Hawai‘i’s Sustainability Heroes
“Our perspective is that the land is an asset and we want to develop it to its best use, whether it’s conservation, agriculture or energy,” Marstaller says.
Pineapple Awards 2023
Ramsey Brown, vice president of diversified agriculture, Pono Pacific
Under Brown’s leadership, Kuilima Farm — 468 acres of ag land owned by Turtle Bay Resort and managed by Pono Pacific — has achieved food safety certification under the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which will allow it to increase food security in the North Shore and surrounding communities.
My Job: Outdoor Jack-of-All-Trades
Gerry Kaho‘okano used to Tahitian dance with John (Leong, CEO of Pono Pacific Land Management) and he needed help. So he went to work for him as a field laborer.
Chris Lee, VP of Farm Development, nominated for Hawaii Business Magazine’s 20 for the next 20.
Pono Pacific In The News
2025
- Governor Josh Green | DLNR News Release – Land Managers Recieve Funds to Support Climate Change Resilience
- Star Advertiser: Tax Credit Will Boost Green Energy Push
- Hawaii Business Magazine: The Tiny Oilseed That Could Help Power Hawaiʻi’s Energy Future
2024
- Conservation Company Relocates Offices to Downtown Honolulu | PBN
- Par Hawaii reaches milestone in $90M renewable energy investment | PBN
- Star Advertiser: Par Hawaii to invest $90 million in renewable-fuel transformation
- New initiative in Hawaiʻi could change the world’s carbon footprint | KHON2
- HI now Daily Kuilima Farmʻs Spring U-Pick
- PBN Announces 2024 Inno Fire Honorees
- Forbes: How This Hawaiian Resort Grows 70% Of The Ingredients It Serves
- Maui’s Kanahā Pond Sanctuary celebrates World Wetlands Day | Video | kitv.com
- Longest predator-exclusion fence in the nation under construction at Maui’s Kanahā Pond : Maui Now
- MidWeek Movers: Chris Bennett VP of Sustainable Energy
2023
- Hawaiiʻs Turtle Bay Resort Invests in New Look Experiences to Meet Guest Preferences
- PBN Hawaiʻi’s Most Admired Leaders: John Leong Founder of Pono Pacific
- Star Advertiser Hawaii News On the Move: Christopher Bennett and Eric Lau
- 2 Mile Long Fence on Kauaʻi Ready to Protect Seabirds
- Hawai‘i’s Top 250 Companies 2023: List Now Available – Hawaii Business Magazine
- HBM Hawai‘i’s Sustainability Heroes: Pono Pacific
- Par Hawaii and Pono Pacific partner to explore sustainable aviation fuel production
- Sustainable aviation fuel produced in Hawaiʻi expected by 2025
- Par Pacific to invest $90M in Hawaiʻi renewable fuels production
- 3 questions with Ramsey Brown of Kuilima Farm
- Keeping it fresh: Pick your own produce at this North Shore farm
- Kanahā Pond on Maui to get predator-proof fencing to protect nesting habitats
2022
- Pono Pacific Helps Kuilima Farm Become First Farm-to-Resort Operation Ever
- Kauaʻi Is Building One Of The Nation’s Longest Predator-Proof Fences. Here’s Why
- The 2022 PBN Pacific Inno Fire Awards: Food Independence & Agriculture
- Meet the 25 Hawaii innovators that are blazing new paths in the local startup industry
- Pono Pacific appoints new president: Jonathan Marstaller
2021
- A Day in the Life of a Conservation Business Co-Founder
- 5 Steps to Hiring People with Luke Estes
- My Job: Outdoor Jack-of-All-Trades
- Pono Pacific’s Covid 19 Response with Luke Estes, President and COO
- Restarting Hawaii with Luke Estes, President and COO, Pono Pacific Land Management LLC
- Pono Pacific Celebrates 20 Years of Caring for the Land
- The New Age of Conservation Work: Pono Pacific Turns 20
- TBML Laulima Gardens Blessing
- Pono Pacific to add food certification at Turtle Bay Mauka Lands
- Turtle Bay partners with Pono Pacific
- Chris Lee, VP of Farm Development, nominated for 20 for 20
- Kupu, Mālama Maunalua, and Pono Pacific team up for MLK Service Day
- Pono Pacific leads Kalalau Trail restoration
- Turtle Bay Farmer Purchase Program
- Turtle Bay Resort hands out fresh produce to its employees
- Pono Pacfic CEO John Leong is first in Hawaii to be selected as an Obama Foundation Fellow
- Pono Pacfic CEO John Leong Joins Omidyar Fellows Cohort III