & Traditional Jennifer Carey
Hands of Light - Coreena Massage Maui Style Chinese Herbs 808-269-3498 •bowenworkmaui.com
808-268-6807 808-280-1523 • massagemauistyle.com 808-662-4808
Wailuku Health Center
Heavenly Pivot Acupuncture Patricia Medina. LMT Reiki Natural Healing Andrew M. Janssen, DC - Chiropractor
Naya Cheung Rice Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork Treatments & Trainings 808-572-5599
808-633-1753 • heavenlypivot.com 808-495-5454 Jenna Keck, Reiki Master
patriciamedina.massagetherapy.com 408-621-4102 • reikiwithjenna.com Erin L. Elster, DC - Chiropractor
Sarah Thompson Dr. Michael Pierner 808-866-6551 • erinelster.com
Intuitive Healing Maui Chiropractic Care Reiki Maui HI - Patricia Gould
808-250-8452 808-875-4357 808-281-9001 Sabai Massage Therapy
808-463-7734 • thaimassagemaui.com
Maui Rolfer - Josh Froberg Shalandra Abbey Pole Fitness
Mauirolfer.com • 808-757-1125 Reiki Master, Author thepoleroom.com • 808-283-2606 Roth Chiropractic
808-280-7704 • reikihawaii.com 808-244-0312
North Shore Chiropractic CENTRAL MAUI
Drew Farrior, DC WEST SIDE Homeopathy
16 Baldwin Ave., Paia, HI 96779 Carol A. Phelan Bodywork
808-579-9134 Kapalua Spa 169 Ma’a St. • Wailuku, HI Maui Homeopathy
808-665-8282 • kapalua.com 808-938-7084 Hana, HI • 808-248-7568
Lomi Lomi Massage
Tanmayo N. Brown Maui Massage & Wellness Doucette Chriropractic Naturopaths
808-283-6888 • mauiwellnes.com 808-669-4500 & Kinesiology
mauimassageandwellness.com 808-893-2427 Dr. Marsha Lowery ND
Table Massage/Nutrition (Upcountry & Central locations)
Ethan Sisser • 808-633-6609 Zensations Spa Fabian Physical Therapy 1135 Makawao Ave., Ste 101
808-669-0100 • zensationsspa.com Erika Fabian Makawao, HI 96768
Thai Body Work - Adrian Avocado 95 Lono St., #202 - Kahului 808-633-8177 • mauiND.com
650-490-6342 • adrianavocado.com Galan Sports 808-872-3333 • fabianpt.com
Fatima Negron Massage Therapy Chiropractic & Massage 233 S. Market St. • Wailuku, HI 96793
Lomi lomi, Relaxation, Deep Tissue 808-344-5066 • galansportschiropractic.com Christine Wilkinson 808-633-8177 • mauiND.com
808-385-7757 Karuna Reiki Master
Wailuku, HI 96793 • 603-203-0102 Dr. Bonnie Marsh, ND
905 Kokomo Rd. • Haiku, HI 96708
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Dr. Nancy Lins, N.D. Maui Wellness Center/ SOUTH SIDE Curves
Naturopathic Physician Ananda Sanctuary in Haiku 180 Wakea Ave., #1 •Kahului, HI 96732
808-667-9554 • drlinshawaii.com 808-463-5856 • mauiwellnesscenter.com The Gym Maui 808-877-7222 • curves.com
300 Ohukai, B 202 - Kihei
MAUI MASSAGE SCHOOLS Hale Akua Garden Farm 808-891-8108 • thegymmaui.com Cross Fit RFM
110 Door of Faith Rd. in Huelo 1790 Mill St. Wailuku, HI
Maui Academy of Healing Arts 808-572-9300 • haleakuagardenfarm.com The Pole Room 808-298-5604 • rawfitnessmaui.com
808-879-4266 • massageschoolmaui.com 142 Kupuohi St, F2 • Lahaina, HI 96761
Palms at Wailea 808.283.2606 • thepoleroom.com Gold’s Gym-Wailuku
Malama Healing Arts Center- 3200 Wailea Alanui Dr. • Kihei, HI 96753 871 Kolu St., # 103 • Wailuku, HI 96793
Massage Therapy & School 888-901-4521 • sunshineretreats.com Valley Isle Fitness Center 808-242-5773 • goldsgym.com
808-579-8525 •malamahealingarts.com 41 E. Lipoa St., Kihei, HI 96753
Ala Kukui 808-874-2844 • valleyislefitnesscenter.com Maui Sports Conditioning
Sabai Massage School 4224 Hana Hwy in Hana - 808-248-7841 530 E. Uahi Way • Wailuku, HI 96703
808-463-7734 • thaimassagemaui.com Reps-Training Center 808-357-1303 • mauitrainer.com
Temple of Tantra 161 Wailea Ike Pl. • Wailea, HI 96753
Ho’omana Spa Maui 1371 Malaihi Rd in Wailuku 808-875-1066 • repsfitness.com NATURAL FOOD MARKETS
808-573-8256 • lomimassage.com 808-244-4921 • schooloftantra.com
WEST SIDE Mana Foods
The Maui School of Therapeutic Massage Talking Hearts 49 Baldwin Ave. – Paia
808-572-1888 • massagemaui.com Heart Intelligence Coaching and Retreats Body in Balance 808-579-8078 • manafoods.com
with Tomas and Joan Heartfield, PhD 142 Kupuohi St. - Bldg. # F2
808-572-1250 • talkinghearts.com Lahaina, HI 96761 Hawaiian Moons
808-661-1116 • bodybalancemaui.com 2411 South Kihei Road, Kihei
MAUI RETREAT CENTERS SPIN/CYCLING STUDIOS 808-875-4356 • hawaiianmoons.com
Crossfit State of Mind
Heart Path Journeys Enjoy The Ride MAUI 219 Kupuohi St. • Lahaina, HI 96761 Alive & Well
470 Kaluanui Rd. • Makawao, HI 118 Kupuohi St, C-2 • Lahaina, HI 96761 808-446-6007 • crossfitstateofmind.com 340 Hana Hwy. - Kahului • 808-877-4950
808-243-7284 • heartpathjourneys.com 808-667-7772 • enjoytheridemaui.com
Lahaina Cross Fit • Megan Hildebrand Farmers Market
Lumeria Maui Retreat Center GYMS & FITNESS TRAINERS 219 Kupuohi St. • Lahaina, HI 96761 3636 Lower Honoapiilani
1813 Baldwin Ave. • Makawao, HI 808-286-9422 • lahainacrossfit.com Lahaina, HI 96761 • 808-669-7004
855-579-8877 • lumeriamaui.com UPCOUNTRY/EAST MAUI
Team Beachbody • Laura T. Pelayo Down To Earth Market
Temple of Peace Spa In Home Personal Trainer 808-298-6288 • yourabsstartthere.com 305 Dairy Rd. - Kahului, HI 96732
575 Haiku Rd., Haiku, HI • 808-575-5220 Functionalty / Core Training Marco 808-877-2661 • downtoearth.org
310-367-6002 Kapalua Spa • Thomas Ockerman
Nonduality Meditation Retreats 808-665-8282 • kapalua.com Whole Foods Market
in Hana FuzionFit, Inc 70 E. Kaahumanu Ave.-Kahului, HI 96732
808-250-3342 • presentnonexistence.org 810 Kokomo Rd • Haiku, Hi 96708 CENTRAL MAUI 808-872-3310 • wholefoodsmarket.com
808-214-9011 • fuzionfitinc.com
Banyan Tree House B & B 24 Hour Fitness VEGAN•VEGETARIAN•RAW
3265 Baldwin Ave. - Makawao Anytime Fitness 150 Hana Hwy. – Kahului FOOD RESTAURANTS
808-572-9021 • bed-breakfast-maui.com 3390 Old Haleakala Hwy - Pukalani 808-877-7474 • 24hourfitness.com
808-633-6463 • anytimefitness.com Choice Health Bar
Maui Family YMCA 1087 Limahana Pl. • Lahaina, HI 96761
Crossfit UpCountry 250 Kanaloa Ave. • Kahului, HI 96732 808-661-7711 • choicemaui.com
850 Haliimaile Rd. • Makawao, HI 96768 808-242-9007 • mauiymca.org
808-281-6925 • crossfitupcountrymaui.com

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Maka By Mana Indian Food – Vegan Catering Kihei Farmers Market Herb Shop
115 Baldwin Ave. • Paia, HI 96779 Manju - 808-281-3323 Saturdays: 8:30 AM to 11 AM
808-579-9125 • makabymana.com Angel Green 95 Lipoa St.– Kihei • 808-357-4564 Dragon’s Den Herb Store
Certified Gourmet & Pastry Raw 3681 Baldwin Ave. - Makawao, HI 96768
Down To Earth Market Vegan Chef & Instructor Honokowai Farmers Market 808-572-2424
305 Dairy Rd. • Kahului, HI 96732 808-866-0857 • angelfoodwellness.com Mon/Wed/Fri 7 AM to 11 AM
808-877-2661 • downtoearth.org Jessica Qsar - Health Supportive Chef 3636 Lower Honoapi’ilani Lahaina Conscious Funeral Services
& Wellness Coach • 808-264-4939 808-669-7004
Farmacy Satrang Catering • North & South Indian Doorway Into Light
12 Market St. •Wailuku, HI • 808-866-4312 808-269-2778 • satrangcatering.com Hana Fresh Farmers Market Reverend Bodhi Be
Mondays: 3 PM to 6 PM PO Box 1268 - Haiku, HI 96708
Farmacy - Pukalani MAUI HOME PRODUCE Thursdays: 11 AM to 3 PM 808-573-8334 • cell-808-283-5950
55 Pukalani St., Ste 11 • Makawao, HI 96768 DELIVERY (CSA) 4590 Hana Highway in Hana DoorwayIntoLight.org
808-868-0443 Napili Farmers Market
Island Fresh Delivery Wednesdays: 8 to 11 AM ANIMAL CARE &
Maui Kombucha 808-664-1129 • islandfreshdelivery.com 4900 Honapiilani Hwy-Napili VETERINARIANS
810 Kokomo Rd #136 • Haiku, HI 96708 808-633-5060
808-575-5233 • mauikombucha.com FARMERS MARKETS Leilani Farm Sanctuary
The Original Organic Makawao Coconut Care 260 East Kuiaha Road in Haiku
Veg-Out Farmer’s Market 808-298-8544 • leilanifarmsanctuary.org
810 Kokomo Rd. • Haiku 96708 Wednesdays: 8 AM to 1 PM Coconut Harvesting
808-575-5320 • veg-out.com EBT Accepted • 808-419-1570 Ryan Burden- Climber, Planter, Educator Eco Dogs & Cats
Waipuna Chapel coconutinformation.com ecodogsandcats.com
Farmers Market 17 Omaopio Rd., Kula, HI 96790
3636 Lower Honoapiilani Rd. On Kula Hwy at Omaopio Rd. Coconut Care BooBoo Zoo
Lahaina, HI 96761 • 808-669-7004 Upcountry Farmers Market mauicoconutcare.com East Maui Animal Refuge
Saturdays: 7AM to 11AM 25 Maluaina Place in Haiku
VEGAN ICE CREAM Kulamalu Town Center Pono Coconuts 808-572-8308 • booboozoo.org
55 Kiopaa St. in Pukalani Hogan - 808-419-8977
Coconut Glen’s Ice Cream Kahului Farmers Market West Maui Animal Clinic
Vegan Ice Cream Saturdays: 7 AM to 1 PM Coconut Harvesting 232 Lahainaluna Rd. • 808-662-0099
On the road to Hana - mile 27.5 310 W Ka’ahumanu Ave. Kahului John Dillon - 808-419-8998 westmauianimalclinic.com
808-248-4876 808-244-3100
Financial Services Reiki for Animals by Dung Le
VEGAN & VEGETARIAN 805-377-4395
CHEFS • CATERING Financial Services for Farmers InternationalHealingDragon.weebly.com
Farm Credit of Hawaii
Liz Selva Wellness Guidance & Vegan PO Box 31306 - Honolulu, HI 96820 Pacific Primate Sanctuary
and Raw Food Chef for Health 808-836-8009 808-572-8089 • pacificprimate.org
808-740-3440 • LizSelvaWellness.com
Community Groups Permaculture/Landscape
Macro Vida Maui Design
Holistic, Macrobiotic custom meals made Vegetarian Society of Hawaii
fresh in your home PO Box 23208 - Honolulu, HI 96823-3208 Discovery Gardens
212-300-5914 • MacroVidaMaui.com 808-944-8344 • VSH.org Permaculture/Landscape Design
& Consultation
Body Temple Gourmet Brook Hawaii Farmers Union United 360-385-4313 • discoveryindesign.com
Le’amohala & Ava Bill Greenleaf
Raw Vegan Chef & Instructor 808-283-5417 • mauifarmersunited.org
808-250-6578 • bodytemplegourmet.com

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Treasure Hunt at Beach

Trash

Being among the beach-cleaning volunteers at Kamilo, AKA “Trash Beach,”
felt like taking part in a deeply meaningful treasure hunt.

by Krista Joan Donaldson with Northwestern Hawaiian Islands Endangered Species
Recovery Program. In 2001, Mr. Gilmartin (“kind of an
After a moment of shocked silence to ingest the intelligent, humble, monk seal guru,”) heard of a mother
immensity of the job, vibes snapped back to the jovial seal settling in at Kamilo - the first recorded pupping monk
spirit of a free rummage sale. The beach looked like a seal on Hawaii Island since becoming endangered. He
plastic bomb had detonated; billions of shards of multi- started visiting Kamilo with his wife, and then bringing
colored shrapnel covering white sand and black rock. “I volunteers from marine science U of H, Hilo. As HWF VP,
would love any action figures you find!,” called one young Megan Lamsen tells it, “These visitors began noticing
woman. “And I am collecting disposable utensils for my piles and piles of marine debris. They also saw dozens
trash fashion show costume!” dibbed another. Some and dozens of native plants, and how unique, rare, and
strong boys headed off to see who could recover the amazing this coastline is and this stretch of ahupua’a in
biggest, washed up mass. general is.”

Kamilo is undeniably magnetic. Referring to native milo He spent years trying to figure out how to harness energy
trees or twisting, swirling cur-rents, Kamilo was a place in the community to make the pilgrimage to Kamilo to
where people in the old days came to harvest massive do some clean-ups. With colleagues and friends feeling
logs that rolled onto shore. The shoreline is positioned as strapped and overwhelmed, two years later, he was
the first landing place for sea life in thousands of miles and awarded a state grant. “He came back down here with 75
an undisturbed habitat for plants and animals. Swelled by volunteers. Two tractors and a flatbed later, they removed
environmental disasters and pollution, billions of plastic 100,000 pounds—so 50 tons—that first weekend.”
fragments of every imaginable size and color collect
offshore in the Great Pacific garbage patch, to end up The July 9th clean-up my crew attended was one HWF
swirling onto this beach. In the past decade or so, Kamilo action in a year of events; spanning Big Island, Maui, and
has been attracting thousands of people to confront one Oahu celebrating the group’s 20th birthday. After an hour
of our Islands’ most daunting health and environmental 4WD ramble seeing no one but our six-vehicle caravan, we
threats—plastic marine debris. popped through a thick nau paka border to catch a first
glimpse of the final resting place for tons of the world’s
Removing over 186 tons of plastic pollution from plastic discards. “This is ‘away,’” describes Megan. “I wish I
Kamilo in just over a decade, Hawaii Wildlife Fund (HWF) could tell the world that there is no ‘away’ for plastic. The
spearheaded the massive undertaking. The inspiration ocean is where so much of it ends up.”
came with the rumor of one mama monk seal that was
reportedly birthing on the beach. The group’s co-founder, …continued on page 36
Bill Gilmartin had been directing monk seal rehabilitation

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YOGA STUDIOS Kalani Yoga/Retreat Center Mamalahoa Hot Tubs & Massage Big Island Academy of Massage
12-6860 Kalapana-Kapoho Rd. 81-1016 St John’s Rd. Nancy Kahalewai
kailua-KONA/WEST hawaii Pahoa, HI 96778 Kealakekua, HI 96750 808-969-7676 • hilomassage.com
808-965-7828 • kalani.com 808-323-2288 • mamalahoa-hottubs.com
Big Island Yoga Center Hawaii Massage School at Kalani
81-6623 Mamalahoa Hwy. Living Love Yoga & Health Aloha Massage Academy Richard Koob
Kealakekua, HI 96750 15-2874 Pahoa Village Rd. Angela Lestee, LMT 808-965-7828 • kalani.com
808-329-9642 • bigislandyoga.com Pāhoa, HI 96778 808-937-6019 • aloha-massageacademy.com
808-965-0108 • yelp.com Island Spirit School of Massage
Yoga Hale Glow Raw Skin Spa Christine A. Bevis
74-5583 Luhia St. BODYWORK • MASSAGE, 75-5782 Kuakini Hwy., Suite 3A 808-936-1626
Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 CHIROPRACTIC • ReiKI, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 Islandspiritmassageschool.com
808-326-9642 • yogahale.com ACUPUNCTURE • ROLFING 702-218-4930 • GlowRawWorld.com
BIG ISLAND RETREAT CENTERS
Yoganics Hawaii kailua-KONA/WEST hawaii HILO/EAST hawaii
79-7401 Suite B., Mamalahoa Hwy. Hokulani Massage Academy Kalani Yoga/Retreat Center
Kainaliu, HI 96750 Bonnie Henshaw – Kamuela Dr. David Shapiro 12-6860 Kalapana-Kapoho Rd.
808-322-0714 • yoganicshawaii.com 808-339-4159 • hokulanimassage.com Chiropractic Kinesiologist Pahoa, HI 96778
Muscular Massage Therapy of Kona Hilo Office: 465 Hinano St. 808-965-7828 • kalani.com
Maya Parish Yoga 808-443-7916 Pahoa Office: 15-2958 Pahoa Village Rd
Kona-Kohala Resort Areas & Hawi 808-937-9292 • AlohaDC.com NATURAL FOOD MARKETS
808-747-3277 • mayaparish.com Island Spirit Healing Center
& Day Spa at Pualani Terrace Hilo Acupuncture Center kailua-KONA/WEST hawaii
HILO/EAST hawaii 81-6587 Mamalahoa Hwy. 166 Kilauea, Hilo HI 96720
Kealakekua, HI 96750 808-969-7722 Island Naturals Market and Deli
Hilo Hot Yoga 808-769-5212 hiloacupuncturecenter.com 74-5487 Kaiwi Street
Kamehameha, Hilo 96720 islandspiritmassageschool.com Kailua-Kona 96740
808-937-3037 • hotyogahilo.com Club Rehab Physical Therapy Big Island Academy of Massage 808-326-1122 • islandnaturals.com
75-5699 Kopiko Street, Kailua-Kona, HI Nancy Kahalewai
Yoga Centered (808) 329-7744 • clubrehabhawaii.com 211 Kino’ole St Hilo, HI 96720 Choice Mart
37 Waianuenue, Hilo, HI 96720 808-969-7676 • hilomassage.com 82-6066 Mamalahoa Hwy.
808-934-7233 • yogacentered.com Captain Cook, HI 96704
BIG ISLAND MASSAGE SCHOOLS 808-323-3994 • choicemart.net

Hokulani Massage Academy Healthways II Natural Foods
Bonnie Henshaw – Kamuela Parker Ranch Shopping Ctr
808-339-4159 • hokulanimassage.com 67-1135 Mamalahoa Hwy., F-137
Kamuela, HI 96743
Aloha Massage Academy 808-885-6775 • konanaturalfoods.net
Angela Lestee, LMT
808-937-6019 • aloha-massageacademy.com

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HILO/EAST hawaii Basik Acai FARMERS MARKETS HILO/EAST hawaii
75-5831 Kahakai Rd, Kailua Kona 96740
Island Naturals Market and Deli 808-238-0184 • basikacai.com kailua-KONA/WEST hawaii Ka’u (Na’ahelu) Farmers Market
Hilo Shopping Center Wednesdays and Saturdays:
1221 Kilauea Ave., Hilo, HI 96720 Sea DandeLion Cafe and Awa Bar South Kona Green Market 8 AM to 12 Noon
808-935-5533 • islandnaturals.com 45-3590 Mamane St, Honokaa 96727 Sundays: 9 AM to 2 PM 95-5673 Mamalahoa Highway, Naalehu
802-765-0292 • yelp.com 82-6188 Mamalahoa Highway Hilo’s Farmers Market
Island Naturals Market and Deli Mile marker 110 in Captain Cook Wednesdays and Saturdays: 6 AM to 4 PM
15-1870 Akeakamai Loop, Pahoa 96778 Phresh Cleanses 808-328-8797 • skgm.org Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays
808-965-8322 • islandnaturals.com 79-7411 Mamalahoa Hwy. Kealakekua and Sundays: 7 AM to 4 PM
808-443-9984 • phreshcleanses.com Keauhou Farmers Market Corner of Mamo St. and Kamehameha Ave.
Abundant Life Natural Foods Saturdays: 8 AM to 12 Noon 808-933-1000 • hilofarmersmarket.com
292 Kamehameha, Hilo, HI 96720 HILO/EAST hawaii Keauhou Shopping Center
808-935-7411 78-6831 Alii Dr., Kailua-Kona, Hawaii Maku’u Farmers Market
abundantlifenaturalfoods.com Sweet Cane Café 808-324-6011 • konacountyfarmbureau.org Sundays: 8 AM to 2 PM
48 Kamana St., Hilo, 96720 15-2131 Keaau-Pahoa Rd, Pahoa
VEGAN•VEGETARIAN•RAW 808-934-0002 • kalapanaorganics.com Ho’oulu Farmers Market 808-896-5537
FOOD RESTAURANTS Wednesdays: 9 AM to 2 PM makuufarmers.wix.com/market
Prabha’s Indian Restaurant At the Sheraton Kona Resort & Spa
kailua-KONA/WEST hawaii 239 Keawe St, Hilo 96720 at Keauhou Bay Sheraton BED AND BREAKFAST
808-640-1554 • indianfoodhilo.com Kona Resort & Spa Banyan Tree Sanctuary
‘Ai Pono 78-128 Ehukai Street. Kona 808-217-5915 • 808-217-5915
100% Vegan VEGAN & VEGETARIAN 808-930-4900 • hooulufarmersmkt.com banyantreesanctuary.com
75-5813 Alii Dr, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740 CHEFS • CATERING
808-331-1122 • upcountrybakerycafe.com Waimea Farmers Market RECYCLE HAWAII
Chef Stephen Rouelle Saturdays 7 AM to 12 Noon The mission of Recycle Hawai`i is to
Under the Bodhi Tree Vegetarian / Raw / Vegan Chef 67-1229 Mamalahoa Hwy. promote resource awareness and recycling
Raw, Vegetarian & Vegan 808-895-2053 • underthebodhi.com Kamuela, HI 96743 enterprises in Hawai`i. To achieve this,
In Shops at Mauna Lani 808-333-2165 • waimeafarmersmarket.com we educate the community about sound
68-1330 Mauna Lani Dr. Kamuela, HI Cafe Ono’s Ira Ono resource management and recycling
808-895-2053 • underthebodhi.net Organic Vegetarian/Vegan/Gluten Free Hawi Farmers Market opportunities for a more environmentally
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19-3834 Old Volcano Rd. • Volcano SuperFood Chef Todd Dacey Under the Banyan Trees in Hawi www.recyclehawaii.org
Village, Hawaii 96785 Plant based mentoring, classes and Corner Akoni Pule Highway (270)
808-985-8979 • cafeono.net cooking demos & Hawi Road
424-245-6786 • longevitysource.com 808-333-7963 • hawifarmersmarket.com
Sweet Potato Kitchen and Take Out
55-3406 Akoni Pule Hwy, Hawi 96719
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…continued from page 33 entire truckload of rainbow-colored ropes scooped up by
local eco-artist Don El-wing, spirits left soaring. Our team of
Marine debris is washing up on every Hawaiian Island. 41 volunteers ended up hauling out almost 2000 pounds
Members of Pulama Lana’i helped at Kamilo to learn of debris in just one day. “This is my tenth time coming to
different strategies so they could train clean-up volunteers a Kamilo clean-up,” said Chuck, “and I am still amazed how
on Lana’i and to compare debris found at home to other much junk is on the beach and how much better it looks
debris. Sifting through patches on the beach where when we leave.”
“microplastics” made up 90% of the “sand,” was eye
opening for the group, who noted that the fragments on There are many ways you can help stop marine pollution!
Lana’i were larger and more fishing related. Pick up some debris next time you go to any beach.
Participate in an organized beach clean-up like the one at
Other volunteers at Kamilo were concerned with the Kamilo. The best thing you can do is make a pledge to stop
health impacts of tons and tons of toxic plastic floating in using single use plastic.
our oceans. One naturopathic doctor found an ancient-
looking bottle that had dozens of little chunks bitten out You can help celebrate with Hawaii Wildlife Fund
of it. She said, “Fish eat the plastic, we eat the fish; not to in a series of events throughout the year.
mention the chemicals and hormones that are released
into the water as these plastics break down.” >>The next clean up at Kamilo is September 24<<

Despite the carnage, hope always wins with HWF. The day’s Details and schedules available at
work dealt up some scores. From a teen who discovered
a perfect penny-bank in the shape of a teddy bear, to the www.wildhawaii.org
instagram@wildhawaii
facebook/hawaiiwildlifefund

Krista Joan Donaldson is a Sustainability Specialist residing in Auhaukea’e Ahupua’a in Kailua-Kona, Big Island. Krista Joan
is founder of the garden and sustainability programs at an award-winning charter school in Pua’a Ahupua’a. She has been
organizing uplifting keiki surf contests for over a decade. She now provides Zero Waste consultation and services, along with
education about simple changes we can all make to exist as an earth-based culture. Go to www.kristajoan.com for more
information or check out her lasted adventures on instagram @kristajoan.

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808.331.1122

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36 Living Aloha - the BIG ISLAND of HAWAII | SEPTEMBER–OCTOBER 2016

OAHU

Licious Dishes +
Greens & Vines by Carlos Garcia

“W e are much more than just a restaurant serving food and drink.
We make choices every day, which result in perpetuating our
health and Mother Nature’s health by not using animal products.”
–Sylvia Thompson

I’m happy to say that Honolulu has been high on the list of vegan destinations on many web sites
recently. There are many vegan restaurants and one that really stood out on my last visit to Oahu is
also a raw food restaurant called Greens & Vines in Honolulu. There’s a powerful energy you feel with
“Living, Whole-food, Plant Based meals”. The body recognizes each bite made of vegetables, fruits,
nuts and seeds, so it is easily digested and energized. If we all ate like that, sickness would drop
dramatically. Raw Vegan food has been scientifically proven many times over, that it’s so powerful
it can actually cure you of disease. So it’s probably better to not get sick at all and live your life fully
instead of having to heal your life away.

A little history pre-Greens & Vines, on the way to Bermuda at a stop in New York, Sylvia Thompson
and her husband Pete, dined at raw food restaurant, Pure Food and Wine.“That’s when the lights
went on,”Thompson says.“Each bite was so vibrant, I didn’t even think—oh, it’s raw—and when the
dessert came, I had to ask, if it was vegan?”

Licious Dishes opened in May of 2007 doing Meal Plans, Grab N Go and Farmers’Markets in a little
shop at Dole Cannery as a certified kitchen with a small Grab N Go deli fridge near the door where

SEPTEMBER–OCTOBER 2016 | Living Aloha - OAHU 37

customers could pick up pre-packaged meals-to-go, and their
Meal Plan orders on Fridays. Their food has always been totally
Gluten-Free (no grains), Vegan (no animal products-100%
whole-food, plant based), Non-GMO, and much of it is organic/
locally grown. It is truly“Raw”, uncooked and unprocessed. It’s as
close to the land as you can get (i.e., whole foods).

In 2011 after winning the Critic’s Choice Star Advertiser Ilima
Awards, while serving up their food and blowing away everyone
that tried it at the awards banquet, her husband Pete gave
her the green light to start the raw vegan restaurant including
wines. It took a year of the legal/construction process and finally
opened on October 28, 2012. The restaurant became Greens
and Vines and is at the corner of Ward Avenue and Kapiolani
Boulevard in Honolulu. It’s been a hit with locals and tourists
ever since.

There is more demand now for Meal Plan services because
many people live very busy lives and don’t have time to go
out to restaurants, supermarkets or to even pick up meals
to-go everyday. The packaged meals can be eaten at dinner
time or taken to the office for lunch. Each week they offer six
healthy, packaged, gourmet meals (see their website
www.e-LiciousDishes.com for information and to order four
rotating Meal Plans that are available at designated locations
around Oahu.)

Creativity reigns in meals like:

Cauli-Thyme Mash, Miso Shallot Gravy – made of Cauliflower,
Macadamia Nuts, Lemon Juice, Thyme, Garlic, Olive Oil.

BasilTomato Olive Spaghetti (Marinara, Zucchini “Noodles”,)
side Spinach Salad with Red Onions, Olives, Mint.

Middle EasternTaco – Almond Falafels, Romaine Lettuce,
Marinated Sweet Onions, Garlic Tahini Sauce, Non GMO
corn tortillas.

And they’re all made from scratch in their certified kitchen.

You can also sample and purchase their food
at these farmer’s markets:

KCC, Saturday mornings, 7:30 to 11:00

KAILUA, Thursday afternoons, 5:00 to 7:30

KAKAAKO, Saturday mornings, 8:00 to 12:00

Queen’s Medical Center, First Wednesday, 9:00 to 1:30

“So many people keep asking us, when are you coming to our
neighborhood? The time is now to spread our roots around
the island”, says Sylvia. “If you’re interested in becoming a Meal
drop-off point for locals in your neighborhood to pick up,
please let us know”.

909 Kapiolani Bl., Unit B, Honolulu, HI 96814 • 808-536-9680
www.e-liciousdishes.com • www.GreensAndVines.com

38 Living Aloha - OAHU | SEPTEMBER–OCTOBER 2016

It’s no secret that
Hot Yoga is popular.

benefits of practicing From celebrities to athletes, everyone seems
to enjoy and talk about the benefits of this

Hot Yoga practice. Here’s are some of the benefits you’ll
get when you sign up for hot yoga class:

Increased flexibility: the room

by Patricia Carrera is intentionally heated to warm your muscles
and allow you to safely reach new levels of

personal flexibility. I would consider this to be

one of the greatest benefits of practicing Hot

yoga. Being that one of the most common

misconception that prevents people from

coming to a yoga class is not being flexible

enough. Over time your body will improve and

you’ll gain the flexibility that you never thought you

could have.

Cardiovascular: Practicing yoga in a heated room
will increase your heart rate and you get a great cardiovascular

workout. The heat allows your blood vessels to become more flexible which makes circulation easier and increases

oxygen and nutrient flow throughout the whole body.

Detox: The heat also stimulates detoxification of the body through sweating. As mentioned above, the heat
improves circulation in the cardiovascular and the lymphatic system, which aids in the flushing out of toxins.

Weight loss: Each posture combines flexibility, strength and balance to work your body from the inside out.
With persistence, patience and dedication, you can lose inches of excess fat and develop muscle tone and strength

that might never come from other forms of exercise. Practicing yoga draws bodily systems into harmony, regulates

metabolism, and normalizes weight. Weight loss is one of the most popular side effects of practicing Hot yoga.

Breath: Your Breath work is very important during a yoga practice, especially in a heated room. If there is no
breathing, there is no yoga. It won’t take long before you learn to breathe in a full and controlled manner.

Relaxation: Hot yoga goes above and beyond when it comes to relieving stress and building inner
confidence. This practice is the true definition of“mind over the matter”. The endorphin rush you receive after

completing a 60 or a 90 minute sweat session will leave you feeling like there’s nothing you can’t accomplish.

No matter what your level of fitness is, Hot yoga is for anyone and everyone
who is willing to try. You will find Hot Yoga physically and mentally challenging,
yet you’ll feel amazing after it and cannot wait to be back in the Hot Room.

Bikram Yoga Kapolei
2114 Lauwiliwili St., Suite 101B, Kapolei (Oahu)

More info and schedule at www.bikramyogakapolei.com

Patricia Carrera, is a certified yoga teacher, fitness and wellness coach. Her passion is to inspire people to make
daily healthy choices and embrace a better and happier lifestyle. Co-owner at Bikram Yoga Kapolei, she enjoys
guiding her students daily through the moving meditation and healing practice of Hot Yoga.

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vegfestOAHU September 24th, 2016
at Honolulu Hale — 1 to 6:30 pm

celebrate. learn. taste.

by Will C.

VegFest Oahu will be taking place lifestyle choices to improve health, recently ranked Honolulu as the
on September 24 at the Honolulu contribute to solutions for climate seventh in the country in their list of
Hale. This free family-friendly change and encourage compassion vegan-friendly cities. This represents
event, celebrating plant-based for animal welfare. the broader interest that people in
sustainable living, will run from 1 to Hawai’i have in plant-based products
6:30 p.m. Local restaurants will offer One of the and services. We represent that
delicious vegan food, and inspiring performers growing demographic. VegFests have
speakers will talk about health and on the Main been happening all over the world
environmental topics. There will Stage will for years, and now the time is right
even be a learning kitchen where be much- to bring it to Hawai’i. We want to
expert chefs will demonstrate beloved nurture an engaged community that
plant-based cooking. Shoppers local supports plant-based living as part of
will enjoy the Wellness Market musician our local culture.”
with green and vegan-friendly Paul Izak,
products, and everyone will have a founder of Yogarden Hawaii, singing VegFest
chance to delight in the music and his songs of peace and green living. Oahu is
entertainment. The beautiful grassy For the Inspiration Speaker Series, bringing
lawn of Honolulu Hale, on the corner they’ve just confirmed Michael together
of King and Punchbowl streets, offers Kramer, author and financial advisor Oahu’s
abundant trees for shade, as will at Natural Investments specializing in major
the event tents being set up for the sustainable and socially responsible players in
festival. There is plenty of free parking investing. In our Learning Kitchen the vegan,
in the underground lot. you will get to see cooking demos vegetarian,
from expert chefs Sylvia Thompson, health, sustainability and animal rights
Local leaders from Greens and Vines Restaurant movements to celebrate, collaborate
in the vegan, and Down To Earth’s very own deli and learn from each other.
sustainability Manager Edgar Edge. The program
and artistic is being expanded more and more Will C., is a wild monkey
communities every day as people learn of VegFest that lives in the jungle
make up the and ask to be a part of this event. Join of New York City and
volunteer the VegFest Oahu mailing list to keep comes to Maui every 2 to
core team up with the festivities as they unfold. 3 months. He comes to eat as much vegan and
organizing raw food as possible and has set the Guinness
the event. Their mission is to give Joy Waters, VegFest Oahu producer, Book of World Records for eating 369 bananas
the public a fun-filled opportunity explains why the time is right to hold in one sitting. (Not really but makes good effort).
to learn about the many benefits Oahu’s first VegFest:“People for the
of choosing vegan foods and Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA)

Current sponsors include:

Sustain Hawaii • Down to Earth Organic & Natural • Vegetarian Society of Hawaii • Blue Zones Project • Pono Home
‘Ekahi Ornish Program • Positive Media Hawaii • VegFund • Natural Awakenings Hawaii Magazine

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Day Spa & Wellness Center Spa Hanalei
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vegan Aloha

Options to the Destructive Meat and Dairy Industries

by Miri Chamdi

“Be the change that you want to see in the world,”
said Mahatma Gandhi several decades ago.

I hear this quote in its various versions. “Lead Only a decade ago, going vegan was considered a move
by example, embody the change, put your of a martyr. It seemed as if even the word vegan was out
energy toward the good instead of bashing of space, something extreme and very difficult to be. If
the bad,” are all wonderful words of advice. your palate craved a little more than grains, legumes,
veggies, nuts and fruit, you would have to pay a fortune
I try, with all my heart to fulfill these catchy phrases, for alternatives to animal products. Mock meat and mock
yet at times I fail. Why? Because there are some cheese were “plastic food”, marginal in nutritional values
and tasted like cardboard sprinkled with spices. They
planetary issues which require a little more attention, didn’t quite satisfy the addiction to meat and cheese, and
a little more assertive conviction and yes, a little more yes, they are addictive. Literally. Take cheese for example.
uncomfortable encounters. Yet, as time goes by, it is It is placed in almost everything we eat. Salads with
becoming easier and easier to advocate for a vegan cheese, a cheese quesadilla, cheese sandwich, cheese
lifestyle change. There is a collective movement, an with wine, cheese with crackers, everything is cheese,
awakening, as more people understand the ethical, cheese, cheese! Why are we so addicted to something
environmental and health issues which accompany the which was originally designed to make a baby cow, goat
consumption of animal products. And there are those or sheep double its weight within a short period of time?
who go the extra mile to make sure that people will
have access to wonderful products and projects which Opiods are the key factors to that addiction. Mother’s milk
makes going vegan a sweet walk in the park. of human, cow, sheep and goat (among others) contains
opiods which release endorphins, the good feeling
hormones, in order for the young to stay close to its
mother, to suckle a lot of milk and grow fast. We might be
the only species who consume mother’s milk as adults.
And not our own mother’s milk, or a night nurse’s milk,
but the mother’s milk of a different biological species.
When we consume other species’ mother’s milk as adults,
the same opiods go to work, making us sleepy, lethargic,
inflamed and addicted. The dairy industry knows this. It
keeps us addicted so we will continue, on a regular basis,

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to consume their products which fatten both us and a solution for you as well. Or more precisely put, a solution
their bank account. Yes. Cheese is delicious and comes in is on its way. It is called “super meat” or “in vitro meat.” It is
abundant forms. It is also usually the hardest to give up meat in every aspect; texture, flavor, blood and all! Only
when one understands the ethical, environmental and instead of raising billions of animals, deforesting the rain
health issues involved with its consumption. forests, gobbling an insane amount of water, land and
other resources, putting up with the dangerous amount
The good news is that it is now easier than ever to of methane gas farm animals emit, it is meat which is
break this destructive and unnecessary addiction. The grown in a lab from a real animal’s stem cells. Before you
first step is to understand the dire consequences the put down this article with disgust, open your mind and
consumption of dairy results in. The second step is to contemplate this for a moment with me. If you could eat
take responsibility for our consumption habits. The third real meat which tastes exactly the same as the one you
so love and cherish, only it does not have the hormones,
step, is to enjoy eating and to satisfy our palate with antibiotics, food coloring and other harmful chemicals,
food which was prepared with the minimum amount of heart disease causing triglycerides and stress hormones
cruelty, ecological impact and health impact. I write these such as cortisol which animals are flooded with before
words as I lick my lips of the baked feta cheese made slaughter and which surely affects our bodies in one way
entirely from nuts which I made last night. It is creamy, or another, wouldn’t you? Oh, it will also be cheaper and
with just the perfect texture and the perfect amount available in stores everywhere in a short period of time.
of salt. I just happened to come across this great recipe Why? Because it is becoming impossible to sustain our
on the web. And the web is abundant with plant based love for meat and other animal products as long as we
recipes brought to you by people who have passion, don’t have another planet to spare. And, well, we don’t.
creativity and care just enough so you too could enjoy Take your time, sit with this revolutionary thought.
and thrive on a vegan diet. Anything you want to make
with animal products you could make with plant based Food makers understand where the wind is blowing.
alternatives. When you search the web all you have to do They understand the power we, as consumers hold. If we
is write the word “vegan” after what it is you want to make don’t buy, they don’t make and will make what we will
and impress your friends and family with. buy. As the vegan lifestyle is becoming mainstream, more
and more creative food is being made and developed.
If you are not the type of person who likes to be in the Show these companies the power of your dollar. Put it
kitchen, don’t despair. There are wonderful people who where there is least harm and destruction. Then sit back,
understand your busy schedule or your aversion to the sip a smoothie and watch the speed in which they create
kitchen environment and make these products for you. responsible, delicious and creative food for you.
Cheese, yogurt and milk in abundant versions, simple or
gourmet, with or without gluten, organic, non organic, Here is another obstacle which is becoming easier to
non GMO and my all time favorite, “probiotic.” overcome. Remember when you were a child and your
parents or guardian took you to the farm to see animals
Are you more of a meat lover? Is it hard for you to give up such as cows, sheep, pigs and chickens? Most likely
meat but you understand the ethical, environmental and those animals would later become someone’s dinner,
health issues involved with its consumption? No worries!
There are people who think like you as well! Sure, there but you didn’t think of that then. Because your parents
are those plant based products which are getting more or guardian never took you to a slaughterhouse to show
and more sophisticated, healthy and widely available you how your burger or chicken McNuggets were made.
which could satisfy your love for meat. But if you are a For some reason they skipped this step. They might have
hard core meat lover, one which simply cannot trade off taken you to an apple or an orange orchard to show you
the flesh of an animal for the plant based version, there is

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how apple sauce and orange juice are made, but never
to a slaughterhouse. No. You were so happy petting these
animals, laughing when they behaved funny, wiped off
the sticky saliva with your sleeve when one of them got
close enough with trust and showed some affection.
Those little yellow chicks were so cute and you wanted
to take one home with you! Later in life, some of you
made the connection that beef is a cow, pork is a pig,
venison is deer and so on. You might have felt betrayed
or appalled. You might have turned away from animal
products and got on the vegan wagon. Or you might
have felt better never thinking again how and from
whom your food is made. Yet, every time you see a cow
or a pig in organized farms or simply grazing grass in a
fenced up pasture, there is a nudging thought which,
with all your might you want to put away. When and how
will this animal get slaughtered? The great news is that
you may now take your children to sanctuary farms which
rescue these animals from the animal holocaust, love and
care for them and make it possible for you to bring your
children and experience the joy of being with animals
without having to think when these animals are going
to be stripped from their right to live. Wonderful people
who dedicate their lives to saving and caring for animals
are making it possible for you to instill compassion in

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animal advocates seek land for a sustainable
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Seeking donated or owner-financed land, or funds
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your children’s and your own hearts and minds. This compassion is one which
spreads out to other biological species, the planet and other humans.

Responsible progression and emotional evolution have never been

easier to embody. Dive in and enjoy the abundance!



GOURMET VEGAN

Miri Chamdi is a massage therapist of 15 years. She also counsels on plant
based nutrition and stress management techniques. She is in the process
of publishing two books and is an active advocate for animals. Her motto
in life is “live like someone left the gate open”.

Miyoko Schinner of Miyoko’s Kitchen with 100% GLUTEN-FREE & NON-GMO
Laurelee Blanchard of Leilani Farm Sanctuary on Maui

Special thanks goes ORGANIC & LOCALLY GROWN
to Miyoko Shinner of [as much as possible]
Miyoko’s Kitchen for
spending many years
of her life creating
products that alleviate
the need for animals
products. Cheese is the
most common animal
product people find hard to give up. Her various flavors of artisan vegan“cheeses”
have changed the face of the dairy industry. Companies like hers are helping reduce
the destruction of the planet, making people healthier and reducing the suffering
of millions of animals with their dairy alternatives. Her European Style Cultured
VeganButter really had me fooled when I first tried it at the 2016 Natural Products Expo.
It’s the only butter alternative made without palm oil. It’s a little scary now much it
tastes like dairy butter.

Miyoko’s Kitchen Mt. Vesuvius Black Ash is the FIRST vegan cheese product to win 100% UNPROCESSED
a Sofi. Sofi Awards are like the Oscars of Specialty Food. With over 3,000 entries, winners
are chosen by a national panel of culinary experts in Best WE WON ThE GOLD
a blind taste test. Winners represent the best of what Vegetarian Restaurant
Specialty Food has to offer.
MONDAY- SATURDAY
If what she does isn’t noble enough, she’s even
opened up her own animal sanctuary in Northern LUNCh DINNER hAPPY hOUR
California called“Rancho Compasión”, (think Spanish) 11am-2pm 5-9pm 5-7pm
to take care of animals she can directly save and care
for on her own. [Closed on sUndays]

Maui was lucky to have her here speaking at an event presented by the Vegetarian www.GreensAndVines.com
Society of Hawaii 2 months ago. Thank you Miyoko Shinner for Living Aloha! 808-536-9680

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Honolulu, HI 96814

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