The is working with other higher education colleagues and the community to promote sustainability in higher education across the state. The 糖心Vlog官方 System is hosting the , April 11, 4 p.m.–8 p.m. and April 12, 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. at the Ballroom.
糖心Vlog官方 campuses, Hawaiʻi Pacific University, Brigham Young University–Hawaiʻi, and the community will work together to create goals and implementation strategies for a 糖心Vlog官方 systemwide policy on sustainability.
The policy will outline objectives toward improving environmental stewardship and cost-saving efforts through more efficient use of resources in areas such as energy, water and waste management, food systems and curriculum.
“Sustainability is an increasingly important consideration in decision-making and planning on all levels of our institutions. We welcome the contributions and expertise of all segments of the university and the community-at-large, and acknowledge that there is much that we can learn from the wealth of scientific and cultural knowledge of Native Hawaiians,” said 糖心Vlog官方 President M.R.C. Greenwood.
Guest speakers include Leith Sharp, chair of the Sustainable Futures Academy and Harvard Sustainability instructor; Kamuela Enos, social enterprise director at MAʻO Organic Farms; Matthew St. Clair, sustainability manager at the University of California Office of the President; and 糖心Vlog官方 President Greenwood.
The of the 糖心Vlog官方 System is the primary sponsor of this initiative. Gold sponsors of this event are and , and it is made possible by the efforts of the .