The Sustainable Living Institute presents Sustainable Living Educational Series
This year for Earth Day give yourself and the planet the gift of knowledge. Learn how to live a more sustainable life on Hawaii Island. Four evenings of education in various sustainability practices are coming to Kona, Hawai`i. Classes on Sustainable Living will include Rainwater Harvesting, Sustainable [...]
Downtown Hilo selected as a recipient community for the American Institute of Architects 2009 Sustainable Design Assessment Team Program In December 2008, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) selected Downtown Hilo as a recipient for the 2009 Sustainable Design Assessment Team (SDAT) Program. The EDH 2025 VisionKeepers and the County of Hawai`i Planning Department, who collaboratively oversee implementation of [...]
A few things you can use to better understand and use social media. By leveraging social media you can, raise awareness for your cause, engage your audience and market to your customers that go online. Governments should be interested in digital streamlining in tough economies as well as transparency issues and social media can help. Social Media [...]
In November, the Sustainable Living Educational Series Returns to Hilo, Hawai`iDownload PDF version of press release
The best educators in sustainability will convene in Hilo, Hawai`i to teach a series of classes on Sustainable Living. Each Thursday night in November a different class will feature a straight-forward approach to living a more sustainable lifestyle on Hawai`i [...]
Pre-registration is required. Learn more here: http://greencollartech.com/educational-opportunities New members, come learn how to use your new website. Tips, tricks and valuable insight shared about the sustainable web platform that power the Hawaii Island Sustainable Web Community. The first hour is dedicated to beginners. An open QnA forum follows the class. Non-members pay $25 bucks either online during registration or [...]
Google filed a patent for a pod-like data center that runs off wave energy and cools down in the sea. Good combination and maybe no need to pump the cold water? “The patent filing says the data centers would be located 3 to 7 miles offshore, which may signal that Google’s interest in undersea cables goes [...]
Pre-registration is required at: http://greencollartech.com/attend-green-class-workshop New members, come learn how to use your new website. Tips, tricks and valuable insight shared about the sustainable web platform that power the Hawaii Island Sustainable Web Community. The first hour is dedicated to beginners. An open QnA forum follows the class. Non-members pay $25 bucks either online during registration or before [...]
Five Critical Success Factors Let’s continue outlining what we need to promote and strengthen our digital economies in Hawaii. Any help is greatly appreciate. Uhm, actually, your participation is required. Please pay particular attention to #3 below and comment below.
Availability – bandwidth, training and the affordability of these resources will dictate any need to [...]
Sure, you can save carbon if you use less power in your web server. It’s easy to imagine how making one website more efficient could mean a better experience for the site’s visitors. Pages download faster, browsers display the page faster and less data means less money spent on hard drives. Doing this on many [...]
The early “Hawaiians” didn’t need to be told to live in a sustainable fashion. Logic ruled. It was rampant. It still is in many rural, off-the-grid communities on Hawai`i Island. Common sense was ordinary hundreds of years ago and ahupua`a wasn’t a grassroots movement or a government mandate. It was a way of life for many [...]
