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Kahele Ohana 2019
My brother, Alfred Kahele Sr. passed away this year. Here are the pictures from my trip to Hawai’i to visit with my ohana.
Alfred Kahele Sr. 1961-2019 Rest in Peace Brother. 
Kahele Ohana 
View from my hotel 
View from my hotel 
Beer Holder Tree 
My, PEP – Ugly, Nearly Useless Spoon
Here’s my second PEP project. Carving an ugly, nearly useless spoon.
This project was a little more difficult than my previous Club Style Mallet.
First off, I don’t really have any good whittling tools so I used a utility knife, which proved to be adequate though not ideal.
It took me about 2 hrs total. It was made from the same piece of alder as my mallet. If the wood was green it probably would’ve been much easier to carve.
What is this all about? See What is PEP and PEX? for more info.
My, PEP – Club Style Mallet
Here is my 1st attempt at completing a sand badge bit tor the Permaculture Experience according to Paul.
This was made from an alder tree that my goats girdled and killed. (Damn goats)
At least I was able to make something useful out of their destructiveness.
What is this all about? See What is PEP and PEX? for more info.
My, Permaculture Experience According to Paul
Paul Wheaton of Permies.com has come up with an interesting system for those wishing to become more skilled at permacutlure.
He calls the system PEX. Which stands for Permaculture Experience “X” Where “X” is a Permaculture philosophy set of your choosing. PEP is the Permaculture Experience According to Paul.
The system is a bit more involved than I am describing here. For more information visit What is PEP and PEX? at Permies.
I’ve decided to earn a few of Paul’s badges. I most likely not try to reach level PEP4, but I think it will be fun to do some of the exercises.
I will be documenting my progress here and at the appropriate Permies forums.
In order to reach PEP1 one must earn 16 “Sand” badges. Badge descriptions can be found at The 22 aspects of PEP
I will be attempting the following “Sand” badges:
Round Woodworking
- Club style mallet – Completed
- Compound mallet
- Carve a big, ugly, nearly useless spoon – Submitted, awaiting approval
- saw horse
- Two coat hooks made from small trees.
Food Prep and Preservation
Kolomona Show S03E01
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In this podcast I talk about how we have been lied to all these years by our government about what a healthy diet is.
Resources I talk about in this podcast
Powerful Documentaries
World War II Propaganda films on Youtube
- Spring Offensive (1940)
- Mechanisation of Farming – Caterpiller Tractors, Combine Harvesters, Land Girls WW2 Britain 1940s
- Veterans and the Land, 1944 WWII (full)
- Farming: “Man On The Land” 1951 American Petroleum Institute, Animated
- Agricultural College For A Farmer’s Boy – 1945 Educational Documentary
- WW2: Food for Fighters (ca. 1943) | World War Two Homefront Film
Creative Commons Attribution
Outro music Dan-O – Anarctic Moon
Kolomona Show S02E02
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Kolomona Show S02E01
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Kolomona Show S01E04
Kolomona Show S01E03
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I lost the original show notes for seasons 1 and 2 of the Kolomona Show.
Here are some links that are mentioned in this episode.
Kolomona Show S01E02
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Links Mentioned in the Show
Word of the Week
Terrific – Causing terror or fear!
The Raven
By Edgar Allen Poe
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore—
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
“’Tis some visitor,” I muttered, “tapping at my chamber door—
Only this and nothing more.”