Entries tagged 'green hawaii'
Buy a Koa, Make Money: Less than $50 Buys a Hawaii Tree
Squirrels of the world, take note. You can buy some aerial real estate in Hawaii for less than $50. Not a bad investment for a well-traveled rodent who wants to do well and do good. Here's the info. The Big...
Green Hawaii: Costco Goes Solar in Kona, Kauai
The islands get two of the four pilot solar programs for the progressive Big Box retailer. All the more reason to stop into Costco and stock up on $30 bottles (a bargain) of Maui Ocean Vodka and 5 pound jugs...
Helemano Plantation: Xmas Tree Farm on Oahu -- Green Alternative
We drove out to Wahiawa this Christmas to get our tree because we decided we wanted a Norfolk pine in a pot. Throwing away dead Christmas trees made my wife sad. Also, we had read plenty about imported Christmas trees...
It's Not Easy Being Green: Correction
A few weeks back, as the blog launched, I posted a note about the Fairmont Orchid in the Mauna Lani Resort on the Big Island. The Orchid has been in the forefront of efforts to reduce energy usage and reliance...
Solar Powered Golf Carts
On the linx at the Mauna Lani Bay Resort, you can cruise the greens in a green machine. Aptly dubbed the "Sun Caddy", this nifty little machine comes courtesy of Berkeley-based Powerlight. I don't know if any other Hawaii...
Green Hotels in Hawaii: Fairmont Orchid
You've all run into those little pamphlets in a hotel bathroom urging you to hang up your towel and use it another day. That's not enough for the Fairmont Orchid (pictured to the left), a luxe resort on the...
Muumuu + Recycling = Stylish Threads
In Hawaii, old muumus never die. They just go to Kaneohe on the Windward side of Oahu.! Muumuu Heaven is a mother-daughter team on the Windward side that collects and buys old muumuus and muumuu print fabric and turns...
Green Hawaii: Bio-diesel Rental Cars
Cruising paradise and saving the planet? A guilt-free ride for a fully consumptive Maui vacation? The good folks over at Treehugger originally tipped me on eco-friendly car rentals on Maui a while back that run on veggie oil. Big...
