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A Leap of Faith, Hope and Love

February 10, 2015 by Christine Lines Leave a Comment

Richard Koob

Richard Koob is the founder of Kalani, a non-profit retreat center in Hawaii’s tropical rainforest, who has made a remarkable contribution to self-development and education. He toured the world as a professional dancer before building the community with his partner in the 1970’s. Kalani Oceanside Retreat Center opened in 1982.

Before Richard retired from managing Kalani in 2013 it had become Hawaii’s largest and oldest retreat center. Kalani sponsors an extensive Community Arts Program, with more than 50 offerings per week, typically free to the public or by donation, including offerings of yoga, Hawaiian culture, dance and performing arts, wellness, and personal growth.

Kalani also sponsors special events; hosts diverse residential retreats and workshops; provides lodging and meals for guests; oversees volunteer, sabbatical, and visiting artist education programs; and houses a sustainable community of residents in an ecovillage.

Below is a link to an interview Paulo O’Brien, host of Pathways Interview Show—on KBOO.fm Oregon, taped recently with Richard Koob, when Paulo stayed there on the Big Island of Hawaii for the first time. Richard tells the story of how Kalani, which has been a highly sustainable and spiritually alive community in the volcanic rain forest of the Big Island for over 40 years, came into being and evolved into a fascinating communitarian model that is working, against all odds (including flowing lava :-).

 

http://kboo.fm/sites/default/files/episodeaudio/kalani.mp3

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