Malama Kaua`i Radio Show, Friday, July 25th, Noon - 1:00 PM HST
Join hosts Andrea Brower, Chris Jaeb and Keone Kealoha when we discuss how to go local with author Michael Shuman. His books The Small-Mart Revolution: How Local Businesses Are Beating the Global Competition and Going Local: Creating Self-Reliant Communities in a Global Age blueprint how to go local with everything from your money system to food production, sourcing and businesses. Please join us! KKCR can be found at 91.9 FM or online at www.KKCR.org.

 

Eco-Roundtable Candidates Forum on Tuesday, August 5
With over twenty-five people running for seven county council seats and the position of mayor open, it is critical that the community knows where candidates stand on the important issues that affect all of us: the economy, land use, development, energy, transportation, waste, affordable housing, and the environment.

Hear from mayoral and council candidates on August 5 th at the Eco-Roundtable Mayoral and Council Candidates Forum at the Convention Hall in Lihu`e. The public will have a chance to meet-and-great with candidates from 5:30-6 PM and a facilitated question-answer forum will begin promptly at 6 PM.

All mayoral and a majority of council candidates have confirmed their participation in this event.

The forum is being hosted by the Eco-Roundtable, a network of over 50 sustainability-oriented organizations. Sustainability encompasses economic self-sufficiency and diversification, environmental health, social wellbeing, and perpetuation of culture. Questions have been formulated by representatives from organizations participating in the Eco-Roundtable, as well as by representatives from the agricultural, business, and Native Hawaiian communities.

The candidates' forum is free and open to the public. No tickets are necessary but non-perishable food items for the Kaua`i Food Bank will gratefully be accepted at the door.

The forum will be recorded and re-broadcasted on KKCR and Ho`ike public televisions until the elections. Candidates written responses to questions will be made available following the forum at EcoRoundtable.Org.

For more information about the candidates' forum please email andrea@malamakauai.org or call 828-0685.

Send the Malama Kaua`i Girls to Quebec in August!
Katie Paul and Andrea Brower of Malama Kaua`i were invited to participate in the Fourth Annual World Youth Congress in Quebec as community activist representatives. The World Youth Congress brings together hundreds of young activists from 120 countries to network, build coalitions, teach and learn from one another, develop community action projects, and help to shape international policy by documenting the work of young people across the globe. We will spend 10 days in workshops, learning and sharing with inspirational young activists, participating in local community action projects, and presenting our own work in the field of sustainability on Kaua`i.

The first World Youth Congress was held on Oahu in 1999, so Hawai`i holds a special place in the program.  Since then there have been congresses in Morocco and Scotland.  The underlying principles of this year's congress are community empowerment, contribution to achieving the UN's Millennium Development Goals, partnership and cooperation between organizations and movements, and emphasizing sustainable development models that have been successful. To learn more about the World Youth Congress, visit the website at http://www.wyc2008.qc.ca/ .

Andrea and Katie's congress expenses have been sponsored, but they need to raise money for airfare. If you would like to contribute to sending these young activists to the congress as representatives of our community, please contact Malama Kaua`i at 828-0685 or donate using the button below. Your donation is tax deductable. You can also snail mail us at: Quebec Fund c/o Malama Kaua`i, 4900 Kuawa Road, Kilauea, HI 96754.

Apollo Kaua`i Monthly Meeting
Thursday, August 14th, 6pm