They knew it would be an adventure of a lifetime, but as the Princess Taiping left Honolulu with 5 American (Hawaiian) crew for an unprecedented and historic trans-Pacific voyage, the Hawaiian voyagers, their Chinese captain and 6 other crewmates never could have forseen that their 54 foot boat, the replica of a three-masted Chinese war junk, built without nails or metal, would came to an abrupt end only a stone’s throw away from its final destination after a 14,000-mile voyage across the Pacific in ten months.Last June 26, the Princess Taiping, which means Peace in Chinese, left Keelung on the trans-Pacific voyage. She docked in Honolulu in time to celebrate Chinese New Year and collect a passionate crew of young Hawaiian sailors, game for life aboard the replica ship, without motors or modern conveniences.All crew were safely rescued after the junk was cut in half by a freighter in Suao, a fishing port on northeastern Taiwan.The Princess Taiping was expected to berth at Keelung this morning completing a 14,000-mile voyage across the Pacific in ten months.Nelson Liu, skipper of the Princess Taiping, at the Veterans General Hospital at Suao. He was released after treatment yesterday. “We had earned 99 marks (out of 100),” said 62-year-old Liu, resting at the Veterans General Hospital at Suao.“It’s a pity that we couldn’t earn the last one mark,” Liu lamented. “No word can describe how sorry I am.” Captain Liu, a yachtsman, was the first Taiwan mariner to accomplish a round-the-world voyage by yacht in 2001. It took 877 days to make the record.

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Efforts to spread the benefits of the Yoga Ed. program into schools throughout Hawaii by pioneer Children’s Yoga trainer Brynne Caleda.

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Call it island style, but Kauai residents couldn’t wait for the state any longer, and pulled together and fixed a $4 million dollar road repair.

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Hawaii joins Japan, Russia, (Kuril islands) Fiji, New Zealand as places that recorded a moderate earthquake of 5.0 or more on Tuesday April 14th. Earthquakes were also felt in Alaska, California, Peru, Puerto Rico.It’s been an active week for earthquakes worldwide with Indonesia, India and Italy recording significant recent earthquake activity this week. Last week’s earthquake in Central Italy Earthquake was measured at 6.7 with several hundred deaths. Monday’s largest aftershock was also measured at over 5.0.Hawaii’s Tuesday quake measured 5.1 on the Richter scale, the U.S. Geological Survey reported with no injuries or damage reported.

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Hawaii Health Guide’s new Green Business Directory is poised to support and promote sustainable, eco-friendly business practices.

Not “just another Green Guide…” the directory is locally owned and operated, human-edited, and green businesses are personally screened and certified by local sustainability organizations to verify and improve their eco-friendly practices.

Initiated on April 1, 2009, the Green Business Directory is partnering with sustainability organizations (starting with Malama Kauai), to produce a substantial, meaningful resource for the 5,000-7,000 unique visitors per day who peruse about 30,000,000 page hits per year on HawaiiHealthGuide.com.

Are you a green business? Want to become one? Go for it - your advertising and green business program certification fees are included in one discounted package! Contact us: 808-638-0888 or info@hawaiihealthguide.com

Green Business Members Receive:
Your own unique webpage on www.hawaiihealthguide.com, with over 30 million hits per year!

• Your own page on the Directory with 3 images, full contact info, maplink, link to your website, and unlimited text.
• Inclusion in as many categories as apply to your business (out of over 900), such as Health Food & Restaurants, Accommodations, Health Practitioners, etc.
• Discounted rates on advertising your special event, retreat, workshop, or special sale/offer via Hawaii Health Guide’s email list, featured events on www.hawaiihealthguide.com
• Discounted rates on booths at the Healthy Hawaii Expo and Hawaii Healing Garden festivals.
• A free introductory coupon in the HonuGuide, a coupon book for sustainable island living ($150 value), and discounted ad rates.
• Great web visibility and search engine results
• The most effective, affordable advertising for your budget. Read more about the benefits of Hawaii Health Guide here.

PLUS: Your Mālama Kauaʻi Green Business Program fees for one year ($200 value- included with ad package) include:

• Assistance with conservation efforts and Kauaʻi Specific Guides to help
• Placement on the annual Mālama Kauaʻi Green Map, a free map distributed throughout Kauai.
• Umbrella promotion through Mālama Kauaʻi’s radio show, television series, magazine and newspaper articles.
• Discounted advertising package offered through the Hawai`i Health Guide Statewide Green Business Directory, with over 30 million hits per year!
• Discounted advertising and promotion on NorthShoreKauai.com and its affiliate Green Th!nking Page (PENDING)
• Sticker and certificate of participation to display at your storefront.
• Listing in the online Mālama Kauaʻi Green Business Directory
• Increased visibility of your environmental practices

Green Business Packages start at only $899/year for featured advertising, or $500/year for a basic listing.

If you are an eco-friendly business, or would like to suggest one for this directory, please contact us at 808-638-0888 or info@hawaiihealthguide.com

What makes the Hawaii Health Guide Green Business Directory unique?
A list of green business qualifiers/certifications accompanies each entry in the directory, providing transparency to the site visitor regarding the depth of each business’s commitment to sustainable practices. In other words, it’s not a "greenwashing" marketing trick, but a real directory to real green businesses. Hawaii Health Guide is deeply committed to sustainability on the islands, and we want to help businesses make meaningful improvements to their environmental impact, marketing efforts, and bottom line.

But let’s not forget the other primary benefit - great search engine results! (Try a Google search for "Hawaii Green Business Directory." Last time we checked, we were #3 (behind two national directories with few entries for Hawaii Businesses), and the directory hadn’t even launched yet!)

The Green Business Directory is available only on Kauai at the present, certified through the sustainability organization Malama Kauai, while statewide green business certification standards are being finalized.

We welcome green businesses in the following categories:
Accommodations   
Alternative Energy
Architects, Building, Construction
Bikes, Scooters, etc.
Carbon Credits & Offsets
Clothing & Apparel
CSA’s Community Supported Agriculture
EcoTravel, EcoTourism
Entertainment, Music & Art
Environmental Education
Farmers Markets
Farms & Gardens
Green Investing, Money & Finance
Grocery & Healthy Food
Health & Beauty Products
Home, Bed & Bath
Hotels & Resorts
Locally Grown Food
Locally Made Products
Locally Owned Businesses
Non-Profits & Community Organizations
Organic Foods
Organic Products
Permaculture & Landscaping
Reducing, Recycling, Reusing
Restaurants, Cafe’s, Juice Bars
Retail Stores
Solar Energy, Photovoltaic
Transportation
Visitor Activities
Voluntourism
Wellness Services, Green Business Certified

If you are an eco-friendly business, or would like to suggest one for this directory, please contact us at 808-638-0888 or info@hawaiihealthguide.com

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Hawaii Health Guide’s new Green Business Directory is poised to support and promote sustainable, eco-friendly business practices.

Not “just another Green Guide…” the directory is locally owned and operated, human-edited, and green businesses are personally screened & certified by local sustainability organizations to verify their eco-friendly practices.

Initiated on April 1, 2009, the Green Business Directory is partnering with sustainability organizations (starting with Malama Kauai), to produce a substantial, meaningful resource for the 5,000-7,000 unique visitors per day who peruse about 30,000,000 page hits per year on HawaiiHealthGuide.com.

Are you a green business? Want to become one? Go for it - your advertising and green business program certification fees are included in one discounted package! Contact us: 808-638-0888 or info@hawaiihealthguide.com

Green Business Members Receive:
Your own unique webpage on www.hawaiihealthguide.com, with over 30 million hits per year!

• Your own page on the Directory with 3 images, full contact info, maplink, link to your website, and unlimited text.
• Inclusion in as many categories as apply to your business (out of over 900), such as Health Food & Restaurants, Accommodations, Health Practitioners, etc.
• Discounted rates on advertising your special event, retreat, workshop, or special sale/offer via Hawaii Health Guide’s email list, featured events on www.hawaiihealthguide.com
• Discounted rates on booths at the Healthy Hawaii Expo and Hawaii Healing Garden festivals.
• A free introductory coupon in the HonuGuide, a coupon book for sustainable island living ($150 value), and discounted ad rates.
• Great web visibility and search engine results
• The most effective, affordable advertising for your budget. Read more about the benefits of Hawaii Health Guide here.

PLUS: Your Mālama Kauaʻi Green Business Program fees for one year ($200 value- included with ad package) include:

• Assistance with conservation efforts and Kauaʻi Specific Guides to help
• Placement on the annual Mālama Kauaʻi Green Map, a free map distributed throughout Kauai.
• Umbrella promotion through Mālama Kauaʻi’s radio show, television series, magazine and newspaper articles.
• Discounted advertising package offered through the Hawai`i Health Guide Statewide Green Business Directory, with over 30 million hits per year!
• Discounted advertising and promotion on NorthShoreKauai.com and its affiliate Green Th!nking Page (PENDING)
• Sticker and certificate of participation to display at your storefront.
• Listing in the online Mālama Kauaʻi Green Business Directory
• Increased visibility of your environmental practices

Green Business Packages start at only $899/year for featured advertising, or $500/year for a basic listing.

If you are an eco-friendly business, or would like to suggest one for this directory, please contact us at 808-638-0888 or info@hawaiihealthguide.com

What makes the Hawaii Health Guide Green Business Directory unique?
A list of green business qualifiers/certifications accompanies each entry in the directory, providing transparency to the site visitor regarding the depth of each business’s commitment to sustainable practices. In other words, it’s not a "greenwashing" marketing trick, but a real directory to real green businesses. Hawaii Health Guide is deeply committed to sustainability on the islands, and we want to help businesses make meaningful improvements to their environmental impact, marketing efforts, and bottom line.

But let’s not forget the other primary benefit - great search engine results! (Try a Google search for "Hawaii Green Business Directory." Last time we checked, we were #3 (behind two national directories with few entries for Hawaii Businesses), and the directory hadn’t even launched yet!)

The Green Business Directory is available only on Kauai at the present, certified through the sustainability organization Malama Kauai, while statewide green business certification standards are being finalized.

We welcome green businesses in the following categories:
Accommodations   
Alternative Energy
Architects, Building, Construction
Bikes, Scooters, etc.
Carbon Credits & Offsets
Clothing & Apparel
CSA’s Community Supported Agriculture
EcoTravel, EcoTourism
Entertainment, Music & Art
Environmental Education
Farmers Markets
Farms & Gardens
Green Investing, Money & Finance
Grocery & Healthy Food
Health & Beauty Products
Home, Bed & Bath
Hotels & Resorts
Locally Grown Food
Locally Made Products
Locally Owned Businesses
Non-Profits & Community Organizations
Organic Foods
Organic Products
Permaculture & Landscaping
Reducing, Recycling, Reusing
Restaurants, Cafe’s, Juice Bars
Retail Stores
Solar Energy, Photovoltaic
Transportation
Visitor Activities
Voluntourism
Wellness Services, Green Business Certified

If you are an eco-friendly business, or would like to suggest one for this directory, please contact us at 808-638-0888 or info@hawaiihealthguide.com

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A collaboration between Mālama Kaua`i and HawaiiHealthGuide.com offers Kauai businesses the opportunity to go green and let the world know about it at the same time. Membership in Hawaii Health Guide’s new online Green Business Directory goes hand in hand with Mālama Kaua`i’s new Green Business Program – purchase an ad package, and the program fee is free!

Hawaii Green Guide and Mālama Kaua`i have partnered to make it easy and cost effective for a business to make meaningful improvements to their environmental impact, marketing efforts, and bottom line.

Mālama Kaua`i Green Businesses care about giving back to the island by leaving a lighter footprint on the environment and supporting the community. Participating businesses pledge to reduce electricity, waste, and water use, buy green supplies from local businesses, support local farms, and more. The Green Business Program aims to alleviate some of the economic burden of business, foster a vibrant local economy, and set up a healthy island environment for generations to come.

And participating businesses can expect to see a payback for the positive changes they make. Surveys routinely show that people are doing increasingly more business with socially and environmentally responsible companies, a trend that is, in fact, not a trend at all. By adopting sustainable practices, businesses can gain competitive edge, increase their markets, and boost consumer loyalty.

By fostering the strength of the local business, we support a healthy local economy, minimize economic leakages, create more and better jobs for Kaua`i residents, and raise the quality of life for all those who call Kaua`i home. Our future goals are to create a strong and vibrant local economy made up of local, environmentally responsible businesses that could even develop further into a strong decision making body if desired.

To join, Mālama Kaua`i offers a tiered system of certification to help Kaua`i businesses through the process, whether they’re just starting or have been "green" for years. Tier one focuses on laying the foundation for better business practices, and changes are free to low-cost. The goal is to create change without overwhelming business owners or employees. Tiers two and three follow up on the foundation with further steps to create a "green" business.

The three tiers represent a unique feature of the new Green Business Directory on www.hawaiihealthguide.com, providing potential clients with transparency on each business’s environmentally friendly practices.  Says Anandra George, HawaiiHealthGuide.com sales manager, “We’ve always focused on supporting small businesses who are doing good things for the islands. Launching this partnership with Mālama Kaua`i ensures that we’re not simply ‘greenwashing’ business who want to cash in on the increased demand for eco-friendly products & services, but helping them make real, impactful improvements and highlighting them to our site visitors, who tend to be very interested in progressive businesses.”

Hawaii Health Guide encompasses every aspect of health in Hawaii: personal, environmental, cultural, and community. The website directory, news resource and events calendar receives about 30,000,000 hits per year, already making it the best-trafficked “healthy & green” online resource in the state. They also produce the statewide Hawaii Healing Garden Festivals, focusing on sustainable agriculture and natural medicine (2009 Kauai festival set for June 20th at KCC).

The Green Business Directory packages (which include the Green Business Certification Program fee of $200/year) range from $500/year to $899/year, depending on the level of visibility on www.hawaiihealthguide.com. Other price points are also available. For a full listing of promotion benefits included in the package, please contact us.

If you’d like to enroll, please contact Hawaii Health Guide at 808-638-0888 (Ext. 1). For more information on the Green Business Program and how to get involved, call Katie Paul at Mālama Kaua`i, 808-828-0685

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