| Ea O Ka Aina For a self-sustaining Kauai |
| ALOHA FROM KAUAI • we urge you to comment on our posts. Organoponica! - Cuba's food gardening  Cuba is no democracy, but it can teach us something about sustainable food production. New Energy Paradigm - Simplicity  Insights from the ASPO Peak Oil Conference. Keep is simple stupid. Diego Garcia - Another stolen island  "Stealing a Nation"... to use as "strategic islands" for the U.S. military. Sound familiar? Harnessing Hippogriffs  Free markets do not exist. Strictly speaking, they are as mythical as hippogriffs. State ignores outcry against Kokee Plan  Residents reject Kokee entrance fees. Public tell DLNR to preserve park "as is". Hawaii gets an "F" in Education  Our politicians always say children are our future. Now is the time they need to prove it. New Landlord in Town  Fannie Mae asks for another $15 billion…then offers to lease you your own home. Collapse - The Documentary  Our current ''economic crisis'' is just a symptom of a greater underlying instability. County tries to "Nixon" its tapes  “It just really smells bad that we don’t have this audio available for the public,” Bieber said. Shoreline Setback Setback  Council wrecks shoreline setback requirement legislation. Misplaces trust in planning director. Minicipal Bonding Solar Power  Kauai could use municipal bonding to finance solar voltaic power on private property. Growing in Community  We need to bring untended land into the hands of people who will preserve and nurture it. We only have months... not years  International agreements take too long. We need a mobilization not seen since World War II. What "Lower Consumption" Means  Our ability to access and consume will be terminally impaired.It's time to start adjusting. Nourial Roubini predicts bubble burst  The mother of all carry trades faces an inevitable bust leading to another economic crash. Green Shoots of New Economy  A replacement economy – a green economy – is now emerging. Critique of critique of Transition  Transition movement holds to the principle that it’s not all about the technology or doomsday. The Challenge of Energy Descent  Acting as individuals, it's too little. But as communities, it might be just enough, just in time. New Book on Alaka`i Wilderness  A review of Fernando Penalosa’s new book on Kauai’s unique and fragile Alakai Swamp. Climate Generation Gap  Meeting of the Elders (some leaders of 20th century) admits failure on tackling climate issue. Seed Saver's Exchange Market  The latest chapter in the local-foods craze is a grassroots protest against seed ownership. Chickens Feed Me  Chickens provide you with fine fertilizer, fresh eggs, and hours of cheerful entertainment. GMO Maize Fears in Mexico  They are sensitive about meddling with maize, and mythologize corn as the creator of people. Putting Up Produce  This is a time when we may need to become more self-reliant. Composting Primer  Composting is vital to sustainable food production. It is the recycling of soil nutrients. E KOMO MAI Help direct our focus on the issues at hand with your ideas. Consider submitting articles to post by email to our staff. We encourage you to comment on articles that are posted. The comment feature has been underutilized and we urge you to add your thoughts to what passes by on our site. Simply enter your comment into the white box at the bottom of each post, and then hit the "Post Comment" button. We appreciate if you leave a name, even a made-up one. Also, if you do not see a righthand menu listing our staff and search options you need to widen the window displaying this site to at least 980 pixels. If you cannot display that resolution please scroll to bottom of page for missing menu contents www.islandbreath.org
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ISLAND BREATH NEW ARCHIVE OLD ARCHIVE NAVIGATION This "Home" page previews and links to selected recent articles posted on our blog. The "Week's Content" link displays the current week's articles in reverse order (most current first). The "Title Listing" link displays an RSS preview feed of the month's posts (without graphics). The "Currently" menu has news from the world and Kauai and sometimes "Up Coming" events. The "Archived" menu links toseveral other subject menus that link to our archived material between (2004-2008) as well as "The Gobbler" archive (1993-1999). Also burried in the "Archives" are some other special links to outside sources. The "Referenced" menu has information on weather, government agencies, No-GMO groups, Hawaiiana, agriculture, etc. MISSION Island Breath is an online publication dedicated to people interested in the well being of the island of Kauai. For us sustainability is crucial. Kauai is often called the "Garden Island". It is lush and fruitful - yet threatened. If this island cannot be self-sustaining there is little to hope for the rest of this world. We define sustainability as: Sustainability is not, however, a means for the continuatiing the status quo. We have named our website “Island Breath” or “Breath of the Island” because in Hawaiian that phrase would be... “Ea o Ka `Aina” "The Spirit, Life or Sovereignty of the Land” In fact, for many years the motto of Hawaii has been... "Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka `Aina I Ka Pono" CONTACT We invite articles submitted by our readers.You can add an article (subject to editorial approval) by emailing what you want to say to one of our staff. Email us by clicking on a staff member name above. |