Earth Day has grown in popularity and importance since it was first established in 1970. Though it is officially observed on April 22, if events across the 10 UH campuses are any indication, “Earth Week” might be more accurate.
Events
Monday, April 18
Weighing the PROs and CONs of GMOs, a civic engagement panel
Law School Building Rm. CR2, 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m.
UH Mānoa
Tuesday, April 19
Upcycling t-shirts and Malo Harvest
Courtyard, 11–1 p.m.
UH West Oʻahu
Wednesday, April 20
Earth Day Celebration
Rooftop planting, guest speakers, music, plant tour, more!
Various locations, 8 a.m.–2 p.m.
Leeward Community College
I ♥ Earth Day Festival
Music, games, prizes, tree planting, more!
College Great Lawn, 10 a.m.–1 p.m.
UH Maui
E.A.R.T.H. Day
Sustainable food vendors, live entertainment and education
Kapiʻolani Community College, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
Paʻiʻai Workshop, Activities, Games, Food
Courtyard, 11–1 p.m.
UH West Oʻahu
Mānoa Greendrinks
Happy Hour for the Sustainability Minded
Mānoa Gardens, Hemenway Hall, 5–7 p.m.
UH Mānoa
Thursday, April 21
Earth Day Kanikapila
Music about the Earth and our relationship to it, guest speakers and food
Hale Aʻo 101, 3–5 p.m.
Windward Community College
Film Screening: This Changes Everything
Library 2nd floor exhibit space, 4—6 p.m.
UH West Oʻahu/p>
Film Screening: Island of Sanctuary
Bldg 301 UCB 100, 5 p.m.
UH Hilo
Friday, April 22
Earth Day Fair & Conservation Career Day
Sponsored by Hawaiʻi CC and UH Hilo
Library Lanai, Campus Center Plaza, 9 a.m.–2 p.m.
UH Hilo campus
Earth Day Festival
Campus Center Courtyard and Legacy Pathway, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
UH Mānoa
Hydro Electric Station Clean Up and BBQ
Hydro electric station area, 10 a.m.–12 p.m.
BBQ to follow, noon til pau
Please RSVP via email jcarval[at]hawaii.edu
Kauaʻi Community College
Earth Day Mural
Celebrate the Earth and paint a mural with 808 Urban
Campus Center 10 a.m.–6 p.m.
UH Mānoa
Seminar: From Commodity to Kinship
The role of relationship and ritual in tomorrow’s sustainability science
St. John 011, 12:30 p.m.
UH Mānoa
Rain Garden Workday
Gain knowledge of native, medicinal plants
Bring keiki, sun protection, water and aloha
Outside ʻImiloa building, 2–6 p.m.
Windward CC
Lecture: Rapid ʻŌhiʻa Death: The Intersection of Ecology and Culture
Sam Gon, Nature Conservancy
Room 11, St. John Plant Science Building, lecture at 5 p.m., pupu at 4:30 p.m.
RSVP requested, email mbthomas@hawaii.edu
Saturday, April 23
Community Work Day at Waikalua Loko fishpond
8–12 noon
Kāneʻohe, Oʻahu
Bonus past event pictures: Honolulu Community College Sustainability Showcase
