Pono Environmental specializes in mold inspections, mold sampling, mold remediation protocol, and post-remediation verification services. We are an indoor environmental consulting firm that helps homeowners and businesses achieve and maintain healthy indoor environments through continuing education, thorough assessments, and personalized solutions. We reach these goals by treating each client with respect and care, understanding their individual needs, circumstances, and indoor lifestyles. Our technicians maintain the highest level of professionalism and courtesy, using the latest industry standards and guidelines as a foundation upon which we base every inspection, sampling procedure, protocol, and verification.
In addition to our specialized mold applications, Pono Environmental provides many other important indoor environmental services including bacteria sampling, bacteria remediation protocol, bacteria post-remediation verification, moisture inspections, dry-standard verification, allergen assessments, asbestos sampling, and lead sampling. Pono Environmental is dedicated to finding solutions in the most efficient and cost-effective ways possible. It is our duty to consider all aspects of an indoor environmental situation when evaluating an issue and suggesting remediation protocols and procedures. Ultimately, we enjoy what we do, and it shows.
At Pono Environmental we believe that educating our clients is the most powerful service we can provide. For that reason, we have committed ourselves to writing informative articles about indoor environmental issues that you can use in your daily life. If you are a private homeowner, building owner, property manager, business owner, realtor, or have duties relating to facilities management, these articles are for you. We are also available to speak on indoor environmental issues at your business meetings or sponsored events. If there is a specific issue you are dealing with that you would like us to speak or write about, please fill out the short form on the Contact page. We would love to hear from you.
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As much as Pono Environmental appreciates the work we get for mold inspections and mold remediation projects, we would much rather see homeowners and property managers follow good preventive maintenance procedures to keep moisture problems and the resulting mold contamination issues to a minimum. Here is our recommended maintenance schedule: Read more
Water damage is a catastrophic incident that is both highly stressful and highly unsafe. It is important to address the situation with a quick and efficient response. Here are the recommended steps to take during a water loss event. Read more
One of the most common questions we receive at Pono Environmental is, “How do I get rid of mold?” The answer is simple, yet complicated. Here is a guide for you to follow to determine the best course of action when confronted with a suspected indoor mold growth condition. Read more
The second most popular service here at Pono Environmental is our Mold Remediation Protocol. Simply put, a mold remediation protocol is a written set of instructions for a mold remediation project. These instructions are tailored specifically for each project based on our visual assessment and sampling procedures. Read more
Our most highly regarded service at Pono Environmental is our Mold Inspection. Our mold inspection involves a physical visit to the site, a thorough investigation into the structural attributes of the building, a detailed account of the symptoms experienced by all involved parties (if applicable), sampling of the surfaces and/or the air if we feel it will aid in our investigation, and a written report of our findings and recommendations for the next steps of remediation if necessary. Read more
What is mold? The definition of mold can be found in several places on the Internet, and this article is not designed to reinvent the wheel. A good description can be found online at Wikipedia. You may want to read that definition first and then return to this page.
What we will discuss here is your relationship with mold and how it affects your indoor environment and wellness. Read more
