Sustain Your Brain
University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa Sustainability Links
Below is a partial listing of websites with information on sustainability/energy efforts, activities and research at the university.*
UH Office of the President – Sustainability Matters
www.hawaii.edu/offices/op/sustain.php
Weekly update highlighting sustainability programs throughout the UH system.
UHM Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education
www.uhm.hawaii.edu/research
Details of a $1 million research grant in the area of sustainability.
Hawai‘i Energy Policy Forum, College of Social Sciences
www.hawaiienergypolicy.hawaii.edu
Forum brings together representatives from business, government and the community to collaborate on energy planning and policy-making.
Sustainability Council
sustainability.hawaii.edu
Guide to sustainability developments on the UHM campus, in areas of climate change, energy, recycling, curriculum, research, and projects.
Sustainable Saunders
sustainablesaunders.hawaii.edu
Activities, calendar of events and news from Sustainable Saunders, a student-led organization working to evolve Saunders Hall into a model of sustainability for the campus and beyond.
Renewable Energy and Island Sustainability (REIS)
http://reis.manoa.hawaii.edu
This project brings together a multidisciplinary team of faculty from the UH Colleges of Engineering, Social Science, Natural Science, and the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology to work on cutting edge research and education problems in renewable energy and island sustainability (REIS).
Career Development & Student Employment – Sustainability Website
cdse.hawaii.edu/careers/sustainability_events.php
CDSE, Sustainable Saunders and DURP joint venure; hub for UHM sustainability student organizations, campus resources, courses, nonprofit organizations and other links.
Cycle Mānoa
cyclemanoa.manoa.hawaii.edu
Student organization for the improvement of the on-campus cycling experience.
Engineers Without Borders-UH
ewb-uh.org
Volunteer student NPO partners students with professionals working in disadvantaged local communities on environmentally and economically sustainable engineering projects.
Facilities Management
www.manoa.hawaii.edu/ovcafo/FacilitiesManage/fm_statusreports.htm
Energy updates and reports, including the UHM Energy Strategy 2008-2015 and Mānoa Building Energy Usage.
Campus Energy Site
www.soest.hawaii.edu/UHMEnergy
Energy efficiency programs and projects; links to useful energy sites on campus and off.
Hawai‘i Natural Energy Institute
www.hnei.hawaii.edu
HNEI's research into biocarbons, biomass, biotechnology, electrochemical power, hydrogen, ocean resources, and photovoltaics to help solve the global energy crisis and meet Hawai‘iÕs energy demands with little environmental impact.
School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST)
Sea Grant College Program, Center for Smart Building and Community Design
www.soest.hawaii.edu/seagrant/csbcd.html
Mission is "to create and support economically viable, attractive communities that enhance their environment, economy, and culture." Includes projects, resources, publications/presentations.
International Center for Climate and Society
www.soest.hawaii.edu/ICCS/index.html
Mission is "to develop improved methods of utilizing economic innovation to mitigate and adapt to climate fluctuations and climate change."
Joint Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Research
www.soest.hawaii.edu/JIMAR
Pursues research interests of NOAA and UH in oceanic, atmospheric, and geophysical research, including climate and global change, equatorial oceanography, tsunamis, and fisheries oceanography.
Coastal Geology Group, SOEST, Department of Geology and Geophysics
www.soest.hawaii.edu/coasts
Affiliated researchers, technicians, and graduate students investigate shoreline change and other geological, environmental and climate change issues.
Global Environmental Science
www.soest.hawaii.edu/oceanography/GES
Educational opportunity to achieve "a holistic and fundamental understanding of the Earth's systems, including human interactions, while receiving rigorous training in the basic sciences."
Hawai‘i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology
www.higp.hawaii.edu
Acquires and disseminates new knowledge about the Earth and other planetary bodies, and develops leading edge technologies and a highly trained workforce.
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR)
Sustainable Agriculture in Hawai‘i
www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/sustainag
Promotes local sustainable agriculture: profitable farm income, environmental stewardship, stability in farming communities. Includes island farms, organic farming techniques, conferences, workshops.
Fueling the Future
www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/ctahr2001/CTAHRInAction/Mar_07/bioenergy.asp
Examination of crop options for biodiesel production in Hawai‘i and other Pacific islands.
Environmental Law Program, William S. Richardson School of Law
www.hawaii.edu/elp
Trains future environmental lawyers to face the challenges in maintaining an environmentally sustainable economy in Hawai‘i and beyond.
Water Resources Research Center (WRRC)
www.wrrc.hawaii.edu
Serves the state of Hawai‘i, other Pacific islands and elsewhere by researching water-related issues distinctive to these areas.
Environmental Center (a unit of the WRRC)
www.hawaii.edu/envctr
Facilitates access to interdisciplinary expertise to enhance understanding of environmental problems and identify solutions. Serves as the coordinator/advisor for the Environmental Studies program.
Environmental Studies Program
www.hawaii.edu/envctr/evs
An Interdisciplinary Studies Program of the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, with two options: a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies with a Major Equivalent in Environmental Studies or a Certificate in Environmental Studies to augment other academic majors.
UH Economic Research Organization
www.uhero.hawaii.edu
Informs public- and private-sector economic decision-making through research, with a focus on the economies of Hawai'i and the Asia-Pacific region. Site offers Hawai'i Greenhouse Gas Emissions Profile 1990 and 2005.
* Throughout the academic year, numerous UH Mānoa colleges offer courses pertaining to sustainability issues, including: School of Architecture, Shidler College of Business, College of Social Sciences, College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature, College of Engineering, College of Natural Sciences, College of Education, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, Hawai‘inuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge, and others.
This is a partial list. We invite the UH-Mānoa community to please let us know if you have a sustainability/energy link to add to our website.