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Special to Hawaii247 by Andrea Dean/Volcano Island Honey Do you know that one-third of all the food you eat is pollinated by bees?  The decimation of bee colonies is a threat to food production in Hawaii. In Hawaii we do not have the disappearance of bees (Colony Collapse Disorder or CCD), but we now have […]

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Day of discussion kick starts food-producing initiatives, spurs action

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Andrea Dean/Special to Hawaii247 “The North Kohala community will produce 50 percent of the food it consumes” is one of the goals the community set forth in the North Kohala Community Development Plan.  It is hard to know exactly how much of the food North Kohala residents consume is locally produced, but 10-15 percent is […]

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MEDIA RELEASE At this time of the year, many women are very clear about their good intentions, but often New Year’s resolution often fall away in six months or so due to a lack of planning. A LifeVision workshop Jan. 30 – Feb. 1 is using art, movement, visioning and goal setting to help women […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Every business person understands the bottom line, but how many know about the Triple Bottom Line?    A term originally coined by John Elkinton in his book ‘Cannibals With Forks,’ the Triple Bottom line approach challenges businesses to operate with sustainability at their core by focusing simultaneously on the three bottom lines of […]

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