Hawaii, a paradise for travelers, faces serious challenges with its food and ecosystems. Here’s an excellent introduction to Hawaii as a permaculture location, with Bill Mollison and Geoff Lawton:

If you’re inclined to enjoy a little bit of paradise yourself, consider using that trip to support permaculture in Hawii. Regenerative Design Institute is offering [...]

Rob Hopkins at Transition Culture posted a review of this instructional video from Geoff Lawton.
Where this film really comes alive is the point when Geoff leaves the classroom and heads outdoors to introduce us to food forests at a range of stages. We see those just being started, as ground is sown with [...]

In a now-classic permaculture documentary, Geoff Lawton describes how water harvesting techniques quickly transformed a dessert into a food-producing oasis. This is probably the best introduction to the concept of swales that’s available:

And now, there’s a follow-up video that gives some more background, and an update to the project (this includes the video above, [...]