These are the visionary leaders who supported Hawaii’s first VegFest Oahu, which was held on September 24, 2016. Please visit their websites and learn more about their cool projects in the community!
City of Honolulu – The Mayor’s Office of Culture and the Arts (MOCA) endorses VegFest Oahu as a city sponsored event, showing Mayor Caldwell’s commitment to health and sustainability.
Sustain Hawaii – Walk story for a healthy economy. Sustain Hawaii offers tools to help educate, advocate, and innovate towards a healthier future. Among their many projects, they own ‘Ai Love Nalo restaurant in Waimanalo serving vegan Hawaiian food and produce the eco TV series Waltah the Worm.
Down to Earth Organic & Natural – Hawaii’s leading retailer of organic and natural foods. Since 1977 we have supported healthy living and the preservation of the environment by selling local, fresh, organic & natural products, and by promoting the vegetarian lifestyle.
Blue Zones Project – The movement that’s making healthy choices easier across the state. Together we can transform well-being and make Hawaii a healthier, happier place to live, work, and play.
‘Ekahi Ornish Program – The first scientifically proven program to “undo” chronic conditions related to the heart. It is a comprehensive lifestyle program focusing on 4 elements of plant-based nutrition, exercise, group support, and stress management.
Pono Home – Helping make your home healthier and save you money. Fewer toxins, cleaner indoor air, decreased utility bills.
VegFund empowers vegan activists worldwide by funding and supporting effective outreach activities that inspire people to choose and maintain a vegan lifestyle.
Positive Media Hawaii – Engaging the community with uplifting media, positive news, and life-changing events. Because we know when you’re inspired, the world gets better for all of us!
The Vegetarian Society of Hawaii promotes human health, animal rights and protection of the environment by means of vegetarian (whole food, plant-based) education. We provide: monthly expert speakers free to the public on Oahu, Maui, and Kauai; Imagine A Vegan World vegan peer support group meetings; Vegetarian TV program; and more!
Natural Awakenings Hawaii is a free, monthly magazine focused on healthy and green living with local and national content. Natural Awakenings Hawaii reaches 35,000 readers from over 250 distribution sites across Oahu. Their monthly calendar of events provides a venue for organizations to share their upcoming programs and for readers to find where to go to learn and have fun.
Bumper Sticker FUNdraiser SuperHeroes
Thank you for your donation of $20 or More!
- Brian Heithaus
- Andrea Lee
- Elizabeth Anderson and Sal D’Acquisto
- Sylvia Thompson
- Cindy Stevens
- Victoria Garnier
- Andrea Nandoskar
- Oro Carson
- David Atcheson
- Carolynne Durant-Hall
- Matt Jisa
- Charles Frost
- Andrea Huchard
Golden zucchini coin indicates $100 donor!
- James Fujimoto
- Janie Menha
- Amando Menha
- Feel Ideal
- Marilyn Eitelman
- Charles Williams
- Tsung-Li Lu
- Charity Norem
- Aleda Ziegler
- Laureen McCoy
- Tiffany Niven
- Michelle Woodward
- Edward Bohlen
- Tracey Harger
In-Kind Donations from Compassionate Companies
World Centric – Compostable containers providing zero waste solutions for food service. Thank you so much for donating all the eco-friendly sample cups and utensils for VegFest Oahu!
PETA – People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the largest animal rights organization in the world, works through public education, cruelty investigations, animal rescue, legislation, celebrity involvement, and protest campaigns. Thanks for the raffle prizes for our attendees.
Oahu Fresh – CSA delivering fresh local produce to your doorstep.
Kaka’ako Agora – A dynamic gathering space for our creative community. We appreciate the meeting space!
88 Tees – Located in Waikiki and producing the best t-shirts in Hawaii, we are so grateful for the generous donation of VegFest Oahu t-shirts that helped us recruit Event Day Volunteers.
Living Aloha Magazine – Maui magazine promoting health, community and sustainability. Thank you for the VegFest Oahu ad on page 41 of the July/August 2016 issue.
Downbeat Diner – Amazing restaurant in Chinatown, Honolulu offering vegan/vegetarian options for almost every menu item. Thank you for the gift cards to your restaurant.
Puna Noni Naturals – Handmade in Hawaii, these body care products are formulated with the healing properties of Noni. Thank you for the gift bags for our presenters.
Manoa Chocolate Hawaii – Local bean-to-bar company making high-quality chocolate using sustainable practices with minimum waste. Thank you for the Factory Tour Passes for our Free Raffle.
Compassion Over Killing – Working to end animal abuse by exposing cruelty to farm animals and promoting vegetarian eating to build a kinder world. Thanks for the donated stickers and literature for event attendees.
Surfjack Hotel & Swim Club – Paying homage to the true soul of Waikiki with vintage-inspired rooms, where every guest is treated like family. Thank you for the lodging for our speaker coming from the mainland, Keegan Kuhn.
Mercy for Animals – From factory farms to corporate boardrooms, courts of justice to courts of public opinion, MFA speaks up against cruelty and for compassion. Thanks for the magazines to give away to event attendees.
