Dogeaters Manga | Mankind failed to transcend the Petroleum Age

the curse of abundance…

Posted on 07.12.13 under Uncategorized

Too much, too soon… Can you handle that?

On the practical side, food storage is so important, yet so taken for granted. Without power, refrigeration is not possible. When that happens, all you can do is eat and hibernate!

We made smoothies and banana bread, and froze the rest. And with photovoltaic and back-up batteries, we can be pretty confident we’ll be okay unless the freezer door is left open. Which has happened in the past!

Aquaponics construction has started at Anekona

Posted on 07.02.13 under aquaponics

In lieu of starving if the status quo is not maintained, Anekona is building a 1024 sq ft aquaponics system. We visited Aquaponics No Ka Oi in Kahului to see how Patty and Larry have been doing it for the past 3 years. Their system, No Ka Oi, is based around a 512 sq system, but there are a lot of “add ons,” like an ebb and flow bed, bio-filters, and the nursery.

Larry Yoneshiro (right) is the chief consultant for the system with

Wesley Chun, the plant expert.

Hmmm… Fish provide the plant nutrients, not chemicals? Yes, it’s more of an art than a science.
Bryson (right), a master carpenter, is part of the construction team.

Ivo, of Wildco Construction and the contractor for the construction (and of all of Anekona), measure and lasers to pull strings for the outlines of the vegetable troughs.

Miss Hula Hawaii @ Roppongi Hills

Posted on 06.24.13 under hokulani holt, hula, miss hula hawaii

Huge congratulations to Napualiko Lokelani, Junko Wong Sensei and Kumu Hokulani Holt for the wonderful results at Miss Hula Hawaii Contest 2013!!
Arisa So – 3rd place, Miss Hula Hawaii Girl (solo)

Shuko Saito, Arisa, Keiko Iwai (Ebi), Ritsuho, Haruno – 2nd place Wahine Group

Iwai Keiko (Ebi) – 1st place Miss Hula Hawaii
She’s Queen for the Day! Actually for the year as she has photo shoots, appearances, ect. like a Miss America.

Waiting for the results is a tense moment of hope broken with laughter.