THE BOOK ON KAUA`I SUSTAINABILITY
Tending
the Garden Island
Written by a seasoned champion of community networking, TENDING
THE GARDEN ISLAND presents a well-reasoned
assessment of strategic forces shaping Kaua`i, and a detailed guide for
Kauaians who wonder what we can do to help create a more sustainable
island future.
More than a first-hand account of one plantation-cum-resort island on
the edge of over-development, this forward-looking assessment charts a
course for dramatic change in how Kauaian community resources are
managed and island sustainability attained.
If you care deeply about sustainability on Kaua`i, this book is for you.
Book Reviews
"A data-packed little book full of solutions to Kauai's complex
problems. Should prove indispensable to residents and visitors alike."
Joan
Conrow, Kaua`i Journalist
"Using an artful mix of demographic data, environmental indicators, and
ecological theory-but all based on traditional native Hawaiian cultural
understandings-Stokes demonstrates how to weave together an attractive
vision of how to do sustainable development in ways that are at once
politically, economically, and demographically feasible."
Dr.
Oliver Markley, Retired Futurist:
"Ken Stokes has obviously studied his subject thoroughly. This book is
well-written, informative and inspiring. Those of us on the mainland
(really just a bigger island) can benefit from the approach Ken takes in
his work on rejuvenating Kauai as a true "Garden Island". This simple
approach offers fundamental lessons on sustainability, not only for the
smaller environment of the island of Kauai but for the planet as a
whole, which is really the larger garden within which we all must learn
to make our living in order to survive with dignity and provide for a
future that is both healthy and nurturing."
Thomas
Elliot, Colorado Visitor:
"Definitely a people's book...a MUST read!"
June
Shimokawa, O`ahu Activist
