VegFest O‘ahu celebrates three successful years with this promo video. Watch local islanders share why this vegan festival is changing their lives. Interviews also include the Mayor of Honolulu, Kirk Caldwell, Presidential Candidate, Tulsi Gabbard, and VegFest O‘ahu Producer, Joy Waters.
VegFest O‘ahu is a free festival offering education, vegan food, and entertainment. Activities include: cooking demos by expert chefs; speakers on health and environmental topics; a mouthwatering variety of vendors offering plant-based versions of local favorites and comfort foods; yoga and dance classes; lots of free product sampling and giveaways; sustainable fashion, and continuous live music. Thousands of people come to discover the many island resources that support plant-based living.
In 2019, our Co-Lead Sponsors are: Down to Earth Organic & Natural, and VEDGE Wholesale. Learning Kitchen Sponsor is: Adventist Health Castle. Supporting Sponsors: Kaiser Permanente, SKY Kombucha, Tania Fukuda New York Life, Vegetarian Society of Hawai‘i, Pono Home, Uncle’s Ice Cream, and Sustain Hawai‘i (‘Ai Love Nalo).
Many thanks to those that contributed to this promo video: Paul Izak Music for the uplifting soundtrack, Mālia Helelā for Oli Chant to the Dawn, Tierra Bartolotti for help with camera and editing, Kelli Soileau for camera and interviews, and Joy Waters for editing.
VegFest Oahu’s mission is to offer the community a fun filled opportunity to experience the powerful benefits of choosing plant-based foods to: increase and maintain good health, contribute to a solution for climate change, and encourage compassion for animal welfare. We offer tools and inspiration to make following a plant-based diet easier and to build a supportive and engaged local, plant-based community.
VegFest O‘ahu is an opportunity for the public to learn practical ways to reverse disease and how our diet choices are linked to climate change. Our island state is vulnerable to rise in sea level and there is growing consumer awareness about animal agriculture’s high resource footprint and contribution to global warming. They’re coming to VegFest O‘ahu to learn more about how they can be part of the solution.
VegFest Oahu strives to be zero waste and plastic free and comply with guidelines to get certified as a Green Event by the Hawaii State Energy Office. We minimize waste by: prohibiting all vendors from bringing single-use plastic packaging to our event, requiring food vendors to use 100% compostable containers for on-site dining, prohibiting sales of water in plastic bottles and instead offer a free Filtered Water Refill Station.
Valerie Kurtz says
Aloha! I’m considering coming over from Maui. Is there a guide to know what time the cooking events will take place?
Mahalo!
Val
Joy Waters says
Hi Valerie! YES please do come from Maui. THere’s usually a bunch who come and you may be able to ride share from the airport. You can post on the Facebook group “Vegans on Maui” and see if anyone responds. Yes, you can view the Schedule of chef demos and speakers and more here:
https://vegfestoahu.com/schedule-2019/
See you on Sept 21!
Debbie Naclerio says
Can we bring our own reusable food and drink containers both to eat there and for take home food we purchase from the food vendors?
Joy Waters says
Hi Debbie, That sounds like a WONDERFUL idea. We are not sure if the food vendors will use your containers, as they have health codes to follow, but likely some will. Try it! We definitely encourage brining reusable drink containers for the Water Refill Station – we provide FREE filtered water for all attendees.
Debbie Naclerio says
Love the promo video and have been to the first 3 Vegfest on Oahu. Love being there among our island vegan community and also how many non vegans came and had a great times too. The food vendors are onolicious.,this year I’m looking forward to the macnutbbowl soft serve nice crea
Joy Waters says
Thanks Debbie! SO glad you enjoy the event. Please consider joining our mailing list. We are about to send email about the volunteer opportunities at this year’s festival. We also need support the week of the event with various projects. Thanks for being part of our island veg community !