These are the species most appropriate for Hawai`i. Within is information on approximately 235 important plants, from `A`alii through Wiliwilio. Including: Kalo {Taro}, Mai’a {Banana}, Niu {Coconut}, `Uala {Sweet Potato}, etc. {119 pages, including 23 page Permacopia Master Index.

The PERMACOPIA three-volume series is a definitive reference source on sustainable gardening in Hawai`i. It represents years of gathering detailed information from many diverse sources to create a comprehensive listing of plants suitable for permaculture in Hawaii and other tropical and sub-tropical environments. Permaculture is a term that blends the words permanent and agriculture to express the idea of agricultural ecosystems intended to be sustainable and self-sufficient.

Authors D. Hunter Beyer and the late Dr. Franklin Martin created their labor of love for plants and gardening through their painstaking research. Book I covers endemic, indigenous and "canoe" plants. Book II is an encyclopedia of non-native plants for sustainable cultivation. Book III covers weed species.