Hawaiian Islands Tour Concludes

Jack Johnson, along with friends John Cruz and Paula Fuga, just finished their seven-date, all-acoustic Hawaiian Islands tour of Kauai, Oahu, Maui and the Big Island where they played intimate venues such as the historic Hawaii Theatre in Honolulu and the Kahilu Theatre in Waimea. Jack opened his set solo on a stool singing songs and telling the stories behind them. He played a different set every night with lots of old favorites including F-Stop Blues, Dreams, and Fortunate Fool. The shows had a fun, loose feel with John and Paula joining Jack on stage for the second half of the set to collaborate and harmonize on each other songs, including John Cruz's Island Style and Little Bit of Love, Paula Fuga's Country Road, and Jack's Constellations, Breakdown and more. For the encore, Jack came to the edge of the stage and closed the shows with a special off-the-mic performance using the natural acoustics of the theatres.

Check out some photos from the tour here. More photos and exclusive video footage from the shows will be uploaded in the next couple of weeks! Proceeds from the Hawaiian Islands Tour and Jack's new release, Jack Johnson and Friends - Best of Kokua Festival benefit the Kokua Hawaii Foundation.

Jack, Paula & John Spread Aloha to Local Green Schools in Hawaii

To close the tour, Jack, Paula, John and Kokua Hawaii Foundation staff, made a special visit to Waiakea Elementary School in Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaii to reward the students for the incredible work they have done creating a school-wide recycling program as part of their Kokua Earth Action Project this year.

Last week, Jack Johnson and Paula Fuga surprised students, teachers and staff of Ewa Makai Middle School with a concert at an all-school assembly to reward the school for their recent National Green Ribbon School Award. Following the concert Kokua Hawaii Foundation co-founders, Jack, his wife Kim, went on a student-led tour of the school and got a chance to see their LEED Certified Gold campus, recycling program, vermicomposting pipeline used for the school cafeteria's excess food waste, organic gardens, butterfly atrium, aquaponics and hydroponics systems, and much more!

Best of Kokua Festival podcast

A one hour long radio special was created around the release of the new Jack Johnson and Friends - Best of Kokua Festival album including interviews with Jack, G. Love, Taj Mahal, Zach Gill and Will Dog of Ozomatli. For those of you who missed it on air, the radio special has been edited into 5 podcast episodes which we will be posting daily for the next 5 days. Here's the link to first one!

Jack to Receive National Conservation Achievement Award

The National Wildlife Federation has selected Jack Johnson, his family and the All At Once team to receive the prestigious National Conservation Achievement Award in Communications for 2012. NWF's annual awards program was established to honor individuals and organizations whose achievements in wildlife and natural resource conservation deserve national recognition. The theme for the May 17th event is discovering the joys of nature for all of our children.
During Jack Johnson's 2010 To The Sea Tour, NWF joined with over 220 All At Once non-profit partners to educate fans at the concerts about local and global environmental issues. As part of this partnership, the Johnson Ohana Charitable Foundation made direct and matching donations to NWF's Environmental Education and Gulf Oil Spill Support efforts. Learn more about the NWF National Conservation Achievement Awards here.

Double Your Impact with DonorsChoose.org

The Johnson Ohana Charitable Foundation is currently matching up to $25,000 of donations to "green" classroom projects on DonorsChoose.org, an online charity that makes it easy to support public school students in need. Qualifying projects aim to reduce waste and single-use plastics in schools and communities across the country.
31 projects have already been fully funded reaching over 3,300 students! Double Your Impact and support recycling, composting, and creative plastic-free projects in a classroom near you! Visit www.donorschoose.org/JOCF to make your donation today!

New Brushfire Records Website

It's been quite the project but the time has come, Brushfire Records is proud to announce their new website. Check it out here! They've expanded their online store and are celebrating with a new t-shirt, designed by artist Mel Kadel, who created the cover art for This Warm December: A Brushfire Holiday, Volume 2, and Brushfire's Release The Sunbird's Come Back to Us debut album and EP. Check out the T-Shirts here!

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