News Room

Whether you’re a coffee lover or kombucha enthusiast, we’re excited to tell about our Kahului store’s “Espresso & Kombucha Celebration” Tuesday, March 17th through Friday, March 20th. The event promotes our Kahului store’s newly installed Organic Espresso Bar and self-serve Kombucha on Tap. We’ll be passing out free samples of organic espresso drinks and kombucha, as well as giving away lots of prizes throughout the four-day event.

A Down to Earth cooking segment will be featured every 3rd Monday on KHON2-TV's new cable channel Living808. The new segment, "Healthy and Delicious with Down to Earth" will be hosted by Community Outreach Team Leader, Trisha "Mama T" Gonsalves. She will be demonstrating how easy and tasty it is to cook and eat healthy. Down to Earth is excited to be a part of Living808, Hawaii's first live daily lifestyle show featuring hosts Trini Kaopuiki and Taizo Braden.

You’re the first to know!  This April we will install a new “HowGood” product price tag system in all our stores.  It will provide an easy way for you to see whether a product is environmentally friendly and socially responsible. You can make a quick, informed buying decision right in the grocery aisle. 

Whether you’re a coffee lover or kombucha enthusiast, we’re excited to tell about our Honolulu store’s “Espresso & Kombucha Celebration” Tuesday, February 10th through Friday, February 13th. The event promotes our Honolulu store’s newly installed Organic Espresso Bar and self-serve Kombucha on Tap. We’ll be passing out free samples of organic espresso drinks and kombucha, as well as giving away lots of prizes throughout the four-day event.

The free samples will be served daily from 11:00am to 2:00pm.

“Roundup & GMOs and The Rise of Modern Disease,” will be the topic of an insightful FREE lecture by Dr. Stephanie Seneff and Dr. Melissa Yee this month on Oahu and Maui.  It will be co-sponsored by Down to Earth and Seeds of Truth.  This lecture will be held on Oahu in the Moiliili Community Center Thursday January 22nd from 7-9 pm, and in Kahului at the Maui Waena Intermediate Cafeteria on Friday January 23rd from 7-9 pm.

Dr. Terry Shintani will be holding a series of FREE lectures on how to “Get Your Health Back in 10 Days” Jan. 9-11 at the MOA Wellness Center in downtown Honolulu. He will present new information that shows how people can and have reversed diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol and many other health problems in just 10 days.  His insights will show how to make your New Year's resolution a reality.

We are thrilled to report that once again Down to Earth has earned First place in the Star-Advertiser’s “Best Health Food Store” category.  The announcement was made in their 2014 Hawaii’s Best edition, which was published in June.  It was the result of their annual “People’s Choice Awards,” which every year asks readers to name their “Best” choice in a variety of categories.  We have now earned this award eight years in a row!

We now offer new exciting Super Saver Deals! every two weeks!  You’ll find the best deals of the month showcased as Super Saver Deals! in the specially marked Super Saver Deals! endcaps in our stores.  Selected items will be on deep Super Saver Deals!

Down to Earth Organic & Natural will celebrate Earth Day with a day-long event to benefit a new sustainability charter school in Kaimuki, the School for Examining the Essential Questions of Sustainability (SEEQS), on April 27th, 2014 at Hawaiian Brian’s, 1680 Kapiolani Bldv. The day-long event includes Yoga (9am $10), Zumba (10am $10), Keiki Fun—face painting, cooking class and clown show (3pm), SEEQS Student Presentation (5pm Free), and will feature live musical performances by local favorites Mike Love (7:30pm) and Ooklah The Moc! (9:30pm).  A $15 fee covers admission to both performances.

Down to Earth has launched a new website driven by beautiful images and exciting new features. You'll find “fly-out” menus that make it easier to navigate the site, a new Events Calendar that lets you see any month at a glance, our own video gallery, links to our blog and new eStore, and a much improved Recipe search engine.