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In Puna, Hawaii, residents endure daily exposure to hydrogen sulfide (H₂S)—a toxic gas released by Puna Geothermal Venture (PGV), operated by Ormat Technologies (an Israeli-founded company with its main roots in Israel). Locals report repeated "gassing" causing eye irritation, respiratory issues, headaches, nausea, fatigue, and worse for decades. Yet Hawaii officials and regulators appear to minimize, downplay, or fail to at all address these chronic low-level releases H₂S, i

Aloha ohana – the winds of Puna carry not just the scent of rain on lava, but the toxic air that we all have to live in due to foriegn exploitation, the bitter cry of betrayal from our 'āina . In the fierce spirit of aoha 'āina – and Kapu Aloha--- that unbreakable love demanding justice for the land that bleeds under corporate greed – we uncover the Lyman family's role in Kapoho's ongoing suffering. This is no tale of stewardship; it's a stark exposure of corruption, where p

Context and Urgency: As of 03:48 PM HST, October 7, 2025, Amelung’s side-by-side image—showing thousands of quakes under PGV versus...

Aloha Puna community, In our exposé series on the Puna Geothermal Community Website, we confront a leader whose actions have fractured...

Geothermal energy is often praised as a clean and renewable power source. Yet, the expansion of geothermal projects, especially those led by companies like Ormat Technologies, has sparked significant community resistance and legal battles worldwide. In Hawaii, this conflict takes on a deeply personal dimension through the story of Sara Steiner, who is fighting not only a rare melanoma diagnosis but also the encroachment of Ormat’s geothermal operations near her home. This pos

Aloha Ohana! Today I closed my laptop after Day Two of classes at University of Phoenix (online) , and I just sat there for a minute, breathing it all in. This is my third time stepping back into college as an adult… but it’s only the FIRST time I’m an official Master’s student in Criminal Justice. I haven’t been in school since 2020, so yeah — the rhythm feels rusty, the readings are stacking up, and the little voice in my head keeps whispering “you sure you can do this? B

Puna families have been screaming into the void for half a century. Rotten-egg smells that burn your lungs. Headaches that never stop. Kids with breathing problems no doctor can fully explain. This isn’t “renewable energy done right.” In Hawaii’s volcanic hotspot, geothermal isn’t clean—it’s a toxic industrial neighbor that’s been gaslighting communities since the 1970s. The science is crystal clear. The doctors’ reports are public. The community testimonies fill thousands of

🚨🚨 URGENT: PGV IS RELEASING TOXIC CHEMICALS OVER OUR HOMES IN JUST 3 DAYS — April 7 or sooner. They also believe they can legally only give the world same day notice as thats when they plan to put it in the Hawaii Tribune herald #AOLE ! ⚠️⚠️ Aloha kakou, Puna 'Ohana. People are already sick. Families are terrified. Authorities continue to ignore us. PGV recently sent this "courtesy" email to a small group of residents, excluding others like me and my family, who are in the

By Jasmine Steiner, KahuPuna Aloha Activism – Aloha Ola O Ka Pono Puna, Hawaiʻi April 2nd 2026 For decades, those of us born and raised in Puna have lived right next to Israeli Ormat's Puna Geothermal Venture (PGV). We've smelled the rotten-egg odor from hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) releases, dealt with brine aerosols and other emissions listed in PGV's own emergency plans, and watched our families and neighbors struggle with health issues. Many in our community have long suspected

Aloha Puna Ohana, As we navigate the current legislative session, it’s becoming increasingly clear that our community’s vigilance is our strongest tool. We are currently facing a wave of bills—specifically SB3081, HB1981, and SB2151 —that threaten to expand state emergency powers and fast-track geothermal projects without the robust environmental oversight our land requires. Go to capitol.hawaii.gov to create your measure tracking list today ! The "Late Testimony" Tactic One

By Jasmine Steiner – Born and raised in Lower Puna since 1988, watching israeli owned ormat operations in her front and backyards destroy everything she has ever known and loved, daughter of the ‘āina, granddaughter of the salt air and red dirt Aloha kakou, my ‘ohana, I’m sitting here in lower Puna tonight, in my cabin on my off grid homestead on Pohoiki Road, one mile directly downwind from the islands cancer factory Puna Geothermal Venture, the same community I’ve called ho

By Jasmine Steiner Puna, Hawaiʻi • March 2026 In case there is any doubt, let me be perfectly clear: This is my lane. Puna. Puna Geothermal Venture (PGV). This is not theory or distant activism for me — it is my life. Born and raised in Puna, I have lived these lands, breathed this air, and witnessed the impacts firsthand for 37 years. Few from outside our region (beyond Lower Puna) can claim the same depth of lived experience and intimate knowledge of what geothermal develop

This is a powerful, point-by-point rebuttal filed by Sara Steiner of Pahoa, Hawaii , on behalf of the Puna community and environment. It directly counters the State's/appellee's arguments in the Hilo Environmental Court case challenging the Health Department's geothermal rulemaking for Puna Geothermal Venture (PGV). Sara filed a rulemaking petition for monitoring and regulating future geothermal in order to protect 'aina, as no geothermal entity has ever been monitored or reg

Please submit your testimony by MAIL postmarked on or before december 12th to the CAB office in Honolulu See instructions here --> And , heres tomorrow's flyer . Please come . Stand for Pele. Stand for Puna. Aloha aina Love you. See you there Jazzy KahuPuna Aloha Activism

Please RSVP on Truth for the People Hawaii Event page on FB : https://facebook.com/events/s/truth-for-the-people-geotherma/1146243530490477/ They have already been drilling Kīlauea lower east rift zone for decades , eastgate kumukahi is traditionally the source of all life to all wahi pana in the hawaiian islands , and all the while the Puna community in the radius cry out poisoned and dying off even climbing the ladder in the appeals court in the active unprecedented Hawaii

I'm so accustomed to the silence now—no response has become the norm for years, like the hush before Pele's lava kisses the sea. My entire family turned away, ghosted me completely... 😞❤️‍🔥⚠️⚔️🌋 It barely stings anymore, yet somehow, deep down, it still aches with an intensity that catches me off guard, a subterranean rumble echoing Pele's unquenchable fire. ⚔️🌋 Therapy has been a lifeline, a sacred spring amid the scorched earth. Through session after session, I've come

Helping a concealed gaslit community requires a delicate approach focused on validation, education, documentation, and building strong support systems. The hidden nature of the abuse means external help must prioritize empowering the community to recognize and resist the manipulation on their own terms. ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥⚔️⚔️⚔️⚔️⚔️❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 Initial Steps for External Supporters Believe Them Without Question : The primary goal of gaslighting is to make v

Posted on Aloha Activism | October 15, 2025 Across the Pacific, indigenous communities are standing firm against the toxic legacy of industrial geothermal energy, fighting to protect sacred lands, waters, and cultural heritage from exploitation. In Aotearoa New Zealand, Māori hapū challenge projects that poison their waiariki (geothermal pools) and silence their voices through economic coercion. On Hawaiʻi Island, Native Hawaiians rally to defend Pele’s sacred domain from th

Hawaii's geothermal sector remains niche and concentrated, with the Puna Geothermal Venture (PGV) on the Big Island serving as the...

HILO, Hawaii – October 9, 2025 – As Hawaii Island advances toward its goal of 100% renewable energy by 2045, geothermal development is gaining momentum, currently providing a mere 16% of the island's electricity. However, proposed expansions, including upgrades at the Puna Geothermal Venture (PGV), have ignited decades long controversy, particularly over allegations of cultural desecration of sites sacred to Native Hawaiians. Community groups argue that drilling disrupts lan