May 2009 Blog Posts (11)

Appreciate Maui -Take a Whale Watching Tour with the Pacific Whale Foundation

For anyone who visits Maui – we highly recommend going whale watching. Seeing these beautiful marine mammals in their environment is breath-taking. The Pacific Whale Foundation guides tours and GUARANTEES that you will see a whale, or you get your money back.

Here is a video of Maui Whale watching in action with the PWF.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqAEAMbUR4s

Seeing humpback whales interact in their native habitat is a remarkable thing. Whale watching season… Continue

Added by Our Green Maui on May 19, 2009 at 8:01pm — No Comments

How to Purchase & Install a Yurt

**See full article with pictures here**

1. Find the perfect location on your property.

Considerations to take into account include:

- Diameter of the yurt kit you are purchasing (location may affect how large of a yurt you want to purchase).

- Whether you plan to place the yurt directly or very close to the ground or raise it on… Continue

Added by Anitra Pickett on May 18, 2009 at 10:53am — No Comments

Power of Music

After I came back from Amazon, I met a wonderful music.

Claire & Kaori (Mirai Kikaku Ltd.)

I hate rush hour in Tokyo. Very few people enjoy that.

I feel like my personality changes in a packed train. After the population cencentration and time length go to some extent, which is beyond of my patience capacity, I become like a porcupine...I feel irritated and try to protect from everything around me.

I had miraculous experiences.

I was tired. I listened to… Continue

Added by Yumiko Obama on May 12, 2009 at 6:52pm — No Comments

"We are born for joy and happiness!" Indios, Amazon Indigenous

After working hard on environmental activities, I was exhausted. I jumped into Amazon jungle to experience sustainable society by myself. I have met a Tucano Indio who was born and raised deep in Amazon near Columbia in Brazil. I have lived in his village and had an overwhemling experience. I could not express by words. Everything existed in nature already. Big laughters, lots of smiles flowing out form happy bodies and caring eyes of Indio. Being embraced in wilderness of Amazon, I was deeply… Continue

Added by Yumiko Obama on May 12, 2009 at 6:38pm — No Comments

1st post!

Posting information about my adventures in aquaponics. Also interested in learning more about solar cell and wind turbine renewable energies.

view my regular blog here

Added by albert f on May 12, 2009 at 9:30am — No Comments

When Disasters Happen to Good People

It would have been a perfect night out had it not been for the mishaps I ran into every step of the way.

I was supposed to get a drink with my buddies when the downpour came and I they had to cancel. Instead of going home, I figured there were lonely girls at the bar next door. It was the perfect opportunity for me to practice my moves on how to flirt with a girl. But it was not mean to be.

The speeding cab soaked me and got my financial reports wet. I bumped into an old… Continue

Added by dylan andrie on May 12, 2009 at 1:14am — No Comments

Green Business in Hawaii- Kuleana Conference Hits One Out of the Park

I may be a bit biased, since I was the Mistress of Ceremonies for the day, but I must say that the Kuleana Green Business Conference on the Big Island of Hawaii was great.

Keynote speaker Joel Makower (pictured at left), author of… Continue

Added by Andrea Dean on May 11, 2009 at 6:00pm — No Comments

The Real Dirt on Clean

The Real Dirt on Clean: The online video you don't want to miss for the health of your family.

Are the cleaners in your home making you and your family sick? Is there a line of green cleaners that actually work BETTER than what you’re using now? Get the REAL DIRT on Clean by watching a special online presentation at:… Continue

Added by Marie-anne Rouse on May 9, 2009 at 8:51pm — No Comments

Our Green Maui: Tourism is Down, is That a BAD Thing?

Hawaii tourism is down, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Yes, Hawaii’s islands need visitors to maintain our workforce at full capacity, but this bear market has given us an opportunity to transform the old economy into a green economy. This break from tourists can greatly improve the ecology of the state, if used the right way.

The Maui News thinks the “visitor industry is fast train going wrong way.” While MSNBC reported Hawaii tourism is down 17% from last year this time.… Continue

Added by Our Green Maui on May 8, 2009 at 12:27pm — 2 Comments

Living by principles

Well, we got beat by the big money campaign, but we stayed true to our principles by not taking special interest money and still came in second (out of 11).

Time to move on and find that next great opportunity to make a difference. No end to good causes.

Running for office is a very humbling experience. Lots of folks came out to signwave and help out. It was a true grassroots campaign. We'll just have to find other ways to fight the good fight on issues that matter. But… Continue

Added by Steve Holmes on May 4, 2009 at 8:23pm — No Comments