If anyone has dealt with wry neck or leg weakness/crippling in their free-range ducklings, it’s worth considering vitamin deficiencies.

• Niacin (Vitamin B3) is key for leg issues, bowed legs, and the progressive crippling/weakness that can lead to paralysis-like symptoms.

• B-complex vitamins, Vitamin E, and selenium are commonly linked to wry neck (twisted neck) problems.

I’ve been supplementing the affected duckling with these four (niacin/B3, B-complex, Vitamin E, and selenium) and have seen excellent results so far. In the past, we unfortunately let these cases go, but the treatments are actually quite simple. They do require consistent dosing and some physical therapy to help retrain their neurological and muscular coordination, but the improvement is noticeable with time and patience.

Robert Thurman died unexpectedly on June 16th.  A scholar and teacher of Tibetan studies, he was a semi regular visitor to the temple in Wood Valley.  He loved Big Island and planned to move to Waimea.  I don’t have all the details right now, I’ll add later.  If anyone else has info or links please post.

Some may also know him as actress Uma Thurman’s dad.

Here’s a post from Wood Valley’s Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/MeltdowninTibet...434252987/

Robert Thurman, whose erudite, exuberant efforts to expand the West’s understanding of Tibetan Buddhism earned him a reputation as “the Dalai Lama’s man in America,” died on Tuesday at his home in Woodstock, N.Y. He was 84.

His daughter, the actress Uma Thurman, confirmed the death.

Widely considered the foremost expert on Tibetan Buddhism in the United States, Dr. Thurman was a former Buddhist monk who had been ordained and partly trained by the Dalai Lama himself. He later earned a doctorate in Indic studies from Harvard and taught at Amherst and Columbia.

He wrote, edited and translated more than 20 books on Buddhism. Some of them were centuries-old texts intended for scholars and advanced practitioners; others, like “Inner Revolution: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Real Happiness” (1998), were written for the broader public and sold briskly.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/17/us/ro...-dead.html

If you have Instagram (I don’t) you can find some Wood Valley temple posts when he visited.

The DP3 was discussed in another thread: https://punaweb.org/forum/showthread.php?tid=23817

but it was a safety check thread so I thought this would be a better place to post this, but one could refer to the above link to get caught up if so desired.

Hilo Home Depot has them on sale for $1,899 which is a good deal anywhere.  Pair that with a 10% off coupon from HD credit card and that's $1,710 plus tax, which is about $1000 under "list" price.  I thought it was because Ecoflow was having a huge sale because of prime day but the sales guy told me HD wasn't going to be carrying that model any longer so it's a clearance sale.

THE CLEARANCE PRICE IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN STORE.  You can't order it for pickup or local delivery for that price.  It's $2,499 if you don't want to go inside the store.

I was originally looking for an extra 4096Wh battery for my existing unit, but they want $2,399 for one (no current discount) when I can get the same size battery plus the 120 and 240 inverters and all the other bells and whistles for $1,710.  It won't do exactly the same thing an extra battery will do, but on the other hand I can add the 50 amp hub to connect both units together and get 8,000 watts output instead of 4,000.  Plus if I ever want to add more solar panels I can connect them to the second unit.

Caveat emptor: People outside the lower 48 have had issues getting warranty service because of the shipping costs.  Welcome to paradise.

Forgot to add: The sales guy told me the sale started before they actually had them in stock, and a lot of people had been coming in looking for them at this price.  So they might not last long.

Cut your grocery bills and eat tastier & more nutritious food! Growing your own can be easy with permaculture design and perennial polycultures. Join us at Pahoa Urban Food Forest (PUFF) on the second Sunday of each month to learn about the REAL Safeway, take a tour, and go home with free keiki of useful plants.

Backyard Grocery Store is a 12-part series:

• June 14: Perennial vegetables
  
• July 12: Integrating chickens in your foodscape
  
• August 9: Eat the weeds
  
• September 13: Trees with edible leaves
  
• October 11: Staple crops
  
• November 8: Beans & peas for the tropics
  
• ...with more to come, December - May
  

I have, what should be, a simple question. But no, I can’t simply find the answer. So I’m asking here, hoping that someone will know and post it and the matter will be over with. No controversy, no need anything other than if you know the answer I would appreciate it if you would share it.

The question..

On the Hawaii Police Department Media Booking Log, what Mynah Bird used to read, faithfully, every morning on the good ol’ AM radio, there are a few entries per an arrest listed that are abbreviated, or listed as a code. And one, the "Court Code” is a mystery to me. I assume it is which jurisdiction a case is assigned to, which set of laws the alleged offense fails within, and where the accused will be tried. But I’d love some clarity. 

The document I am looking at specifically is here and the Court Code that is important to the specific case I am looking at is “HF1”. But if someone knows about the codes in general I’d love it explained.

Thanks in advance.

TRAFFIC EMERGENCY ZONE HEARING TODAY: Saddle Road / Daniel K. Inouye Highway
HDOT announced today they are declaring a traffic emergency zone on the DKI Highway between mile posts 8.3 and 27.25 @everyone

Within the zone, HDOT plans to install speed safety cameras that will issue warnings to those traveling more than 11 miles over the speed limit.
An emergency public hearing will be held today at 1pm and you can participate remotely..


Furthermore:  https://www.hawaiipolice.gov/hawai%CA%BB...i-highway/

The Hawaiʻi Police Department is significantly increasing selective enforcement operations along the Daniel K. Inouye (DKI) Highway in response to ongoing dangerous driving behaviors that continue to threaten public safety. With the goal of preventing serious crashes, injuries, and fatalities, officers will maintain a heightened enforcement presence focused on identifying and addressing hazardous violations, including speeding, impaired driving, distracted driving, and seat belt violations.
From January 1 through June 4, 2026, there have been three fatal crashes on DKI, resulting in five deaths, compared to no fatal crashes on DKI for the same period last year.
In the 155 days of 2026, Hawaiʻi Police Department officers conducted 162 selective enforcement operations along DKI Highway and contacted 1,256 drivers in an effort to improve roadway safety and reduce hazardous driving behaviors.
These unsafe driving behaviors significantly increase the likelihood of serious traffic collisions, injuries and the death of vehicle occupants. In fact, nine out of 10 most recent traffic fatalities, involved one or more of the following factors:

• Speeding
  
• Impaired driving
  
• Distracted driving
  
• Seatbelt violations
  

From.. https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/202...pposition/

Which at least when I went there was not (yet?) behind their paywall, and reads, in part..

The Hawaii County Council voted 5-3 on Wednesday in favor of passing a long-term public planning document described by opponents at the meeting as “treason,” an “act of war,” a “blatant land-grab,” “brainwashing,” “immoral” and the product of “blackmail.”

Council members Dennis Onishi, Ashley Kierkiewicz and Holeka Inaba all cast “no” votes. Puna Councilman Matt Kaneali‘i-Kleinfelder was absent.

Before the vote, the Hilo council chambers swelled with testifiers eager to speak on Bill 66, the vast majority of whom stood in opposition. The bill adopts the Hawaii County General Plan 2045 — a 20-year comprehensive policy document guiding land use, growth, public services and transportation on the island. Wednesday’s meeting marked the legislation’s second and final reading.

The bill now heads to the desk of Mayor Kimo Alameda. Alameda has indicated that he would neither sign the measure nor veto it, effectively letting it pass but demonstrating his “reservations.”

“I’m not happy with it as-is,” he told the Tribune-Herald after the vote, criticising the plan as “too prescriptive” and needing amendments, saying it should “move itself back to more of the middle and not be so one-sided.”

If you read through the entire article you'll find just how rabid, how uneducated, and emotionally manipulated.. driven.. those opposing masses are. For my money, *  even here on the little ol' Big Island.

And after reading the comments of the raving masses you might ask yourself what are they going on about.. so here is the full Hawaii County Council Act 66.. The General Plan 2045

https://records.hawaiicounty.gov/Weblink...ly2024.pdf

I have had a problem accessing the above link so am adding another..

https://cohplanning.konveio.com/final-re.../Row1.aspx

Which, as the original Trib article points out even Chris Yuen gave his full support to..

https://alohastatedaily.com/2026/06/03/h...g-sickens/

A new conservative publication (though they seem to mostly do small business and sports reporting) lays down an editorial as scathing as the report of kick arse.

Wonder what the rest of the story is?

And I haven’t seen anything about the fellow who beat the rock thrower, but then again I haven’t looked very hard.

Cheers,
Kirt

Aloha Punawebbers,

This is a fast little fundraiser for the Pahoa Girl's Volleyball Team.  They have had a very successful season and are due to travel to Florida for Championship games.

They don't have enough money and don't want to try an decide which girls can't go.

CAN YOU HELP?  I'm using my Paypal account at castleb@aloha.net

I'm donating $200.

Here's the deal:
Impact Wahine Volleyball is a girls youth volleyball club that was started in 2022 by two sisters in their hometown of Pahoa. The goal is to inspire the next generation.  Providing these young athletes with the tools they need so they can reach their maximum potential and compete at the highest level that they desire.

The 14U girls will be traveling to Orlando this month (June 18-30) to compete in the 2026 AAU  Girls Junior National Volleyball Championships. Your contribution will directly impact our team by helping us cover travel expenses for airfare, meals, lodging and ground transportation.

Please help us reach our goal.