Here is an example of how mismanagement of land situated in a watershed led to extreme runoff and a costly flood disaster last December in South Kona.
A misguided land lessee grubbed and graded a parcel of sloping land completely disregarding its natural features such as forestation and streambeds. When the region was subsequently hit [...]

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(originally posted 10/25/07)
Dirt. The lowly stuff we look down and tread upon every day, often thoughtlessly. Actually we should spare it some thought and respect for we owe our life to it.
The mythologies of many ancient tropical planting cultures, especially those of the Pacific, contain stories of how staple food plants sprouted from [...]

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In part one of this series, we introduced the concept of looking to the traditional ecological knowledge contained in the myths of the ancient Polynesian cultures. There are to be found clues to the importance of soil and to simple, actionable ways we can conserve this resource. We looked at rainwater runoff as a key [...]

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(This was originally posted on 10/09/2007 with videos embedded. This time, to lighten up the page loading I’m just linking to where they can be viewed.)
Hawaii currently imports more than 85% of its food. Imagine this….  If starting tomorrow – and this is by no means far-fetched as a possibility – ships and airplanes full [...]

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After a few months of technical difficulties due to hack attacks etc. The Biospheric Resonance Journal is back up and running again.  All the posts that were here will be re-posted shortly, and then I’m starting a new series with “Surviving And Thriving Sustainably In Times Of Economic Decline” as the central topic. The resource  [...]

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