GREEN Volume 3 Number 2 by Green Magazine Hawaii: Hawaii's Sustainable Living Magazine

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CONTENTS

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Editor’s Note Get Your Green Fix

Contributors

The Word It’s Getting Hot Out There Plastic Free Kailua Verdant Fundraising Castles On The Sand Historic Improvement Grazing Urchins John Kelly Awards

Do It Yourself Wood Block Relief Printing

Green Science Cool Roof Coatings

Q&A Architect Laura Ayers

Outdoor: Every Man’s Garden The O‘ahu Urban Garden Center

Technology: Silent Generator The Answer Is Blowing In The Wind

Design: Home On The Bay From Deconstruction To Affordable Restoration

Travel: In Your Own Backyard A Staycation Has Never Been So Appealing

Marketplace Things We Like

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EDITOR’S NOTE

Get Your Green Fix If you haven’t noticed already, GREEN: Hawai‘i’s Sustainable Living Magazine is now a bimonthly publication. That’s right, you’re holding the March/April 2011 issue. We took the leap and are publishing six issues a year. This way we can bring you more of the in-depth, informative and smart content you’ve come to expect from GREEN, all year long. I have to tell you, for a small publishing company of only a few dedicated and passionate individuals, going from four to six issues is a big deal and we thought long and hard about it. The deadlines will sneak up on us that much quicker and the workload of those extra two issues is heavier than one might think. But the rewards outweigh the risks and we feel that more GREEN is in the best interest of the community and Hawai‘i. After all, sustainable living is a lifestyle, a conscious choice that we should consider everyday, no matter what month, season or holiday. Sustainable living is not a fad or a trend. Beanie Babies, acid-washed jeans, Rollerblades, spinning rims and mens skinny jeans were trends (thank goodness). GREEN is modern life in Hawai‘i. It’s the issues we face in our modern collective

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and the solutions we foster. It’s the clothes on our back and the food on our table. It’s our attitude toward our natural environment and all the flora and fauna we share these islands with. It’s your hard-earned dollar and your voice. This issue also marks our third anniversary. We’re not throwing confetti in the air and cracking open the champagne quite yet, but we are proud that GREEN has established important roots across the islands and continues to be Hawai‘i’s go-to publication for sustainable living. And I know that this is not my usual Editor’s Note, but sometimes you have to get down to business, put your head down and run. Believe me, I’d much rather share with you my perspective and person trials as I do my best to lead a sustainable lifestyle. I can only hope that you find inspiration to act or fodder for healthy discussion, for or against. We’re not here to preach to the choir. GREEN is for both the consciously entrenched and the more recently awakened. Either way, thanks for reading. —Kevin Whitton

Published by Little Tree Publications VOLUME 3 :: NUMBER 2 :: MARCH/APRIL 2011 Editor Kevin Whitton Contributing Writers Dr. Summer Baptist, Catherine Mariko Black, Stuart Coleman, Amanda Corby, Jade Eckhardt, Beau Flemister, Margaret Haapoja, Jack Kittinger, Ashley Lukens, Nicole Milne, Sarah Ruppenthal, Jessie Schiewe, Dr. Mark Shigeoka, Aubrey Yee Art Director Kyle Tanaka Contributing Photographers Willi Edwards, Beau Flemister, Isaac Frazer, Ian Gillespie, Nicole Milne, Kyle Tanaka, Kevin Whitton, Michelle Whitton, Aubrey Yee Contributing Illustrators Orthreb Arios, Abi Braceros, Nicolette Davenport Sales Representative Ashly Thomson ashly@greenmagazinehawaii.com Jessica Goto jessica@greenmagazinehawaii.com General Inquries info@greenmagazinehawaii.com GREEN P.O. Box 894061 Mililani, Hawai‘i 96789 To receive a free subscription to the GREEN eZine, the complete online version of GREEN, please contact us at info@greenmagazinehawaii.com. Annual hard copy subscriptions are also available at $24 for 6 issues. Other than letters to the editor, we do not accept unsolicited editorial submissions. GREEN, Little Tree Publications and its associates are not responsible for lost, stolen or damaged submissions or the return of unsolicited material. One-way correspondence can be sent to: P.O. Box 894061, Mililani, Hawai‘i 96789 Email editorial inquiries to info@greenmagazineawaii.com GREEN is trademarked and tradename registered in the state of Hawai‘i. All contents of this issue of GREEN are copyrighted by Little Tree Publications, 2011. All rights reserved. GREEN is printed in the USA on recycled paper. Please recycle this magazine. Pass it on to a friend and extend the life of this publication.

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CONTRIBUTORS

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Amanda Corby Originally a Midwest girl, Amanda has established quite a social presence during her past decade in Hawai‘i. She graduated from U.H. at Ma- noa and has since made a career out of doing what she loves, networking. Her passion for making the world a better place morphed into Under My Umbrella, a successful, out of the box, integrated marketing, communication and consulting company. Along with assisting local businesses and non-profits to reach their full potential, Amanda has also worn many hats at GREEN Magazine, from writer and marketing director to foodie consultant. Passionate about food, supporting local grassroots movements and an advocate for building a more localized economy, when Amanda is not planning an event, taking meetings, tending her garden, writing or running up Tantalus, you can find her in the ocean or at the park with her dog Anuhea.

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Jade Eckardt Raised on the east side of the Big Island, Jade majored in anthropology at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo, where she stumbled across an interest in writing. She began reflecting on her travels around the world in creative non-fiction work and soon moved to traditional newsroom journalism. Jade is now a staff writer at The Hawaii Independent where she reports exclusively on O‘ahu’s North Shore, covering community issues and events. Jade also lives on the North Shore with her family and one-and-a-halfyear-old son, and enjoys surfing, gardening and loves taking care of her backyard chickens, ducks and goats.

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Jessie Schiewe

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Jessie Schiewe is a self-professed social bore. Growing up, while her friends played sports, she sat on a bench reading a book. In high school she could always be found in the library and in college she holed up at the newspaper office. In May of 2010, she graduated from Wesleyan University in Connecticut with a B.A. in English and government, and promptly returned to beautiful and sunny Los Angeles, where she grew up. She spent last summer writing for the Health and Science sections of the Los Angeles Times and has since been freelance writing and teaching yoga. In the fall, she is excited to further her passion for journalism, and will be attending the Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Jessie is currently living in Kaimuki, has a desk at the Honolulu Weekly and scours market shelves for her favorite food, sea asparagus.

The endangered ‘i‘iwi’s curved bill finds a perfect mate, on more than one account, with the flower of the endangered ‘o- hawai. The ‘i‘iwi is threatened by habitat loss and has been decimated by avian malaria carried by mosquitoes.

It’s Getting Hot Out There While most of us are well aware of Hawai‘i’s unfortunate moniker as the endangered species capital of the nation, the Endangered Species Coalition recently named the Hawaiian Islands as one of the top 10 places to save for wildlife, fish and plants on the brink of extinction. The report, It’s Getting Hot Out There: Top 10 Places to Save for Endangered Species in a Warming World highlights the importance of saving habitat for endangered species and examines how the changing climate is increasing the risk of extinction for imperiled fish, plants and wildlife, and the importance of protecting key ecosystems. It also serves the important role of bringing awareness on the national scale to the predicament of so many endangered native species across the islands. Hawai‘i joins the threatened ecosystems of the California Sierra Mountains, greater Yellowstone, the Gulf Coast’s flatlands and wetlands and others fragile ecosystems. The report calls for the Obama Administration and Congress to provide the tools and resources necessary to protect these key ecosystems from global climate change. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 20 to 30 percent of the

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world's species will be at an increased risk of extinction if global temperature increases exceed three to five degrees Fahrenheit above pre-industrial levels. The climate threats to Hawai‘i’s species include coral bleaching and ocean acidification, loss of coastal habitat for monk seals, sea turtles and millions of nesting seabirds, and increased breeding zones for introduced mosquitoes that transmit deadly avian diseases to unique forest birds. The 60-year-old Conservation Council for Hawai‘i has long been focused on shaping policy to protect native species and is hopeful of the awareness the report will raise. “Native ecosystems, from our coral reefs to the alpine summits on Hawai‘i and Maui, will be harmed by global warming,” says Marjorie Ziegler, Executive Director of the Conservation Council for Hawai‘i. “The solution is awareness. Hawai‘i needs its fair share of funding proportionate to the number of endangered species here.” The full report is available online at itsgettinghotoutthere.org. conservehi.org

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THE WORD

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Plastic? No thanks.

Plastic Free Kailua Following the lead of San Francisco, California, the first U.S. city to ban plastic shopping bags in April 2007, the Ko- kua Hawai‘i Foundation launched its grassroots Plastic Free Hale‘iwa campaign in December, asking local businesses in Hale‘iwa to voluntarily stop using single-use plastic bags. The plastic-free effort caught on, but gained more large-scale traction across Maui and Kaua‘i counties, where laws enacted in January 2011 now ban businesses from offering their customers plastic shopping bags. On O‘ahu, while no laws have been put in place to support a countywide ban on plastic shopping bags, communities continue to take matters into their own hands. In the fall of 2010, Plastic Free Kailua kicked off its campaign for businesses to join the community coalition in support of voluntarily doing away with single-use plastic bags. The group is also taking plastic free one step further by organizing community events, like beach cleanups, to build support and awareness. “The Plastic Free Kailua initiative is a great step towards limiting single-use plastic in the community and is helping to nudge businesses in Kailua in the right direction,” explains Eric Mascia, co-owner of Mu‘umu‘u Heaven, Kailua’s hip recycled clothing and wares boutique that has embraced the coalition and its goal. “Plastic Free Kailua is looking to form a very inclusive coalition of Kailua businesses, whereby simply instituting a store-wide policy to ask customers if they need a bag will qualify. Can you imagine the incredible effect that might have if the larger retailers in our community were on board?” plasticfreekailua.blogspot.com

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Verdant Fundraising The current economic crunch has left the public with fewer discretionary dollars to donate and has severely limited government funding for nonprofit organizations. No strangers to fundraising, some nonprofits are getting creative and have found a new way to raise money for their organizations while at the same time helping to reforest land on the Big Island’s Ha- ma- kua Coast with native koa trees. Organizations like Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hawai‘i, the National Kidney Foundation of Hawai‘i, Hawaii Healing Hearts and the Kalihi Education Coalition have joined up with Hawaiian Legacy Hardwoods under their Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative to become Legacy Partners, offering the sponsoring of Koa Legacy Trees to their supporters. The nonprofit organizations are able to raise $20 for every tree planted through their efforts, which simultaneously benefits their organization and restores a native ecosystem in the process. “The Legacy Tree program enables us to further our mission and sustain our mentoring programs and services to help children reach their potential,” says Roger Higa, fund development and marketing director for Big Brothers Big Sisters. “A $20 donation pays for the cost of a back-

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Reconstructed vintage Aloha fashions, homewares, and more!

Thousands of koa seedlings are ready to be planted through the Legacy Tree program.

ground check, the first step to making a quality match between a big and a little.” Using a unique tagging method, Hawaiian Legacy Hardwoods is able to assign each tree to an individual sponsor, track its growth and record its maintenance, all through the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags and GPS technologies. The nonprofit can give each sponsor a certificate of planting complete with the GPS coordinates and specific RFID tag number of each tree sponsored. The 1,000-acre reforestation effort also includes fencing to keep pigs and cows out of the conservation area. Through their Legacy Partners, Hawaiian Legacy Hardwoods is also donating $1 from every Legacy Tree to the Nature Conservancy of Hawaii. “Hawaiian Legacy Hardwoods has developed a very effective, efficient and economic method to encourage the reforestation of our Hawaiian koa forests,” says John Henshaw, director of land protection and conservation partnerships for the Nature Conservancy of Hawaii. “This model is a resource for sustaining our Islands and our communities.” legacytrees.org

Mu‘umu‘u Heaven 767 Kailua Road, Kailua HI 96734 www.muumuuheaven.com Ph: 808.263.3366

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Mediterranean Revival and Italian Renaissance architecture meets sustainability in the modern age.

Historic Improvement Whose to say you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t teach an old dog new tricks? Completed in 1929, the Historic Dillingham Transportation Building has undergone a renovation to bring its classic Mediterranean Revival/ Italian Renaissance architecture into the modern age of sustainability. The project was a complete commercial tenant improvement of the first floor and attached mezzanine space of the building. Restored for the Hauâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;oli Mau Loa Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting youth education and local environmental sustainability, Hawaii Architecture worked to retain the critical and timeless historical treatments, namely the historic faux ceiling treatments, while introducing contemporary solutions for partition walls that allow natural light to pour deep into the space. To accomplish this, the firm innovated an interior light shelf, creating a soft glowing lid, which for most purposes precludes the necessity for any artificial lighting during normal business hours. From the flooring to the paint and framing materials, only sustainable or rapidly renewable materials were considered. In addition, the dated mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems were upgraded with energy efficient systems including temperature controlled HVAC, natural light and occupancy sensored lighting systems, as well as efficient low flow plumbing fixtures. In addition to dealing with the sensitivity of a space listed on the National Historic Registry, Hawaii Architecture is in the final phases of obtaining a possible LEED Platinum certification for the project, which is the highest level of LEED certification available and the most stringent sustainable accreditation certificate in the building industry.

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These spiny grazing urchins are dining on invasive Kappaphycus algae in the northern section of Ka- ne‘ohe Bay. At a nearby urchin hatchery, about 2000 juvenile urchins are almost ready to join the feast.

Grazing Urchins In the 1970s, to the chagrin of many in Hawai‘i’s marine science community, a handful of researchers imported non-native seaweeds for aquaculture experiments in the islands, some of which took place in Ka- ne‘ohe Bay. After the experiments were abandoned, the invasive algae Kappaphycus escaped culture and found its way into the bay’s fragile ecosystem where it smothered corals, native seaweeds and other organisms by quickly spreading across the reef in thick, dense mats. In 2003, through a collaborative effort between scientists and conservationists, an underwater vacuum called the “Super Sucker” was developed to suck invasive algae off the reef. The Super Sucker was very successful at removing the invasive algae and exposing the coral, but it could not keep up with the rapid growth and spread of the alien algae. Biologists from the Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Aquatic Resources think

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they’ve found a long-term solution to work in concert with the Super Sucker: Tripneustes gratilla, a native Hawaiian collector urchin that naturally resides on flat reefs and grazes on seaweed. Experiments were conducted on a small reef patches near the Hawai‘i Institute of Marine Biology on Coconut Island. The patch of reef was cleared with the Super Sucker and urchins were placed on half of the cleared area for one year. The urchins thrived and kept the selected reef patch almost entirely free of invasive algae. Thrilled with the results, biologists are already planning their next experiment, moving the urchins to the un-grazed side of the reef patch—which returned to pre-Super Sucker levels— to see if the grazers can handle thousands of pounds of invasive algae on their dinner plate.

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John Kelly Environmental Award winners Duane DeSoto, Laurie Carlson and Mark Cunningham are joined on stage by friends and family.

John Kelly Awards And the winner is…Hawai‘i. The Surfrider Foundation’s O‘ahu Chapter recently celebrated its eighth annual John Kelly Environmental Achievement Awards to honor those who have made outstanding contributions to protect and enhance O‘ahu’s coastal community and environment. The annual event is held in memory of John Kelly, who passed away in 2007. He was one of Hawai‘i’s legendary surfers and environmental activists, and the first recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award. Over 300 supporters attended the awards ceremony, held at the Waimea Valley Pavilion, and were treated to dinner, a silent auction and live music by Rob Barreca, Paula Fuga and Jive Nene. Lifeguard and world champion bodysurfer Mark Cunningham graciously accepted the Lifetime Achievement Award for his dedication and leadership with the Defend Oahu Coalition and the Junior Lifeguard Program. The Honolulu Weekly received the Environmentally Friendly Local Company Award for their coverage of environmental issues on O‘ahu and Duane DeSoto accepted the Professional Surfer Award for his dedication to Na- Kama Kai, a program he founded that offers ocean awareness and safety classes to children around the island. And as if the libations from Kona Brewery didn’t already add to the celebratory atmosphere, Jack Johnson grabbed his axe and joined Paula Fuga for an impromptu jam session.

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Wood block relief printing combines woodcarving and rudimentary printing to create images with texture and character.

Wood Block Relief Printing Reviving an old tradition with modern designs

The ancient art of wood block relief printing, also called woodcuts, dates back to sixth-century China, where the technique was used to create Buddhist texts. Woodcuts later gained popularity in Japan, and in Europe it became the standard method for printing on textiles and for illustrations in books before the invention of the printing press. The craft continues to be a popular art form today, combining woodcarving and printing to create unique images, where the grain of the ink-coated wood imparts its own characteristics onto the specific medium. Matt Kawika Ortiz, co-owner and designer for the eco-conscious apparel brand Vers and U.H. at Ma- noa master of fine arts graduate specializing in print making, shares his passion for the age-old art form, offering an introduction to the hearty craft. â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Kevin Whitton 1. Find a piece of salvaged wood of which the size suits the needs for your image. Choose a soft wood, like redwood, because soft woods are easier to carve. Experiment with different pieces of wood with an interesting grain, knots, nail holes or minor damage, which will add character to the finished product. Draw your image on the piece of salvaged wood in pencil. When youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re satisfied, outline the drawing with the Sharpie.

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2. Clamp the block to a workbench or table then score the outline with a sharp utility knife. Place a thin piece of wood or cloth in between the block and clamp to avoid making an impression in the wood. For safety, make sure to keep your free hand behind the blade or completely off the block. Never pull the blade toward your free hand. 3. Starting in the middle and working toward an edge, use a scalloped carving tool to carve out the pattern. Remember that the high points hold the ink, which transfers the image to the paper, like a rubber stamp. Use one hand to steady the carving tool and apply downward pressure to submerge the tip under the surface of wood. Push then lift. The motion will release the surface of the wood causing a wood chip to break off at the scored outline. Keep the trenches shallow. If you push too deep, you could exceed the depth of the score and run past the scored outline. 4. Put down a horizontal line of ink as wide as the ink brayer at the top of the glass plate or other flat, smooth surface. Pull the ink down across the plate with the brayer to create a reservoir of ink, coating the brayer evenly. Roll the inked-up brayer generously onto the wood block.

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5. Set a piece of paper carefully onto the block. Be careful not to shift it once it touches the wood block. Secure it to the wood by pressing directly downward. The paper will adhere to the ink. Burnish (rub) the entire surface, from edge to edge and top to bottom, with the back of a wooden spoon using ample pressure. Rub the paper till you see the impression of the image begin to come through the paper, about a minute. The longer you burnish, the more ink will be on the paper. Less rubbing, or less ink, reveals more of the grain, so donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be afraid to experiment.

Materials Reclaimed lumber, wood carving kit or scalloped carving tool, clamp, utility knife with a new blade, pencil, Sharpie, ink brayer (roller), glass plate (or other smooth flat surface), wood block printing ink, paper, wooden spoon. All of the carving and printing supplies can be found at local craft stores. Speedball brand carries inks and supplies specifically for wood block printing.

6. Peel off the paper in one fluid motion and set it out to dry. Waterbased inks will dry in about ten minutes. Put it in your favorite frame and decorate your abode or give the original art as a gift.

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A cool roof equates to cooler indoor temperatures and a more comfortable interior space.

Cool It Down

A cool roof is the first step to a comfortable interior

Kevin McCallum walks carefully across the flat roof of the three-story walkup apartment building in Makiki. The founder of Cool Roof Hawaii is no stranger to rooftops and he’s not surprised by the deep cracks he finds in the black tar and gravel surface. The owner of the building stands beside Kevin as he kneels down and holds a digital thermometer just above the surface. It reads 121º Fahrenheit. “Check this out,” McCallum says to the owner, showing him the digital display. “Not only can we stop the leaking, but we can bring this temperature way down, too.” Cool roofs have been around since the ’80s and should ring a bell. You may have seen pictures of the Department of Energy’s white rooftop in Washington, D.C. or read about New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and former Vice President Al Gore’s 2009 partnership to develop cool roofs on over 10,000 square feet of rooftops in Queens. Secretary of Energy Dr. Steven Chu has been promoting cool roof coatings for years

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and the EPA’s Energy Star program has been rating cool paints and coatings since 1999. Even Wal-Mart has applied the white, energy-saving roof coating to over 4,500 of their stores nationwide. But what exactly constitutes a cool roof and how does a layer of paint save energy? A cool roof is any type of roof that is covered in a white or reflective coating or paint. Traditional dark-colored roofs—tar and gravel, asphalt or wood shingles—absorb solar radiation, the heat from the sun, and transfer the heat gain into the interior living space, drastically heating up the air inside. This temperature spike leads to an increased demand for air conditioning and, in turn, a higher demand for peakhour electricity and the associated elevated energy costs. Roofs treated with a cool roof coating reflect the solar radiation and mitigate the heat transfer into the living space, significantly reducing both the surface temperature of the roof and the interior living space. “It’s one of the easiest ways to save money,” says

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Howard Wiig, an institutional energy analyst for the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, “and it’s cheap, too.” The financial savings of a cool roof vary from building to building, but on average, a cool roof coating can cut air conditioning costs up to 50 percent, depending on the height of the building. For example, Wiig estimates that one-story homeowners who use their air conditioning on a daily basis can reduce their energy costs by at least 15 percent if they install a cool roof. For businesses and homeowners that do not have an air conditioning system, Wiig admits that they won’t be saving any money, but that they will benefit from cooler indoor temperatures. Cool roofs can also extend the life of a roof five to ten years by making them more resistant to cracks and leaks caused by heat. According to Kevin McCallum, this is especially important in Hawai‘i as the extreme heat and hurricane season can wreak havoc on a roof. “It’s not only new buildings that should have cool roofs, but older buildings as well,” he says. “Most of the cool roofs I put in are on already existing roofs that are due for a check-up or have another repair that needs to be done.” Although the financial and practical benefits of installing a cool roof are compelling, many people, especially homeowners, have reservations because they find white roofs aesthetically unappealing. Dark colored roofs and shingles have become so popular that many people cannot fathom an alternative. “Human beings believe they think rationally, but we make huge decisions based on our emotions all the time,” says Wiig. “What strikes us as visually appealing usually wins, despite the logic or reason behind it.” In fact, roof color plays such a big role in curb appeal that many contractors and builders employ colorists or color consultants to assist with the visual aesthetics of the home. This trend is especially evident on the Ewa Plain where almost all of the new houses have different colored roofs, walls, window borders and doors. Commercial businesses, however, have been less picky about the color of their roofs and more open to the idea of painting them a lighter shade. McCallum said he has put down cool roofs on dozens of schools, malls, churches and businesses. The Neal Blaisdell Center, the physical education athletic complex at the University of Hawai‘i at Ma- noa and the new Target in Hilo have either a white or reflective roof coating. Supporters of cool roofs are optimistic about the future of cool roofs becoming the norm in Hawai‘i. “It’s all about changing the paradigm that our culture relies on,” says Wiig. In 1995, less than 10 percent of homes on O‘ahu had air conditioning. Today that number has jumped to over 50 percent. Couple that with the ever increasing cost of electricity and the $1,500 tax credit that homeowners can receive if they use Energy Star- rated reflective roof products and there’s little reason why one shouldn’t opt for a cool roof. Kevin McCallum once again alights the same roof of the Makiki apartment building with the owner. Two weeks have passed and they are standing on a smooth, reflective white surface coating the roof. Kevin takes a temperature reading of the roof. “Look at that,” he motions to the owner, “83º Fahrenheit. Now you don’t even need AC.” —Jessie Schiewe

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Architect Laura Ayers holds a long-standing commitment to sustainable design and showcases her talent at Philip K. White & Associates.

The New Angle

Architect Laura Ayers talks smart design, green roofs and getting costs down

When architect Laura Ayers moved to Hawai‘i from the Windy City a decade ago, she brought with her a working knowledge of sustainable design, a term that had yet to be coined. Naturally, she was drawn to Philip K. White & Associates, a small architectural and planning firm that has emerged a leader in sustainable design in Hawai‘i. This summer, Ayers, associate architect and LEED Accredited Professional, celebrates her 10th anniversary with Philip K. White & Associates and a lifelong penchant for sustainable living, no matter what it’s called. —Kevin Whitton Is sustainability in design a thread you have always followed as an architect or did it develop at Philip K. White & Associates? The word sustainability and the whole green thing were not on the radar when I was in college, but I’ve always had an interest. One of the first jobs I took in Chicago

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entailed a lot of adaptive reuse projects, which is reusing a building in itself—taking a building that exists, doing a gut renovation and using it for another purpose. When I interviewed here in Hawai‘i I was attracted to Philip White Architecture because Pip [Philip White] has been doing inside-out “green” designs, really taking advantage of the site, airflow and light, for a long time before it was the cool thing to do. Where is your passion for design, in commercial or residential? I’ve been doing a lot of commercial work lately and I like doing that. It’s interesting because there are so many different types of buildings that present opportunities that might not be available in residential applications. For commercial, there’s a lot more roof space and more opportunity for photovoltaics because it makes financial sense. I’ve been exploring using the unused roof planes

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Ayers is the official green roof guru at the firm.

that blanket the city for green roofs and even taking it to another level by incorporating urban agriculture, which we’ve started to explore on our roof at Philip K. White & Associates on a smaller scale. I think it’s something Honolulu could really benefit from. We have all these three- and four-story apartment buildings that are huge opportunities for not just reducing heat gain by having plants on the roof, but having edible plants that we can use rather than shipping everything in. It’s much more difficult to become a LEED Accredited Professional than in past years. Is that a good thing? Is there a negative impact to the industry being swamped with LEED-certified professionals? Now you have to have two LEED projects under your belt that you’ve actually worked on the team and you need letters from several people proving you actually worked on the project. I’m not sure I agree with it. I can see they’re trying to weed out people, but there are also some really talented and qualified architects and engineers that would like to be doing more on the sustainable design front. Maybe they haven’t technically worked on a LEED certified project yet, but they have something up coming. LEED is a set of guidelines that classify a building as green, but there are many buildings and projects out there that are green and sustainable without being LEED certified. Unfortunately, it’s become the buzzword, what everybody associates with green. It’s a good thing in one way, but there are people that do things all the time that might not have the actual LEED certification. What is the biggest hurdle you face as an architect in promoting sustainability through design? It still seems to be cost. A lot of clients, both residential and commercial, still have the perception that building green is going to cost more. I think costs have really evened out and sustainable

For Ayers, the basis of sustainable building is the orientation of the structure on the site, working harmoniously with the sun and the wind.

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materials are comparable. However, taking a project to a LEED certification does incur extra costs. You have to pay for a third party commissioning agent and other things that add cost to a project. We try and encourage people, whether it’s something new or a renovation, that it makes sense in the long run to do it in the most sustainable way we can. I think a lot of people loose sight of the basic things that need to be done for a sustainable project because they’re not as exciting as a wind turbine on your roof. For a new building, it’s taking a look at how it’s oriented on the site, taking advantage of the trades, how it breathes, as opposed to a lot of new housing here in Hawai‘i where they build setback to setback line. There are hardly any overhangs, no shading over windows and then they basically pump it full of air conditioning and claim that it is the most efficient thing out there. If you do things with landscaping, shading that keeps the sun and heat gain out, before it even gets in the building, then you don’t have to pump it full of air conditioning. Natural lighting, passive cooling and photovoltaics are a few of the paradigm strategies for sustainable design and building. Are there any new design elements or technologies out there that are changing the definition of sustainable design? There are a couple things coming out that I think are interesting. There are a couple types of building-integrated photovoltaics. One is where the photovoltaics take the form of roof shingles. Visually, solar panels are a hang up that a lot of people have, especially

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residential clients that think the panels on the roof are going to look ugly. This method incorporates the photovoltaics into the actual roof look and feel. Another way is with translucent photovoltaics that you can use on a trellis or a carport. You can shade the cars or the lanai and gain the energy and benefit of photovoltaics. Also, there are translucent photovoltaics on the face of a building, on a façade or along the windows. Now, an array of photovoltaics isn’t just on a rack on you roof, it’s integrated, and that might help people get over the visual hurdle—once the cost comes down. Another less exciting thing that people don’t explore enough is how we recycle and reuse waste water onsite from a home or commercial building. Instead of wasting it, it should be reused for irrigation, gray water and cooling. Electric vehicles are coming to Hawai‘i this year. When you’re designing residential or commercial structures, are electric vehicles something you take into account? From our point of view, we haven’t really been incorporating that into projects. I’d probably put that in the category of we’re waiting to see how it goes over. We haven’t had too many clients ask about incorporating that. What should any new home being built today in Hawai‘i have as standard design qualities? The orientation of the house on the site, taking advantage of the existing and natural breezes, as well as natural light—north and south. And because there is so much sun, incorporating a roof with a generous overhang for shading. Also really important is providing a space that functions well and has the ability to flow inside and outside. Because that is what life in Hawai‘i is about. We like to shade a lanai space with a trellis or a roof to allow the movement in and out and to blur the seam between inside and outside. Also, incorporating as much landscaping and green space around your house as possible. With the overhangs, it really reduces the amount of heat gain into the house and captures rain water runoff. Having a front yard that is full of concrete isn’t doing you any favors. What would your advice be to a homeowner who has an older home and is looking to make changes in their life and lifestyle toward sustainability, but doesn’t have the means to remodel or rebuild? Solar hot water, if you don’t have it yet, it’s a beneficial one with huge tax and rebate incentives. It’s a no-brainer. I don’t know if people realize what a huge chunk of your electric bill the hot water heater is. Also, rain water catchment, I’m doing it at my house, too. You don’t need a fancy bin. You can jerry-rig something and take advantage of the water coming from your gutters, watering your lawn, garden and plants. Reducing that is a huge savings and you’re taking advantage of nature. Also, implement your own garden to grow your own food, even if it’s a minimal amount. For older homes, solar attic fans make a huge difference with single wall construction, just sucking that hot air out without using any electricity.

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Words by Kevin Whitton Gloria Carlson stares up at the mature mango tree that shades half of her backyard. It’s November and she’s disappointed because this is the first year in the past five years since she and her family moved to their Pearl City home that the tree refused to bare fruit. Everything else in her hodgepodge garden is growing just fine: the tomatoes and cucumbers, the yellow and purple lilikoi vines, the banana, blue ginger and potted bamboo. Brow furrowed and lips pursed, Gloria reaches into her pocket and pulls out her cell phone and a small square of scrap paper with a number for the O‘ahu Master Gardener Helpline scribbled on it. She dials. “Hello, this is the Master Gardener Helpline, can I help you?” asks Terri Langley. She’s been a certified Master Gardener for two years and is the vice president of the executive committee overseeing the program. “Hi, yes,” Gloria stammers. “Uh, three years ago my mango tree was producing a ton of mangos. But last year, it hardly produced any. How do I help my mango tree?” “Ok, let me ask you a few questions. How old is the tree?” Terri asks. “Seventeen years old,” replies Gloria. “Usually mango trees start to decline after 40 years, so your tree is a good age to fruit successfully. Have you applied any chemicals to the tree, either fertilizer or pesticides?” Terri continues, trying to get to the root of the problem. “No, for the last five years, it hasn't needed anything. It simply continued to fruit,” Gloria answers. “The College of Tropical Agriculture has a publication on Mango that outlines all plant requirement for optimum health and production,” explains Terri. “We recommend to read through it and use it like a checklist to determine if one of the factors that are recommended

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“The Master Gardener program is all about people and the information exchanges. I love talking and working with folks who have the same interests as myself and I always walk away with a small gem of enlightenment that I can share with others.” —Terri Langley, Master Gardener

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Mustard cabbage thrives in the vegetable garden, a terrific resource for what’s in season and the proper practices for the best yield.

Education is the foundation of the Urban Garden Center.

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is missing from how your mango is being cared for. Also, have you pruned your tree recently? “We had the tree pruned to half its size after it fruited last year,” Gloria recalls. “Ok, we would call that a hard pruning,” Terri says. She thinks this might be the reason for Gloria’s fruitless mango. “Usually we recommend to strategically prune mangos each year, by pruning only some limbs and leaving others to fruit. It could be that the tree is showing some stress after such a hard pruning and will recover next year. We recommend exploring the publication that I will send in an email to you to make sure that all requirements are met, like fertilizer, pollination, soil pH and even care such as mulching around the tree. After allowing the tree to recover from being pruned, you should have a successful fruit set next year.” “Thank you,” says Gloria, mentally taking note. “I'm looking forward to reading the mango publication.” “Thank you for calling,” exclaims Terri, happy to help. “Please let us know if you have more questions.”

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The hedge maze features over 60 different ideal shrubs for hedges.

Located just off the H-1 freeway in Pearl City, Gloria Carlson is no stranger to the O‘ahu Urban Garden Center, home of the O‘ahu Master Gardener Program. She’s has strolled the demonstration gardens at different times throughout the year to see what’s in bloom and how the vegetables are fairing. It’s where she got the idea to plant bleeding heart vine along the side of her house and where she gets free mulch for her own garden. It’s also where she found the number for the Master Gardener Helpline, which came in very handy. The garden center is designed specifically with the local community in mind, a place that offers a diversity of horticulture resources and jump-starts ideas for home gardeners. The 30-acre public garden was established in 1989 and is an extension site of the University of Hawai‘i at Ma- noa’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources. “We continually try to meet the needs of home gardeners and speak to the trends,” says Assistant Cooperative Extension Agent and O‘ahu Master Gardener Coordinator Jayme Grzebik, “so we can get them local research-based information and environmentally sound and sustainable information as well.” Bring a notebook or strap a camera around your neck because the Urban Garden Center is full of so many different types of plants and unique landscaping

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While plants are the focus of the garden, volunteers are at the core of their community outreach.

From lychee and longan to jack fruit and breadfruit, there are over 20 species of subtropical fruit growing in the orchard.

strategies, you’ll want to remember the specific plants (their names, flowers, fruit, size and textures) for future reference. Because education is a fundamental aspect of the garden center, a large, interactive Children’s Garden is at the center of the property. There’s the Alika Rabbit Garden, planted with all types of edible plants, the Hawaiian Alphabet Tree garden, where kids can find trees whose names start with each letter of the Hawaiian alphabet, and everyone’s favorite, the Pizza Garden. In a perfectly round circle at least 15 feet in diameter, there is everything growing necessary to top a delicious pizza: basil, pineapple, tomato and green pepper to name a few. There are also the Animal and House Gardens, where the plants have curious names associated with animals and things found in a house (think shower tree and bottle brush tree). For the home gardener, the center offers collections of turf grass, plumeria, crotons, heliconia, bromeliads, hibiscus and day lilies. With 41 species of heliconia, 70 cultivars of plumeria, 30 different subtropical vines and 60 different hedge plants, you really can find the exact type of plant to matches your needs, both aesthetically and functionally. Not to mention, the plants found in the garden are selected because they are well suited to the local climate. There is a 4.5-acre subtropical fruit

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Volunteers tend the trial garden site and are encouraged to grow various crops. Winter melon, soybeans, beets, bittermelon, okra, eggplant and sweet potato (shown here) are just a few of the vegetables in the ground.

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Blooming water lily adorns the pond outside the House Garden.

orchard, an herb garden, a Hawaiian herb garden, a taro collection with over 90 varieties of dryland taro and a trial garden site, where vegetables abound. Grzebik recommends coming between nine and eleven in the morning and chatting with the community volunteers who tend specialty parts of the garden. “Interact and talk story with the volunteers,” she advises. “If they’re in the vegetable garden, talk vegetables. See how their daikons have been growing. What do they use for fertilizer? Did they get aphids? “That information stream, that coconut wireless, where you’re talking to your neighbor, another gardener, is where the information sinks in,” Jayme continues. “This interaction, together with the information that U.H. publications provide, allows the home gardeners to make knowledgeable decisions.” In addition to the visual resources on offer at the garden center and the working knowledge of the volunteer gardeners is the Master Gardener program, a national educational outreach program associated with U.H. at Ma- noa. While the volunteer gardeners provide hands-on support, the Master Gardeners provide research-based information to the community via the Master Gardener Helpline and Second Saturday At The Garden events.

According to Grzebik, the best way to make use of the garden is to attend the monthly community events, which pull all of the center’s resources together and make them available to the public. They provide the community with the opportunity to speak with the Master Gardeners one on one. Master Gardeners also give guided tours of the gardens and lead formal workshops and gardening classes. The monthly events also feature plant and seed sales. “I am an organic farm inspector and originally became a Master Gardener to enhance my technical abilities. I thought I'd learn a great deal about pests, diseases and general botany, and I was right,” says Terri Langley, whose one of 100 certified Master Gardeners on O‘ahu. “But for me, the Master Gardener program is all about people and the information exchanges. I love talking and working with folks who have the same interests as myself and I always walk away with a small gem of enlightenment that I can share with others. The learning never ends.” The Master Gardener Program is both an educational and volunteer opportunity. The course, offered through U.H. at Ma- noa, begins every January and continues through May, providing 30 applicants with the

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Nearly 90 varieties of dryland taro are exhibited at the garden center.

You won’t find pests like scale or mold in this subtropical fruit orchard. Make sure you ask them how they do it.

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knowledge, tools and publications for studying researchbased horticulture specific to Hawai‘i. Just as important as learning is sharing that knowledge with community, and graduates must volunteer at least 50 hours per year to remain certified. “There is an awful lot of information being presented during a relatively short time period and a lot of reading is necessary, as with any university course,” explains Terri. “The way the program is set up, it's a nice mix of classroom work, garden activities and opportunities to interact with course presenters, U.H. staff and extension agents. You become submersed in knowledge and resources, so learning is fun.” It’s been a few months since Gloria Carlson last spoke with Terri, but with the information she received over the phone and the research she’s been doing with the help of the documents Terri emailed her, Gloria is expecting a full recovery for her Mango tree. She’s even planning to bring Terri a bag of mangoes to the next Second Saturday At The Garden event as a show of thanks. Visit The Urban Garden Center The O‘ahu Urban Garden Center is located at 955 Kamehameha Highway in Pearl City (the driveway entrance is literally on the side of the Public Storage building) and is open Monday thru Friday, from 9:00 am till 2:00 pm. Visit their website at ctahr. hawaii.edu/ougc for directions, information about school tours and other helpful resources.

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Second Saturday At The Garden! Join the O‘ahu Master Gardeners and Urban Garden Center volunteers the second Saturday of every month from 9:00 am till noon. March is Plant Pono: learn about invasive species and the benefit of choosing noninvasive plants for your landscapes. April’s second Saturday event is Senior Day, featuring activities that demonstrate horticultural therapy by using landscapes and gardening activities to improve health and wellbeing. The monthly events are free to attend, but there is a $5 fee for workshop participation.

Master Gardener Helpline Master Gardeners are available on all major islands to help with your gardening and plant queries. Walk-ins are also welcome. Sometimes it helps to see the plant and pests first hand. Kaua‘i Master Gardener Helpline Monday – Friday 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm (808) 274-3471 rebesu@hawaii.edu Kaua‘i Cooperative Extension Service Office 3060 Eiwa Street, Lihue O‘ahu Master Gardener Helpline Monday – Friday 9:00 am to noon (808) 453-6055 oahumg@ctahr.hawaii.edu Pearl City Urban Garden Center 955 Kamehameha Highway, Pearl City Maui Master Gardener Helpline Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 9:00 am to noon (808) 244-3242 ext. 228 mauimg@ctahr.hawaii.edu Kahului Cooperative Extension Service Office 310 Kaahumanu Avenue Building 214, Kahului East Hawai‘i Master Gardener Helpline Monday, Tuesday & Friday 9:00 am to noon (808) 981-5199 himga@hawaii.edu Komohana Research & Extension Complex 875 Komohana Street, Hilo West Hawai‘i Master Gardener Helpline Thursday 9:00 am to noon (808) 322-4892 konamg@ctahr.hawaii.edu Kona Cooperative Extension Service Office 79-7381 Mamalahoa Highway, Kainaliu

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Words by Jade Eckardt Throughout history, cultures around the globe have looked to the windmill as an alternative energy source, mainly on family farms to pump water and grind grain. In recent decades, corporations have erected groups of windmills in a specific location with the collective purpose of converting wind into electricity. Wind farms have shown up all over the world, even in offshore waters, as a viable alternative to power large communities. As Hawai‘i searches for its own solution to its claim as the most fossil fuel dependent state in the nation, wind farms are quickly becoming part of the alternative energy answer. Located just west of Kahuku town, Kahuku Wind is the third and most recent wind farm constructed in Hawai‘i by First Wind, a Massachusetts-based clean energy company. The 578-acre farm occupies old sugar land mauka of Kamehameha Highway and the 410-foot tall turbines are expected to generate enough clean energy to power 7,700 O‘ahu homes. Twelve towering steel turbines dot the property, each taller than Honolulu’s First Hawaiian Bank Building. The 2.5-megawatt turbines are carefully placed in the best location for wind to turn their fiberglass and balsa wood blades. In addition to the turbines, the farm consists of a battery energy storage system providing short-term energy storage and a 30-foot high microwave communication tower that acts as a safety measure, allowing for grid stability. The final addition to the farm will be a herd of grazing cattle. “We want to utilize the space and maintain the integrity of the land, so a rancher will be raising cattle here,” says Kekoa Kaluhiwa, director of external affairs for Kahuku Wind. While toxic pollutants have been produced in the name of fossil fuel generated electricity, wind energy is clean and takes a different approach. Electricity is produced as the wind

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With smart turbines that rotate to face the oncoming wind and blades that travel at a deceptive 130 miles per hour at the tip, the 12 turbines at Kahuku Wind are a welcome piece to the energy independence puzzle.

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As sections of the windmills arrive at the dock in Honolulu, it's apparent just how large these structures are.

turns the three blades. This causes gearboxes at the top of the turbine to spin, creating electricity. Through underground cables the electricity travels from the tower to a substation and battery facility. There, the electricity is transferred to Hawaiian Electric Company’s transmission lines, sending electricity to consumers across the island. As the blades spin at a deceptively leisurely pace, the stand of lumbering giants will provide approximately two to three percent of O‘ahu’s energy needs. Although the turbines have a 20-year life expectancy, after which they will be “scrapped” and replaced with new ones, the 30 megawatts of electricity produced by Kahuku Wind will eliminate approximately 154,000 barrels of oil used each year in Hawai‘i to produce conventional power. Even though HECO is purchasing the clean energy from the $120 million farm, immediate profits aren’t on the horizon. “We’ll be making money someday, but we don’t know when,” Kaluhiwa says. “Wind farms in Hawai‘i are being driven by the Hawai‘i Clean Energy Initiative.” Launched in 2008 by the state of Hawai‘i and the U.S. Department of Energy, the Hawai‘i Clean Energy

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Initiative (HCEI) is Hawai‘i’s solution to being four times more dependent on oil than any other state. The HCEI aims to achieve 70 percent clean energy by 2030, with 30 percent coming from efficiency measures and 40 percent coming from locally generated renewable sources. Viewed as an inexhaustible resource in the islands, wind has been identified as the most commercially available and economically viable option that Hawai‘i has, apart from geothermal, solar, biomass, and ocean thermal energy conversion as other alternatives. While wind turbines as a backdrop to rural Country may come as a surprise to relative newcomers, it isn’t the first attempt at wind energy on the island. From 1985 to 1993, HECO’s parent company, Hawaiian Electric Industries, developed and operated a 9-megawatt, 15-turbine wind farm in Kahuku. The site shut down in 1996, three years after ownership changed hands. It provided power to the grid, but met its demise due to what HECO representatives deemed “low production and problems with equipment.” Almost two decades later, HECO and First Wind have high hopes for clean energy and agree that wind turbine technology has seen considerable improvement.

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A high-tech air conditioning system stabilizes the room temperature in the battery storage facility.

Wind farms are clearly a clean energy alternative, but critics note the impact they can have on the surrounding environment and wildlife. However, there isn’t a simple answer to the question of whether wind farms are good or bad for the environment, because the visual impact, noise and effects on wildlife vary drastically between locations. Turbines are becoming a common sight throughout the islands and community acceptance varies between regions. For Kahuku, local environmental organizations and First Wind both say the North Shore community showed support for the wind farm prior to construction. “Putting a wind farm in Kahuku makes sense,” says Henry Curtis, executive director of Life of the Land, a Hawai‘i-based environmental and community action group. Between community support and meteorological towers continually measuring wind speed and consistency in the area, Kahuku proved to be the ideal location. Ka‘ena Point and Kahe Ridge were also explored as possible sites. Community relations are something First Wind prides itself with and representatives have spent time at neighborhood board meetings and speaking with community leaders for feedback. Robert Harris, director of the Sierra Club Hawaii Chapter, agrees, “They did a terrific job of working with the community and making sure everybody was happy at the end of the day. They have a good community based approach.” Harm and death to birds and bats, known in the wind energy industry as “take,” are a side effect of spinning turbines. While it’s true these creatures can die from flying into the tall structures, the rate of turbine related bird deaths has been estimated to be lower than with other artificial structures. As a requirement to qualify for the Incidental Take License, which allows Kahuku Wind to proceed with development while being responsible for a yearly take, Kahuku Wind was required to implement a Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP).

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Home on the Bay Deconstruction makes way for an affordable restoration

Nestled up to an emerald green inlet on the south side of Ka- ne‘ohe Bay, this quaint home was recently remolded using a smart and sustainable approach, meeting the owner’s strict budget without compromising aesthetics, integrity or appeal. The original structure was one of the oldest homes on the bay, complete with spectacular views including the gently swaying sailboat masts at the nearby Kaneohe Yacht Club. Mokulua Woodworking, an eco-conscious custom home builder and remodeler, was charged with the task of a complete renovation. To create a more functional and organic home without fully reinventing the layout, Principal Michael Fairall deemed the project a “new construction restoration.” The original home was completely deconstructed, save for the concrete slab.

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Materials from the original home, like redwood tongue and groove, were reused in the new construction as building materials, trims and accents. Keeping with the sustainable theme the owners chose to use local woods and stone to outfit the house, which also compliments the new contemporary feel of this seaside retreat. The home features cumaru wood and slate floors, custom crafted cabinetry, granite countertops, koa columns, Energy Star appliances, reused redwood tongue and groove wainscot and open beam vaulted ceilings. Andersen Windows were installed because of their recycled content. The final product is a modern and comfortable, more spacious home that promotes indoor/outdoor living. What better way to take advantage of a bay view? —Kevin Whitton

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Eves and shrubs mitigate the heat transfer form the sun into the interior living space, while the front walkway of stone integrated with turf allows the ample rain on the windward side to naturally seep into the ground instead of flushing into the gutter.

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Words by Amanda Corby A staycation (or in the UK, a holistay) is our favorite portmanteau for 2011. In response to the sharp downturn in our nation’s economy and rising concerns about fuel-induced global warming, this neologism first achieved popularity around 2007. Since then, the word has become so popular it was added to the 2009 edition of The Merriam-Webster Dictionary. Defined best in the Urban Dictionary, a staycation is a vacation that is spent at one’s home enjoying all that home and one’s home environs have to offer. While the idea of vacationing near home may not seem titillating to someone, say, in Oklahoma, the new pop-culture phenomenon suits us in Hawai‘i just fine. After all, we are residents of a tropical destination and neighbor islands offer a change from the norm without going far. When it comes to accommodations, don’t assume sustainability equates to camping. As environmentally responsible residents, it is our duty to seek out properties where we can continue to practice the lifestyle we lead. Which hotels are environmentally conscious? Which are sourcing locally grown food and using alternative energy? Which hotels are conscious of their footprint and their role in the community? The Hawaii Green Business Program has been working to help guide hotels toward more efficient, environmentally conscious operations and recognizes those who have successfully gone “green.” To date, the program has recognized over 25 hotels statewide. Hotels and other hospitality facilities can also become official Energy Star-certified buildings, signifying that they are in the top 25 percent nationwide in energy efficiency performance. Pair that with a fresh meal made with local ingredients and you don’t need to go far for a holiday.

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Reset the compass. It is possible to find sustainability and luxury in the same destination package—the Hawai‘i Island Retreat at Ahu Pohaku Ho‘omaluhia spa.

Hotel Ha- na-Maui Location: Ha- na, Maui This serene property traces its roots to 1946 vintage Hawai‘i. Although ownership has recently changed, this hotel will always be deeply rooted in Ha- na living. Sustainability is the mode of operation for most staff who, by default, live by the time-honored island principle of taking only what you need. Maui No- Ka ‘Oi is Hotel Ha- na-Maui’s mantra and it is highly likely most guests leave the property understanding why. Soaps and lotions in the hotel and spa are Maui-made, organic and natural. Their restaurant chefs collaborate with local farmers and fishermen to obtain the best island produce Maui has to offer. Cooking oil from both hotel restaurants is collected for conversion to bio-diesel. Office paper is shredded and provided to local flower growers to be used as packing for flower shipments and cardboard is given to a local nursery to control weeds. Sheets, towels and linens are made from

organically grown cotton and with their recycled teak furnishings, chemical free lanai hot tubs and endless ocean views, you can’t help but feel your step lighten. hotelhanamaui.com

Hawai‘i Island Retreat at Ahu Pohaku Ho‘omaluhia Location: Kohala, Big Island Hawaii Island Retreat at Ahu Pohaku is an alternative boutique lodge nestled among towering ironwood trees. The resort was constructed with the intention of teaching visitors how to live in harmony with the earth. The lodge produces all of its own electricity through photovoltaic panels and a windmill. Amongst the 50-acre retreat you will find an abundance of organic vegetable gardens and fruit trees. Over 60 percent of the food used in their kitchen is grown in

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At Hotel Ha- na-Maui, the scenery does the talking.

these gardens and fresh-squeezed juice from their fruit trees is served daily. Hotel activities include gardening and cooking classes so guests can learn simple and effective ways to grow and prepare their own foods. All organic waste is composted, including all of the hotel’s non-toxic paper products, which are recycled as mulch on garden paths. Reusable water bottles are given to each guest and dispensers of filtered drinking water are available throughout the hotel. Future plans for 2011 include adding to their energy producing capabilities as well as the installation of a solar-heated hot tub. Long-term plans include producing methane to power their backup generator and establishing fishponds for food production. This lodge sends the message that with the right amount of initial investments, luxurious and sustainable living are, in fact, compatible. hawaiiislandretreat.com

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Aqua Hotels & Resorts Hotel Group Location: Honolulu, O‘ahu As a boutique Honolulu hotel group, Aqua Hotels & Resorts has mastered the art of exceeding the sustainability standards. When Aqua redesigned many of their Waikı- kı- Beach hotels, they instituted eco-friendly policies and procedures that fostered local and international recognition. Aqua Resorts is a member of the Green Hotels Association, a group of environmentally friendly hotels that institute programs to save water and energy. In 2010, Aqua Bamboo & Spa was among nine hotels recognized for their efforts in environmentally friendly business practices and was presented with a Hawaii Green Business Award by former Lieutenant Governor Duke Aiona. Aqua is also a member of the Hawaii Ecotourism Association, a non-profit committed to protecting Hawai‘i’s unique natural environment and cultures.

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From their water saving aerator replacements to heating their water with solar power, Aqua is taking the sustainable hotel handbook and making it their mission. During the last three months of 2009 their sustainable practices resulted in saving over 15,000 gallons of water, diverting more than 7 cubic yards of waste from the landfill, averting more than 135 pounds of air pollution and saving more than 9,241 kilowatt-hours of energy. Aqua also prides itself on their commitment to the community and supporting local environmental causes. In the past two years, Aqua sponsored such efforts as an expedition to Midway Atoll to document the impact of plastic pollution, as well as funding for a documentary about the Pacific Garbage Patch. As Aqua continues to grow their boutique hotel group in Hawai‘i, let’s hope their eco-initiatives grow with them. aquaresorts.com

Fairmont Kea Lani Location: Wailea, Maui Over the past nine years the Fairmont Kea Lani has successfully implemented more than 50 environmentally friendly initiatives in their hotel. From cutting-edge technology to locally sourced cuisine, the Kea Lani makes the list as one of Hawai‘i’s most earth friendly luxury properties. In 2005 the resort installed Aqua Recycler, a laundry water recycling system that filters detergents from the water so it can be reused. In less than six years, this system has saved over 50 million gallons of water. Most recently, the resort installed eco-MODE Thermostats in all guest rooms. Individual thermostats are connected to the hotel’s computer system and automatically turn the air-conditioning on and off in conjunction with guests check-in and out. This smart thermostat also shuts off the air conditioner when the lanai doors are open. After detecting a guest has left the room, it adjusts the temperature five degrees higher. For the third year in a row the hotel will team with local non-profit agency Kanu Hawaii, pledging to reduce consumption and waste. In 2010, 134 employees committed to conserving water and electricity at home and at work, recycling and avoiding single-use plastic bags. Together, the employees of the Fairmont saved more than 1 Megawatt of electricity, kept a half-ton of waste out of the landfill, used 41,000 fewer plastic bags and save more than 800,000 gallons of water in just one year. fairmont.com/kealani

The Fairmont Orchid Location: Kohala Coast, Big Island On the Kohala Coast of the Big Island, the Fairmont Orchid mirrors similar environmental responsibility to that of its sister property on Maui. From support for local, sustainable agriculture through innovative partnerships with farmers, to ongoing water quality monitoring of Pauoa Bay through a cooperative grant with the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo Marine Sciences Department, the

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Orchid is blooming. At the resort's well-known Brown’s Beach House, sustainable seafood is at the forefront. Fairmont has made a comprehensive, company-wide commitment to the environment and to sourcing local, organic and sustainable items wherever possible. Guests enjoy delectable culinary creations fresh from their onsite garden, featuring a variety of fresh herbs, Kabocha pumpkin, sweet potatoes and other organic vegetables. The orchard is not to be outdone with an extensive variety of fruit trees and edible plants: Kaffir lime, citrus, papaya, star fruit, mango, apple bananas, lilikoi, guava, even pineapples and ti leaves. For all of you foodies, this is your Fairmont.

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The Fairmont Orchid prides itself on serving sustainable seafood and greens fresh from their onsite garden.

Four Seasons Resorts La-na‘i at Manele Bay Locations: Manele, La-na‘i The Four Seasons Resorts La- na‘i is one of many luxury hotels to implement a “green team,” a group of environmentalist who evaluate initiatives and challenge the resort to reduce their carbon footprint. Just over a year ago they were celebrating the La- na‘i Combined Heat & Power (CHP) Unit, located at their Manele Bay property. As the first utility-owned CHP system in Hawai‘i, the unit’s strategic location at the Four Seasons Resort La- na‘i has the benefit of not only providing the majority of the resort’s electrical needs, but also recovering the waste heat that would otherwise be released, providing cool and hot water for the resort. In addition to energy efficiency, both properties use 100 percent resort gray water for irrigation on their golf greens and lawns. As the island’s main revenue generator, the Four Seasons has a bright future of state-of-theart sustainability. fourseasons.com/lanai

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Grand Hyatt Kauai Resort & Spa Location: Po‘ipu- , Kaua‘i

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The Grand Hyatt Kaua‘i is all about energy efficiency. Their energy conservation initiatives have resulted in a decrease of over 1.8 million kilowatts per year of energy used, as compared to 10 years ago. The resort boasts an extensive solar photovoltaic system, including a photovoltaic covered employee parking lot, the first of its kind in the state. For the rest of the rooftops, nearly 60,000 square feet of roof is covered in grass to reduce cooling needs. The heat produced by their air-conditioning system is captured and reused to heat water for the guestrooms and pools. Currently, the Grand Hyatt Kaua‘i is the only known hotel in Hawai‘i with a Green

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Car Hawai‘i program, renting hybrids by the hour or day. And for those looking for travel philanthropy, the Hyatt’s Enrich program provides the opportunity to enhance a vacation by getting involved in the island community. The resort has partnered with four diverse non-profit organizations including regular beach cleanups with The Surfrider Foundation. In January 2011, the resort implemented a massive switch to LED light bulbs, a $500,000 investment. Each month, the Grand Hyatt diverts an average of 11 tons of recyclables from the landfill and organic waste from the kitchen goes to pig farms. Everything about this property feels sinfully luxurious, but even the Cashmere-soft robes are made from 100% recycled plastic bottles. kauai.hyatt.com

How could this view from the Hawai‘i Island Retreat at Ahu Pohaku Ho‘omaluhia not rejuvenate the soul?

Eco-lodging Resources for Hawai‘i and Abroad Dept. of Business, Economic Development & Tourism hawaii.gov/greenbusiness Eco Green Hotel ecogreenhotel.com Eco Hotels of the World ecohotelsoftheworld.com Hawaii Ecotourism Association hawaiiecotourism.org The Center for Responsible Travel responsibletravel.org The International Ecotourism Society ecotourism.org

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Pacific Panel Cleaners LLC Let Hawai‘i’s first solar panel cleaning and maintenance company protect your investment. We get up on the roof and do the dirty work for you. We inspect and clean your installed solar panel system, keeping them operating at full capacity. Coming soon to the Big Island and Maui. "Let the sun shine through." Pacific Panel Cleaners, LLC 808.772.4705 O‘ahu 808.652.3946 Kaua‘i pacificpanelcleaners.com fred@pacificpanelcleaners.com

Designer Bags Recycle with earthworms! Worms convert household garbage to a nutrientrich organic soil amendment quickly, safely, with no odor. The new Worm HangOut – a joy to manage and harvest – is the latest innovation for the urban vermicomposter. Find the worm system that best meets your needs at O‘ahu’s leading worm and soil boutique. Waikiki Worm Company 1917 South King Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96826 808.945.WORM (9676) waikikiworm.com

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Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative Plant a Legacy! For only $60, you can sponsor the planting of a Koa Legacy Tree today and contribute to the reforestation of Hawai‘i. Designate which nonprofit you support and we’ll donate $20 on your behalf—plus, we donate $1 per tree to The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii. Hawaiian Legacy Hardwoods, LLC 877.707.TREE legacy@hawaiianlegacyhardwoods.com legacytrees.org

Solar Energy Project Developer There’s never been a better time to make the switch to solar electricity! RevoluSun is bringing cleaner, smarter solar to communities, one rooftop at a time. So why not start with yours? Call today to schedule an appointment and make the switch! Iolani A. Lewis 1600 Kapiolani Blvd., Suite 1700 Honolulu, Hawaii 96814 808.285.2210 iolani@revolusun.com

MiNei Designs Hawaii Bring the shoreline to your home with sea sculptures from MiNei Designs Hawaii. Corals and sea fans are united with offshore finds and recycled vintage glassware. MiNei Designs Hawaii are available at Guava Shop on the North Shore of O‘ahu. Call 808.637.9670 or visit our website at MiNeiJewelry.com MiNei Designs Hawaii Katye Killebrew 808.734.3499 katyek@mac.com mineijewelry.com

Aquaponics & Beyond AquaPono sells a variety of custom designed aquaponic systems for Hawai‘i living. Join us for a free Open House every Sunday from 2:00 to 4:00 pm in Niu Valley to learn more about what aquaponics is all about. Call 808-3427443 or email charlie@aquapono.com for your reservation today! Pricing for AquaPono Systems start at only $99! AquaPono 423 Puamamane Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96821 808.342.7443 aquapono.com

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SmartWax Car Care

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SmartWax is a new generation of ecofriendly, professional grade car care products that are easy to use, highly effective, and packaged with respect for both you and the environment. No harsh chemicals, offensive odors, or hard work. Visit www.smartwax.com and click on the ‘Where to Buy’ link to find local retailers.

Green Clean 808 introduces Soap Free Procyon cleaning products. Procyon cleaning products are environmentally safe, leave no residue and are safe to use around both keiki and pets. Procyon cleaning products provide an affordable green alternative to cleaning your home or business. Available at Young’s Distribution in the Harbor Center in Aiea.

SmartWax 808.554.3347 gtechautoshield@gmail.com smartwax.com

Green Clean 808 98-025 Hekaha Street, Bldg. 2, Ste. #5 Aiea, Hawaii 96701 808.484.9822 greenclean808.com

Ecolicious® Rope Tote Bags

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Snuggle, carry, and nurse your baby hands free! Uniquely practical and fashionable ring slings. Newborn to toddler stretch fit. Multiple carrying positions. Easily adjustable for mama, papa or any caregiver. Pick your color, your semi-precious stone or wooden rings, and your embroidery design.

Welcome to Hawaiian Bath & Body’s spa-quality, natural skincare line made on O‘ahu’s North Shore. Hawaiian Kukui and Macadamia nut oils are carefully blended with Pure Essential oils to create a unique collection which gently cleanses, moisturizes, and retains your skin’s natural beauty. Visit us online at: www.hawaiianbathbody.com

Our newest rope handle tote bags of 100% cotton canvas. Silkscreened and individually hand painted. “Wind Song” (shown above) is one of four designs in this grouping. Each one is an original! Available at Global Village, U.H. Bookstores, Lanikai Bath and Body, Nohea Galleries, The Paperie and more. Doi & D’Angelo Artworks 808.247.4413 2d@lava.net doidangeloartworks.com

Kaja Gibbs-Davidson 419 Kawailoa Road Kailua, Hawaii 96734 808.722.7412 borntwobirth.com

Green Builder's Depot Mythic Paints A non-toxic, ultra low odor paint that provides the durability and coverage you expect from a premium paint without the off-gassing VOC’s and cancer-causing toxins that emit years after drying. Stronger, safer, smarter paint®. Green Builder’s Depot 550 Paiea Street Suite 126 Honolulu, Hawaii 96819 808.839.9700 greenbuildersdepotintl.com

North Shore Soap Factory 67-106 Kealohanui Street Waialua, Hawaii 96791 808.637.8400 hawaiianbathbody.com

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ERGObaby Baby Carriers

Organik

Vers Apparel

The ultimate, ergonomically-designed hands-free baby carrier for all babies— newborn to toddler—can be worn in the front, back or hip positions. With a range of carriers and lifestyle products, ERGObaby is the best way to support your baby and your lifestyle.

Organik is a beach lifestyle clothing brand sprouted in Hawai‘i and inspired by the love of nature that surrounds us. We are a thriving group of active lifestyle enthusiasts with our toes in the sand. We use sustainable, organic and recycled materials in our collection. Visit TheOrganik.com to find retailers.

VERS tees are soft, organic, and sure to get compliments! Wonderfully versatile, the comfy, eye-catching apparel can easily be worn from the beach to the club. The intricate designs are drawn by local artists and hand-printed so each shirt is a distinct piece of wearable art. Find us on Facebook at Vers Hawaii.

Organik etown 1164 Smith Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96817 theorganik.com

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Baby A Exchange

Drift Boutique

The Baby Awearness team is excited to introduce Baby A Exchange, an eco-friendly and affordable approach to parenting featuring re-used, re-cyled, and up-cycled merchandise. Baby A Exchange is a buy-sell-trade section offering eco and pocket friendly products, including natural toys, cloth diapers, maternity clothes, and other reusable lifestyle products.

Drift Boutique, the eco-conscious beach girl’s adorable, affordable urban hot spot. Featuring dozens of local designers, and creative, thoughtful, handmade jewelry, clothing, accessories and gifts. Many exclusive local labels, encouraging and promoting up-andcoming businesses and artistic talent. Free, convenient parking in the heart of Kaimuki.

Luibueno’s Mexican Seafood & Fish Market

Baby Awearness Manoa Marketplace, Second Floor 2752 Woodlawn Dr., Suite 5-209 Honolulu, Hawaii 96822

Drift Boutique 3434 Waialae Avenue #4 Honolulu, Hawaii 96816 driftboutique.com

ERGObaby 3390 Old Haleakala Highway Pukalani, Hawaii 96768 1.888.416.4888 ergobaby.com

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Featuring Mexican and Spanish cuisine focusing on seafood and traditional Baja style dishes made daily with fresh ingredients. A full bar offers Latin cocktails and fresh lime sour margaritas. A festive, upscale, service oriented dining experience at an affordable price. Luibueno’s Mexican Seafood & Fish Market 66-165 Kamehameha Highway Haleiwa, Hawaii 96712 808.637.7717 luibueno.com

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Oahu 21st Century Technologies Hawaii 5823 Kalanianaole Highway Honolulu, Hawaii 96821 808.373.4559 greensolutionshawaii.com Aloha Air Cargo 808.836.4191 alohaaircargo.com AquaPono 423 Puamamane Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96821 808.342.7443 aquapono.com Baby aWEARness 2752 Woodlawn Dr., 2nd Floor Honolulu, Hawaii 96821 808.988.0010 babyawearness.com Bess Press 3565 Harding Avenue Honolulu, Hawaii 96816 808.734.7159 besspress.com Bishop Museum Press 1525 Bernice Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96817 808.847.3511 bishopmuseum.org Book Ends 600 Kailua Road Kailua, Hawaii 96734 808.261.1996 Cool Roof Hawaii 808.282.0477 coolroofhawaii.com

201 Hamakua Drive Kailua, Hawaii 96734 808.262.3838 98-129 Kaonohi Street Aiea, Hawaii 96701 808.488.1375 downtoearth.org Drift Boutique 3434 Waialae Avenue #4 Honolulu, Hawaii 96816 808.284.1177 driftboutique.com Ecohashi P.O. Box 255 Haleiwa, Hawaii 96712 ecohashi.net ERGObaby 3390 Old Haleakala Highway Pukalani, Hawaii 96768 888.416.4888 ergobaby.com

Hawaiian Legacy Hardwoods 91 Coelho Way Honolulu, Hawaii 96817 808.595.8847 hawaiianlegacyhardwoods.com Hawaiian Monk Seal Response Team Oahu hmsrto.org Honolulu Board of Water Supply boardofwatersupply.com Hui Ku Maoli Ola Hawaiian Plant Specialists 46-403 Haiku Road Kaneohe, Hawaii 96744 808.235.6165 plantnativehawaii.com Jamba Juice jambajuicehawaii.com

Forward Thinking Furniture 2015 Homerule Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96819 808.220.5183 forwardthinkingfurniture.com

Kai Ku Hale 66-145 Kamehameha Highway Haleiwa, Hawaii 96712 808.636.2244 kaikuhale.com

Green Builder’s Depot 550 Paiea Street, Suite 126 Honolulu, Hawaii 96819 808.839.9700 greenbuildersdepotintl.com

King Windward Nissan 45-568 Kamehameha Highway Kaneohe, Hawaii 96744 1.888.385.3203 kingwindwardnissan.com

Green Clean 808 98-025 Hekaha St., Bldg. 2, #5 Aiea, Hawaii 96701 808.484.9822 greenclean808.com

Kokua Hawaii Foundation kokuahawaiifoundation.org

Defend Oahu Coalition defendoahucoalition.org

Hale‘iwa Farmers’ Market North Shore, O‘ahu haleiwafarmersmarket.com

Details International 560 N. Nimitz Highway, #104 Honolulu, Hawaii 96817 808.521.7424 details-international.com

Hawai‘i Conservation Alliance 1151 Punchbowl St., Rm 224 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 808.586.0916 hawaiiconservation.org

Doi & D’Angelo Artworks 808.247.4413 doidangeloartworks.com

Hawaii Kai Farmers' Market Hawaii Kai, O‘ahu haleiwafarmersmarket.com

Down To Earth 2525 South King Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96826 808.947.7678

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Simplicity Imports 808.306.2382 simplicityimportsdesign.com SmartWax 808.554.3347 smartwax.com Summer Baptist, ND 1188 Bishop Street, Suite 1509 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 808.783.0361 sacredhealingarts.info Surfrider Foundation surfrider.org/oahu surfrider.org/maui surfriderkauai.ning.com Sustainable Marketplace of the Pacific 925 Bethel Street, Suite 100 Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 sustainablemarketplacepacific.com The Bike Shop 1149 South King Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96814 808.591.9162 98-019 Kamehameha Highway Aiea, Hawaii 96701 808.487.3615 270 Kuulei Road Kailua, Hawaii 96734 808.261.1553 bikeshophawaii.com The Green House 224 Pakohana Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96813 808.524.8427 thegreenhousehawaii.com The Wiki Garden 808.396.9454 thewikigarden.com Tr3ees P.O. Box 671 Haleiwa, Hawaii 96712 808.888.0605 tr3ees.com Waikiki Worm Company 1917 South King Street Honolulu, Hawaii 96826 808.945.9676 waikikiworm.com

Maui Ace Hardware Lahaina Square 840 Wainee Street, Unit A Lahaina, Hawaii 96761 808.667.5883 1280 South Kihei Road Kihei, Hawaii 96753 808.879.7060 Bamboo Living Homes P.O. Box 792168 Paia, Hawaii 96779 877.857.0057 bambooliving.com Down to Earth 305 Dairy Road Kahului, Hawaii 96732 808.877.2661 downtoearth.org

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Water is the lifeblood of civilization. But what happens when a community gets too much of a good thing?

Brown Water Advisory The politics of wastewater, stormwater and bioremediation

With the growing urban development in Kailua and Ka- ne‘ohe , the aging wastewater treatment system and persistent sewage overflows accompanying heavy rains present a cantankerous dilemma for residents. In the May/June 2011 issue of GREEN, Catherine Mariko Black explores the dirty world of wastewater politics and local advances in bioremediation. Wastewater is a dirty and unpopular issue both with local government and the public, for obvious reasons. Various private and public lawsuits against the City and County of Honolulu have resulted in a settlement by which the City and County has agreed to make improvements to its wastewater treatment systems to the tune of over $1 billion and on a compliance timeline of 10 to 28 years. Guess who will shoulder the costs? Also featured in the May/June issue, pioneering plant propagator Kerin Rosenberger has risen to the peak of native plant propagation success in Hawai‘i and

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shares her knowledge through her Maui Island native plant nursery and book: Growing Hawaii’s Native Plants: A Simple Step-by-Step Approach for Every Species. And look into KYA Sustainability Studio, a green business upstart that proves that higher education focused in the green sector can lead to a rewarding career. GREEN will also visit the North Shore’s Tin Roof Ranch, a self-made organic chicken and turkey farm, and author Kaui Philpotts showcases solutions to make every event a sustainable affair. Look for the May/June issue starting in May 2011 at Jamba Juice locations across the state and at select local retailers, or visit us online to find a distributor nearest you. Email info@greenmagazinehawaii.com and request your free subscription to the eZine, the complete online version of GREEN, delivered to your inbox, and Friend Us on Facebook to stay up to date on all the latest green events and discussions.