“I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe.” -Dalai Lama
Local man Riki Pestana-Torres has been trying to find hope in what he considers dark days for Hawai’ians. He has been protesting for Hawai’ian sovereignty since the late 1960s. Maui residents may be familiar [...]
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Free Tibet? What About Free Hawai’i?!
Posted in Dalai Lama, GMOs, Hawai'ian Sovereignty, Hawaii, tagged akaka bill, apology bill, beijing 2008, china, Dalai Lama, dharma center, hawaiian kingdom, Maui, military, queen lili'uokalani, tibet, vienna convention on May 6, 2007 | 9 Comments »
If the Dalai Lama Was a Surfer…
Posted in Dalai Lama, Hawaii, Rant, Surfer Girls, Surfing, tagged Surfing, zen, the O.C., Dalai Lama, line-up, waves, aloha on April 27, 2007 | 3 Comments »
No matter how peace and love one wants to be, or wants others to be, sometimes we fall prey to our immediate reactions and needs, where even the telling of the story shows my own inability towards benevolence. The Zen of surfing makes all of our experiences out in the water relatable and symbolic on [...]











