Green Hawai'i: A Guide to a Sustainable and Energy Efficient Home Book

Green Hawai'i: A Guide to a Sustainable and Energy Efficient Home is an easy-to-use reference that explores many of the ways anyone in Hawai'i can make their home a more energy-efficient and sustainable place to live. Packed with facts and figures, personal anecdotes, and suggestions from authorities in the field, this book is a valuable tool whether you want to install a solar hot-water heating system, plant a tree to shade and cool your home, or get a community recycling bin at your local school.

Organized into three sections, this book explores the latest in energy-efficient technology and design for the home; water-saving and sustainable practices in the yard; and opportunities to go beyond the lanai and continue pursuing smart community building through recycling and volunteering.

With our tropical climate and abundant natural resources - steady trade winds, unlimited sunshine and copious rainfall - Hawai'i has the opportunity to set the bar and lead by example, embracing sustainable practices that show our care and respect for the land and to preserve its beauty for generations to come. Making your home a "greener" home is the first step.

About the Author

Kevin J. Whitton is the managing editor for FreeSurf Magazine on the North Shore of O'ahu and a contributing writer to regional, national and international publications. An avid naturalist and botanical hobbyist, he is also the author of Rain, Beans and Rice: The Memoirs of Life in a Costa Rican Rain Forest, an adventure travel memoir based on his three-month experience as a trail guide in a private rain forest reserve.