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Slow Food O'ahu News
Number 2013-6
Mailed April 30, 2013
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Film: More than Honey - May 1, 2, 3
Honolulu Museum - various times
Academy Award-nominated director Markus Imhoof leads a visually stunning examination of endangered honeybees-spanning California, Switzerland, China and Australia. Employing the latest in film making technology to observe phenomena undetectable by normal eyesight, the film combines wonder and awe with alarm and urgency over the fate of the world's bees. From his personal perspective as the grandson of a professional beekeeper in Switzerland, Imhoof explores how the bee crisis is being experienced in different parts of the world, where we meet the beekeepers, scientists and agricultural and agricultural entrepreneurs at the forefront of the fight to save the world's bee populations.
The 91 minutes film is directed by Markus Imhoof, Germany/Austria/Switzerland, 2012, in German and English with English subtitles. This is the Hawai'i premiere of the movie. View the movie trailer here.
The film showtimes are as follows:
Wednesday, May 1 at 1:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, May 2 at 1:00 p.m. + 7:30 p.m.
Friday, May 3 at 1:00 p.m. + 7:30 p.m.
Sign up directly on the website of the Honolulu Museum.
(This is not a Slow Food O'ahu event but may be of interest to our members) |
Big Brew Day - May 4
Rainbow Marina, Cabana "C" Pearl Harbor
Homebrew In Paradise is hosting Big Brew Day on May 4. Each year homebrewers around the world invite family and friends to their brewing site on the first Saturday in May to celebrate the holiday. This is your chance to participate in homebrewing demonstrations.
This event is being sponsored as part of National Homebrewers Day of the American Homebrewers Association. For more information, contact Homebrew in Paradise. (This is not a Slow Food O'ahu event but may be of interest to our members) |
Community Seed and Plant Exchange - May 5, 2013
Kualoa Ranch, 1 p.m. - sunset
Hawai'i Seed, Kualoa Ranch, Hawaii Organic Farmers Association, Transition O'ahu, Yogarden, and Permablitz Hawai'i invite you to a Community Seed and Plant Exchange on May 5, 2013, International Permaculture Day.
The event will offer workshops, speakers, seed exchange, plant exchange, and a great opportunity for networking and sharing. For more information check out http://hawaiiseed.org/events
or http://www.transitionoahu.org/2/post/2013/04/community-seed-plant-exchange-may-5-kualoa-ranch.html
(This is not a Slow Food O'ahu event but may be of interest to our members) |
Film Showing: Seeds of Hope - May 7 and 10
May 7, 7:00 p.m. Whole Foods Kailua 7:00 p.m.
May 10, 6:30 p.m. Coffee Talk Cafe
"Seeds of Hope" is the story of Hawai'i return to local and traditional methods of growing food.This 87 minute film will expose the world to the individual Heroes that are working to solve the biggest issue facing this beloved remote island paradise: "How Can Hawaii Feed Itself?" These "seeds of hope," innovative farmers - both large and small, educators and everyday citizens are scattered throughout the island chain and are growing new ideas that can solve Hawaii's food crisis and inspire a world to become more sustainable and to nurture the land that feeds us. Hawaii' s unique physical isolation and the rising cost of shipping food across vast oceans have created powerful incentives for the people of Hawaii to return to the land. "To return to the paradise that once fed them."
The film will be hosted twice in May as follows:
Whole Foods Kailua, 629 Kailua Road, will be hosting a showing on May 7 at 7:00 p.m.
Film Friday at Coffee Talk Cafe, created by Liz Schwartz (Coffee Talk Owner) and Michael Higgins (Owner of Show and Tell) will be hosting a screening on May 10 at the Coffee Tallk, corner of Waialae Ave and 12th Avenues in Kaimuki, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Both showings are free to the public. (This is not a Slow Food O'ahu event but may be of interest to our members) |
Slow Food Work Day and Picnic at Kapalai Farms - FINAL ANNOUNCEMENT
Saturday, May 18, 2013, 8:00 a.m. - Noon, followed by a Potluck Lunch
Slow Food O'ahu is joining forces with the non-profit organization Ho'okua'aina at Kapalai Farms to do a morning work project followed by a potluck lunch on Saturday, May 18, 2013. Ho'okua'aina at Kapalai is a nonprofit organization started by Dean and Michele Wilhelm. The organization oversees 7.6 acres of land in a quiet neighborhood on the Windward side of O'ahu. Over the past five years, the area has been transformed into a gathering place - a place that inspires people to connect with and care for the land, perpetuates the Hawaiian culture through the cultivation and preparation of traditional foods, and brings healing to at-risk youth, particularly young Hawaiian males in need of strong role models and experiences grounded in culture. You may remember that the Wilhelms were our 2012 Slow Food O'ahu delegates to Terra Madre. Come offer up your services to a local farm, enjoy delicious food, and take the opportunity to meet Dean and Michele and see the wonderful things they are doing (not to mention their fabulous tree-house, where our Terra Madre fundraiser was held last year).
Our work task will be from 8:00 a.m. - noon, followed by a potluck lunch. The needs of the farm vary on a day-to-day basis and the weather plays a big role, but various work includes harvesting and planting kalo, clearing and digging new lo'i, weeding, weed-whacking, and eradication of invasive species. The Wilhelms will provide fresh luau stew from the farm. Please bring sturdy work clothes and shoes that you don't mind getting muddy (ie. stained), towel, hat, water and bug spray. For lunch, please bring a dish to share, along with your own eating utensils (plate, cup, cutlery, napkin). Please RSVP by May 11 to Michelle at sfo.reservation@gmail.com.
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Family Ingredients: New Show on PBS May 23
Premieres at 9:00 p.m.
Food. Family. Heritage. The elements that are dear to Hawai'i's culture also make the perfect recipe for "Family Ingredients," a new one-hour pilot coming to PBS with a May 23, 9:00 p.m. debut. With the help of PBS Hawaii and Pacific Islanders in Communications, the program will also air on PBS stations nationwide this summer. The show blends food, travel, and genealogy. It follows the origins of a featured guest's favorite meal - and the family roots associated with it.
The pilot, hosted by Chef Ed Kenney, features another renowned Hawai'i chef, Alan Wong. Through a family recipe, Wong traces his roots from his hometown of Wahiawa to Japan, his birthplace.
"The idea is to bring our communities together- to have communities outside of Hawai'i look at us as home,and for us to see those communities as home as well," said Heather Giugni, Executive Producer. "I think that this show will resonate across the country."
In addition to Giugni and Kenney, key to the show's success are Producer Dan Nakasone and Director Ty Sanga. Hawaiian Airlines, Pacific Islanders in Communications, HMSA and Matson are the sponsors of the show. |
Tuscany in Kahala - a Slow Food O'ahu potluck - May 26 - MEMBERS ONLY
Private home, 2 p.m. for the afternoon
Slow Food O'ahu members are invited to a Tuscan repast in Honolulu on Sunday, May 26, 2013 at 2 p.m. at a private home. Our hostess will provide pasta and two versions of ragu--meat (turkey) and vegetarian. Guests are asked to bring wine and to sign up to bring a dish in the following categories: pupu (antipasti), salad (insalate), dessert (dolci). We would love it if your contribution were Italian, but any dish using local ingredients to complement the entree would be most welcome.
Bocce, the quintessential Italian pastime, will be involved. Now is the opportunity to learn more about this game. Be prepared!
This is an opportunity for a little relaxation and sharing among our members to honor the roots of Slow Food in Italy. First come, first served. This will be an intimate event, free and open to members only. Limited to 12 individuals. To register, contact Michelle at sfo.reservation@gmail.com. When you sign up, please indicate what category of food you will be bringing. You will be provided with directions to the home upon confirmation of your reservation.
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Welcome to new Hawai'i Regional Governor, Laurie Carlson
Slow Food O'ahu is pleased to announce the election of Laurie Carlson as the new regional Governor for Hawai'i, replacing outgoing and retiring Governor Shelby Floyd of the Big Island. Here's a personal note from Laurie....
"I have been working for social change in Hawaii for many years. My first real job after graduating from college was as manager of the local food co-op in the late 70's. In the early 80's I helped to add a new chapter to the Hawai'i Revised Statutes that made it possible for the co-op to incorporate as such, and sell stock to raise capital for its expansion and continued operation. This co-op, Kokua Market, expanded and continues to serve its 3,000+ members. Because of my experience at Kokua, I continue to have good and longstanding relationships with many of Hawaii's farmers and food producers.
In the 90's, after spending time in Alaska and completing graduate school in management at Yale, I returned to Hawaii and started Honolulu Weekly. As a publication, we have strived to cover issues that the dailies and other publications have ignored. Most recently, in January the Weekly covered Vandana Shiva's visit to Hawaii to address the problem of GMOs. Hawaii has become ground zero for the production of GMO seeds, now our largest export--over $250 million annually.
Over a decade ago, my friend Nancy Piianaia, came to me about starting a Slow Food branch in Hawaii. We started the Hawaii branch of SF together. After four years or so, she took the original chapter to the Big Island of Hawaii, where she lived. I then started up the O'ahu branch and have been very involved with its activities. We have sent (and financially supported) a great number of delegates from Hawaii to Terra Madre. It has been a great tool for connecting our somewhat isolated food communities with the larger world.
As Governor, I would work with various chapters to help them produce regular revenues and create at least one major event each year that would be state wide. Also, the SF chapter on Kauai has fallen apart and I am most interested in finding a good board to revive the Kauai Slow Food group. I am planning a trip to Kauai in mid-March to explore this, and to investigate starting a Seed Exchange on Oahu.
I would like to take a moment to recommend a national organization to all people who are interested in 'ono and pono food. This past January, along with Vandana Shiva and Walter Ritte, came a third speaker--Andy Kimbrell from the Center for Food Safety out of Washington, D.C. He spoke eloquently and knowledgeably, critiquing the science put forth by GMO companies. His Center, has done much good work in preventing a number of GMO products from reaching the fields. The Center is a public interest law firm, not unlike Earth Justice, but focused on food safety and the environment. Most recently, the Center has undertaken a campaign against GM salmon--or frankenfish, as you may know it. It is not often that I discover an organization that is new to me but very important to my values and views and I wanted to share this information with Slow Food supporters. I recommend a donation if you can, given our special status in Hawaii as Ground Zero for GMOs. http://www.centerforfoodsafety.org Laurie Carlson |
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A little bit of this and that...
* Our next Slow Beef order from Moloka'i is tentatively set for early June. We have 4 orders confirmed, with 4 spaces remaining. Slow Food O'ahu is asking members who are interested in participating in the next order for Moloka'i Beef to contact Laurie Carlson at laurie@honoluluweekly.com. * Do you ever want to know where to buy local and organic produce in Hawai'i? If so, the Hawaii Organic website is a great resource. http://www.hawaiiorganic.org*Windward Community College, Career and Community Education, the Hawaii Aquaculture and Aquaponics Association, and the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources present "Aquaponics in Hawaii" Conference on May 25, 2013 at Windward Community College. For more information, including registration fee and program, go to http://aquasustainability.com/home.htm
* Michael Pollan's new book, "Cooked" is out. Here's a review in Civil Eats. Has anyone read the book yet? Would you be willing to organize a book discussion? If so, please contact us at slowfoodoahu@yahoo.com.
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Slow Food O'ahu Officers: Mae Isonaga and Rike Weiss, Co-leaders; David Bangert, Treasurer; Michelle Phillips, Events Coordinator; Francine Wai, Newsletter Editor; Nina Bermudez, Membership and E-mail correspondent.
Slow Food Regional Governor: Laurie Carlson
Facebook manager: Brilana Silva
Slow Food Membership
Membership to Slow Food USA (and our Slow Food O'ahu convivium) is only $25 with the base membership. To join, go to the https://secure3.convio.net/sfusa/site/Donation2?df_id=2862&2862.donation=form1
Quick Links
Slow Food O'ahu Convivium website
Slow Food Hawai'i Convivium website
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