Host a game night with neighbors (kōnane, bingo, hanafuda, UNO, cards)

This week, we got to share with our friends at Salon Pink Hawaiʻi supporting their event through our baked goods!

We used our grant money to hold a Zumba Gold class and light luncheon for our kūpuna at the Puna Hongwanji, Sangha Hall.

We experienced life on a Natural Process Farm, working alongside farmer Howard to learn hands-on farming techniques and helping Kerry prepare a seasonal farm-to-table meal. After the workday was pau, we came together in community to share the meal and celebrate the land.

Coordinating a mahalo Pāʻina for the volunteers at St. Augustine's Episcopal Church Thrift Shop!

I pounded poi from my māla and shared it with my neighbors, ‘ohana, and kūpuna. I also hosted friends at my home to learn how to harvest, huli, and plant kalo, as well as how to pound it and turn it into pa‘i ai or poi. We cooked food to share and enjoyed it together with the fresh poi.

Go walking with neighbors and share fruit!

The Puna Ola Core Team launched its first imu and lūʻau on Saturday, Sept. 27th, celebrating the first three months of our work to create Puna Ola: A Community Resource Hub. This gathering marked the beginning of our monthly imus and lūʻaus to bring the community together around this project.

Create a movie night event with games & food for get to know the community and neighbors.

First time baking Pumpkin Butter Mochi—shared it (and some fruits and veggies) with friends, family, and neighbors! Definitely doing that again!

Set up a “Little Free Aloha Library” – books, seeds, fresh foods and canned goods

Making lei with our kūpuna and having the keiki lead this project.

Sharing a meal with neighboors at the beach.

Sharing the aloha with home-cooked meals!

Growing together and planting seeds of support, connection, and community. 

Gather students aged 10 - 15 years old and their parents, grandparents, and families to increase interest in baseball/softball in our community of North Kohala.

Provide therapeutic & recreational horsemanship activities for youth and ohana.

Pāʻina with friends, family, and neighbors in our community.

Cards and game night with our neighbors!!

Feeding those in need around Hilo town!

Donating books to a Free Aloha Library

Having a potluck with neighbors

Feeding our youth group during our regular Sunday night youth group

My family and I harvested bananas from our farm, baked banana bread, and picked up bulk snacks and local fruit to share with keiki in our community. I brought them to the aunty down the road who runs a low-cost in-home daycare, as well as to the neighborhood kids across the street.

Keiki and ʻōpio from our VibeHI project shared aloha with first responders by making heartfelt cards and sweet treats.

Get together with friends, neighbors, and family with our keiki. Our keiki would teach a dance or song to other keiki.

Our original project was to teach lei making at our house. We ended up not only doing lei making, we also harvested and shared oranges, lemons, avocados, papayas, bananas, and tomatoes that we grew/gathered.

Our VibeHI day project was sharing a meal with family and friends. We had a picnic at the beach which consisted of pizza, fruits, & drinks, and then we did a beach clean up with our keiki.

Serving pizzas, water and snacks at the beach to our Ka’u Keiki and ‘Ohana

Host a game night with friends and neighbors at home.

My #VibeHI day project was making hygiene care packages for the elderly people in our apartment building. I also gave some to the homeless people in downtown Hilo.

My #VibeHI Day Project was a classroom snack station that provided free snacks for all of my students during the school day. The project gave them an energy boost, supported learning, and created a bright spot of connection in our classroom.

Shared coconuts, Cassava books and garage sale items with the Hpp neighborhood

We held a community lemonade stand with food/seed/plant exchange

Our aloha folk clothing swap was a heartwarming community gathering where friends and neighbors came together to share gently loved treasures. Enjoy music, sweet treats and tea, and connect in the spirit of aloha.

I created a workshop titled, "Farmer for a Day – Creative Simulation & Community Dialogue" to engage community members in understanding the real challenges and opportunities of local farming in Hawaiʻi. This workshop sparked conversation about creative, community-driven, and legislative solutions to strengthen food security and reduce import reliance.

To gather with neighbors share some cultural food and talent, we learned what it means to live aloha amongst neighbors.Created some "positive" affirmation cards that later gave to each and everyone.

Put fresh rock on gravel road. This will allow all the neighbors to drive easier.

We shared how to easily construct a 72-hour Grab-and-Go bag at the Alii Kai Community Center.

Picnic and games for kids in my apartment complex.

Hosting a neighborhood gathering to celebrate the building and stocking of our free fruit/vegetable/ book/ recipe pantry.

Good neighborhood day aloha meet and mingle. We had fresh flowers to make bouquets, thank you cards, potluck, magic sand resilience hub presenting and encouragement to exchange contact information to build community!

A “free aloha” box aka free little library where anyone can leave or take shared items like seeds, produce, crafts, etc

The ʻAhahui Kaʻahumanu Helu ‘Ekolu is a benevolent society founded in 1864 by Princess Kamamalu. We gathered together on #VibeHI Day to create beautiful, handmade lap blankets as Christmas gifts for the residents of Hale ’Anuenue.

Pick up trash along Wailuku river along Wainaku st

My project was to share Breakfast with my neighbors. We made and delivered waffle dogs with healthy fruit toppings for a refreshing was to start the day.