Hawaii always has been paradise on Earth, with its blue waters and blue skies. But now Hawaii, particularly Honolulu and Kona, has a different color: green. That’s right. Honolulu’s gone green, and they’re getting greener by the minute.

Go green with them as you visit these establishments!

1. Lush USA

If you need bath products or fragrances, visit Lush USA. Lush uses only the freshest organic fruits and vegetables in all their products. Every product is made by hand and uses little to no preservatives and packaging. Their products are all 100 % vegetarian and some are even 70% vegan to give you the most nutritious ingredients you can use for your skin. Their products are never tested on animals nor do they deal with suppliers who perform animal testing. They try not to use packaging for their products as much as possible, but when they need to, they use post-consumer recycled, recyclable and biodegradable materials. Lush USA is available nationwide and globally.

1450 Ala Moana Rd, Unit 1206, Honolulu, HI; Tel. (808)941-7400; 2201 Kalakaua Ave, Unit c120, Honolulu, HI; Tel. (808)923-5874.

2. Earth Tones

If you need Internet or a phone or both, then Earth Tones is the one for you. They are the only communications company to provide long-distance phone, wireless service and Internet access and donate 100% of its profits to environmental organizations.  Earth Tones was founded and currently is maintained by a coalition of non-profit groups. Aside from funding environmental research, they send out Green Alerts to keep their customers aware of the environmental issues and how they can help protect the planet themselves.

http://www.earthtones.com; Tel. (888)327-8486

3. Lotus Cafe

Lotus Cafe is the only Pan-Asian restaurant in Hawaii, serving the best in Thai, Indian and Indonesian cuisine. They use natural, organic and homegrown ingredients to create authentic dishes for their customers. Even their gelato offerings are 95% organic and all vegan. And they’ve switched to using solar panels to power up their restaurant, and they’ll teach you how to do the same for yours!

73-5617 Maiau St. Kailua-Kona, HI; Tel. (808)327-3270

4. Down to Earth

Down to Earth is Hawaii’s only all-vegetarian organic and natural food store. They carry wide choices of natural and organic food products and includes dairy, local organic produce, vitamins and natural supplements, body care products and household items. They don’t carry meat, eggs, fish oils, gelatin capsules and other products that contain animal rennet. More than that, they also participate in community outreach programs that commit to helping people live and maintain a vegetarian lifestyle.

2525 South King St. Honolulu, HI 96826; Tel. (808)947-7678

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