Resources

Sustainable Living in Hawaii

Watch this video on “Living Sustainably in Hawaii” made by a group called “Malama Aina” – a group of students in a “Sustainability, Communication, and Culture” course at University of Hawaii at Hilo.

 

Native Hawaiian Concepts of Sustainability

Learn about the self-sustaining Hawaiian “ahupua’a” land division and stewardship concept.

http://www.hawaiihistory.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=ig.page&CategoryID=299

 

 

Water Conservation and Cooperation

The University of Hawaii at Manoa’s College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources provides helpful info on rainwater catchment systems and guidelines on how to start your own system.

http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/hawaiirain/

English: Face of Aristolochia littoralis (Calico Flower, Elegant Dutchman’s Pipe) on University of Hawaii at Manoa campus (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Related articles

• Kids get hands-on with UH’s Urban Garden Center (kitv.com)
• Rainwater catchment basics (makezine.com)
• Native Hawaiians standing up against use of land for GMO experiments (dgrnewsservice.org)