{"id":175655,"date":"2023-04-11T15:13:16","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T01:13:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=175655"},"modified":"2023-04-13T14:16:53","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T00:16:53","slug":"uh-earth-month-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2023\/04\/11\/uh-earth-month-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"<abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> campuses host events to celebrate Earth Day 2023"},"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\"> 5<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><figure id=\"attachment_175681\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-175681\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/system-earth-day-2023.jpg\" alt=\"plant\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"size-full wp-image-175681\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/system-earth-day-2023.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/system-earth-day-2023-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/system-earth-day-2023-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-175681\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(Photo credit: Mike Kotsch via Unsplash)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> campuses are celebrating Earth Month with events scheduled throughout April, and Earth Day, April 22.<\/p>\n<p>This story will continue to be updated as campuses announce their events during the month of April.<\/p>\n<h2><abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Office of Sustainability<\/h2>\n<p><strong>April 17<\/strong>: Recycling Drive, 10 a.m.&#8211;4 p.m., Student Housing Hale Aloha Courtyard<\/p>\n<p><strong>April 18<\/strong>: Earth Day trivia, 6&#8211;8 p.m., Gilmore Hall<\/p>\n<p><strong>April 19<\/strong>: Arboretum Appreciation Day, 2&#8211;5 p.m., Bachman Place<\/p>\n<p><strong>April 20<\/strong>: Mala Workday, 2&#8211;5 p.m., Sustainability Courtyard<\/p>\n<p><strong>April 21<\/strong>: Sustainability Courtyard<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Earth Day Fair, 10&#8211;2 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>Waste Audit, 10&#8211;4 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>April 23<\/strong>: Community Workday, 9 a.m.&#8211;12 p.m., St. John Plant Science Lab<\/p>\n<h2><abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M&#257;noa<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_175683\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-175683\" style=\"width: 214px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/system-earth-day-2023-student-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"woman holding a plant\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-175683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/system-earth-day-2023-student-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/system-earth-day-2023-student-93x130.jpg 93w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/system-earth-day-2023-student.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-175683\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sustainable agriculture celebrates Earth Day<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/isr\/\">Institute for Sustainability and Resilience<\/a> has partnered with Kanu <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> to promote the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kanuhawaii.org\/isr-pledge\/\">Pledge To Our Keiki<\/a>. <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> students, faculty and staff are encouraged to sign the pledge to lend their voices and support to protect <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> for generations to come.<\/p>\n<p><strong>April 22<\/strong>: Pledge To Our Keiki is part of an initiative to celebrate Earth Month. Earth Day, on April 22, will culminate with leaders across <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> signing the pledge at the Capitol. The pledge provides participants with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kanuhawaii.org\/needs\/\">volunteer opportunities<\/a> across the islands with events such as beach cleanups, <span aria-label=\"loi\">lo&#699;i<\/span> workdays, mentorship programs and more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>April 18<\/strong>: <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M&#257;noa will also host Amitav Ghosh, an award-winning Indian author, environmentalist and climate activist. Hosted by the <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/speakers\/\">Better Tomorrow Speaker Series<\/a> and the <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M&#257;noa <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/csas\/\">Center for South Asian Studies<\/a>, Ghosh will present the in-person lecture, &ldquo;The Nutmeg\u2019s Curse: Climate, Colonialism and Global Geopolitics.&rdquo; The presentation is free and open to the public, and will be held Tuesday, April 18, at 6:30 p.m. in the Art Auditorium on the <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> M&#257;noa campus. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/amitav-ghosh-the-nutmegs-curse-tickets-588528262877?aff=erelexpmlt\">Register online<\/a>)<\/p>\n<h2><abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Hilo and <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Community College<\/h2>\n<p><strong>April 17&#8211;23<\/strong>: <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Hilo and <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> <abbr title=\"Community College\">CC<\/abbr>, in partnership, are celebrating L&#257; Honua (Earth Day) 2023 with both in-person and virtual events throughout the week of April 17&#8211;23, all related to this year\u2019s theme, &ldquo;Indigenous Food Sovereignty.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong>April 17<\/strong>: The week\u2019s events will open with a k&#299;paepae (opening ceremonies) and chancellors\u2019 welcomes at the <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr> Manono campus on April 17.<\/p>\n<p><strong>April 24<\/strong>: Throughout the week keynote presentations will focus on Indigenous food sovereignty. April 24 will feature a m&#257;la (gardens) day with events held at all three <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> campuses on <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Island: <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr>\u2019s P&#257;lamanui campus in Kona, <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr>\u2019s Manono campus in Hilo and <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Hilo.<\/p>\n<p>On <strong>April 22<\/strong>, L&#257; Honua Community Day will be held at <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr>\u2019s Manono campus in conjunction with the <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> Community College Day.<\/p>\n<p>On <strong>April 23<\/strong>, students and faculty will participate in service to the <span aria-label=\"aina\">&#699;&#257;ina<\/span> through M&#257;lama <span aria-label=\"Aina\">&#699;&#256;ina<\/span> <span aria-label=\"huakai\">huaka&#699;i<\/span> (field trips), engaging with the community in places where Indigenous food sovereignty is underway.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hilo.hawaii.edu\/chancellor\/stories\/2023\/03\/29\/earth-day-2023-events\/\">For more information, see the <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Hilo website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Windward Community College<\/h2>\n<p><strong>April 14<\/strong>: Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr> presents M&#257;lama e n&#257; <span aria-label=\"aina\">&#699;&#257;ina<\/span> a pau, an Earth Day celebration supported by <span aria-label=\"Ao\">&#699;Ao<\/span> Kahi and Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr>\u2019s sustainable agriculture program sharing local resources, plants, career opportunities, food and recipes.<\/p>\n<p>When: Friday, April 14, 11 a.m.&#8211;1 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Location: Hale Uluwehi<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Each participant will receive a free plant (while supplies last)<\/li>\n<li>Learn about food plants and native plants from Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr>&#8216;s sustainable agriculture students<\/li>\n<li>Tour Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr>\u2019s student farm plots and native plant gardens<\/li>\n<li>糖心Vlog官方 the fish in our new aquaculture tanks<\/li>\n<li>Eat locally sourced foods<\/li>\n<li>Learn about other Windward <abbr>CC<\/abbr> groups promoting earth care<\/li>\n<li>Learn about internships and jobs with Windward environmental conservation organizations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The event is supported by <span aria-label=\"Ao\">&#699;Ao<\/span> Kahi Native Hawaiian Career and Technical Education program sponsored by ALU LIKE, Inc. and funded through a grant from the U.S. Department of Education.<\/p>\n<p>Students can explore internships and jobs with some of the local groups working to make <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> more sustainable and resilient.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kupuhawaii.org\/\">Kupu<\/a>: connecting people to internships and jobs in sustainability, throughout <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kualoa.com\/\">Kualoa Ranch<\/a>: privately owned nature reserve<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.keyproject.org\/about-us\">Key Project<\/a>: providing meals to seniors, food for keiki and educational experiences for all in an effort to protect the people of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span> and serve their growing needs.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/a\/kakoooiwi.org\/kakoo-oiwi\/about\"><span aria-label=\"Kakoo\">K&#257;ko&#699;o<\/span> <span aria-label=\"Oiwi\">&#699;&#332;iwi:<\/span><\/a> &ldquo;dedicated to the perpetuation of the cultural and spiritual practices of the native Hawaiian people&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oahuisc.org\/\"><span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span> Invasive Species Committee<\/a>: &ldquo;working to prevent the establishment of new alien pests, control incipient pests on public and private land, and educate the community about the threats of invasive species&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/papahanakuaola.org\/\">Papahana Kuaola<\/a>: &ldquo;an aloha <span aria-label=\"ainabased\">&#699;&#257;ina-based<\/span> education organization that is connecting the area\u2019s past with a sustainable future&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seagrant.noaa.gov\/\">Sea Grant\/NOAA<\/a>: &ldquo;enhancing the practical use and conservation of coastal, marine and Great Lakes resources in order to create a sustainable economy and environment&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.honolulu.gov\/cms-dpr-menu\/site-dpr-sitearticles\/569-ho-omaluhia-botanical-garden.html\"><span aria-label=\"Hoomaluhia\">Ho&#699;omaluhia<\/span> Botanical Garden<\/a>: plants from around the world that grow well, here, in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Hawai&#699;i<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For more information about the Earth Day celebration or sustainable agriculture, contact <strong>Jolie Dollar<\/strong> at <a href=\"mailto:jolied@hawaii.edu\">jolied@hawaii.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Leeward Community College<\/h2>\n<p><strong>April 20<\/strong>: The Sustainability Committee is hosting a film screening and discussion (with free snacks) on April 20, 12 p.m.\u20132:15 p.m. at ED-201.<\/p>\n<p><em>Dark Waters<\/em> (2019) informs our understanding of how to protect our islands from the recurring spills of PDAS &#8220;forever chemicals&#8221; at Red Hill and beyond as long-term environmental justice. The event is hosted by the Sustainability Committee and co-sponsored by <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span> Water Protectors. Email Natalie with any questions <a href=\"mailto:nwahl@hawaii.edu\">nwahl@hawaii.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> Community College<\/h2>\n<p><strong>April 11<\/strong>: Sustainability Fair<\/p>\n<p>The Board of Student Publications is inviting the community to celebrate Earth Day and Native Hawaiian Plant Month at this year\u2019s Sustainability Fair, on April 11, 11 a.m.&#8211;3 p.m. on the Great Lawn.<\/p>\n<p><strong>April 20<\/strong>: <span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr> Ecology Club Seed Giveaway<\/p>\n<p>As a way to encourage our community to garden and grow, the Ecology Club is hosting a seed giveaway. Please visit us at Makahiapo, Great Lawn, <span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr> Campus.<\/p>\n<p><strong>April 21<\/strong>: Sustainability Across the Curriculum Celebration and Virtual Forest Bathing<\/p>\n<p>Join us in activities like virtual forest bathing, a celebration for sustainability across the curriculum, student panel discussions, guest presentations and a talk story.<\/p>\n<p><strong>April 22<\/strong>: M&#257;lama M&#257;la M&#257;unuunu Workday<\/p>\n<p>This event is focused on continuing the active restoration and cultivation of <span aria-label=\"Aina\">&#699;&#256;ina<\/span> resources, and will be followed by a Apu Niu workshop. The M&#257;lama M&#257;la M&#257;unuunu workday is with Kohlby-Vincent Soong Title III Part A, <span aria-label=\"KUloaa\">K&#363;loa&#699;a:<\/span> Advancing Indigenous Innovator Grant.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, see the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kapiolani.hawaii.edu\/\"><span aria-label=\"Kapiolani\">Kapi&#699;olani<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr> website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><span aria-label=\"Kauai\">Kaua&#699;i<\/span> Community College<\/h2>\n<p><strong>April 17, April 28<\/strong>: Marine Biology student presentation in the One Stop Center.<\/p>\n<p><strong>April 19<\/strong>: Kick Off Event with <span aria-label=\"Kauai\">Kaua&#699;i<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr> Hawaiian Club and Sustainability Committee, 12 p.m&#8211;2 p.m. in the Hawaiian Studies Building.<\/p>\n<p><strong>April 21<\/strong>: Campus Give Back Event, 12 p.m&#8211;2 p.m. at <span aria-label=\"Kauai\">Kaua&#699;i<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr> <span aria-label=\"Loi\">Lo&#699;i<\/span> and Farm<\/p>\n<p><strong>April 22<\/strong>: <span aria-label=\"Hoolaulea\">Ho&#699;olaule&#699;a<\/span> No Ka Honua, a celebration for the Earth, 10 a.m.&#8211;2 p.m. at <span aria-label=\"Kauai\">Kaua&#699;i<\/span> <abbr>CC<\/abbr> Imu<\/p>\n<h2><abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Maui College<\/h2>\n<p><strong>April 19<\/strong>: <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Maui College is excited to host a great Earth Day celebration on Wednesday, April 19 from 3&#8211;6 p.m. The college\u2019s Student <span aria-label=\"Ohana\">&#699;Ohana<\/span> for Sustainability Club is partnering with Maui Huluia Foundation to host this expanded event on the campus Great Lawn.<\/p>\n<p>Other highlights include information about educational, career and volunteer opportunities both at <abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> Maui College and with sustainability groups island wide; giant yard games; food from Maui Fresh Streatery food truck; and more. Tours of the campus Aquaponics Greenhouse and Kauluwehi Ethnobotanical Garden will be given from 4&#8211;5 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The public is invited to come join us in celebrating our planet and learning about ways we can all make a positive impact on our environment.<\/p>\n<h2><abbr>糖心Vlog官方<\/abbr> West <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>More information <abbr title=\"to be announced\">TBA<\/abbr>.<\/p>\n<h2>Honolulu Community College<\/h2>\n<p>More information <abbr>TBA<\/abbr>.<\/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":[61,62,63,64,65,1314,1038,73,14,9,60,59,66],"class_list":["post-175655","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-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\/175655","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=175655"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175655\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":175782,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/175655\/revisions\/175782"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=175655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=175655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=175655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}