HOPS BIG ISLAND

Kona Brewing Company’s two pubs in Kailua-Kona on Hawaii’s Big Island and at Koko Marina Center on Oahu recently became Certified Green Restaurants® by the Green Restaurant Association. Kona Brewing Company’s two restaurants are the only current Certified Green Restaurant® locations in the state of Hawaii.

Working with the Green Restaurant Association (GRA), Kona Brewing Company received solutions, guidance and education that enabled it to improve its efforts toward reducing its environmental impact. GRA focuses on water efficiency, waste reduction and recycling, sustainable furnishings and building materials, sustainable food, energy, disposables, and chemical and pollution reduction.

Kona Brewing Company’s sustainability coordinator Tracy Solomon focused on four areas as she worked with the GRA for certification: Kona Brewing Company efforts to conserve resources, minimize waste, prevent pollution and support local agriculture. To maintain GRA status, each pub will be required to make additional advancements and be re- evaluated annually.

Find out more at www.konabrewingco.com