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 South Kona couple lives sustainably  
 in a bamboo house on their  
 fi ve-acre Kune Kai Farm. 
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 on the Cover: John and Margaret  
 Stokes’ bamboo house in South  
 Kona features an enormous  
 kitchen that accommodates their  
 homesteading lifestyle. Skylights  
 and vaulted ceilings illuminate the  
 premises. The Stokes’ bamboo  
 house was designed and prefabricated  
 by Bamboo Living of Maui.  
 PHOTO: KAREN ANDERSON 
   
   
 Jo Ann Pastorino keeps it festive all  
 year ‘round in her kitchen designed  
 for entertaining. 
 PHOTO: KAREN ANDERSON 
 PHOTO: KAREN ANDERSON 
 PHOTO:  ALYSIA MARIE PHOTOGRAPHY 
   
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 Homesteading Couple Lives Sustainably in South Kona 
   
 Chef Noah Hester cooks up smoked  
 brisket and ribs in his custom  
 smoker from Texas 
 
				
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