One Hawaii restaurant will be crowned the state's best green restaurant in The Nature Conservancy's annual Nature's Plate Awards. The finalists, selected from public nominations submitted last month, are:

• Greens & Vines (Honolulu, HI): Formerly Licious Dishes, the restaurant makes healthy eating a joy, reflected in chef and owner Sylvia Thompson's motto: "Share the Lifestyle."

• Hilo Bay Café (Hilo, HI): A locally owned restaurant committed to the belief that sustainable products with local and organic ingredients are better for the earth and for you.

• Hukilau Lanai Restaurant (Kapaa, HI): Known for the freshest island fish and use of local products and produce, offering consistently excellent food at reasonable prices, nightly live music, and an outstanding wine list.

• Kohala Burger & Taco (Waimea, HI): Opened in November 2010, the vision for the restaurant was to utilize fresh and local ingredients that embraced Hawaii’s grass-fed beef supply and abundance of fresh, line-caught wild fish.

• Town Restaurant (Honolulu, HI): Recipient of the Hawaii State Governor's "Green Business of the Year Award" in 2009, Town is a community gathering place that seeks to reconnect people to the food they eat and those they eat with.

Vote for Hawaii's favorite green restaurant before Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013. [Hawaii Grinds]