January 19, 2009 planting by UH faculty, staff, students and the Mo'ili'ili community at Varsity Gate, Photos by Richard Criley.
Get Involved !
We simply can't afford to sit back and expect the world to green itself, we need to get involved, we need to toss a bit of our time and effort into helping make the world a better place to live. The intent here is to provide a place to announce coordinated efforts for greening our planet, and to acknowledge those that are making a difference.
Sustainability Corps monthly meetings
The first Wednesday of each month, interested students, faculty, staff, and members from the Honolulu community come together to discuss campus sustainability issues, what they are doing, and ideas for new projects. Meetings also feature one or more interesting presentations by leaders in green innovation from the campus community, the state, and abroad. To learn more about the Corps, click here.
PATH and the Hawaii LTAP present, "Bicycle Facility Design Workshop"
Monday, September 20th
8:30am – 4:30pm
East-West Center, Jefferson Hall, Keoni Auditorium – 1777 East West Road, Honolulu, HI 96848
$30, includes a delicious lunch and refreshments
This full-day workshop at the beautiful Keoni Auditorium at the famous East-West Center is for leaders interested in understanding the planning and design of bicycle facilities, and includes an on-bike tour of Manoa Valley and the UH Campus. The presenters are John LaPlante of T.Y. Lin International and Fred Rank of the Federal Highway Administration, in partnership with the Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center (PBIC) at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Highway Research Center.
GSO Campus Greening Initiative
The Graduate Student Organization of the University of Hawai`i Manoa campus created the Campus Greening program in order to move the campus towards more sustainable environmental practices. The Campus Greening program will fund projects lead by GSO members that will make the campus “greener” and more sustainable. This document explains the program, and how to apply for funds.
Getting involved doesn't always mean getting dirty, if that doesn't appeal to you how about making a few simple changes in your office? We've put together a few single page flyers on energy saving through the use of intelligent power strips and also through turning off screen savers. YES...a screen saver prevents the energy star capability on many new monitors from taking effect. When a screen saver is running, so is the monitor running full blast....get rid of the screen savers and watch your monitor's power usage plummet.
Lastly, the easiest way to make a difference is to just turn off your lights when you don't need them. The MEPA re-lamping project is leaving behind door hang tags as a reminder to people to turn off their lights. Want a hang tag? Email chee@hawaii.edu and we'll arrange to get you a couple.