{"id":139521,"date":"2021-04-15T17:12:34","date_gmt":"2021-04-16T03:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=139521"},"modified":"2021-04-19T12:19:21","modified_gmt":"2021-04-19T22:19:21","slug":"earth-day-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/04\/15\/earth-day-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"<abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> campuses celebrate Earth Day 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/plant-equality-gnrc.jpg\" alt=\"plant in hand\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-126645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/plant-equality-gnrc.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/plant-equality-gnrc-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/plant-equality-gnrc-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The campuses of the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> are hosting a variety of programs and events to celebrate Earth Day 2021. Find an event that interests you from the list below.<\/p>\n<h2><abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Office of Sustainability<\/h2>\n<p>The University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> System <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/sustainability\/\">Office of Sustainability<\/a> hosts a series of Lunch &amp; Learn Events beginning Friday, April 16 through April 30, 12&#8211;1:30 p.m. on Fridays. <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/xLrCdaUN8WWKzwLY9\"><abbr>RSVP<\/abbr> required<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>April 16&#8212;&ldquo;Caring for Island Earth: Our kuleana in times of huliau&rdquo; a conversation with <span aria-label=\"Naalehu\">Na&#699;alehu<\/span> Anthony<\/li>\n<li>April 23&#8212;&ldquo;Learning from ancient stories to navigate climate futures through Hip-hop&rdquo; with Keith Cross, MC, <abbr title=\"doctor of philosophy\">PhD<\/abbr> aka Doctabarz<\/li>\n<li>April 30&#8212;&ldquo;Responding to the Climate Crisis with Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation&rdquo; with Makana Reilly, Siobh\u00e1n Dhonacha, Monica Stitt-Bergh, Pua Souza and Matthew Kamakani Lynch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Hilo and <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Community College<\/h2>\n<p><abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Hilo and <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> <abbr title=\"Community College\">CC<\/abbr> campuses Earth Day with <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1Gmla4vGls_VKNVwj-kA5exbHImHBm8p_9Thi5hb_78I\/edit#slide=id.p\">L&#257; Honua Symposium<\/a> open to <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Hilo and <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr> communities on April 21 12&#8211;4 p.m. and April 22 12&#8211;4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>This two-afternoon symposium for <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr> and <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Hilo kauhale (students, faculty staff) with the theme Makawalu&#8212;Environmental Kinship Across Communities&#8212;featuring k&#299;-notes, student\/faculty presentations, alumni-in-conservation panel, hands-on workshops, virtual <span aria-label=\"huakai\">huaka&#699;i<\/span> (loko <span aria-label=\"ia\">i&#699;a<\/span> &amp; native forest\/watershed restoration), <span aria-label=\"Chancellors\">Chancellors&#699;<\/span> sustainability highlights and more. Final schedule and <a href=\"https:\/\/hilo.hawaii.edu\/earthfair\/\">registration available online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information contact Drew Kapp from <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr> (<a href=\"mailto:dkapp@hawaii.edu\">dkapp@hawaii.edu<\/a>) or Hualani Loo from <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Hilo (<a href=\"mailto:loorache@hawaii.edu\">loorache@hawaii.edu<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Island campuses also celebrate <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1S3XbRMfMqtcOwDP4oHh4z5mz0yoSFKyEA9DO39Ovz-Q\/edit#slide=id.p\">Earth Week for K&#8211;12 <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Island Students<\/a> with a series of virtual Activities, including virtual <span aria-label=\"huakai\">huaka&#699;i<\/span> to marine mammal center, coral reef and native forest restoration sites; conservation career presentations; keiki plant distribution; creative face mask and puppet activities, and more!<\/p>\n<p>For more information contact Michelle Shuey from <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Hilo <a href=\"mailto:mshuey@hawaii.edu\">mshuey@hawaii.edu<\/a> and <span aria-label=\"Kaea\">Ka&#699;ea<\/span> Lyons (<a href=\"mailto:kaea.lyons@hawaii.edu\">kaea.lyons@hawaii.edu<\/a>) from <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr>&#8211;P&#257;lamanui.<\/p>\n<h2><abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M&#257;noa<\/h2>\n<p><abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M&#257;noa celebrates Earth Day with a campus wide survey taking place from April 6 to April 15 and a virtual symposium on Sustainability Data and Tools hosted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/miro\/april\/\">M&#257;noa Institutional Research Office on April 22<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information contact Yang Zhang (<a href=\"mailto:yz6@hawaii.edu\">yz6@hawaii.edu<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><em>Our Common Future: Action for the Climate Decade<\/em><br \/>\nThursday, April 22, 2021, 1:30 pm HST<br \/>\nStreaming LIVE on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/糖心Vlog官方BTSS\">Facebook<\/a>.<br \/>\nFeaturing Capt. Lehua Kamalu of the Polynesian Voyaging Society and Victoria Keener, Senior<br \/>\nResearch Fellow at the East-West Center. Moderated by Robert Perkinson.<br \/>\nHosted by the Office of the Governor and the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission.<\/p>\n<h2><abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> West <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> West <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span> celebrates Earth Day all month long continuing their work on the Uluniu Project on campus. These events are at capacity.  However, they will also host a NiuNow Arbor Day on April 20 at Helemoa-Waikiki 10 a.m.&#8211;2 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>For more information contact <a href=\"mailto:ahaaina@hawaii.edu\">ahaaina@hawaii.edu<\/a> or Jesse Mikasobe-Kealiinohomoku (<a href=\"mailto:jmk23@hawaii.edu\">jmk23@hawaii.edu<\/a>)<\/p>\n<h2>Honolulu Community College<\/h2>\n<p>Honolulu <abbr>CC<\/abbr> celebrates Earth Day all month long with a variety of virtual activities to participate in, including a Plant Showcase, Virtual Art Gallery, Trash to Treasures Contest, &lsquo;Sustainable Celebrations&rsquo; tips and more. The campus is also releasing a video showcasing how sustainability has been integrated into its Welding program this month (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.honolulu.hawaii.edu\/node\/2435\">stay tuned for details<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>For more information contact Cynthia Smith (<a href=\"mailto:smithcyn@hawaii.edu\">smithcyn@hawaii.edu<\/a>) or John Delay (<a href=\"mailto:delay@hawaii.edu\">delay@hawaii.edu<\/a>).<\/p>\n<h2><span aria-label=\"Kauai\">Kaua&#699;i<\/span> Community College<\/h2>\n<p><span aria-label=\"Kauai\">Kaua&#699;i<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr> celebrates Earth Day all month long with an online Eco-Film Festival featuring films such as &ldquo;Kiss The Ground&rdquo;, &ldquo;After The Flood&rdquo;, &ldquo;Chasing Coral&rdquo; and more, plus <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kauai.hawaii.edu\/earth-week\">online workshops to compliment the film offerings<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For more information contact Jimmy Trujillo at <a href=\"mailto:jtrujill@hawaii.edu\">jtrujill@hawaii.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> Community College<\/h2>\n<p><span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr> is putting together a curated list of Earth Month events happening locally (on all campuses) and nationally on <a href=\"https:\/\/kapiolaniserve.weebly.com\/earth-month-2021.html\"><abbr>KSSLP<\/abbr>\u2019s website<\/a>. A poster will be sent out to students and faculty with <abbr title=\"quick response\">QR<\/abbr> code and link to the website.<\/p>\n<p>For more information contact Rebecca Koeroessy at <a href=\"mailto:rek9@hawaii.edu\">rek9@hawaii.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Leeward Community College<\/h2>\n<p>Leeward <abbr>CC<\/abbr> celebrates Earth Day with a series of online resources and activities including Upcycled Glass Workshop, Social Justice League Film Screening Series and Discussion, <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSe5X1y4zYD4dzgRxk8Nj9gVbX_MUBzFKakZ0fBBHQXgNLQMUQ\/viewform\">FREE Green Swag<\/a> for 50 first Leeward <abbr>CC<\/abbr> students and <a href=\"https:\/\/padlet.com\/anikag1\/60x2ugzybbevumlm\">Wellness Committee Healthy Cooking Challenge<\/a>. Learn more at <a href=\"https:\/\/padlet.com\/Natalieeeee\/24m5ewimi1j7bzda\">Earth Week at Leeward<\/a>  or <a href=\"https:\/\/guides.leeward.hawaii.edu\/sustainability\/earthweek\">Earth Week at Leeward Library Guide<\/a>. For more information contact Natalie Wahl at <a href=\"mailto:nwahl@hawaii.edu\">nwahl@hawaii.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Maui College<\/h2>\n<p><abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Maui College celebrates Earth Day with a series of online and in-person events including an Earth Day Pledge and Activities starting on Monday April 19; the launch of a Campus Sustainability Initiatives Survey on April 20 contact Tim Botkin (<a href=\"mailto:botkin@hawaii.edu)\">botkin@hawaii.edu)<\/a> for more information; a Beach Clean-Up at Kahului Harbor from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. on April 22 contact Meagan Jones (<a href=\"mailto:meaganj@hawaii.edu\">meaganj@hawaii.edu<\/a>) for more information; Native Plantings, Clean-up and Propagation Activities at <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Maui College Kauluwehi Ethnobotanical Garden contact Nicolette van der Lee (<a href=\"mailto:nhv@hawaii.edu\">nhv@hawaii.edu<\/a>) for more information; and a Self-Guided Campus Walking Tour on April 22 contact Ellen Peterson (<a href=\"mailto:epeterso@hawaii.edu\">epeterso@hawaii.edu<\/a>) for more information.<\/p>\n<h2>Windward Community College<\/h2>\n<p>Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr> celebrates Earth Day on Saturday, April 24, 9 a.m.&#8211;12 p.m., with an in-person, socially distanced Rain Garden Work Day.<\/p>\n<p>For more information contact Jon Rosen at <a href=\"mailto:jyr@hawaii.edu\">jyr@hawaii.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A variety of events are scheduled throughout April, and on Earth Day, April 22.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[61,62,63,64,65,1314,1038,73,14,9,60,947,59,66],"class_list":["post-139521","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","tag-hawaii-community-college","tag-honolulu-community-college","tag-kapiolani-community-college","tag-kauai-community-college","tag-leeward-community-college","tag-manoa-sustainability","tag-office-of-sustainability","tag-sustainability","tag-uh-hilo","tag-uh-manoa","tag-maui-college","tag-uh-system","tag-uh-west-oahu","tag-windward-community-college","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139521","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=139521"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139521\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":139697,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/139521\/revisions\/139697"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=139521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=139521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=139521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}