The World Tourism Organization (www.wto.org) defines “sustainable tourism” as tourism that meets the needs of present tourists and host regions while protecting and enhancing opportunities for the future of the tourist sector. This is what the University of Hawaii is trying to do with its Schools. Hawaii's tourism industry needs a training program for students to get involved in Sustainable Travel.

Here at Manoa, we are working toward a Sustainability Studies program starting from scratch and working toward a Sustainability Studies certificate and possibly a major in the near future. There are proposals in ink waiting to be passed that just need the approval of the University. Dr. Cusick is to be one of the faculty in charge of the certificate and is confident that it will be done by fall 2009.

University of Hawaii: sustainability studies progression

What_is_Sust_Development

Sustainability_Studies_Certificate_proposal

UHM_Sustainability_Charter

UHM_Institute_of_Sustainability_proposal

Sutdy_Abroad_in_Support_of_Sust_Ed_(Cusick_2008)

UHM_master_bike_plan_2005

Sustainability_Retreat_Proceedings

Statewide

Sust_Tourism_in_Hawaii_Jan_2009

Operationalizing_Sustainable Tourism in Hawaii

State_of_HI_Sustainability_Task_Force_2050_report

Worldwide

List_of_job_titles_for_env_sust_studies

UN_Decade_of_Ed_for_Sust_Devel_(Calder_2005)

Sustainability_Studies_at_other_universities