On Saturday, November 21, 2009, it’s the Hawaii Healing Garden Festival at McCoy Pavilion, Ala Moana Beach Park. The festival runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and costs $5 in advance and $7 at the door. Children under 12 are free. 

O‘ahu’s 4th-annual multi-cultural Healthy & Green Festival features a day of celebration, play and learning in the garden:

Music, dance and taiko and community percussion and drums; have your palms read for fun in the mystical magical garden; enjoy a massage; acupuncture or wellness consultation in the healing garden; find handmade and unique art and crafts and gifts of the garden. Taste Kauai’s honey mead wine, local beer & organic sake in the spirit garden.  

Learn to stay healthy with Wisdom of the Ancestors Garden: Hawaii, The Philippines, China, Japan, Okinowa, India, and Western integrated multi- cultural practitioners and kupuna sharing  traditions of health & wellness and plant-based medicine.  Conquer diabetes and come enjoy healthy delicious food and cooking demos in the Kitchen Garden.  

Play Gardens include kids’ makahiki-style games, tennis and much more. Good things are growing in the garden. Come and celebrate Hawaii! Come for family fun and feel good!

Main Stage – 10:00-6:00
10:00 – Tai Chi, Chi Gong & Yoga
10:30 – MUVE Dancers invites everyone to dance!
11:00 – Kapili Hawaiian Contemporary
12:00 – Okinowan Dance w/ Frances Nakachi Sensei of Tamagusuku Try Senjukai
1:00 – Taiko Drumming w/ Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko Hawaii with Akemi Martin Sensei
2:00 – Fire Tribe Community Percussion Fun
3:00 – Hula & Hawaiian Music with Kaleo Phillips
4:00 – Kealoha – Slam Poetry
5:00 – Brian Von & special guests! All original folk rock recording live at the Garden!

The auditorium will have presentations from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m:

10:30 – Essential Oils for Health & Healing – Kaleo Phillips – smell and feel the effects of essential oils like frankincense, lavender. Very portable plant medicine
11:00 – Healing Plants of the Phillipines –  Patria Agullana  RN - learn about the health properties of easy to grow plants for diabetes, hypertension, cardio health and fertility.
12:00 – Hawaiian Healing – La’au, Lomi & Ho’oponopono with Kumu Alva Andrews shares Traditions of Hawaiian Healing
1:00 – Medicine at Your Feet  - David Bruce Leonard L.Ac identifies medicinal properties of common “weeds” and wild plants growing in Hawaii
2:00 – Plants & Adataptogenics – Dr. Michael Ancharski, founder of Eclectic Institute, covers ginger, tumeric.
3:00 – Immune System Health – with Richard Diehl L.Ac   discusses questions and concerns about mercury in food and medicine
4:00 – Anti-oxidants & Anti-Aging – Joe Sugarman  How to Stay feeling and looking young and fit with plants and anti-oxidents
5:00 – Noni Facts & Fiction: Steve Frailey, founder of Hawaii Health Ohana, one of Hawaii’s largest organic Noni farmers for therapeutic uses.

Kitchen: Cooking Demos from noon to 4 p.m. 
12:00 – Undress your salad with Dodi-licous
1:00 – Healthy Cooking for weight loss with Brandi
2:00 – Raw chocolate Deserts with Chef Susan Teton

3:00-5:00 ”Zip ‘n Zen”  Tennis @ Makai Courts
A  Hawaiian Isles Tennis healthy tennis workshop for Adults and Seniors by Hawaii’s #1 ranked Women’s Open Singles player, award-winning teaching pro and HIT founder, Leilani Magee.

For more information: 808-638-0888 or events@hawaiihealthguide.com