Spotlight Interview: Jeff Dunster, Executive Director, Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative
Today’s traveling families want to share unique experiences that enable them to make real connections and a positive impact in the destinations they visit. On Oahu, visitors can take part in a major reforestation effort while enjoying spectacular North Shore scenery with Hawaiian Legacy Tours at Gunstock Ranch.
“Planting a tree is a deeply meaningful way to honor a family member or loved one while giving back to the local community,” explains Jeff Dunster, executive director of the Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative.
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Japanese Airline's New Honu-Themed Airplane Ready To Take Flight
Did you know that honu can fly? All Nippon Airways is making that a reality!
Hundreds flocked to the Hawaii Convention Center on Wednesday night to check out the Japanese airline's new Airbus A380 FLYING HONU aircraft, which will soon fly between Tokyo and Honolulu.
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Sustainable Luxury On Oahu
Heading to Oahu? Add these green initiatives to your itinerary at these hotels.
Forest for the Trees Thanks to guests at the Kahala Hotel and Resort, the discreet celebrity oasis five miles east of Waikiki, more than 3,000 milo trees have been planted at Gunstock Ranch on Oahu's North Shore.
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Waikiki’s Newest Resort Redefines Wellness
Many of us may have made New Year's resolutions relating to health, making lifestyle changes with our wellness in mind. Perhaps you've booked a week at awellness retreatwith a strict diet and exercise regimen, hoping that you'll be inspired to take some of these changes home.
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7 Hotels That Will Help You Achieve Your New Year’s Resolutions
Turning over a new leaf isn't an easy feat, but a proper starting point can make it all the more manageable. One place to begin again? On the road, and at a thoughtful hotel-with programs and experiences meant to complement that digital detox you've been vowing to do, or the healthy cooking you haven't quite started. Here, 7 properties that will cater to your new year's resolutions:
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What Legacy Will You Leave?
Now a decade into operation, HLH and its family of companies are proving that man and nature can not only coexist peacefully, they can thrive.
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North Shore Ranch Expands to Replanting Native Trees, UTV Tours
A new partnership is changing things up for Gunstock Ranch, a multi-faceted tourism business in Kahuku.
Greg Smith took over the family farm in 2006, about 30 years after his dad started the ranch. Since then, he has grown the cattle and horse ranch into an agritourism business that offers trail rides and UTV tours, and serves as an event space and horse boarding facility.
It also became the new site for a reforestation initiative through a partnership with the Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative, which brings in customers and employees of hotels like the Alohilani Resort and The Kahala to plant trees on the property.
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Conservation Group Plans Legacy Forest On Oahu
The Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative, a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing back native forests to the Aloha State, has added a project to its portfolio. The organization is now working to restore native Hawaiian milo trees in addition to its other reforestation efforts. The first Oahu Legacy Forest, a 500-acre planned forest located at Gunstock Ranch in Laie-Malaekahana, will feature milo trees. In all, it will eventually support 600,000 newly planted trees and be home to numerous rare and endangered species. The Hawaiian milo is a tree with a bright-yellow flower and is prized for its wood to make bowls, carvings and musical instruments. The reforestation initiative is working with the 750-acre Gunstock Ranch, a working cattle and horse ranch, to convert much of the land back to native forest.
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Want to Build a Forest in Hawaii?
Travelers can help restore native trees that once covered much of the islands.
Far from the forest of skyscrapers in Waikiki, a ranch on Oahu gives visitors an opportunity to help reestablish the island’s forests of native trees.
Gunstock Ranch, a working cattle ranch on the North Shore, invites visitors to plant “legacy trees” during their time on the island. The ranch adds this activity to its other attractions, such as horseback riding and off-road tours.
Gunstock’s new forest, which is expected to one day span 500 acres and include 600,000 trees, is part of the nonprofit Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative. It is the first project of its kind on the state’s most populous island.
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A Beautiful Legacy
For the past five years, each participant in the Miss America Competition has taken a piece of Hawai'i home with them. A group of Miss Hawai'i finalists travels to the Island of Hawai'i every summer to plant native and endemic Legacy Tree seedlings that are individually dedicated as gifts to the Miss America contestants.
"Our Miss Hawai'i Legacy Forest brings these women together in the shared goal of leaving a lasting legacy in Hawai'i," said Ryan Brown, executive director of the Miss Hawai'i Organization. "We are honored to support the ongoing growth of the Legacy Forest and share this aloha nationally at the Miss America Competition each year."
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The Canoe That Changed Hawai‘i
FOR ITS CREWMEMBERS, HŌKŪLEʻA IS more than just a canoe: it changes how they live their life, and how they plan to care for the world. “Hōkūleʻa,” which means “star of gladness,” has for many in Hawai‘i become a shining example of how to inspire new generations of Hawaiians to keep their culture alive and share it with the world.
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Waikiki Beach Resort Pledges to Plant 100K Native Trees
A Hawaii resort is celebrating its grand opening with a pledge to plant 100,000 native trees on Oahu and the Big Island. The Alohilani Resort Waikiki Beach made the pledge in partnership with the nonprofit Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative, the Star-Advertiser reported Tuesday.
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