Sustainability & Community

Halepuna Waikiki strives to support the local community through its arts, culture, and sustainability initiatives.
Halepuna is constantly finding ways to keep our guests engaged in “traveling pono” or “traveling with care.” Halekulani and Halepuna Waikiki are the first hotels to implement wooden key cards in Waikiki, amd have received the Hawaii Green Business Certification in 2024.

Purchasing Reused Products & Locally Produced

  • Purchase corporate and guest stationary with recycled content
  • We recycle and use recyclable laser and copier toner cartridges
  • Our resort’s purchasing guidelines recommend use of products with recycled content
  • We use/return/reuse delivery crates, cartons and tubs
  • All office paper products are at least 30% post-consumer paper.
  • We purchase Hawaiian Earth Products compost (or other)
  • We prefer vendors who work with recycled packaging
  • Our outlets use logo compostable plastic drinking cups (or recyclable option)
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Solid Waste Reduction & Recycling

  • Guest bottles and cans are recycled by our housekeeping team on an individual basis.
  • We use bulk-dispensed amenities in guest rooms, including soap & shampoo, with rarely used amenity items provided upon request.
  • Use cloth napkins instead of paper
  • Use biodegradable garbage liners throughout the property
  • The resort donates hotel items such as mattresses, art, furniture, dishes, linen, amenities, etc. via local charities or by selling to employees.
  • Holiday cards/mailers are digitally mailed to clients/guests
  • We provide air carbon straws upon request.
  • Employee and guest laundry bags are reusable (no plastic)
  • Compostable containers for sunscreen distribution at Pool
  • Water stations available at the Pool for refills
  • Sustainable/reusable wooden key cards

Pollution Prevention

  • SpaHalekulani partners with Green Circle
  • Salons and keep our waste out of the landfill (repurposed for oil spills, energy and hard plastics)
  • Purchase laundry detergents that have little or no phosphates and use environmentally friendly garment cleaner.
  • No single-use plastic bottles
  • SpaHalekulani produces paperless transactions – digital health forms and emailed receipts
  • All passed amenities at the Pool are made in-house, therefore do not have packaging
  • Employees are encouraged to use alternatives to commute to work such as carpools, buses and bicycles
  • The resort offers lockers and showers for employees who walk, jog or bicycle to work.

Food Service

  • The hotel sources local produce before using mainland produce when possible
  • Our chefs prefer to use free range, organic, natural products that are ethically raised without added hormones and antibiotics

Energy Efficiency

  • Occupancy sensors are installed to control Air-conditioning and lighting systems for the property
  • ENERGY STAR equipment is used whenever possible
  • Installed daylight and/or occupancy sensors for low/variable occupancy areas

SpaHalekulani is certified as a Green Circle Salon organization

SpaHalekulani was the first spa in Hawaii to be part of the Green Circle Salon organization which reuses, repurposes, and recycles all of its waste. SpaHalekulani is proud to be recognized by Green Circle Salons, the world’s first, and North America’s only, certified sustainable salon solution to recover and repurpose beauty waste. In addition to 95% of the waste being recovered from our salon visits, the services performed inside are all carbon offset making SpaHalekulani Carbon Neutral Certified.

Zero Waste to Landfill Certified from Carbon Trust
Zero waste to landfill means that no non-hazardous waste is sent to the landfill or for incineration without energy recovery. This is important because waste is a significant contributor to greenhouse gas emissions and global resource depletion.

B-Corp Certification
Green Circle Salons became a certified B-Corp in 2019, which means that they are committed to balancing purpose and profit. They are legally required to consider the impact of their decisions in five Impact Areas: Environment, Customers, Community, Employees, and Governance.

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Supporting Hawaii’s Reforestation

Our corporate sponsorship with the Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative allows guests to restore the integrity and biodiversity of Hawaii’s endemic forests. Legacy Trees can be given to honor an individual, commemorate an event, or memorialize a loved one. Every tree dedication is a living legacy, and a gift which will grow grander year after year.

With each purchase from our signature Halepuna logo collection, we donate a portion of the proceeds toward supporting HLRI’s mission of restoring the biodiversity and integrity of Hawaii’s endemic forests.