Ala Wai Golf Course Clubhouse Ballroom
404 Kapahulu Avenue, Honolulu (Oahu)
From Kapahulu Ave. enter long driveway between golf course & Waikiki-Kapahulu Library. Go 0.2 mi. until you reach the 2-story clubhouse. Event is upstairs. Elevator is on Ewa side of building.

· The benefits of a plant-based diet on overall digestive health and cancer prevention.

Dr. Ankur Jain is a Board Certified Gastroenterologist and an Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at the John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM ).

After graduating from Punahou, he attended college and medical school at Northwestern University. He completed his internal medicine residency at Loma Linda University, where he was selected as chief resident; and completed his fellowship in gastroenterology at Kaiser Permanente in Los Angeles.

Dr. Jain has been in private practice in Honolulu since 2013 alongside his wife, Dr. Shilpa Jain, who is also a gastroenterologist. He has been recognized by Honolulu Magazine as a “Top Doctor in Hawaii” every year since 2016.

Welcome to this free and open to the public educational event!

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Upcoming VSH in the Community Event--Oahu
Mahatma Gandhi Day, Friday, October 2, 2026
5-6:30 p.m.
Gandhi Statue, outside the entrance to Honolulu Zoo
151 Kapahulu Ave., corner of Kalakaua Ave. and Kapahulu Ave.
Park at the Zoo parking lot, or for free at the Waikiki Shell parking lot on 2805 Monsarrat Ave on the other side of the Zoo.

Come enjoy the celebration (it's also World Day for Farmed Animals in honor of Gandhi's compassion for animals) and visit us at the VSH tent!

Or let us know (call (808) 445-9920) if you'd also like to volunteer at any time from when we start setting up around 3 p.m. and start breaking down at 6:30 p.m.

note: Some people received an older version of this Gandhi flyer which incorrectly named a different day of the week.
Friday is the correct day.

Click here at 12 noon HST, Sunday, October 18, 2026
Adjust starting time to your time zone.

Alona Pulde, MD

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Recent VSH Event--Oahu
So Much in Common:Nonhuman Minds
And A Historic Chance For Animals Now
Some photos from the 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 22, 2026 talk by Victoria Anderson, PhD, at McCoy Pavilion:
Pavilion entrance facing the street and beach, volunteers serving vegan refreshments from Down to Earth on King St. -- first photo shows refreshment menu, some attendees enjoying refreshments in the courtyard, volunteer staffing the free literature table, Victoria Anderson, PhD, giving her presentation with a slide showing Asian elephants Mari and Vaigai at the Honolulu Zoo, and another explaining why this is a historic moment for them and other animals, the attentive and supportive audience listening to her, and Dr. Anderson conversing with some of the attendees afterwards.

Many people who originally were planning to watch Dr. Rogers' live talk on Sunday, August 16, 2026, had to miss it when Hurricane/Tropical Storm Lala triggered a historic loss of power across Hawaii -- about 2/3 of households were without power when this talk started at 11 a.m. HST! Dr. Rogers still had an audience with our loyal participants drawn from across the mainland US, and including a few of us from Hawaii, too. But, you can now watch it (see below)!

Watch it from anywhere on our vshvideo channel on YouTube, or via vsh.org/videos.
On Oahu, watch his presentation on VSH's 1-hour Vegan program on ʻOlelo Channel 54 at 11 a.m. HST on Sundays October 4, October 11 and October 18.

Or, watch it live-streamed at the same time as above (adjust start time for your time zone) on https://olelo.org (select channel 54 on the right hand side of the screen).

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Recent VSH Event--Oahu
VSH Tour of Aloha Animal Sanctuary
Some photos (Lorraine S., except for group shot) from the 2 p.m. Sunday, September 20, 2026 tour:

Entering AAS, Brian Heithaus (AAS, VSH) greets tour participants, Kristie La Rose (AAS executive director) with rooster friend, Coco the turkey gets some watermelon, holding Oogie Boogie the silkie, blissful rest in the pig pool, sheep seeking treats, Haku the pig greeting visitors, spending time with goat friends, group (most of) gathered under an ʻulu tree, by some coconut palms and banana plants, and a way to support AAS.

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Aloha Animal Sanctuary Concert Fundraiser
Some photos from the event 6-9 p.m. at Cafe Kopi in Kailua, Saturday, August 22, 2026: the outdoor concert started with people seated, some with their dog companions, and eating dishes from Cafe Kopi with silent auction tables visible on left side; onstage, volunteer instrumentalist and Kristie La Rose (AAS executive director); Brian Heithaus (AAS & VSH), Kristie, & Lorraine Sakaguchi (VSH); the concert continued into the night with rain only falling as the event ended!

Photos below are from the VSH screening of Food For Thought on August 11, 2026 at the Ala Wai Golf Course Clubhouse Ballroom: volunteers and visitors gather during the refreshments hour on the 2nd floor lanai; announcements and watching the film.

Usually at 6 p.m. on the 1st Thursday of the month at Tzu Chi Hawaiʻi, 1238 Wilhelmina Rise, Honolulu.

The next potluck is on Thursday, October 1.
Click here to sign up for it by Wednesday, September 30.

Bring a vegan dish low in salt and fat, enough to share small portions with at least 24 others, a list of all ingredients and your name to display with it, and your own dinnerware.
There'll be a free plants/herbs/veggies/flowers exchange. Take home some great freebies! If you have any to give away, bring them, too!

Photos (by Lorraine S.) of the September 3 vegan potluck: Stephanie Fan of Tzu Chi and potluck coordinator Jeff Pang start with announcements; some of the many contributed vegan dishes in next 2 photos; the desserts table (top row, last photo); attendees getting food at the main buffet table; enjoying the meal (2nd row, last photo); the free plant items table with Thai basil plants, Malabar chestnuts, katuk, blue butterfly pea blossoms, rosemary, curry leaf, and oregano cuttings, also Song of India, and cassava branches to root, and more, plus a set of free wax candles (3rd row, 1st photo); a birthday celebration centerpiece honoring a September-born participant next to one of the flowering branches centerpieces donated by Sharon Tanaka; the same table with participants.

Usually at 1 p.m. the first Sunday of the month at the Sun Village Clubhouse, 3-3400 Kuhio Highway, Lihue. No sign-up needed. The next potluck date is October 4, 2026.

On Sunday, September 6, our VSH group shared the dining hall in the club house with a resident's birthday party potluck - we all got along since it is a very big room, plus we actually knew 4 other residents at that gathering, too.
Everyone was very nice and accommodating.We had a good group of Vegan regulars plus a new lady (Julie - Nancy’s sister) who brought the guacamole combo.
The winner of the best dish award went to Donna Marie Norstadt for her Spinach Tofu Quiche (2nd photo). Vigil Alkana (our food judge) awarded Donna with a gift card from Papaya’s Market.

There were lots of lunch dishes to choose from, including Robin Shannon’s dessert of Russian Tea Cakes.

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💲VSH members receive many discounts, both in Hawaii and elsewhere: see vsh.org/discounts.

Be sure to show your VSH membership card when asking for VSH member discounts.
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Our Newest VSH Member discounts!
10% off at ‘Ōlena Cafe
1631 Kapiolani Blvd, Suite #2, Honolulu (Oahu)
Open Tues-Sat: 7 a.m.-3 p.m.
(808) 942-9342
Veg-friendly cafe: cold-pressed juices, smoothies, remedies & shots, coffee drinks, teas, salad, sandwiches, avocado toast, blended bowls, waffles, etc.
Park in adjacent outdoor lot facing Kapiolani Blvd.

10% off at 9th Isle Vegan
66-437 Kamehameha Hwy, #104
Haleiwa, HI 96712
Open Mon-Sun 11 a.m.-5 p.m. (closed Wed).
(808) 367-1653

Owner Saudia K.: "You don't have to be vegan to eat here, it's just that good!"

Photos below by Susan Datri July 12, 2026:

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10% off at Tan Tree
1415 Kalakaua Ave, Suite 211, 2nd floor
(808) 597-6062. Open Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-6 p.m.
Tan Tree is a veg-friendly Indonesian specialty store owned by Tantri and Aaron Adamson.
10% off vegan products including organic US-made Indonesian tempeh.
5% off freshly made vegan Indonesian dishes: Order from weekly menu posted @tantreellc on Instagram or on their Facebook page, for pick up on Thursday. Note that you can have any non-vegan menu items prepared vegan!

Park on street, then go upstairs. If 1st floor door is locked, call store via intercom or cell phone to get unlocking code.
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🏃🏾🏃🏼🏃🏻Volunteers needed! Thanks to those who've already volunteered.
For in-person events, if you can come early to help set up, help during the event, or stay a little later to help put away things and clean up, please let us know, or just come!
For all volunteer opportunities, please send an email to info@vsh.org or a leave a voice message at (808) 445-9920. Mahalo!

Everyone is welcome! For in-person events, if you wish, please feel free to wear a mask, and/or to sit comfortably together or apart from others, too. Suggest wearing fragrance-free products for your own health, as well as that of other attendees.
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📺 View presentations you may have missed on community TV channels, including Akakū TV on Maui, Hōʻike TV on Kauaʻi, and VSH's Vegan program on ʻOlelo Channel 54 (11 a.m. most Sundays, 6 p.m. 3rd Tuesdays) on ʻOahu, and at the same time as theʻOahu showings, live streamed on olelo.org select channel 54, or from our video library at vsh.org/videos.
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The Vegan Society of Hawaii is a 501(c)(3) all-volunteer nonprofit educational organization. Since 1990, we've been promoting human health, animal rights, & protection of the environment by means of whole food, plant-based vegan education.
All of our live and recorded presentations are available free to and created for the benefit of the general public. Please contact us if you'd like to use our recorded presentations for non-commercial, educational purposes. (Please note that screened films generally are NOT saved into our VSH video library.)

Mahalo to our members, volunteers, and donors, who make our work and events like this possible!
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