The rows of tall trees in the center of this photo (notice a tiny Yogi Adinatha at the base of them) is a small part of our larger koa planting. This endeavor has been quite successful, and we understand ours to be the largest recent planting of koa in the state. Scientists at the Hawaii Agricultural Research Center have bred these trees specifically to be resistant to the infamous koa wilt disease, which is ravaging much of the island's koa trees.

Last night, Satguru Bodhinatha Veylanswami and Sannyasin Yoginathaswami caught an outbound flight to Phoenix, Arizona. While there they'll be attending the Kumbha Abhishekam for the Mahaganapati Temple of Arizona.