Come down to the Green Market Gift Fair
Check out the Green Market Gift Fair on December 6 for something extra special for your Secret Santa! The Green Market offers alternatives for your holiday shopping; from native plants to the culinary swap meet, to buying a Gift of Service in your loved ones name. There will also be keiki activities and greening demonstrations throughout the day. The Kokua Hawaii Foundation will be selling reusable water bottles, reusable tote bags, seeds, and Gifts of Service in the form of garden lessons. Bring a white shirt for a tie-dye gift! Come join us!
Church of the Crossroads, 1212 University Avenue, Honolulu
Saturday, 12/6, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
There is some parking at the Church; if it is full, there is parking at the Old Varsity Theater parking lot for $3
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For the ‘AINA In Schools program, hosting a family cooking demo is another great way to shine a light on healthy, local, fresh food, and how good it can taste. A key ingredient to a superb cooking demo is a fun and talented chef, and we knew just the one.
Ed is inspired by the Stone Soup story and likes to refer to his version as Pohaku Soup. The ‘AINA In Schools Family Night attendees included families from several of the ‘AINA IS Schools on O’ahu, community and parent volunteers, and steering committee members. Kids also enjoyed making crafts from recycled materials, and got some tips on how to “Simplify the Holidays” too.
To keep our friends up-to-date on all of the latest happenings and opportunities with the Kokua Hawai’i Foundation, we’ve started three new mailing lists to complement our regular newsletter and Kokua Festival list. Sign up to get specific information about Kokua programs and tell your friends, too!
The holidays are a time of celebration with family, friends, and the community. Every family celebrates the season in different ways and for different reasons, but there is a universal act in which most participate: Giving. This once-simple holiday tradition has led to consumption practices that can have serious impacts on our environment—and the family budget! 
KCC Culinary Institute-trained Chef Nina Beatty visited Waialua and Sunset Beach Elementary Schools’ 3rd graders in October. Chef Nina prepared two easy “close to the source” snacks for the students to sample: guacamole and banana sorbet. These visits were part of the Agricultural Literacy component of the ‘AINA IS program. Students learned about locally grown foods and that cooking can be fun and tasty! Mahalo, Nina!