SAVE THE MERMAIDS

Our world is breathtakingly beautiful. Why wouldn’t you want to protect it. mermaid sis @dhyana.di

going out to play in our Keiki after school camp this afternoon.

When you walk into your friends LUSCIOUS garden and get all the feels. I bet you have heard the age old adage ‘you are what you eat.’ Our physical and mental well-being is directly linked to what we eat and drink. The nutritional content of what we eat determines the composition of our cell membranes, hormones, blood, organs, bone marrow, hair and skin. Every day our bodies replace billions of cells every, and we use the foods we eat as the source. Eating good food li...terally = being the best you possible. One of the easiest ways we can not only affect our health but the health of the planet is by keeping the food chain as local as possible. The consequences of our choices about what we eat extend far beyond any one individual can see. How local do you go? Do you grow a portion of your food? We like to gather from farmers markets and go to local grocery stores that support local farmers (not big chains). What are your favorite food solutions?

*ACTION ALERT CALIFORNIA LETS SAVE THOSE MERMAIDS!* Right now California is trying to pass a bill called the California Circular Economy and Plastic Pollution Reduction Act (Senate Bill 54 and Assembly Bill 1080) Every day, single-use packaging and products in California generate tons of non-recyclable and non-compostable waste that often ends up in our environment. This bill would require 75% of single-use plastic packaging in California to be reduced or recycled into somet...hing else by the year 2030. All single use products would need to be compost able or recyclable. We have the chance to lead the nation here. If you love and live in California take action. This is a simple and easy way for you to create change! Please call and encourage your California State Senator and Assemblymember to support SB 54 and AB 1080! Link to find your rep to call to FIGHT BIG PLASTIC in our bio @healthebay @californiansagainstwaste @surfriderla the epic @vonwong #Yeson54 #Yeson1080 #CAmustlead #plasticsfreeca #breakfreefromplastic #plasticfreeforthesea

Does anyone else get social media anxiety? You may have noticed in the last few years I have been more absent on social media. I moved from California to Hawaii. Started an off-grid farm/retreat center that works on reforestation and sustainable education and play, came back to California half time, educated hundreds of children about the ocean, and of course the biggest change of all- had a beautiful baby merboy. During this time Save the Mermaids social media has ...been hard for me. As I have grown and changed, become pregnant and now as a mother, I have realized I need Save the Mermaids to reflect more of who I am in this life as a young mother, educator, tree hugger, and waterwoman. It needs to become more personal so it’s easier for me to relate how to live with all my mermaid love in my heart on a day to day basis. I need to be able to not only post about ocean science, but also bring in my Hawaii life and talk forests and off-grid living. I want to be able to share how to be a sustainable mermaid momma and how to save the world a little each day by doing things like using reusable diapers and making your own wipes. Moving forward, you can expect to see more content about living a sustainable lifestyle and what that looks like across all areas of life, including motherhood, solar, farming, food etc. I’m also excited to be bringing back our mermaid merch (stay tuned!) and work on our Mermaid Ambassador programs. Thank you for your support over the last decade. Here’s to new growth and Saving those Mermaids together! Much love, from Kaia

The future of one of our last true places of wilderness in the US is in danger. Monday the Trump administration finalized their plan to open up the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska to drilling; home to polar bears, caribou, arctic foxes, beluga whales, seals...... in a move that overturns SIX DECADES of protections for the LARGEST remaining stretch of wilderness in the whole United States. This has sat heavy with me all day today. Where was my vote? Where my child’s... vote? Where is not only the honor for the future of our natural space, but also why do we not cherish these spaces more? The Arctic Ocean is one of the most pristine and fragile places left on the planet. Why do we need to open up this pristine 19million acre refuge for drilling, exploitation, and money. It also is an intrusion into sacred indigenous lands of the Gwich’in people. Let alone the climate change impacts. Want to help? @ourarcticrefuge #protectthearcticrefuge Alaska Wilderness League protects Alaska’s public lands by fighting for wilderness, wildlife, indigenous rights and a cleaner energy future - alaskawild.org @defendthesacredak