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UH Kauai Community College Fostering Sustainable Living on Kauai Achievements and Goals National Sustainable Living Participation UH System Sustainable Living Leadership Kauai Sustainable Living Education

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UH Kauai Community College Fostering Sustainable Living on Kauai Workforce and Education National Sustainable Living Participation : ACUPCC Signatory, American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment 671 members, UH Kauai Winner of the 2013 Climate Leadership Award

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UH Kauai Community College Fostering Sustainable Living on Kauai Workforce and Education UH System Sustainable Living Leadership : by Chancellor Cox, UH Regents adoption of Sustainability Policy UH System Wide, January 2014

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UH Kauai Community College Fostering Sustainable Living on Kauai Workforce and Education Kauai Sustainable Living Education : Credit Certificate, OCET Training, Student Applied Research, Monitoring of Kauais Natural Resources, Kauai Model of CEE WEALF

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UH Kauai Community College Fostering Sustainable Living on Kauai Workforce and Education Applied Research, Monitoring of Kauais Natural Resources, Examples: Reef data, GPS / GIS Mapping Student communication of Marine Ecosystem Findings Grant funded equipment, active monitoring of marine and costal resources

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UH Kauai Community College Research Students and Their Projects, Examples! Lepeuli and Waipake Beach, Marine Debris Accumulation Surveys. Student: Jessica Austin. Mentors: Steve Taylor and Carl Berg Effects of Sea Swells on West Kauai Shorelines. Students: Tara Bradley and Keli Kleidosty. Mentors: Steve Taylor and Chuck Blay. Effects of Sunn Hemp and Pigeon Pea on Beneficial and Plant-parasitic Nematodes in the Tropics. Student: Valerie Henmi. Mentor: Sharad Marahatta. Baseline Study of Kauai Coral Reefs: Coral Cover and Fish Diversity. Student: Elizabeth Kain. Mentor: Ann Willow Jorgenson. Using Weeds to Control Weeds: Can Strawberry Guava, Psidium cattleianum, Leaves be Used for Weed Management in Hawaii? Student: Jin-Wah Lau. Mentors: Sharad Marahatta. Allelopathic Effect of Sunn Hemp on Corn Seed Germination. Student: Christina Martiney. Mentor: Sharad Marahatta..

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UH Kauai Community College Research Students and Their Projects, Examples! The Story of Sand. Student: Jana Rothenberg. Mentors Stephen Taylor and Chuck Blay Groundwater Contamination at Ke'e Lagoon. Student: Leah Sausen. Mentors: Ann Willow Jorgenson and Carl Berg Internship with The Edge of Kauai (TEOK). Presentation, at MOP Symposium: and so castles made of sand fall in the sea, eventually: data collection and digitization of of beach nourishment activities at Waimea Beach and Kikiaola small boat harbor. Student: Jesse Adams. Internship at National Tropical Botanical Garden (NTBG) to propagate rare and endangered plants. Students: Christina Martiney and Patricia Murray. Internship with Hanalei Watershed Hui. Juan Larsen. Ongoing study of Human Activities on Hanalei Bay.

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C ULTURE E CONOMICS E NVIRONMENT bearableequitable viable sustainability

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WEALF Water/waste Water/waste - catchment - grey water - wastewater - solid waste Energy Energy - demand side management (DSM) - renewables Affordable /sustainable Living Affordable /sustainable Living - leadership in energy and environmental design (LEED)- recycled containers Food Food - aquaponics - apiary - kalo - sust. farming Heart of Hawaiian Values: Nurture the land which feeds us Heart of Hawaiian Values: Mlama ina Nurture the land which feeds us the way

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WEALF todaytomorrow CEE take action now

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UH Kauai Community College Carbon Footprint, ACUPCC Jan 15 2014

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UH Kauai Community College Mitigation Strategies, ACUPCC Jan 15 2014

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Creating WEALF for Kauai? Through Hoouluwehi The Sustainable Living Institute of Kauai Fall 2014 offering, for credit certificate program in WEALF subject areas Concurrently with existing curriculum throughout all disciplines - embedding sustainability principles, with GE Mapping tool Partnerships within UH, govt, private and non-profits Researching, fostering projects towards a more vibrant and sustainable Kauai, fueling related employment vitality

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Creating WEALF for Kauai? Industry Co-creation of Certificate Program DLIR Oct 23 2013 job forecasts in hand Curriculum reviews with top employers on Kauai Subject areas of Water / waste, Energy, Affordable / Sustainable Living and Food Concurrently drafting the program for the certificate program towards a more vibrant and sustainable Kauai, fueling related employment vitality

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Creating WEALF for Kauai? Kauai Employer Participation https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd2LNI0gvAUOU_fpXjc3Isw5_TJx73ZzD http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOL1_u6Dvo4

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UH Kauai Community College Fostering Sustainable Living on Kauai Workforce and Education National Sustainable Living Participation : AASHE the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, 765 members, 173 Associate Members, UH Kauai Winner of the 2014 Best Case Study from an Associate College with 5,000 or Fewer Full-Time Students Super secret! To be awarded Oct 26! Four such national case study awards per year amongst a total of 938 members and associate members!