Our property’s partnership with Waikōloa Dry Forest Initiative supports their place-based education program for local keiki (children), helps restore our native Hawaiian dry forest and protects our local eco-system. Take a guided hike along the black lava to see how volunteers are working to restore the native species.

Pauoa Bay offers some of the most stunning and accessible snorkeling on Hawaiʻi Island. Fairmont Orchid is proud to partner with The Kohala Center to ensure that we protect our coral reef ecosystem because its health and well-being is vital to our global food supply, protection from storm surges and coastal economies.

West Hawaiʻi Explorations Academy is a public charter school located in Kailua-Kona, serving students from grades 6 through 12 through hands-on, place-based education. Fairmont Orchid is partnering with this school to support its gardening project to plant vegetables, fruit and medicinal herbs.

Join our complimentary weekly Aloha ‘Āina—Botanical Bees & Chef’s Garden Tour to visit our chef’s garden and hives containing 80,000 honeybees. Our bees produce raw, white, monofloral kiawe honey—one of the rarest varieties in the world. This special tour is led by our Director of Hawaiian Culture, who shares the Hawaiian legends and lore behind pollinator-friendly plants such as the naupaka.

Join our Director of Hawaiian Culture on a special tour of the Chef’s Garden. Hear the stories of the plants and people that make Hawai‘i Island so special. Taste select items and understand the importance of Hawaiian plants to our culture and culinary landscape.

Learn how to protect our beloved marine life, delicate ecosystems and vibrant coral reefs as our Hui Holokai Beach Ambassadors offer weekly ocean education sessions for our guests. Please see our Activity Schedule for the latest information.

We are pleased to provide two reusable water bottles in each guest room and invite guests to fill these water bottles at the refillable water stations located on each floor of the property. This initiative helps reduce plastic pollution, minimize our carbon footprint and protect our ocean. As part of our sustainability program, we do not distribute bottled water in our guest rooms or during housekeeping service.

Our property has eliminated single use plastics, including water bottles, straws and small bathroom amenities. Our small bath amenity bottles have been replaced by large refillable bottles, which are made of 100 percent recycled plastic. By responsibly recycling these dispensers when they are no longer needed, we are cutting down on the amount of waste produced at the hotel.

We nurture an appetite for a healthy, sustainable, waste-free diet in our restaurants. We offer fresh, Hawaiʻi Island-inspired cuisine and focus on sourcing local, sustainable and seasonal menu items throughout the year. We are proud to have a food waste reduction program in place. Additionally, we divert food waste from the landfill by donating to farmers on the island to use as pig feed.