Farm to market: UH Hilo ag students hold sale featuring plants and honey from university’s farm
The plants at the sale event were grown by students at the college’s farm just south of Hilo in Panaʻewa; the honey was harvested from the farm’s apiary.
Category: Sustainability Projects
UH Hilo Student Supply Store provides food, school supplies, clothes, at no cost; open Tuesdays 2-6p
Items in the store are donated by UH Hilo faculty, staff, students, and the surrounding community to ease students’ worries about essentials and help them focus on succeeding in school.
Sweet sustainability lesson for KCC culinary students using UH Hilo honey
The mouthwatering event was the culmination of a two-day collaboration in November, blending sustainability, education, and the importance of honey bees in the ecosystem.
UH Hilo alumna Katie Strong now teaches chemistry and the science of sustainability at her alma mater
Katie Strong’s curriculum is focused on real-world applications of chemistry, a perfect fit both for the integration of sustainability-related topics and for fun field trips for her students.
National Honey Month: UH Hilo student beekeepers and Vulcan athletes team up for sweet game giveaways
Vulcan fans who attended the UH Hilo women’s volleyball game Sept. 21 were treated to free giveaways of honey products courtesy of the university’s beekeeping program.
UH Hilo Sociology Club plans semester of community-centric activities
The Sociology Club offers students many opportunities for sociocultural engagement, community service, and exploration around Hawai‘i Island.
UH Hilo’s Mālama Honua Conference will explore Indigenous perspectives on sustainability, July 19-21. See update on July 19 schedule.
The “2023 Mālama Honua: Indigenous Perspectives on Sustainability Conference” will be held at UH Hilo’s College of Hawaiian Language. The public is invited to attend.
UH Hilo to host two conferences on sustainability: economics featured in Kona; Indigenous perspectives featured in Hilo
Kona conference is on circular economies (July 17-19); Hilo conference is on Indigenous Hawaiian and Pacific Island perspectives on sustainability (July 19-20).
