kauai sustainability: Lush Kauai co-exists with Agrochemical Efforts - 04/20/09 10:45 AM
I just read a pretty provocative article about the GMO efforts happening on Kauai's west side and how much of our food on island is chemically processed and imported. Did not make me feel too good although we buy most of our produce from locally held farmer's markets. Read this compelling … (2 comments)
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kauai sustainability: Ag Forum gathers key sustainability leaders of Kauai - 04/07/09 04:00 PM
Ken Stokes reports on his SuSHI sustainability blog about the ag forum that happened on Kauai this weekend. Read all about Kauai Ag Forum and SustainabilityBe sure to check all of the links in Ken's posts. They are each little pearls of wisdom unto themselves. I saw Ken for coffee last … (2 comments)
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kauai sustainability: Think and Do Tank - Kauai Sustainability - 02/13/09 12:26 PM
Ken Stokes, noted environmentalist and director of the Kauaian Institute, posts about a new group of leaders on Kauai who are focused on moving from the stage of talking about sustainability and are now digging into the DOING phase. As Ken notes, Kauai has a long way to go, but with … (0 comments)
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kauai sustainability: Wettest Spot on Earth depends on Oil for it's Water? - 01/29/09 10:38 AM
The Garden Island, known for it’s ample rainfall and verdant tropical landscape, is home to the wettest spot on earth. Why then, would we possibly ask our community to focus on our water supply when there are so many other critical energy issues to be addressed? Volatile electricity costs, a crippled … (0 comments)
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kauai sustainability: Kauai Businesses Honored for Going Green - 10/23/08 11:17 AM
The Rotary Club of Kapa`a honored eight local businesses as winners of the 2008 Kaua`i Green Business Initiative Awards (KGBIA) at yesterday's Rotary Luncheon held at the Aloha Beach Resort . “All of the winning businesses have gone beyond environmental compliance to adopt and exemplify best ‘green’ practices over the past … (1 comments)
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kauai sustainability: Air, Ground and See - More Sustainability on Kauai - 10/19/08 01:23 PM
My friend Ken Stokes, from the Kauaian Institue, will be on the radio at Noon hosting the Friday talk show on KKCR normally honcho’d by Keone Kealoha and Andrea Brower of Malama Kauai.Click here or on the KKCR graphic to listen live
Keone and Andrea are at the Bioneers conference in … (2 comments)
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kauai sustainability: Build Your Own Wind and Power - Kaua`i Style - 10/03/08 01:49 PM
Well, the bailout passed this morning and hopefully that will put a little wind back in all of our sales. As I've heard so often the last week, it's the end of the beginning, meaning we are making a start in freeing up our credit markets and getting back to a … (3 comments)
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kauai sustainability: Sustainability Lives on Kauai - WATCH Now - 09/27/08 11:06 PM
My good friend Ken Stokes who runs the SUSHI blog just posted his video presentation which was given to our Kauai County Council at the end of last year. He was invited by Councilmember JoAnn Yukimura, who is currently running for Mayor, to make the same presentation to the County Council … (0 comments)
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kauai sustainability: Who will help Kauai become more energy independent? - 09/20/08 11:17 AM
Apollo Kaua`i is a Kauai-based organization committed to sustainability and the environment. I received this email blast in support of Joann Yukimura who I feel is our best option for Kauai becoming more sustainable. Joann has quite a track record from her previous tenure as mayor when she started things like … (6 comments)
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kauai sustainability: One Year NO SUPERFERRY Celebration - 08/21/08 11:34 AM
The Surfrider Fondation released this to the press yesterday to keep their spirit of resistance alive. From my point of view the Superferry has benefits and significant risks. We have not heard much about the Environmental Impact Study that the Supreme Court mandated before the SuperFerry resumes service. The SuperFerry is … (5 comments)
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kauai sustainability: SDAT Arrives on Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii to begin their sustainability work - 08/04/08 02:11 AM
On Thursday morning I attended the monthly meeting of the Lihue Business Association. The guest speaker was Peter Arsenault. Peter is the National VP of AIA (American Institute of Architects) from Syracuse, NY. Peter has been interested in environmental protection and sustainability for a long, long time.It was just about a … (0 comments)
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kauai sustainability: Earth Day at Lydgate - 04/19/08 08:24 PM
Today is Earth Day. And while I am sitting open house at a beautiful Lae Nani Condominium in Wailuamy wife Gwen is over at Lydgate Park just a half a mile down the road.
Earth Day is a worldwide opportunity to think globally and act locally by getting out and becoming … (0 comments)
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kauai sustainability: Napali Coast Trail Gets Allocations - 11/17/07 03:52 PM
NaPali Coast Trail has devoted following
As appropriated improvement money sits pending Hawai`i Gov. Linda Lingle's release, an anonymous volunteer has started tackling needed work on the most perilous stretch of the NaPali Coast Trail on Kauai's North Shore. Sen.Gary Hooser, D-Kauai, made it a priority to get some funding to … (0 comments)
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