New UH sustainability policy aims for carbon neutrality by 2050
The university affirms its commitment to sustainability in operations, curriculum, scholarship and engagement.
The university affirms its commitment to sustainability in operations, curriculum, scholarship and engagement.
UH Hilo’s Local First program puts sustainability and local farmers first, serving 65 percent locally produced food.
Dai Ho Chun Chair Naomi Klein presents Capitalism vs. The Climate lecture on February 26.
Kauaʻi CC’s Hoʻouluwehi: Sustainable Living Institute provides students with a broad range of experience in constructing sustainable housing
Entomologist Steven Lee Montgomery will present “Using Science for Healthy Choices: Getting the Chemistry Right” at Windward CC on February 12.
Award-winning Philippine environmentalist Antonio A. Oposa, Jr. will presents “Climate Justice for Future Generations,” lecture on February 17.
The 3rd Annual Hawaiʻi Sustainability in Higher Education Summit will be held at UH Mānoa, February 26–28.
UH Board of Regents appointed task group members to examine the feasibility and desirability of the university divesting itself (selling off) of investments in companies involved in fossil fuel production.
Since 2007, UH Mānoa has saved more than nine percent on its projected energy costs, representing $3.4 million in energy savings in 2014 alone.
The Board of Regents approved the formation of a task group to evaluate how the university can divest itself of its interests in fossil fuel companies.