Guides
Practical guides for island life
Lower your power bill, keep the lights on, feed your household and get ready for disruption, with real numbers and sources you can check.
Energy
Your power bill
Preparedness
Prepping Hawaiʻi
If the boats stopped coming tomorrow, how long would your household last?
Local food
Prep, Set & Forget zone guides
Ten low-input staple crops, matched to where you live on the island.
Our printable guides cover the windward coast (sea level to 500 ft), the leeward coast (sea level to 500 ft) and upland rainy areas (500–2,000 ft), with planting guidance reviewed against CTAHR extension practice: wide, shallow preparation at or above grade, surface mulch, and observation-based watering.
Zone 1
Windward coast
Drainage and heavy rain
Zone 2
Leeward coast
Irrigation and drought
Zone 3
Upland rainy
Cool, very wet