Volume 3#3 May/June 2011

Volume 3#3


Features:
Can't Stop The Rain: Windward O'ahu exemplifies wastewater problems
across the Gathering Place
Higher Education: Hawai'i's sustainable workforce is growing faster than you think
Two Green Thumbs: Setting the bar for growing native Hawaiian plants,
one seed at a time

Plus:
Penthouse Remodel; Spring Cleaning Party; Fencing In Nature; Tin Roof Ranch;
DIY: Bucket Gardens and much more...

Can't Stop The Rain


An aging wastewater treatment system and persistent sewage overflows accompanying heavy rains present a cantankerous dilemma for residents and the environment.

Higher Education


There is a growing green jobs sector in our state and a new workforce of highly educated individuals entering industries from technology to farming.

Two Green Thumbs


Kerin Rosenberger has risen to the peak of native plant propagation success in Hawai'i and now shares her knowledge with the public through her Kaua'i native plant nursery.

Penthouse Remodel


From deconstruction to a complete renovation, a Kane'ohe Bay home reuses original building materials and incorporates new eco-conscious building materials.

Spring Cleaning Party


Famous lifestyle author Kaui Philpotts explains how to make your next event sustainable and memorable.

Fencing In Nature


Follow a group of conservationists as they helicopter to a Ko'olau ridgeline to save the last remaining colony of the endangered native haha plant.

DIY: Bucket Gardens


Auntie Pualani Ramos shares her joy for gardening and healthy food by teaching us how to create a hand-painted bucket garden.

Tin Roof Ranch


The North Shore's Tin Roof Ranch, a self-made organic chicken and turkey farm, is an example of citizens who have taken the matter of food security into their own hands.