VETIVER SYSTEMS HAWAII
Effective, Economical, Environmentally-Responsible EROSION CONTROL
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Our Credo
We believe that...
individuals, businesses and government, given the opportunity, will choose to use a proven, green technology to improve our environment.
the public, given a viable, economical solution, would eliminate the runoff that creates a deadly brown lei around our coastline and suffocates our reefs.
our municipalities want to stabilize and green the slashes and gaping red holes in the hillsides that line our highways and roads.
the military wants to restore and heal the earth that it regularly ravages during training exercises.
homeowners would rather establish small Vetiver leachfields than suffer the distress created by overflowing cesspools and septic tanks following heavy rains, and, given the opportunity, would choose an effective Vetiver barrier over conventional concrete and re-bar to stabilize the slopes on which their homes perch.
Vetiver is bioengineering for the 21st Century whose time is now.
Vetiver is a soft engineering solution that protects slopes, banks and cuttings that, in many cases, is environmentally, technically and economically superior to hard engineering solutions. It's green, affordable, and permanent.  And its formidable root system has a documented tensile strength of 75 mPA (one-sixth mild steel), the same as Lexan.
Why does Hawaii need Vetiver?
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Vetiver stops excessive soil erosion.  Tantalus.  Kahekili Highway.  Kailua Road.  Pali.  OAHU.  MOLOKAI.  KAHOOLAWE.  MAUI.  KAUAI.  BIG ISLAND.
Planted on unstable slopes, Vetiver prevents rockfalls and landslides.  Hawaii Kai.  Niu Valley.  Judd Hillside.  Nuuanu.  Waimea Bay.
Vetiver protects causeways and floodways.  Laie. Waialua. Haleiwa. Hau’ula.
Vetiver dries soakage areas and improves percolation.  As constructed wetlands and leach fields, Vetiver filters wastewater.  Oahu's Windward Coast.
Vetiver roots clean blue-green algae and leachates from landfills.  Lake Wilson.  Waimanalo Gulch.
Vetiver is an important tool for land managers.  DLNR.  Marine Corps.  Navy. Army.  Hawaiian Homelands.  Kamehameha Schools/Bishop Estate.  Hawaii Reserves, Inc.  Castle & Cooke. 
Vetiver contour hedges promote sustainable farming on slopes.  Coffee.  Tea.  Banana.  Grapes.  Basil.  Cacao.
Vetiver stabilizes eroding river banks. More economical than gabions, Vetiver reduces sediment loads from run-off, improves water quality, and reduces nutrient loads and eutrophication risk.  Waialua.  Haleiwa.  Laie.  Waihole/Waikane.
Vetiver stabilizes and protects storm water and irrigation canals. Its leaves filter sediment and rubbish, and its roots filter soluble nutrients and chemicals.  Oahu’s Windward Coast.  Waianae.
Vetiver stabilizes lo’i, aquaculture ponds, and access paths.  Kahuku.  Kaneohe.  Kaaawa.  Kahuku.
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