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Alona Pulde, MD

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

10 a.m., November 9, 2026
Dillingham Hall, Punahou School
1601 Punahou Street, Honolulu

If you'd like to help Mari and Vaigai, simply coming to this public hearing of oral arguments will show support and community interest in their plight!

If you'd like to do more, contact Dr. Victoria Anderson via email to info@vsh.org.

NONHUMAN RIGHTS PROJECT, INC., on behalf of Mari and Vaigai, Petitioner/Petitioner-Appellant, vs. CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU, DEPARTMENT OF ENTERPRISE SERVICES and its DIRECTOR, DITA HOLIFIELD, and the HONOLULU ZOO DIRECTOR, JOHN BERRY, Respondents/Respondents-Appellees.

Punahou School
Dilingham Hall
1601 Punahou Street
Honolulu, HI 96822

The oral argument will also be livestreamed for public viewing via the Judiciary’s YouTube channel at YouTube.com/hawaiicourts and ‘Ōlelo at olelo.org/tv-schedule/, subject to ‘Ōlelo’s programming availability.

Nonhuman Rights Project, Inc. (NhRP) petitioned the Circuit Court of the First Circuit (circuit court) for a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of Mari and Vaigai, two Asian elephants residing at the Honolulu Zoo. The petition sought an evidentiary hearing to show cause why the elephants should not be released “to an elephant sanctuary accredited by the Global Federation of Animal Sanctuaries.”

The City and County of Honolulu, Department of Enterprise Services (DES), Director of DES Dita Holifield, and Honolulu Zoo Director John Berry moved to dismiss the petition. The circuit court granted the motion and the Intermediate Court of Appeals (ICA) affirmed.

In affirming the circuit court, the ICA held that Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes (HRS) chapter 660 supersedes the common law writ of habeas corpus, and under that chapter, elephants are not “persons” for whom relief is available. NhRP subsequently appealed to this court.

VSH's 37th Annual Vegan Pre-Thanksgiving Celebration!
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4 - 8 p.m. ( tentative: seatings at 4, 5, and 6 p.m.)
Wednesday, November 25, 2026
Mahalo to our co-host (and venue host)

Honolulu Central Seventh-Day Adventist Church
2313 Nuuanu Avenue, Honolulu

Everyone is Invited -- No need to be a VSH Member!
Takeouts OK, too!
$32
Reservation link starting in a few days will be at
vsh.org/thanksgiving

Limited seating, please make your pre-paid reservations and takeout orders by November 22.

Pumpkin Pie by Down to Earth Organic and Natural, is a gift to our attendees this year from both DTE and VSH!
Mahalo to DTE for their generosity!

Keiki table--Fun for kids and their adult friends!

🦃Turkey-safe zone!

On an Odyssey Through the GI Tract:
How a Plant-Based Diet can Conquer Digestive Diseases and Boost your Gut Health

Some photos from Ankur Jain, MD's VSH lecture on October 13, 2026 at the Ala Wai Golf Course Clubhouse. Top photos are of VSH volunteers and attendees during the refreshment hour. Bottom center photo is of Lorraine S. (VSH) with Dr. Ankur Jain, son Aadi Jain, and father Amod Jain, MD.

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VSH in the Community Event--Oahu
Mahatma Gandhi Day, Friday, October 2, 2026

Mahalo to our VSH volunteers! Photo on right is with Dr. Raj Kumar (3rd from right), founder
of the Gandhi International Institute for Peace.

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 Sunday, 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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VSH Video Program
So Much in Common:Nonhuman Minds
And A Historic Chance For Animals Now

Watch it from anywhere on our vshvideo channel on YouTube, or via vsh.org/videos.
On Oahu, watch her presentation on VSH's 1-hour Vegan program on ʻOlelo Channel 54, premiering at 6 p.m. Tuesday, October 20, and also at 11 a.m. HST on Sundays, October 25, November 1, November 8, and November 15.

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).

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 Lester McCoy Pavilion:
McCoy 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; a volunteer staffing the free literature table; Lorraine Sakaguchi introducing Victoria Anderson, PhD (wearing lei from Jeff Pang(VSH)), who is next shown giving her presentation, with a slide of Asian elephants Mari and Vaigai at the Honolulu Zoo; another view of her speaking, with slide explaining why this is a historic moment for them and other animals; the attentive and supportive audience listening to her; then conversing with some of the attendees afterwards.

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, November 5.
Click here to sign up for it by Wednesday, November 4.

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 from the October 1, 2026 potluck: Top row center: photos of Stephanie Fan and Jeff Pang making announcments.

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 November 1, 2026.

Kauai had a lovely potluck on Sunday, the 4th of October, with some very tasty and filling dishes, and super tasty desserts.

We chatted about some of our recipes and ingredients, getting more ideas.

Donna won the best dish with her Vegan Tamale Pie which was judged by Vigil.

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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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The Vegan Society of Hawaii is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: You Know What To Eat -- So Why Is It So Hard? with Alona Pulde, MD
Time: Oct 18, 2026 10:00 AM Hawaii

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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.)

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