Vegan News for September 2023
Based in Haiku, Maui Kombucha features raw vegan food.
How do you even begin to comprehend the tragedy of the Lahaina fire? Mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, aunts, uncles, children, workers and friends are forever gone. The death toll keeps rising. A community of homes and businesses wiped out. More than 2,200 structures were destroyed, over 80% residential. Irreplaceable cultural centers key to Hawaiian history no longer exist. A vibrant economic engine on Maui has been decimated. Read more …
For updates on vegan-friendly Lahaina businesses, follow these links: Coconut Caboose, Moku Roots, Choice Health Bar, and a’a Roots.
A gofundme appeal has been established to help the employees of vegan restaurant a’a Roots, which has assisted relief efforts and has been able to reopen.
Twenty-six staff members of Choice Health Bar lost their homes to the Lahaina fire. You may donate to assist them here.
Moku Roots reports: “We are all safe and Moku is standing with no fire damage. We don’t have power or water yet, so we haven’t been able to get inside and get to feeding people in need, but I’m hopeful we’ll have power back on soon and we’ll be there 100% for the community. Since we aren’t able to open yet, we’ve been donating produce from our farms to organizations in areas that do have power and water to make nourishing food for people.
“Nine of the 20 members of the ‘Mo-kru’ lost their homes in the devastating Lahaina fire. You guys, our amazing followers have generously donated around $10,000, which is wonderful but not that much to go around to the nine who have to rebuild from nothing and the other 11 who are fortunate to have homes, but no income currently. If anyone else is able to donate, we would so appreciate it so that everyone who lost their homes can really have some help rebuilding their lives. Our VENMO is @mokuroots and there is a donate button on our website mokuroots.com.”
Sadly, the folks at Maui Garden Sushi have lost their home to the Lahaina fire. They vow to resume serving vegan miso ramen as soon as they are able.
As of August 25, the Haiku-based food truck Rainbow Kitchen raised more than $2,000 to provide 167 meals for displaced Lahaina families, volunteers and fundraisers.
CALENDAR
On Sunday, September 10, 2023 at 12 noon the Vegan Society of Hawaii will present a free Zoom lecture, “The Nutritional Reversal of Cardiovascular Disease: Fact or Fiction?” by Caldwell Esselstyn, Jr., MD. More information here.
Food Not Bombs Maui will offer free vegan food at Paia Bay on Thursday, September 21, 5:45 PM.
NEWS AND TRENDS
New Study Shows Vegan Diet is Least Harmful to Environment … Plant-Based Diets are Key to Climate Change Emergency Response
How Big Meat and Dairy Are Attacking the Alt Protein Industry
Gallup Poll Reveals Surprising Insights into Demographics of US Vegans
Major beauty brands are changing ingredients to be clean or vegan
Virologists Urge Governments to Ban Fur Farming
It's all in the seasoning: If vegan flavours are good, you won't miss the meat
What does a plant-based diet look like? Nothing like tech companies would have you believe
Cowboys and vegetarians: why American rightwingers see beef as a birthright
“No Meat Required” author Alicia Kennedy on the history and future of plant-based food
HEALTH AND NUTRITION
A Plant-Based Diet High in Nuts Lowers Parkinson’s Risk by 31 Percent
20 Cardiovascular Disease Studies Link Plant-Based Diet to Reducing Your Risk
New Study Finds Healthy Plant-Based Diets Slow Down Aging Process
Vegan diet linked to lower risk of 'silent' kidney disease
Diet Rich in Plant-Based Food May Help Kids Focus, Research Says
SPORTS AND FITNESS
Who is vegan bodybuilder, Jehina Malik?
Vegan Strong PlantBuilt Bodybuilding Team to Compete in Mr. America All American Sports Festival
RESOURCES
Netflix Documentary ‘Poisoned’ Makes Viewers Vow to Go Vegan
THIS MONTH IN VEGAN HISTORY
September 1846: A recipe for a plain bird’s nest sago pudding, which has been described as “the earliest known deliberately vegan recipe,” is published.
September 1847: William Horsell founds the world’s first vegetarian society in England.
September 1849: The Vegetarian Advocate reviews the Kitchen Philosophy for Vegetarians, which may be the first known vegan cookbook.
September 1945: An article in the Vegetarian Society’s newsletter states that “a number of our members, who do not use animal products of any kind, formed themselves into a group which has since adopted the title of ‘The Vegan Society.’”
September 2001: Bowing to pressure from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Wendy’s followed McDonald’s and Burger King in making some reforms in the treatment of hens.
September 2020: Nordstrom becomes the US retailer to announce a ban on fur and exotic animal skins.
September 2020: British supermarket chain launched dedicated vegan aisles in 359 stores.
CONNECTIONS
If you live on Maui or visit regularly, you might check out three Facebook pages, Vegan on Maui, Maui Vegans and the Facebook companion page to this website, Maui Vegan Life.