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Homeowner Resources



Schedule A Free Rainwater Assessment here.

See examples of completed rainwater projects, and share your projects in our Stormwater BMP Registry

Rain Barrels
  • HOK's Rain Barrel Purchasing Guide
  • View some of our favorite rain barrels and accessories in our Amazon Storefront.
    • As an Amazon Associate, Hui o Ko'olaupoko may earn a commission from qualifying purchases through the link above.
  • Purchase locally at The Urban Farmer and most hardware stores or online retailers
  • Download and submit your rebate form to BWS
  • Order your EarthMinded Diverter Kit here
  • Rain Barrel installation video

Native Plants
  • Hui Ku Maoli Ola, Hawaiian plant nursery.
  • Go Native guide to growing Native Hawaiian and canoe plants wherever you live, work, or play.
  • Native Plants Hawaii, a searchable database of native Hawaiian plants.
  • Plant Pono,  Helping Hawaii make good planting decisions.
  • Oahu Invasive Species Committee, preventing the establishment of invasive plant and animal pests in Hawaii​

Landscapers & Erosion Control
  • Hui Ku Maoli Ola, Hawaiian plant nursery in Kaneohe.
  • Mala Organics landscaping
  • Hapa Landscaping
  • Ko'olau Landscaping
  • GeoTech Soultions - erosion control
  • Bio Socks Hawaii -erosion control

Designers & Architects
  • Roth Ecological
  • Hughes & Hughes Landscape Design

Permeable Pavers and Concrete
  • Evergreen By Debra local permeable paver installer
  • ​Futura Stone local interlocking paver installer
  • DK Construction Group (permeable concrete)

Educational Websites
  • Find your average rainfall rate
  • ​Hawaiian Watershed Atlas
  • Hawaii Stormwater Utilities Map
  • What is Non-point Source Pollution 
  • EPA
  • NOAA: Pacific Island Science Center
  • Ke Ala O Ka Mahina, Hawaiian moon calendar.​

Videos Featuring HOK
  • HOK Rain Garden Co-Op
  • He'eia State Park Rain Garden Build
  • HPU Rain Garden Build
  • Popoi'a Street Storm Water Project
  • Hokule'a at Hakipu'u Stream Restoration
  • Hakipu'u Watershed Walk​
  • Hakipu'u Earth Day 2014

Rain Barrel Purchasing Guide
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Our preferred rain barrel set up, for any barrel you choose.

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Order your EarthMinded Diverter Kit here.
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​The Hawaii Residential Rain Garden Manual will provide homeowners with enough information to safely design and construct a rain garden best suited for their property. Dowlnoda a free digital copy or a hard copy for only $12.

Purchase
Rain Garden Manual
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This Hui o Ko'olaupoko created document provides easy to understand plant descriptions, care and out-planting instructions for over 15 common natives. 

HOK Native Plant Care Manual
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The Green Homeowners Resource Guide provides tips to maintaining a healthy yard and watershed.Provided with each topic are web addresses and phone numbers for additional information.

Green Homeowners Resources
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This Document highlights five simple actions that will help all community members to be better stewards of the land, streams and seas.

5 Simple Actions
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General Information Links
  • Kumukahi: Living Hawaiian Culture
  • Bishop Museum Online Learning Center
  • Forest Friends
  • Hawai'i Forestry and Wildlife Education
  • Hawaiʻi Tree Canopy and Heat Index
  • Hawaiʻi Climate Data Portal 
  • State of Hawai'i Ecological Zones & Native Planting List
  • Hawaiʻi Ethnobotany Online Database
  • Mālama Learning Center Resources
  • Hawai'i Statewide GIS program
  • Information on leptospirosis
  • HDOH Warnings and Advisories
Native Plant Resources
  • Go Native! Online Portal
  • Hawaiʻi Native Plant Propagation Database UH CTAHR
  • Hawaiʻi Forest Institute: Growing a Native Hawaiian Urban Forest
  • Plant Pono: Resources and Planting Guides
  • Plants in Hawaiʻi
  • Rare Native Plants of Hawaiʻi
  • Natural History of Hawaiian Native Plants 
  • Oahu Native Plant Guide: Board of Water Supply
  • Insectary Plants for Hawaiʻi
  • Kumu Niu
  • Laukahi Network
  • Introduction to propagating native plants
  • Moʻo Mehu Exhibition
  • Native Hawaiian Plants for Landscaping, Conservation, and Reforestation
Curriculum
  • KS: PreK-12 and ʻOhana Resources
  • Interactive map with DOE schools and moisture zones
  • A Kīpuka For Every School: Lessons
  • Follow The Drop
  • Hawaiian Garden: Kokua Hawaiʻi Foundation ʻĀina in Schools
  • Hōʻike o Haleakalā Curriculum
  • Ke Kula ʻo Poʻowai Nui
  • National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG) Teacher Resources
  • Māmaki Ola

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