Maui Huliau Foundation, a nonprofit organization offering environmental education programs to Maui youth ages 12-18, is partnering with at least 15 local conservation organizations to launch new distance learning resources for the upcoming school year. The project, called the “Maui Aloha ʻĀina Virtual Classroom” will release distance learning resources aimed at grades 8-12 … [Read more...] about Maui Huliau Foundation and local conservation organizations launch distance learning resources for teachers and students
Climate change
Maui County Council Establishes Climate Action and Resilience Committee
In other restructuring business, the County Council established the Climate Action and Resilience Committee on Friday, Dec. 27. The new committee follows a resolution passed on Dec. 20, authored by Councilmember Kelly King, titled “Acknowledging a climate emergency and committing to an immediate just transition and emergency mobilization effort to restore a safe … [Read more...] about Maui County Council Establishes Climate Action and Resilience Committee
The Big Melt Photography Exhibition at Art Project Paia
THE BIG MELT is happening at Art Project Paia on Saturday, December 28th. Kristin Hettermann is an art activist. She uses her photography and storytelling as a way to spread awareness about the many issues that concern the health of our oceans. THE BIG MELT focuses on climate change and rapidly melting glaciers in Alaska. Head to Pa‘ia Town this weekend to meet the artist and … [Read more...] about The Big Melt Photography Exhibition at Art Project Paia
Op-Ed: A Big Solution to Climate Change Is Just Beneath Our Feet
By Autumn Ness Healthy, living soil sequesters carbon. It literally pulls it out of the air, and stores it in the ground. And in this day and age, where atmospheric carbon levels are wreaking havoc on our planet, anything that puts carbon in the ground and keeps it there buys us time to implement bigger solutions. So what does this mean for you? Many of us are walking … [Read more...] about Op-Ed: A Big Solution to Climate Change Is Just Beneath Our Feet
Scary Stories To Tell About The State Of Planet Earth
Horror movies don’t cut it now that reality has become a nightmare. Spooked by Pennywise the Clown? Try the nuclear arsenal-wielding clown in the White House. Killer dolls? How about killer cops. The living dead? Not as insidious as braindead racists and parasitic corporations. The Apocalypse? Well, I’m afraid to say, the end of the world as we know it may already be around … [Read more...] about Scary Stories To Tell About The State Of Planet Earth