phew.
i could feel 2012 was gonna be amazing. 

Oh Oh Oh Aquarious Moon…you have proven nothing less then ground breaking. 
Oh Oh Oh my dear community…you have proven nothing less then motivating…inspiring. 

“Dark as the Night – Bringing the Light”…..
It was a sweet idea at first.  A truth that we all felt embodied our combined purposes. 
We fulfilled its meaning day to day – via showing up and shining bright. 
Remembering it only possible thanks to all of our Ohana that showed up continually—show after show.
We grew closer with a new crew of Medicine tribe. 
Dustin Thomas grew to almost household name. 
‘Pinkie’s’ – to our close friends – became known as the ‘Medicine’ house…clamoring into history and in conjunction with our evolutionary revolution trajectory – colliding with righteousness and faceplanting deep aqua blue. 
Each day was:  todos los negros to mamos cafe = sharkie’s coffee, surf = honolii and the mill, music, promotions = facefuck, adventure, music, tumeric, ginger, juicer, beer, music, sunset surf, more promotions, banyan tree, push-ups, girl talk, spliff, kurk-music lullabys, art nights, whiskey nights, pass out stories, more music, more tumeric and ginger, dawn patrol anything…

Hilo taught me a lot this year. 
I gave less.  Took more of my time.
Lost a lot.  Gained a lot. 
Pele has been ruthless. 
And yet, so forgiving to her son.

Oh, the Pink House.  Across from 7/11 on Wainuenue.  Just below Rainbow falls.
Just below the giant banyon tree.  The one that has taught us all many different lessons.
Our long term residents …. Mr. Chris, Chase Makai, Frenchy, Lucas, Dustin, Hope, and special guests Sleepy, River and Rain, etc. etc. etc….shaping our Hilo wave riding. 

Oh, Hilo.  You’re yellow light and wet smell now that it has finally realized it’s winter…thank you. 
You have calmed my persistence and beckoned yet another serious transition – powered by music and fueled by ambition. 
We are not fucking around.

Jojo came for a few weeks.
The try-on-a-sore-us-thang-a-ma-jig-channeling-coyote-dread-guy.
My 26th birthday was beyond incredible.
25 was so intense.  More change then I thought I was even ready for.
But, that’s the best….when you think you’re not ready and you’re given a whole fucking plate…eat it all.  Or nothing at all.
Uncle Roberts opened his door to our crew and extended family. 
We celebrated Aquarious like we only knew how. 
Cake to face.  Feet to Aina.  Dance off. 
I believe in the good things coming.
Honored when 500 people showed up to get down with me on my day of birth.

Jojo got us all to journey to our first rainbow gathering.
I was skeptical. 
I’ve been on a trip about color and class.
I have a unique placement here on earth.
Raised priviledged white boy. 
 Born into an  oppressed indigenous community
- systematic deconstuction…y’know..what we call racism. 
Jojo helps me see the need for compassion. 
The lost kids are so lost and sick.
The revolution is very much in need of compassion.
And I have had very little of it.
Part of my Medicine has been holding onto the bitterness.
The anger.  The hatred.  The racism.  The hostility. 
I hide it underneath all the joy, love, light, and postivity. 
I know in my heart the latter is what I ultimately want to reflect.
But, lately knowing the truth and owning my Dark is something I cannot suppress any longer.
In fact, it’s something I revel in now.
Something I find humor and comfort in talking about.
The parts of life I am owning are parts that night everyone is comfortable talking about or listening to. 
And that’s ok.  I will.  I don’t mind if you don’t listen to it.
This is a story I have to tell.
Another interesting thing I learned over the Rainbow two day LSD journey:
I have to let these songs go. 
They are not mine.
I have been, as of late, very selfish with my toungue.
‘These are MY songs…not yours….MY story..”
In some senses, yes this is true. 
But, spirit has used me as its channel. 
I have to release the stories and songs to be YOURS.
That’s when I will find peace.

We headed north afta rainbow gadda-ingz.
To our beloved HIP Agggg.
Camped 15 deep in Pololu over the weekend.
Easy balance of masculine and feminine. 
Surf was wild.  Hikes were gigantic.  Laughs were ridiculous.
Cows were weird looking.  Valley held ancient army tanks rusted into the shore. 
Fire was huge.  Hearts were aflame.  Downloads were effortless.
We were nurtured that night. 
All things wrapped in red Indian blankets and in warmth of jungle love. 

Ginger.  Tumeric.  Ginger.  Tumeric.  Ginger.  Tumeric.

On to Kona.  Waldorf wizardry.
Played a benefit for da kine SKOOL at the beach resort.
Relationships deepen.  Skool becomes even more of a heart of us. 
Avocado festival.  Humidity at Outrigger.
Watch one young woman in tears thru “Risk It”…
I talk to her with my eyes and say…”Yeah…it’s gonna be ok..and so amazing.”
Head north east to Honoka’a in a rainstorm.
The People’s theater and Leche de Tigre greet us with beers and warmth. 
Hamakua winds blow and Alicia Keys plays in my head. 
Little black truck chugs into park.  Little black dog pants into bliss.
Little brown boy and girl arrive for nothing less then perfect timing. 
Theater packs out with new and old ohana. 
Blast off means one of the best shows in awhile on island…great collaborations. 
Pauilo camp.  Thunder beings present and SO loud I could not sleep.
Here’s the rain we usually have.  Here’s the winter swell we’ve been waiting for.

Lono brings meditation. 
Lono brings solace.
Lono brings new moon.

Small tasks.   Wrapping up Hilo ties and loose ends.
Bali calling.  Spiritual journey unlike any other I have taken.
Pink house bittersweet days.  Koda bittersweet days.
Medicine posse bittersweet. 
It’s like we all went thru a very important time and are now moving on…
It will never be the same…like usual.
Check in with your elders before departure.  
Words for path and phase.

This weekend: 
Friday, 24th of Feb:  w/Sea at Last
Hilo Town Tavern  $5

Saturday, 25th of Feb:  w/ Sea at Last, Dustin Thomas, Blue Star Octave, SaraTone
Akebono Theater in Pahoa
$10

Monday, 27th of Feb:  w/Dustin and SaraTone
Bayfront Kava – Benefit for Dominik’s Parents – they are both sick with ratlung! 
Prayers and donations please!

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Watch for a new MEDICINE WEBSITE COMING SOON.
I know…our shit has definitely not been very accessible via our old site..
We’re about to become easier to follow.
This year looks pretty amazing already.
You can follow us on this blog thru Bali. 
Video, picture, audio, and blog entries will keep you all in the loop of our movement.
As spring approaches, be on the look out for Hawaii shows in May and June.
End of June is Portland, so watch out for a homecoming show PDX OHANA.
Then summer solstice will be in Minnesota again with our MidWest fam at Project Earth
Hosted by Wookiefoot….we’ll be there with Dustin Thomas!
Back to Portland for Oregon Country Fair in July…
Hope and I will charge up north to Sitka, Alaska for Homeskillet Music Fest July 13th and 14th!
Then it’s straight NW or August. 
My dream this year is to record two albums:  A medicine album that’s revolutionary and hard-hitting…then a Nahko album that’s all the old stories….
Then drive to South America. 

It all can be done.

Love you all. 
Dream Big.

Gotta say. 

I’m a little blown away at 2012 already.
I went to Portland for the holy–days…new years pow wow and beautiful time with moms and siblings and other relations…van camping.  Favorite.
Max and I did the boy band thang and that was mind blowing and educational, definitely.

Came home to Pele moonlight – Kalakaua park and little piece of leather to put intentions into…made my vows with la luna and koda bear and the King’s statue and ancient banyan tree as witnesses…the massive collision course with righteousness and bravery of a new era has lifted me off my usual foundation and set me upon one very different – empowered, saddened, and excited. 

Rallied the heart of it all, got on some Raven wings and blew it up at the Akebono Theater in downtown Pahoa.  Refreshing.  Impressed.  Joyful.  Mahalo to all of you who came to support and be a part of the new year and moon sharing of our ever growing tribe here. 

Took a massive hike to Kona and spent four intensive days with Kona Pacific Waldorf kids – grades 5th-7th.  Now, hold the banana phone:  I have been so moved and charged from this experience…there is certainly no going back.
I was a little nervous going into the classroom.  Last tour we established some relationships and credibility with the kids – but, this time it was so easy and so much more like family…the bonds we created were deep and so special. 
We broke down each day into a theme and had medicine songs to back up the themes.
Cultivating wisdom and seeing that the next leaders are so well informed….it filled me up so deep.  “MEDICINE is for the people…you can take it.  It’s not a pill.”  ummm yes please

Show day came last Friday and I learned a lot about wrangling keikis and keeping them calm and focused.  The show went so smooth – the kids really honored and respected language and culture and eachother through the music – I think all the parents were really proud – as were we.  Glad to help them kick start the ampitheater with this project…look out for a full lenght article coming soon in the Keaola magizine thanks to Jessica Kirkwood. 
As if we didn’t just work our asses off, we all headed straight for Waipio…to W.O.H Ranch where are ohana were celebrating birthdays and where I usally love to retreat to – the horses and the people and the land–one of my favorite spots on island. 
Sunday we paddled dawn patrol mish Waipio – caught the wind early but paddled hard all morning.  Missioned and saddled 10 horses and Maili took us on the old trails and then let us rip across the beach and back a few times on the ponies.   Soooooo fun!  The trail just up from the beach offered some stimulation with trees to dodge and logs to jump over.  The horses were stoked to rage through the trails and I was stoked to get ninja on the big beasts.  Heart filled and over flowing. 

Came back to Hilo Monday for a Frenchy sesh at the Kava bar. 
Getting prepped for our show at the
East Hawaii Cultural Center on Saturday, January 28th.
Tix available:  Bayfront Kava Bar / EHCC Box Office
Get ‘em while they last!  This beautiful historic Theater seats less then 200 so it’s gonna pack out fast!

I’m triple stoked for Saturday.  They have a baby grand there….at the Aloha Theater in Kona last weekend I barely got to jam the piano there…not enough time.  So this show Saturday is going to open primarily with a whole set on the beautiful baby grand.  Then Dustin will offer – and then Hope and I. 

Medicine for the Piano…:)

We’re getting close the end of our time here on island.
We still have my birthday bash on:
Friday, February 3rd at Uncle Roberts Awa Bar in Kalapana.
It’s going to be so hot!  And I’m going to be so old!
Special appearance by New Reb, Dustin Thomas, and others!

Stay tuned!

See you on Saturday!

My life is rapidly changing each day we work with the kids at Kona Pacific Waldorf School!

Values, movement, gratitude.  So inspiring.

I’m getting the best hugs and my hair braided. 

So filling to have their attention and respect when we talk about honoring language and culture…I think we’re all getting it.  It’s deep.  It’s valuable.  It’s magic.

5th-7th grade Waldorf Wizzardzzz.. 

We’re dreaming big together.

Don’t miss this show!

www.apachawaii.org  tickets on sale right now!   January 20th!  Doors at 6pm.

greetings to you all in this new year.

2011 was HUGE…for me.

New eyes, clarity and ironies in long standing relationships, new ways of looking at the world, Wookiefoot, Matisyahu, Winona Laduke, van adventures across country with Koda, quiet alone space, lots of healing, new wounds to be kept up with, new mistakes to learn from, Dustin Thomas!, pappa finally moved on into the other spirit world, amazing winter tour of big island, and the struggle of the internal king wanting to be free of responsibility and learning how to own up to the role…letting the music carry me through my 11-12 turnover…it’s been a beautiful year…struggles in being honest with myself – what do you want? – and in so being dishonest with other people. What will it take to align and become who I know I can be? A lot of patience, in depth peering at self, prayer, REAL prayer, learning how much to actually give of myself to my community, reserving more of myself for myself, becoming wise in how I communicate and what I commit to with men and especially with women. I certainly am no example. I have seen that I am trying my best and that is all I have. I do not seak to be anything for anyone – only the purest reflection of who I aim to be. My path is shadowed by all kinds of variables and too many obstructions to count. Many of these are rooted in the past, grown into the present, and exploding into the future. I can see clearly now. All that showed me how to love, what it is to be in love, and give love has disappeared and I know now I am the only one who can make the change to reestablish this understanding in my life.
I can hear the wind blow wild as I walk thru Tryon trails on new years day. Sun peaking through big cedars, smiling at me, maybe snearing a little bit with patience and compassion. Over to Mt. Tabor for sunset walk in crisp new years evening with pink and blues dazzling my watery eyes…sad hearts for new years awakening and big chest is deflating and filling with new hope and calmness. Sadness certainly falters my steps when I consider my fear of being alone, perhaps in general, perhaps specifically without a lover – or a particular lover – and fearful of knowing my higher self. THAT’S THE ONE. I feel that. I am only as connected as I’ve wanted to be. Certainly, not as connected as I COULD be. And that is a life long lesson.
Kind of a mess how I handled it all. Better the lessons the harder you fall.
I can only do so much.
I can be a good example.
I can be a good friend.
I can be alone.
I can be silent.
I can be anyone I want to be.
I can. I will. I did.
THE PATH TO LIGHT IS DARK AS THE NIGHT.

I never imagined being in the music would bring me such a complicated job.
It’s a lot of responsibility being your own boss. You actually have to be responsible.
Fell behind a little these last few weeks, being home with my moms and my siblings.
What with the new year Big Island tour coming up with Dustin Thomas and Hope – set to go thru February – there’s a lot of promotion work to do to keep all of you up with.

Here’s a breakdown of what we have going for you/us:
Dark as the Night – Bringing the Light:
Nahkohe, Hope, Dustin Thomas
January 13th The Historic Akebono Theater – Pahoa – 7pm
January 14th  The Hilo Town Tavern – Hilo – 7pm
January 19th  Kanaka Kava – prelimz show in Kona 7pm
January 20th  The Historic Aloha Theatre w/Kona Pacific Waldorf (read more below)  KONA – 7PM
January 28th  East Hawaii Cultural Center  – Hilo – 7pm
February 3rd – Nahko’s Birthday Bash! @ Uncle’s Awa Bar in Kalapana 7pm
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EXTRAZ:  
February 12th – HIPA – Kapa’au (more info soon)
www.hipagriculture.org
February 18th - The Honoka’a People’s Theater w/Leche de Tigre
www.lechedetigremusic.com
February 24th - The Hilo Town Tavern w/(Portland’s) The Sea at Last  www.seaatlast.com
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Medicine for the People
presents:

Dark as the Night /  Bringing the Light

featuring:
Nahkohe
w/Hope
Dustin Thomas
Friday the 13th of January 2012 kicks of a celebration tour of Big Island theaters for Hilo’s Nahkohe and Hope of Medicine for the People and the mesmerizing new sounds to the aina of Dustin Thomas. 
Depicting the struggles and beauties of path and purpose thru their music – these acoustic story-tellers are set to deliver a powerful, personal, and persuasively moving evening.

The illuminated pinnacle of this tour will be a benefit concert to support the essential work of Medicine for the People and to support the developement of a performing arts amphitheater at Kona Pacific Public Charter School.
January 20th at the Aloha Theater is where the common vision of Medicine and Kona Pacific come together – for an evening of positive being and action.
The children of KPW are an integral part of this show as they will be singing and dancing along with Nahkohe, Hope, and Dustin.
“Intergrating moral and life lessons thru the music, we are able to create beautiful relationships with these children while giving them the opportunity to dance and sing about simple truths that will stick with them throughout life.  I’m excited to work with them again and in the week before the performance get to really create bonds and fruitful collaborations with the future leaders of the world!” says Nahko of Medicine for the People.
He adds, “This will be an amazing way for me to start the new year…many hard lessons last year.  Putting things into perspective and realignment.  I am honored to work with Hope and Dustin again – as well as the staff, parents, and students of Kona Pacific.  It calls forth an empowering foundation within myself and the Big Island community – music heals in so many ways.  Let the music carry you.  It’s all I can hear these days.  Let it be so.”

Other shows set to explode on this tour are at the East Hawaii Cultural Center in Hilo on January 28th.  Last spring this was a sold out show – gathering mixed culture and age – beautiful to see this music create vibration in a community of seperate and very different ideals and interests. 
February 3rd is Nahkohe’s birthday and will be the close to the Dark as the Night – Bringing the Light tour – held at Uncle’s Awa Bar in Kalapana.  Prepare for fire and movement!

www.apachawaii.org   (aloha theater tickets available online)
www.ehcc.org (east hawaii cultural tickets available)

www.medicine4thepeople.org
www.lovedustinthomas.com

aye aye aye.
well, we did it. almost.
friday, saturday, sunday.
monday wraps up the 2011 i mua winter tour.

by far, this tour has been the most inspiring and powerful – for me, personally.
2011 has brought such huge transitions and learnings.
this time last year? i was falling apart.
and i didn’t even know it.
it’s wild when you think you’re pono with your creator and with your higher self and then spirit takes you for a ride of your life – throwing you into the caverns of all you fear, all your imperfections and insecurities get put on the table and you kinda cry a little bit and feel sorry for yourself for a hot second and then the eagles or hawks or coyotes or thunder or the wind on your neck or ghosts start showing up and telling you that you don’t know everything and you need to get right with your shadows etc. etc. etc.
bizzzzare.
expecting your role or your medicine or your path and purpose can be difficult sometimes.
especially, when you recognize that it is always changing.
dang-a-lang.
hamakua nurtured my relationships and land stewardship thru january – april.
come may, i was getting new eyes and seeing the world in a new way.
irony set in like a good coffee porter.
pele reached out from the cascadian coast line with her mighty oceanic hand and soaked me thru my not so water-proof but really fly leather jacket made in japan.
we cried a little in the ’76 che aha that day watching the sunset and layin’ out with the back doors open to the ocean.
we are the tides.
let go of the timing.
so you get in your van with a bunch of other crazies and you drive east.
join forces with the wookiefoot tribe.
get your mind blown.
pick up a kayak.
keep driving east.
wow. upstate new york. wild.
go back west to find wookies.
find matisyahu. we swim post blunt and salmon on crackers. tasty.
play for more people then we ever have at one time.
thanks wookies.
madeline island.
winona laduke. personal hero. thank you for letting me sail you around on lake superiour.
i was drinking and sailing. it was amazing.
there are some wild people that hang out in a burned down bar.
we’ve landed somewhere near the moon.
people took their clothes off while we played ‘no stress’. ‘off with your clothes back to the dirt”
only on madeline island, i guess.
p.s. they need help with the imu next time.
up to white earth reservation: winona, thanks for the wild rice, corn, and coffee.
p.s.s that coffee is f’ing dangerous. i wrote like 4 songs on it. on it.
back to portland.
drove the whole three days with the muffler unattatced and hanging from the engine block.
i wore earplugs.
i did not know the muffler and fallen off ’till i got to pdx.
shout out to the rowland family.
our ohana at pine ridge.
olowan reminded me to listen to and honor the thunder beings.
all of a sudden, that’s all i think about when the wind comes in strong.
october in portland is beautiful.
reconnection with family and crew.
heart is heavy. lots of changes. lots of responsibility. missing deep connection.
dad heads to higher heights two days before i hit island.
i am grieving, but relieved he is healing now.

ok ok ok.
i’m sitting here post 4 shows, having played at church this morning in keaau – beautiful gathering and lovely people – very unique gathering – cold and small surf sesh with dustin – missed the dinner at maxine’s and now my head is feeling a little better from getting smacked so hard the other day in the water by the torpedo surf board…

surfrider benefit went really well.
beautiful set up. we all let loose a little. there’s a sweet video up that dom did. thanks brother.
saturday was the market in hilo and the hawaiin sanctuary in the evening.
both unique and fulfilling to just be in the music all day with friends.

hope, dustin, and i are gearing up for january tour of big island.
an opportunity to share music that gets no or less play during full medicine band shows.
two brown boys and a goddess. can’t be bad.
theater tour/trying out new venues.
looking forward to living out of the truck here pretty soon.
the 19th takes me back to my mamas.
now that both pappas are gone – it’s time to support my mamaz in transistion.
if anybody wants us to do a house party around christmas – gather and share – max and i are into it.
i’d also be down to borrow someones small ride if can. drivingi the van around with a broken window is going to be cold and loud and expensive.
all can be done.
over the next few months you’ll be seeing a big shift in our online appearance.
the website needs a lot of work.
the way we communicate and share our info and our movement will be changing.
all more accessible.
i’m excited.

be well all you warrior people.
thank you for supporting us and following us.
it means a lot.

congratulations jeanna and sebastion! they’re getting married!

a hui ho.
see you in da wata maybe?

aloha babiez.
here’s the update.

got schooled by Mauna Kea two nights ago.
just when you think you’re straight, pono, and clear…the mountain tells you other wise.
big smiles.
rallied our medicine crew and pinky’s crew (our new hilo pad) and raged up to the visitor’s center at 9,000 ft.  — piled into Chase’s black as night truck and half walked half drove to 14,000.
bloody sunset, never ending beauty, telescopes and all…
then the planets began to sneak out from the dark blue sky. 
we waged peace with instruments and a big snuggle in the back of the truck…Dustin had no shoes on, Ydine stuffed chocolate in our tummies, Frenchy was thinking deep thoughts, Hope was beat boxing, Max was rapping, Bailey was singing, and we all were laughing and crying at the same time.  Whoa. 
Time to go down the hill…half way down the truck had some major issues…uh oh.  Something is terribly wrong with it.  We all get out.  Time to walk.  Everyone jumps in two other vehicles heading down.  I end up walking.  Good thing.  Lots of thinking to do.  Mountain told me a lot that night.  Ho’oponopono.  Time to straighten up and fly right.  Lots of responsibility.  I remember now.  To balance out what is important to me.  And what keeps me wild.  Keep reaching out.  Keep the door open.  Don’t let go.  But, let go. 
Thought a lot about the struggles.  Letting go of this internet world, the business of this music, the building of this work, the sacrifices we all make to help our communities, to be the change and still have fun.  Remember what is real.  REMEMBER WHO YOU ARE. 
Easy to get caught up in the politics of your personal work. 
Let it be. Let it be best of both worlds.

In other news:
Our I MUA tour has been the best tour for me yet.  All of us.  Finally learned how to let go of a lot of the responsibility and make it light.  Still boss in so many ways, but so beautiful to see everyone become leaders and take charge.  We’ve had so much help along the way this time – it’s been simps.  Our crew is epic this time around, again.  The girls – Bailey, Kahele, Ydine – have been singing their hearts out – holding us in the goddess energy and keeping us boys in line.  Infinite Radio – Frenchy, Chase, and Frank too – keep us in the stars and in our truths.  Dustin has us all wrapped around his little negro finger.  And the kids can’t get out of his hair.  Or the single moms.  Drew and his fam kept us conscious and connected while he was here.  Jojo kept us all in line as our elder kinda and also making us laugh about how roots we still are. 
GET IN THE VAN.
We bring the party, big time. 

Uncle Roberts last friday was by far my favorite show besides 11.11.11.
The new stage is amazing!  Our Ohana there, Ikaika and Uncle’s whole family and crew – so righteous. 
I definitely will be spending more time down there once I’m mobile again mid-December. 
It feels good to see what we’ve built in the last three years here on island. 
A community that keeps building.
I am touched and lifted to see that what I believe in and write about and sing about – is felt so strongly by so many people.  To see that I am not alone in where I stand spiritually, politically, and personally…grows my soul closer to each human. 
I am constantly – as of late – remembering that a huge part of my mission is to “bridge the gap” (our mission) – between two or three or four worlds living here on island and in general around the world. 
I think we’re beginning to see that gap close in a little this tour.  More local people, people of color, people of different class position, hawaiins, filipinos, asians, more brown people are showing up, i give thanks because i see the struggle with a lot of them when they see our crowds or crew and don’t feel the ‘love hippies’ vibe and get turned off…this is the gap we’re bridging.  Let’s just keep reaching out to all our people – recognize and forgive and rejoice because we don’t have to live like we used to. 

MOVING RIGHT ALONG:
Damn.  Goodbye November.  We have 5 shows this first weekend in December.
Check below for all the details.  In the last post. 
Friday will be very special with dancers and Ocean Medicine talks, etc. 
Dustin and I begin at 7pm with solo sets half hour each.  Then Medicine begins round 8pm.
One date to remember is December 11th at the Hilo Tavern with Dustin and some of us from Medicine.
So, I bought a ticket back to Portland December 19th – January 9th. 
Mom will be lonely this Christmas since dad passed a few days before I came out here in October. 
Need to be with her and the rest of my family.  Max and I are booked at the GoodFoot Lounge on January 7th with Moorea and the Ruby Pines.  Stoked. 
Was thinking about doing the Lotus Seed Yoga Studio again.  I’d like to get feedback from Portland crew as to where they’d like to see us play this December and early January.
Anybody want us to do a house party around Christmas?  Hit me up! 
I’m also looking to borrow a small car while I’m in Portland.  My van is going to be a pain to drive around in the cold winter with no front window and it’s heavy on gas….definitely won’t be sleeping in it this time around — cold as hell in there.  So if anybody wants to be my driver or let me borrow a small car from time to time in PDX i would be uber grateful for the mobility.  Would love to play for my community in portland more – so far we have the one gig and probably the lotus seed – so some help would be great to gather the peeps. 

JANUARY:   Sons of Pele Tour with Dustin Thomas and Nahkohe
That’s right.  Dustin and I are doing an island wide tour together. 
Story tellers in brown skin.  Get ready to dance and cry and other stuff. 
Little black truck.  Little brown boys.  oogle. 

March is Bali! 

Love you all.  Stay tuned. 
We’re revamping our web prescence again in a few weeks.
New updates to the website and to our reverbnation site. 
New vids, lyrics page, maybe tabs, vid page, EPK Packages, we going to be lah-git. 

two love. 

to go forth.

and so shall it be.
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TOUR DATES RELEASED BELOW:

Pele has brought Medicine for the People
back to our stomping grounds.

Are you ready for high energy, spirited thump-hop story-telling?
Are we ready for activation thru music and movement?

Medicine is bringing new sounds, songs, intention, wisdom, and truth to their I MUA winter tour.
Time is NOW for convergence and preparing for the future.
Time for the AWAKENING.

We are proud to announce our collaboration artists:
DUSTIN THOMAS
www.lovedustintthomas.com

NEW REB:
www.newreb.com

Along with a string of ambitious and beautiful solo artists from the island throughout the tour, you will be inspired and uplifted by these artists and their music!

I MUA 2011 Winter Tour:

November 11th – The Palace Theater, Hilo HI
www.hilopalace.com 7pm

November 18th – HIP Agriculture
www.hipagriculture.org
Kapa’au, HI 5pm

November 20th – WOH Ranch
Honoka’a, HI 5pm

November 23rd – Kona Waldorf
(evening house party in South Kona)

November 25th – Uncle’s Awa Bar
Kalapana, HI 6pm

December 2nd – Crossfit – Surfrider Foundation Benefit
Hilo, HI 1717 Kamehameha Ave. 6pm

December 3rd – Hilo Saturday Market Music
9am – 2pm

December 3rd – MM 12 HWY 30
Pahoa, HI 6pm

December 5th – Bayfront Kava
Hilo, HI 6pm

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Mahalo to Ohana that supported us in Oahu and Maui!
We hope to see all of you around the island joining us for the movement!

www.medicine4thepeople.org
www.reverbnation.com/medicineforthepeople
www.youtube.com/medicineforthepeople

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This is a call out to Medicine Tribe: Medicine crew needs a place to converge and lay our heads in Hilo, HI from October 31st – December 4th (technically…) We’ve been searching for a house to rent, but no luck! We need a place locally based in Hilo for meetings and sleeping and eating and planning and chilling and singing – the noise is optional – we can find a different rehearsal space – we just want to ALL BE TOGETHER! So, if you have ANY ideas, please email Nahko! At: nahkobear@gmail.com —- Mahalo! Send any questions or inquiries to him please!

We are also manifesting a TOUR VEHICLE! We need AT least one van or truck to rent to haul our people around for the whole tour! October 31st – December 4th! Insurance etc. all can be taken care of – tune ups – etc. Please send inquiries and info to Nahko!

Time is coming very quickly when we will hit island and none of this has manifested yet! We are open and trusting.

Aloha ke Akua.

i mua! go forth!
and so we shall.
Aloha!
Medicine for the People’s last Portland show is Sunday the 23rd – info below.
We will then be heading back to Oahu for Halloween – check out: www.hallowbaloo.com
Promo code for flight discounts at the FaceBook page: Medicine in Oahu.

The ‘i mua’ Winter Tour begins 11.11.11 at The Palace Theater in Hilo!
Check out www.medicine4thepeople.org for info on ticket sales and event line-up and intention!

Then it’s on to Australia, New Zealand, and Bali on March 28th for Bali Spirit Fest 2012! www.balispiritfest.com

A HUI HO!

Medicine for the People/The Sale/1,000 Fuegos

Time
Sunday, October 23 · 6:00pm – 11:30pm

Location
The Lotus Seed
Williams and Tillamook NE
Portland, OR
Join us for Medicine’s last (seriously) gathering in Portland before Hawaii!
We’ll be joined by The Sale and 1,000 Fuegos (used to be Nuestro)!!!

This show is all ages!
$5 door
6.30 1,000 Fuegos will begin!
7.30 The Sale!
8.30 Medicine!

Of course, this is Indian time…soooooo yeah.

Aloha!
We are proud to announce that Dustin Thomas (www.lovedustinthomas.com)
will be touring with Medicine for the People on Big Island for the winter ‘i mua’ tour 2011!
This kid is a cosmic copy, no doubt, and we’re honored to share our ohana and island with this amazing young man.
Drew Misik of New Rebelution will be with as well! Honored to have such good crew with us this winter! www.newrebelution.com

BIG LOVE SHOUT OUTS TO WOOKIEFOOT, MATISYAHU, WHITE EARTH RESERVATION, AND THE MINNESOTA/MADELINE ISLAND TRIBE!
Made my summer so blissful.