Composting: Each Bungalow has a convenient sink top composter for your green waste.  Compost is used in our garden to help us make soil. 

Cotton Towels and Linens: Puakea uses only 100% Cotton or Bamboo products that don’t add VOCs to the air, thus helping air quality in our bungalows. Towels and linens that are a blend of cotton and synthetic fabrics aren’t sustainable because of their reliance on petrochemicals.

Durable Service Items: Our dishes, cups, glasses, mugs, tableware, and serving pieces are long-lasting, not disposable. 

Eco-friendly Food: We encourage you to buy your produce from our local markets in Hawi, Kawaihae, and the other Farmers' markets on Wednesday in Waimea and Saturdays island wind.

Energy Conservation: Puakea is committed to reducing the amount of energy used through our use of energy-efficient lighting and appliances, turning off lights and appliances when not in use and using fans, not air conditioning, as well as low-flow toilets and shower heads. We urge you to be mindful of your energy consumption. It is possible to dramatically reduce energy consumption for powering our bungalows with little or no sacrifices. Please join us in reducing our dependence on non-renewable resources and reducing the costs connected with excessive energy use. Please turn our your fans when you go adventuring and line drive towels after the beach.

Environmental Cleaning: We approach housekeeping and laundry from the perspective of not using harsh or harmful-to-people chemicals or cleaning styles.

Fresh Air: All natural products are used whenever possible. In its travel across the Pacific, the trade wind air in North Kohala is charged with ions. Upon arrival, your Bungalow will have windows that are open as part of a fresh-air exchange. It’s been said that it's the cleanest, freshest air in the world! People travel here for ultimate rejuvenation. So breathe deeply during your stay with us! Fresh air is healthier than the musty, stale air of closed-up rooms.

Please use provided recycle containers in each bungalow for your Glass and HI 5 cans and bottles. 

Maintenance for Conservation: Our Green Program included replacing all of the old, wasteful fixtures (light bulbs; old toilets which use lots of water in their flushing; old shower heads and faucets that allow more than 2 gallons/minutes through) and appliances (refrigerators and freezers, ice machines, washing machines and dryers, air conditioners) with new efficient fixtures and appliances.

Non-Smoking Rooms: Puakea has a strict non-smoking policy inside our bungalows. Bungalows are guaranteed to be safe from the pollution of smoking. Please preserve the quality of our indoor air, our furnishings, and the well being our guests sensitive to secondhand smoke.

Water Conservation: At Puakea, we strive to reduce water usage. More efficient practices include using low-flow toilets, and faucets; using native plants that don’t require much additional water beyond what falls from the sky. Durning very times of year, we do water to insure the grounds around your cottage are healthy and happy.

Sheet and Towel Re-Use: Guests are encouraged to sleep on the same sheets for the duration of their stay with us. Drying lines are provided at each bungalow to hang bath, beach and pool towels for reuse at least 3 times before washing.

Recycled Building Materials: On all past and future restoration projects we are committed to reusing and refurbishing existing materials whenever possible. Windows, doors, hardware and fixtures that could not be salvaged were replaced using building salvaged resources and recycled materials reducing consumption and disposal. Your cottage has a lot of character because of this!

The Garden & Bee Keeping: Puakea is committed to slow food and eating locally sourced foods whenever possible. Hawaii ships in 90% of the food we all consume. Please enjoy the garden and remember, a garden is only possible when you have bees around! Honey for sale! If you would like to take home some perfectly delicious Puakea Ranch Honey, just let us know! Can’t go in a carry on though.