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“Everybody paddle the canoes together; bail and paddle, paddle and bail, and the shore will be reached.
E lauhoe mai na wa’a; i ke ka, i ka hoe; i ka hoe, i ke ka; pae aku i ka ‘aina.”
― Hawaiian proverb
Hawaii finds amazing use for old buses – AOL.com
Honolulu has always faced homelessness, but the city is finally taking action and doing something incredible for the homeless people in the area. Honolulu-based architecture company, Group 70 International, is working on putting retired city buses to use in an amazing...
Can Sustainability and Tourism Peacefully Co-exist in Hawaii? – Civil Beat
If we limit the use of our natural resources and educate the users — including tourists — we just might be around for the long haul. The word “sustainable” is a bit of a buzzword, evoking images of wind turbines, solar panels, and barefoot hippies eating locally grown...
Wave energy device activated off Hawaii’s Kaneohe Bay – Pacific Business News
Northwest Energy Innovations has deployed its wave energy device in waters off Marine Corps Base Hawaii in Windward Oahu, beginning a year-long test to commercialize this type of technology, the company said.The “Azura” wave energy device is located at the U.S. Navy’s...
Organic Farmers Object to Whole Foods Rating System – NYTimes.com
Like a whale and the myriad barnacles clinging to its sides, Whole Foods Market and organic farmers have long had a symbiotic relationship. The grocer has helped stoke the American appetite for organic products, building stores that are essentially showcases for...
Derrick Jensen on Civilization and Creating a Culture of Resistance
Unlearn & Rewild Podcast With Derrick Jensen Civilization took millennia to congeal, and in the last few hundred years it has accelerated its world takeover. The health of the world’s plant and animal communities has inversely plummeted, where now species...
Have surfers discovered the future of sustainable design? | GreenBiz
Like many athletes, surfers — and the manufacturers who produce their expensive boards — are very particular about their equipment. Even minute details can make or break the next wave, which has led to quite a conundrum for the stereotypically-green surf culture. Lots...