Occupy With Aloha

Having grown up in Hawaii, and having the fortune of being stationed there with the U.S. Army as a young adult, I was particularly moved by the following Extra Environmentalist Podcast. (I was assigned to the 25th Infantry Division, same division firebrand director Oliver Stone deployed to Vietnam with and used his firsthand experience to direct Platoon and Born on the Fourth of July, and later JFK and W., all highly recommended.)

Makana is truly inspiring. The podcast takes a little bit to get going, spending some time exploring the origin of Hawaiian Music, but overall this is one of the best Extra Environmentalist Podcasts I have heard thus far.

Dont miss this podcast. 

Source: http://www.extraenvironmentalist.com/

The people of Hawaii have lived an incredible story of cultural assimilation. Numerous external influences on the island have driven a process of creation and destruction, resulting in innovative musical styles. Now, Hawaii faces difficult challenges with food security and genetically modified seeds as it survives the dying values of a corporate culture. Can we learn from the adaptability of the Hawaiian people to facilitate a process of cultural change in Western society?

In Extraenvironmentalist #43 we speak with Makana about his mastery of the slack-key guitar and the lessons Hawaiian culture has to teach us at this tumultuous time. Makana tells us about GMOs in Hawaii, the importance for food security and the story of his experience in singing truth to power at an APEC dinner in Honolulu hosted by President Obama. We ask him for a brief summary of how his aquaponics system works. Next, we speak with Darren Drrda [at the 1h12m mark] about the themes in his book The Four Global Truths and how we can take the first steps towards living an interconnected life that embodies the new story we’re creating about our species.

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See Also:

http://philosophersbunker.blogspot.com/2012/05/why-america-failed-from.html