By Nina Wu Earth Day was Sunday, and sure enough, we had islandwide beach cleanups while businesses pitched their earth-friendly products and stores held “Earth Day sales.”
By Nina Wu It's interesting driving around Oahu neighborhoods these days. Two years ago you would see plenty of rooftops dotted with solar water-heating panels, but solar photovoltaic systems? It was a rare sight — close to only 1 percent of local homes.
By Nina Wu Whoa! Before you pour that pan of tempura grease or french fry oil down the drain, think of what it will do to the sewer lines. Usually, it's "out of sight, out of mind." But oil will clog up the sewer.
By Nina Wu If there's one thing Capt. Charles Moore wants you to know, it's that the plastic floating in the ocean has an impact on you. Moore, credited by most as the discoverer of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, says that aside from harming marine animals, the petroleum-based plastics in the ocean ecosystem could have an as-yet-unknown impact on human health.
By Nina Wu The year is coming to a close -- time to clean out the house. As you clear away the holiday clutter, remember that a lot of it can be recycled instead of going to Oahu's overburdened landfills.
By Nina Wu What’s a nurdle?
It’s not a cross between a Nerf and a turtle. Nor are we talking about a wave-shaped glob of toothpaste, in this case.
By Nina Wu Since writing "Surfing Tsunamis of Change: A Handbook for Change Agents" (Island Moonlight, $19.95), author Shanah Trevenna has seen the impact of her writing ripple out like waves.
By Nina Wu September signals the start of many things: autumn, harvest time and shorter days. September is also mass slaughter season for dolphins in Taiji, a coastal town in Wakayama prefecture in Japan.
By Nina Wu But what to do with the bottle caps? Most of us probably toss them into the trash can, not realizing they can be recycled. It's not just drink bottle caps that can be recycled, but plastic shampoo caps, peanut butter jar caps, toothpaste caps and the caps on gummy-bear vitamins.
By Nina Wu Dozens of youths have been working long and hard hours this month at Alii Fishpond on South Molokai. Teenagers from the island and Hana High and Elementary School's building program on Maui, Ma Ka Hana Ka ‘Ike, are busy building an office, restrooms, a traditional hale and a performance platform.
By Nina Wu It's any foodie's dream: to be surrounded by so many of the isle's best lunch wagons that you don't know which line to stand in first.
By Nina Wu Where does your coffee cup go? That is a question that Hawaii Pacific University students Krystle Golly, Brittney Walbaum and Jessica Weh­ling are asking consumers as part of a hands-on proj­ect for their "Building Sustainable Communities" class this semester.