Sustainable Hawaii

Subject: Hawaii Energy Challenge 2008 Conference Notes

This memo will try to capture the themes discussed at the Hawaii Energy Challenge Conference held at the Fairmont Orchid on November 20-21, 2008.

Peak Oil Is Not A Concept; It Is Reality

THE RECIPE FOR PARADISE
From Chef Jim

Start with a large wooden mixing bowl and a wooden spoon. Metal will work … but woodsy is the preferred way to go with this. Put in about four cups of botanical garden and section it in healthy chunks. Then get three cups of food forest which is mostly fruit trees with a liberal sprinkling of exotic fruit. Then get two cups of vibrant small vegetable gardens selected to taste. Fold these together gently until all but the view planes are covered.

Global Seed Vault Marks First Anniversary; 20 Million Seeds From One-Third Of Earth's Food Crops Now Stored In Case Of Disaster
by Publisher at 01:10PM (CST) on February 26, 2009 | Permanent Link | Cosmos
Linda Young reports:
Longyearbyen, Svalbard (AHN) - The global doomsday seed vault located in the Arctic Circle received 90,000 food crop seed samples of hundreds of crop species on the one-year anniversary of its opening.
That gift increases the seeds being stored frozen there, against a time of global disaster, to more than 20 million.

by the Artesia family

We started with three open acres of pasture with really depleted soil. There were strong prevailing winds, moderate rainfall, and an easy slope toward the ocean. The trees on the surrounding properties were mixed and not very exciting. The prevailing message was obvious; we could build a big house and grow cattle. That’s what many people on the big island of Hawaii do.

Whether there is a short term threat like a tsunami, earthquake , or hurricane or whether their is a long term threat like a recession, shipping halt, or plague ....there are some things you might consider picking up before they are no longer available. If you co-ordinate with your neighbors maybe you can team up on some items.
Here's a partial list:

1. A bicycle and a pack big enough for groceries. $150 At Cosco
2. A motor scooter (97 MPG) Ruckas made by Honda is $2350 in Kona
3. A food dehydrator ... 9 trays order from Cabella's on line $100

PROJECT GREENSTREAM

WHERE SELF-RELIANCE IS A STREAM OF GREEN CONNECTIVITY

A Strategy for
North Kohala Green Economic Development CDP action group
and the SUKA Green Readiness Planning Group

by jim channon

PLANET EARTH…..2012…..DEER IN THE HEADLIGHTS

I have been chatting with some great friends and global futurists lately …among others Jose Arguelles, John Peterson, Emmett Miller, Rick Lukens, and others.

The big island bioregional council held in second meeting in so many months to listen to ideas from various community leaders about proposals for the islands future. The council is formed by elders in the fields of
of sustainable architecture, social architecture, and economic development.
They were very excited with Michael Gibson plans for a new green source marketplace in Hamakua designed to help bring the local farmers foods to

THE DEEPER QUESTIONS OF LIVING IN PARADISE
ON YOUR OWN PIECE OF LAND

People customarily find they must begin to jump thru a whole set of practical hoops while putting a larger parcel of land together. Soon the thoughts of magic and the dreams of paradise subside and they end up with another cookie cutter version of a retirement home with some cattle walking around to qualify for an Ag rating. THIS IS NO WAY TO HOLD THE LAND IN RIGHTEOUSNESS.