UH Manoa
• DEFINE
• UH COMMITMENT
• SUSTAINABILITY ON
CAMPUS
• CLUBS
• OUR ROLE AS
STEWARDS
• STAY ENGAGED
“Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the
ability of future generations to meet their needs”
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Use energy wisely
Practice sustainable water use
Enhance the quality of the campus experience
Create sustainable buildings
Promote alternative transportation
Minimize material waste
Adopt green purchasing policies
Minimize negative impact on the land
Teach the principles of sustainability
• 25% of Energy from Renewables by 2020
• Energy and Water Self-Sufficiency by 2050
•Lighting retrofits
•Revert to natural ventilation.
•Photovoltaic panels and wind
•HVAC retrofits
turbines
•Improve building envelopes
•Hybrid and electric vehicles
•Public transportation use
•(UPASS) and car pooling
•Improvements to pedestrian and
cyclist access on campus
•Discouragement of vehicle use
•Efficient laboratory equipment &
chemical
fume hood ventilation
•New and efficient IT building to
consolidate servers
•Consolidation of building use •
•Purchase more local products
and recycled content
• Increase waste recycling
•Mulching of green waste from
landscaping
•Elimination of chemical fertilizer
and herbicide
•Vegetated roofs
•Tree preservation and
landscaping improvements
•Composting food waste
Sustainable building
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) projects
JABSOM
(John A. Burns School of Medicine)
FREAR HALL
C-MORE
(Center for Microbial Oceanographic Research
and Education)
Sinclair Library
Aloha- respect
Laulima- cooperation
Malama- stewardship
• Ecology Club
-To increase environmental awareness among UHM students.
– Provide hands-on experiences through campus service and
community outreach activities
– Field trips and educational programs
– Part of the Strategies for Ecology Education, Diversity and Sustainability (SEEDS)
of the Ecological Society of America
– Connected with 70 University Chapters Nation wide.
contact: Damian McPherson
damianmc@hawaii.edu
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Hukilau Hui
– Promoting positive change in Hawaii
- carrying out invasive algae clean ups
- Beach clean ups
- Community education
contact: Veronica Gibson
limuhui@gmail.com
•Net Impact
A community of leaders focused on making a positive
environmental, social, and economic impact through the power of
sustainable business.
Contact: Andre Bisquera
andreb@hawaii.edu
•SOFT-Student Organic Farm Training
•Promotes sustainability through local food production and
community health
•Develops sustainable agriculture based skills in business
management, marketing, organization, writing, and leadership
Contact: Anne Quidez
soft@hawaii.edu
•Cycle Manoa
Promoting bicycling at the University
of Hawaii at Manoa and in the greater community
on the island of Oahu.
Contact: Daniel Alexander
cycle@hawaii.edu
•USGBC at UH Manoa
Dedicated to promoting green building and sustainability on Manoa campus and in our
community.
•On campus job shadowing
•LEED test prep
•Raising Campus and Community environmental awareness
Contact: Aaron Geer
usgbc@hawaii.edu
•Sustainable UH
Our mission is to be of service to those establishing the UH system as a world
leader in sustainable education, research and practices by providing “student-power” for
energy audits.
Contact: Shanah Trevenna
trevenna@hawaii.edu
•Manoa Sustainability Corps
A forum for all of us to share information, ideas, data, and
suggestions regarding sustainability on campus.
Contact: Mark Gilbert
markdgil@hawaii.edu
•Surfrider Foundation Club
Engaged with environmental issues that affect our coastlines
Contact: Cara Wilson
carabw@hawaii.edu
•Spear Fish and Free Dive Club
Improve Oahus’ reef ecosystem through removal of invasive species
Contact: Noah Drazkowski
noahmd@hawaii.edu
Conserve Energy
• Unplug electronics
• Wash laundry in cold water and only
use as much water as necessary
• Take short showers
• Turn lights off
Reduce Waste
•Use re-usable bags for grocery shopping
•Reduce, reuse, recycle, repair
•Refuse one time use products.
•Use cloth napkins instead of paper
•Use cloth rags instead of paper towels
•BYO Cup to the coffee shop
Eat Sustainably
•Shop at locally-owned stores to get local products
•Eat at local restaurants that use local ingredients
•Drink fair trade coffee and buy other fair trade products
•Go to the farmer’s market for fresh, local produce
theBus
Ride a bike
Skateboard
Share rides
Walk
Academic options
•Agribusiness Management –Cert
•Global Health & Population Studies
•Architecture -DArch
•Hawaiian Studies - BA, MA
•Botany - BA,BS, Minor, MS, PhD
•Historic Preservation
•Environmental Studies -BA, Cert.
•Interdisciplinary Studies- BA
•Ethnobotany - BS
•Marine Biology - BS
•Geology - BA
•Marine Option Program - Cert.
•Geology and Geophysics- BS, Minor, MS,
PhD
•Natural Resources and Environmental
Management - BS, MS, PhD
•Global Environmental Science - BS
•Ocean and Resources Engineering –
•Public Policy
MS, PhD, Minor
•Resource Management
•Ocean Policy
•Sustainable Tourism - Cert.
•Oceanography - MS, PhD
•Tropical Plant and Soil Sciences - BS, MS,
•Planning Studies
PhD
•Plant and Environmental
•Urban and Regional Planning - MURP, PhD
•Biotechnology - BS
•Plant and Environmental Protection Services
- BS
•Plant Production and Management –
• http://www.hawaii.edu/envctr
• http://manoa.hawaii.edu/chancellor/sustainability
• http://usgbcatuhmanoa.wordpress.com
• http://sustainable.hawaii.edu
• http://reis.manoa.hawaii.edu
Earth Day 2011