Awards honor those who go green
Mattson Davis, chief executive officer of Kona Brewing Company, was honored recently for the company’s efforts to develop an environmentally friendly business in Hawaii.
David shared the story of his company’s sustainable success at the second annual "Who’s Keeping Hawaii Green" awards ceremony last month on Oahu. More than a dozen other businesses and individuals were also honored for their contributions to keeping the environment green.
Davis said the company, which originated in 1998 in Kailua-Kona on the Big Island, does its best for the environment and the public by developing a popular brew while leaving less of a carbon footprint on the earth.
"Its not just good beer, but a way of life," Davis told those attending the award ceremony at Moanalua Gardens.
Davis said the brewery’s superb "green" practices include:
- using all Hawaii grown ingredients,
- using biodiesel fuel from used vegetable oil for delivery trucks,
- using energy saving, compact fluorescent lighting (and will soon be incorporating photovoltaic solar cells to replace fossil-fuel generated electricity at the brewery),
- Donating leftover grain, yeast, and hops from the brewing process to cattle farms for feed.
- Using packaging made from recycled cardboard, and
- delivering products to restaurants and bars without packaging, and in reusable trays.
Other companies and individuals honored at the event included
- Celebrity ; Jack Johnson
- Hospitality industry; Four Seasons Hualailai
- Retail; Muumuu Heaven i Restaurant; Town & Downtown restaurants
- Business with a Green program; Maui Brewing Company
- Non-profit with a green purpose; Re-use Hawaii
- Non-profit resource; UH Environmental Law Program
- Business with a green purpose; Styrophobia
- Business with a longstanding program; Hawaii regional cuisine
- Green pioneer; evolution sage
- Contractor; unlimited construction
- Design; PK White Architects
- Developer; Actus Lend Lease
- Individual Educator; Ramsay Taum
- Green Entrepreneur; Bob King, Pacific Biodiesel
- Agricultural Innovation; Cellana
- Business with longstanding green program; NELHA (National Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority
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