Recovery Walk this Saturday

Aloha All,

Just a reminder that the Recovery Walk event is this Saturday! Bring your walking shoes and jog out to Ala Moana Beach Park early. The walk/run will start at 7:00 am at Magic Island parking lot (you will see the registration booths) and will end at the Mc Coy Pavillion where there will be exhibit booths, entertainment, guest speakers (Lt Governor Aiona is one), snacks, Hawaiian Halau, etc. It will end around 12:00 noon with everyone holding hands in a ceremony.

The walk is free! If you want to buy a t-shirt or plan to run the race, it will cost $15.00, click here for a printable waiver & registration form. Everyone needs to sign a waiver prior to the walk/run you also can do so at the registration booths. John and Bill will be at our Paradise Recovery exhibit booth as we are also sponsoring this 3rd annual event. Please send people to our booth so they can learn more about our services!

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Mahalo and see you this Saturday!
Patti Johnson

Recovery Walk Celebrates Healing

7 a.m. Saturday, September 29, Ala Moana Beach Park: People in recovery from alcohol and drug addictions, their friends and families and are encouraged to attend the Recovery Walk and Dry Run 5k. Please join us on Saturday September 29 at Ala Moana Beach Park for the festivities. In addition to the Walk and Dry Run we’ll have a live band, celebrations of recovery, drama & hula. The Recovery Walk & Dry Run will start at 7am on the beach park drive across from Magic Island parking. The finish line and festivities will take place in the keyhole picnic sites next to McCoy Pavilion.

The Recovery Walk and Dry Run is a grass roots effort in conjunction with National Drug and Alcohol Recovery Month, to draw attention to the hope offered by recovery from alcohol and other drug addictions, provide hope for those in need, and to reduce the stigma associated with alcoholism and addiction. This year's theme, "Join the Voices for Recovery: Saving Lives, Saving Dollars," asks you to take notice of the financial and human costs of substance use disorders, and to understand the benefits that investing in treatment can have on those who enter recovery, their families, and the larger community. HMSA, Times Super Markets, and Paradise Recovery are the sponsors of the walk, and Aloha United Way, Coalition for a Drug-free Hawaii, and Hina Mauka are the organizers of the walk.

For more information call 236-2600 x285 or got to www.hinamauka.org/events for registration information.

"I" AM THE "I"

"I" AM THE "I"
OWAU NO KA "I"


"I" come forth from the void into light,
Pua mai au mai ka po iloko o ka malamalama,

"I" am the breath that nurtures life,
Owau no ka ha, ka mauli ola,

"I" am that emptiness, that hollowness beyond all consciousness,
Owau no ka poho, ke ka'ele mawaho a'e o no ike apau.

The "I", the Id, the All.
Ka I, Ke Kino Iho, na Mea Apau.

"I" draw my bow of rainbows across the waters,
Ka a'e au i ku'u pi'o o na anuenue mawaho a'e o na kai a pau,

The continuum of minds with matters.
Ka ho'omaumau o na mana'o ame na mea a pau.

"I" am the incoming and outgoing of breath,
Owau no ka "Ho", a me ka "Ha"

The invisible, untouchable breeze,
He huna ka makani nahenahe,

The undefinable atom of creation.
Ka "Hua" huna o Kumulipo.

"I" am the "I".
Owau no ka "I".