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Two University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo conferences are looking to reframe the guiding principles around sustainability. "Sustainable Circular Economies: Putting the Pieces Together" will run from July 17 - 19 in Kona. "Malama Honua: Indigenous Perspectives on Sustainability" will run from July 19 - 21 in Hilo.
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Peace Boat, an international NGO, has made a stop in Hawaiʻi. The non-profit travels the world onboard a large passenger ship to promote peace, human rights and sustainability.
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HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports on the Big Island brewery producing alcohol from tī plant root; Bishop Museum wins 1.6 million dollar grant to study Hawaiʻi's snails; Vote for your favorite snail to represent your island; Keiki picture book focuses on aloha through land, adventures, and folklore
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Rescuing endangered snail species with the DLNR; "Fish Pono — Save Our Reefs" campaign advocates preservation of herbivore fish population; and HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol talks about the legacy of Hōkūleʻa with one of her original crew members
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Big Island drag show highlights māhū culture; Lyon Arboretum seed bank strives to save rare and endangered native plants; Smithsonian Institution hires curator for Hawaiian history and culture
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Kristine Kubat, executive director of Recycle Hawaiʻi, was among the nearly 1,700 participants at the United Nations Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee session earlier this month.
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The 30th annual Hawaiʻi Conservation Conference kicks off Tuesday. McBryde Garden on Kauaʻi, part of the National Tropical Botanical Garden, will be presenting the work of Emily Saling and Dustin Wolkis.
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The School for Examining Essential Questions of Sustainability offers a new approach to education for children in grades six to eight. The Honolulu charter school is celebrating 10 years of nurturing students to be stewards of the Earth. The Conversation's Stephanie Han spoke to the executive director to learn more.
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Applications for Kamehameha School’s Mahiʻai Match-up have opened. The program is focused on strengthening Hawaiʻi's food system by providing local agriculture and food entrepreneurs with resources to begin, expand and nourish their businesses.
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What to do with trash is an issue not only in Hawaiʻi, but for locations around the world — especially islands. In Australia, the government is trying a new approach. HPR's Bill Dorman has more in today's Asia Minute.