Scholarship Update

from Manoel da Sliva, Rio Branco Brasil

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In 2010-2012, New Enchantment provided a scholarship for Manoel Gomes da Silva to attend a 2-year Environmental Management certificate course in Rio Branco, Brazil. He has successfully completed this course and sent a letter describing the positive impact these studies have provided.

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Maui - The Sacred Space that Unfolds Between the Worlds

by David Harel

Maui is a special place. We were taught that the original name for Maui was “Ka ihi ka pa lau (o) maewa” which means "the sacred space that unfolds between the worlds" As you can imagine, there is much depth in the Hawaiian perception of reality and nature. It's a critical mistake to write these ancient people off as 'primitive' or unsophisticated. Far from it, they are formidably profound and so is the land that they live on.

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Maui - The Bowl of Light

by Majida Thalji & Roger Humphrey

Participating in the inaugural planting was a gift. To learn of the ancient people who first arrived to these islands - a civilization that had a spiritual reverence for all, which practiced being in harmony with the natural kingdoms: minerals, plants, animals, and other people - is to better understand the essence and meaning of ALOHA.

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Earth Paste Recipe

Author: Majida Thalji

Here's a recipe for earth paste, an environmentally safe cleaning product for household cleaning needs:

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