Eco Modern

“It was a labor of love,” says Shane Jackson, director of environmental projects for Towne Development of Hawai‘i Inc a subsidiary of Zilber Ltd. He’s talking about the environmentally sensitive, custom home the company designed and built in Koa at Kehalani on Maui. “Everything from the initial research through the design and construction to our on-site recycling operation was carefully planned and thought out,” Jackson adds.

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Bountiful Bamboo

On the verdant slopes of Hölualoa, just above Kailua-Kona on the Island of Hawai‘i, amid sprawling monkey pod trees and fragrant coffee orchards, fashion designer Virginia Small’s soon-to-be-finished home quietly heralds a change in western building methods. With its sea-grass ceiling and ample 912—square foot covered länai, the breezy 2,064-square-foot structure mirrors Hawai‘i’s pragmatic sugar plantation style, and so could hardly be more apt. But Small’s abode also bears witness to a growing demand for environmentally-friendly construction materials. From structural poles to grand staircase, panels, and walls, it is built almost entirely with one of the world’s most sustainable resources, bamboo.

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Conscious Hawaiian Cuisine with Chef Olelo pa'a

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Marine currents drive life around the world. Whales migrate to the waters off the Hawaiian Islands following the rich sea broth that feeds them, just as all sea creatures are directed by the push and pull of the vast ocean. See Gallery

We are hearing a lot about “going green” these days and while it’s, a compelling buzzword, many of our new or potential customers have asked us: “What does ‘going green’ really mean? Do I have to spend thousands of dollars on new technology and wonder if it will work?”

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