TI kona makahiki, ua mālama ʻo MVI i kahi ʻaha hui waho i manaʻo ʻia he ʻokoʻa mai ka hoʻomaka ʻana. Ua hōʻea mai nā hoa hana mai kēlā me kēia kihi o ka hui—ʻaʻohe mahele, ʻaʻohe lepili, he poʻe wale nō e hui pū ana e hoʻolauleʻa. Ua manaʻo ʻia e hoʻohanohano i nā hāʻawi a nā wahine i kā mākou wahi hana, akā ʻaʻole ma ke ʻano leo nui a hana. Akā, ua like ia me kahi ʻōlelo hoʻohiki mālie: aia mākou a pau i loko o kēia pū, a he mea nui kēlā me kēia kanaka ma ʻaneʻi.Ua maʻalahi ka ikehu, ua nui ka meaʻai, a aia kahi manaʻo maalea i ka lewa—kahi mea i hiki ʻole i ka hapa nui o ka poʻe ke kau i ko lākou manamana lima. A hiki i ko lākou nānā ʻana i lalo i kā lākou papa ʻaina.Ua koho pono ʻia kēlā me kēia pā, kēlā me kēia kīʻaha, kēlā me kēia ʻōpala, kēlā me kēia napkin. ʻAʻohe palaki, ʻaʻohe manaʻo ma hope, ʻaʻohe kihi ʻoki. ʻAʻole kēia he hōʻailona eco-check-minute hope loa; ʻo ia ke ʻano o MVI e hele ai i ka ʻōlelo: inā ʻaʻole ʻike ʻia kāu mau waiwai i nā kikoʻī liʻiliʻi loa, ʻaʻole lākou he waiwai maoli. ʻO ka mea i hoʻolilo i kēia koho i mea i manaʻo nui ʻia, ʻo ia kēia mau meanā mea ʻai hoʻomauʻAʻole wale no ka ʻai ʻana ma kahi nā mea—ua hoʻohana pū mākou iā lākou e hoʻopaʻa i ka meaʻai BBQ, e hōʻoiaʻiʻo ana i kēlā me kēia ʻāpana o ka ʻahaʻaina, mai ka ʻai pū ʻana a hiki i ka lawe ʻana i nā koena i ka home, e kūpaʻa ana i kā mākou kūpaʻa i ka hoʻomau.
Ua haʻi mai kēlā papa ʻaina i kahi moʻolelo—hoʻokahi e pili ana i ka mahalo: no nā poʻe a puni, no ka meaʻai a mākou i kaʻana like ai, a no ka honua a mākou e kapa nei he home. Aia ma lalo nā7 mau mea hoʻomehana waho hoʻomaui hoʻōla mai i kēlā moʻolelo i ke ola ma ka ʻaha kūkā o ka MVI's International Women's Day—a no ke aha i kūpono ai ke koho ʻana i kēlā me kēia. ʻAʻole lākou he "huahana aloha honua" wale nō; he mau mea hoʻololi pono a maʻalahi hoʻi hiki iā ʻoe ke hoʻohana no kāu hanana aʻe, inā paha no ka ʻaina ʻana ma kahi a i ʻole ka hoʻopaʻa ʻana i ka BBQ a me nā koena ʻē aʻe.
1. Nā Papa Bagasse — Ke pau ka manaʻo o ka "Disposable" e like me ka ʻaelike
TʻO nā pā ka mea mua i ʻike ai ka poʻe, ʻoiai inā ʻaʻole hiki iā lākou ke haʻi pololei i ke kumu. ʻAʻole lākou i like me nā pā palakiko palupalu a ʻūlū a mākou i maʻa mau ai—ʻo ia hoʻi nā mea e kūlou ana ma lalo o kahi ʻōpuʻu pasta a i ʻole ka mea ʻala e liki ana ma luna o kou ʻūhā. ʻO kēia mau meapā bagassenā, i hana ʻia mai ka olonā kō i waiho ʻia ma hope o ka unuhi ʻana i ka wai, a ua manaʻo lākou ua manaʻo ʻia.
Ua paʻa lākou i nā meaʻai piha me ka ʻole o ke kulou ʻana, kū i luna i nā kīʻaha saucy, a ua manaʻo paʻa hoʻi e hoʻopaʻa me ka ʻole o ka hiolo ʻana. Ua hilinaʻi pū mākou iā lākou e hōʻiliʻili i nā koena BBQ—ʻo ko lākou paʻa ʻana ʻo ia hoʻi hiki iā lākou ke paʻa i nā ʻiʻo i kālua ʻia, nā mea kanu, a me nā mea ʻala me ka ʻole o ka liki a kūlou paha, e maʻalahi ai i nā hoa hana ke lawe i ka home i kahi ʻono o ka ʻahaʻaina. A i ka pau ʻana o ka ʻahaʻaina? Ua hele pololei lākou i loko o ka compost, e wāwahi maoli ana i loko o 90 mau lā. No kekahi mea e hoʻolālā ana i kahi hanana waho, ʻo kēia kahi ʻono: ka hoʻokipa maikaʻi ʻana me ka ʻole o ka hoʻohaʻahaʻa ʻana i nā malihini i ka ʻike, a me ka hana pono ʻana ma ka honua me ka ʻole o ka hoʻonāukiuki nui.
Hōʻike nā pā bagasse ʻaʻole pono ʻoe e koho ma waena o ka maʻalahi a me ke kuleana, inā paha ʻoe e lawelawe ana i ka meaʻai ma kahi a i ʻole e hoʻopaʻa ana i ka BBQ a me nā koena ʻē aʻe.
2. Nā Pahu Bagasse Clamshell — Ka Hoʻohanohano ʻana i ka Meaʻai (a me ka Poʻe nāna i ʻAi)
GLoaʻa mau nā koena i nā hanana ʻoihana maikaʻi—ʻo ia wale nō ka mea e hana ʻia ke lawelawe nui ʻoe, ʻoiai me kahi kahua BBQ i kaulana. Akā ʻo ka mea āu e hana ai me kēlā mau koena e ʻōlelo hou aku e pili ana i kāu mau manaʻo ma mua o kekahi haʻiʻōlelo. Ma ka ʻaha kūkā o MVI, ua loaʻa iā mākounā ipu bagasse clamshellua mākaukau ka lua o ka poʻe e noi e lawe i ka meaʻai i ka home—a ua hana lākou i ka ʻokoʻa āpau, ʻoiai no ka hoʻopili ʻana i nā koena BBQ.Pani paʻa kēia mau ipu i hana ʻia me ka fiber, mālama i ka meaʻai i ka mahana, a pale aku i ka momona—ʻaʻohe BBQ palupalu a i ʻole nā ʻeke sauce e liki ana. Akā ʻo ka mea maikaʻi loa? Ua mālie lākou. ʻAʻohe uē styrofoam, ʻaʻohe poʻi e hiolo ana i ka wā e lawe ai. Manaʻo lākou e like me ka ʻōpala e mahalo ana i ka meaʻai i loko—inā he moa i kālua ʻia, nā mea kanu i kālua ʻia, a i ʻole kekahi mea punahele BBQ ʻē aʻe—a me ke kanaka e lawe ana i ka home. He kikoʻī liʻiliʻi ia, akā he mea nui—ʻoiai ke hoʻolauleʻa nei ʻoe i nā poʻe e pono e noʻonoʻo ʻia.
Hoʻouna ka pahu bagasse clamshell maʻalahi i kahi leka akaka: mālama mākou i nā mea liʻiliʻi pū kekahi—ʻoiai i ka wā e pili ana i ka hoʻopaʻa ʻana i ka mea hope loa o ka BBQ.
3. Nā kīʻaha pepa palaho biodegradable - No kēlā me kēia manawa o ka lā
AʻAʻole he manawa hoʻokahi ka ʻākoakoa ʻana ma waho—he kofe kakahiaka, he wai ʻālohilohi awakea, he kī mehana i ka wā e hōʻoluʻolu ai ke awakea, a he mea inu anu hoʻi e hui pū me ka BBQ. ʻO kanā kīʻaha pepa biodegradablema kā mākou hanana i lawelawe i nā mea āpau, me ka maʻalahi. Akā ʻo ka mea e hoʻokaʻawale ai iā lākou mai nā kīʻaha pepa āu e ʻike ai ma ka hapa nui o nā hanana ʻaʻole ia e ʻike ʻia i ka nānā mua ʻana—ʻo ia ka uhi.Ua uhi ʻia ka hapa nui o nā kīʻaha "pepa" me kahi ʻili plastik lahilahi, e aneane hiki ʻole ai ke hana hou ʻia (ʻoiai ke nānā aku nei lākou he aloha i ke kaiapuni). Ua hoʻohana nā kīʻaha o MVI i kahi uhi PLA mea kanu—hiki ke hoʻohuihui maoli ʻia, ʻaʻohe microplastics, ʻaʻohe greenwashing. He koho liʻiliʻi ia, akā ʻo ia ke ʻano nui: ʻaʻole mākou i ʻoki i nā kihi ma kahi i kūpono ai, no ka mea, ʻo ka poʻe e inu ana mai kēlā mau kīʻaha, inā paha me kā lākou BBQ a i ʻole kā lākou kofe kakahiaka, pono lākou i ka ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi.ʻAʻole hilinaʻi nā huahana maikaʻi e pili ana i ke kaiapuni i nā hana hoʻopunipuni—hoʻokō lākou i kā lākou mau ʻōlelo hoʻohiki, a hana pololei kēia mau kīʻaha biodegradable i kēlā, e hoʻokō ana i kēlā me kēia ʻāpana o ka ʻahaʻaina mai ka hoʻomaka a hiki i ka hopena.
4. Nā Pahu Pepa Alumini — ʻOi aku ka Hoʻomau Pono ma mua o nā Kiʻi Kūpono
Nʻaʻole hiki ke palaho ʻia nā koho hoʻomau āpau. A ʻo ka hoʻohālike ʻana i kekahi ʻano ʻē aʻe he mea hōʻino ia i nā mea āpau. Hoʻohana ʻia ʻo MVInā ipu pepa aluminie lawe i nā pā ʻai nui—me nā meaʻai BBQ a me nā kīʻaha i hoʻomākaukau ʻia—mai ka lumi kuke a i kahi o waho. He kūpono nō hoʻi lākou no ka hoʻopili ʻana i nā puʻu nui o nā koena BBQ, e mālama ana iā lākou i ka mahana a mehana a hiki i ka hoʻi ʻana mai o nā hoa hana i ka home. ʻO kēia kekahi o nā koho i manaʻo nui ʻia a mākou i hana ai.ʻAʻole hiki ke hoʻoheheʻe ʻia ka alumini, akā ʻo ia kekahi o nā mea hana hou loa ma ka honua—ʻoi aku ka kiʻekiʻe o nā helu hoʻōla ma mua o ka plastic, a hiki ke hana hou ʻia i nā manawa he nui me ka ʻole o ka nalowale ʻana o ka maikaʻi. Mālama kēia mau ipu i ka meaʻai i ka mahana kūpono i ka wā hoʻonohonoho, ʻaʻohe pono e hoʻomehana hou, a ma hope, ua hōʻiliʻili mākou iā lākou e hana hou ʻia. ʻAʻole ia ke koho Instagram-friendly loa, akā ʻo ia ke koho kuleana loa—ʻoi aku hoʻi no ka lawelawe ʻana i ka BBQ, kahi e pono ai ka ʻōpala paʻa a pale i ka wela.ʻAʻole pili ka hoʻomau maoli i nā maka kūpono; e pili ana i ke koho ʻana i ka mea e hana maikaʻi loa, ʻoiai no ka hoʻopaʻa ʻana i ka BBQ. He koho kūpono a ʻoiaʻiʻo nā ipu pepa alumini no ka poʻe makemake e hele i ka ʻōlelo.
5. Nā ʻŌhelo Paʻa - ʻO nā kikoʻī liʻiliʻi e hoʻololi i ke ʻano
She hoʻāʻo nā ʻōpala. He liʻiliʻi lākou e hiki ke hoʻowahāwahā ʻia, akā ua lawa ka ʻike ʻia e ʻike ai—a i kēia mau lā, he paʻakikī ke koho ʻana i nā ʻōpala plastik. Ma kēia ʻaha, ua hoʻohana mākounā ʻōpala hiki ke hoʻoheheʻe ʻiai hana ʻia mai ka PLA mea kanu, a ua hana maikaʻi loa lākou, ua hoʻomaka ka poʻe e nīnau i kahi i loaʻa ai iā mākou. He kūpono lākou no ka inu ʻana i nā mea inu anuanu me ka BBQ, e paʻa ana i nā mea inu huaʻai a me ke kō me ka ʻole o ka palupalu.Ua noho lākou i loko o nā mea inu i ke awakea holoʻokoʻa, me ka hui pū ʻana me nā mea ʻono BBQ, me ka palupalu ʻole a hiolo paha. ʻAʻohe o lākou ʻono ʻē ma hope, a ʻaʻole lākou i manaʻo he "kuʻikahi" (ke nānā aku iā ʻoe, kēlā mau ʻōpala pepa paʻakikī e hāʻule ana). Penei ke ʻano o ka hoʻololi hoʻomau maikaʻi: no laila, he maʻalahi ia, hoʻolilo i ka poʻe i mea hoihoi, ʻaʻole hoʻonāukiuki—inā ʻoe e hoʻohana ana iā lākou me ka soda anuanu a i ʻole ke kī hau hua me kāu BBQ.ʻOiai paha he mea ʻole kahi ʻōpala liʻiliʻi, hiki iā ia ke hoʻololi mālie i ke ʻano o kahi ʻahaʻaina—a hoʻēmi i ka ʻōpala, ʻoiai ke hui pū ʻia me ka BBQ a me nā meaʻai waho ʻē aʻe.
6. Nā ʻŌmole ʻŌmole — Ke kūpaʻa e hele a hiki i ka Grill
TʻO ke kahua kuke ka puʻuwai o kā mākou ʻahaʻaina—piha i nā mea kanu, nā huaʻai, a me nā ʻāpana i kālua ʻia, a pau ma lunanā ʻōpae ʻoheʻAʻole wale kēia mau skewers he mea hoʻonani; he koho lākou i hoʻokumu ʻia i ke kūpaʻa maoli, a he mea nui lākou i kā mākou hoʻonohonoho BBQ.ʻO ka ʻohe kekahi o nā mea hana hou loa ma ka Honua: ulu hou ia i loko o 3 a 5 mau makahiki me ka ʻole o ke kanu hou ʻana, ʻaʻole pono nā pesticides, a omo pū i ke kalapona i kona ulu ʻana. ʻAʻole e like me nā skewers lāʻau maʻamau (i loaʻa pinepine ʻia mai nā lāʻau ulu lohi), ʻo nā skewers ʻohe kahi koho kuleana e hoʻohui i ka mehana i kekahi hoʻonohonoho BBQ waho. Ua paʻa pono lākou ma luna o ka grill, ʻaʻole e ʻā a haki paha, a i ka wā i hoʻomaʻalili ai ka grill? Ua komo nā skewers i loko o ka compost, e pani ana i ka loop me ka ʻole o ka ʻōpala.ʻOiai kahi skewer maʻalahi hiki ke lilo i koho hoʻomau—kahi e hoʻomaikaʻi ai i kāu BBQ me ka hoʻohanohano ʻana i ka honua.
7. Nā Napkins Fiber Recycled - ʻO ka Swap i hoʻohaʻahaʻa nui ʻia
NʻO nā apkins ka mea i nānā nui ʻole ʻia ma kekahi hanana—a ʻo ia ka mea i hoʻohana nui ʻia, ʻoiai ma kahi BBQ kahi i maʻamau ai nā ʻai ʻono a palaka. Ma ka ʻahaʻaina a MVI, ua hoʻohana mākounā kāwele hoʻolei ʻiahana ʻia mai ka fiber hana hou ʻia, ʻaʻohe pulp lāʻau puʻupaʻa, i loaʻa mai ka pepa i hōʻoia ʻia e FSC a i ʻole ka pepa post-consumer. A eia ka ʻāpana maikaʻi loa: ua palupalu lākou ʻaʻole i noʻonoʻo kekahi iā lākou, ʻoiai i ka holoi ʻana i ka mea ʻala BBQ a i ʻole nā manamana palaka.ʻO ia ka pahuhopu o kahi hoʻololi hoʻomau maikaʻi: ka hana maikaʻi loa, nalowale ia i ke kua o kahi manawa maikaʻi. ʻAʻole ʻōpala a lahilahi paha kēia mau napkin; hana lākou e like me nā napkin ʻē aʻe—inā no ka holoi ʻana i nā lima ma hope o ka BBQ a i ʻole ka hoʻomaʻemaʻe ʻana i nā mea liʻiliʻi i ninini ʻia—akā ma hope, ua hoʻopili mālie ʻia lākou, ʻaʻohe ʻōpala i koe. He koho liʻiliʻi ia, akā hoʻohui ʻia.
ʻO ka ʻōlelo maoli a ka Papa ʻaina a MVI e pili ana i ka hoʻolauleʻa ʻana i ka lā wahine
SE hoʻi i hope no kekahi kekona, a noʻonoʻo i nā mea e pono ai e hoʻonohonoho i kahi papa ʻaina e like me kēia—kahi e lawelawe ana i nā meaʻai ma ka wahi a me nā koena BBQ me ka mālama mau. ʻO ia hoʻi ke noiʻi ʻana i nā huahana i nā pule ma mua. ʻO ia hoʻi ka ʻōlelo ʻana ʻaʻole i nā koho plastik ʻoi aku ka maʻalahi a me ke kumu kūʻai. ʻO ia hoʻi ka manaʻoʻiʻo he pono ka noʻonoʻo hou aku i ka poʻe a puni ka papa ʻaina—ʻo kēlā me kēia. A he pono nō hoʻi ka honua a kākou e kaʻana like ai.ʻAhahui Lā Wahine o ka Honua o MVIʻaʻole ia he "hanana wahine" ma ke ʻano haiki. He hanana hui ia, me nā mea a pau i hele mai, no ka mea, ʻo ka hoʻohanohano ʻana i nā hāʻawi a nā wahine ke ʻano o ka hoʻokomo ʻana i nā mea a pau i ke kamaʻilio ʻana. ʻO ia hoʻi ke kūkulu ʻana i kahi wahi hana kahi e ʻike ʻia ai nā mea a pau, a kahi ʻaʻole wale nā huaʻōlelo ma ka paia ko mākou mau waiwai—aia lākou i loko o nā pā a mākou e ʻai ai, nā kīʻaha a mākou e inu ai, nā skewers a mākou e hoʻohana ai no ka BBQ, a me ke ʻano o kā mākou hana kekahi i kekahi.ʻO kanā mea ʻai hoʻomauma luna o kēlā papa ʻaina, i hoʻohana ʻia no ka ʻaina ʻana a me ka hoʻopili ʻana i ka BBQ, ʻaʻole ia he ʻōlelo no nā kāmela. He ʻōlelo mālie a kūpaʻa ʻole ia e hana ana kā mākou mau waiwai—ʻaʻole wale no ka makemake. ʻO kēia ke ʻano o ka hui a MVI e hoʻāʻo nei: kahi e mālama ana i nā mea liʻiliʻi, no ka mea, ʻo nā mea liʻiliʻi ka mea e hana ai i ka ʻokoʻa nui loa.Inā ʻoe e hoʻolālā ana i kāu hanana waho e hiki mai ana—me ka BBQ a i ʻole kekahi mea ʻē aʻe e pālahalaha ai—e lilo kēia i alakaʻi nou: koho i nā huahana e pono ai, e mahalo i ka poʻe e hoʻohana ana iā lākou, a e hoʻohanohano i ka honua. ʻOi aku ka mālie. ʻOi aku ka maʻalahi. A ʻoiaʻiʻo? He ʻoi aku ka manaʻo nui.
