28
COMPLETED PROJECTS
51
STUDENT LEADS
19,015
$ AWARDED
Created a curriculum to teach younger students about coral
Provided outreach information for beachgoers at Spencer Beach
Raised awareness on the importance of using eco-friendly sunscreen and hosting sunscreen exchange opportunities
Created plastic-free campus lunches and setting up a composting system for paper plates.
Created an on-campus paper recycling program at school and increasing the amount of recycling bins
Created sustainability focused animation projects aimed at informing and inspiring youth
Purchased a water pump for Kāwā Wildlife Park to more efficiently water native coastal plants
Built a device that uses kinetic energy from human motion or exercise to charge batteries and power smartphones
Provided reef-safe sunscreen alternatives to beach-goers in exchange for a bottle of sunscreen that contains oxybenzone
Created a prototype to break down food, paper, and organic waste into liquid fertilizer and compost
Built raised garden beds to grow medicinal plants
Built a greenhouse out of repurposed materials
Created indoor hanging garden kits to grow food
Raised awareness about energy use
Protected Kuliʻouʻou Beach from erosion
Established a daily food waste collection system to generate compost for the campus garden
Built a fully automated, sustaianably powered vertical aquaponics system
Restored Niu and creating a mural depicting a restored version of Niu
Increased the number of plant-based meal options in the school cafeteria
Created an organic fertilizer out of indigenous plants
Created curricula to inform middle and elementary students about rapid ʻōhiʻa death
Created a hydroponic system that will harvest produce for consumption and medicinal purposes
Conducted an energy audit of Kapolei High School's G-Building
Created a club to engage with the community to connect to the land through food
Designed a learning and service experience for local youth leaders through a 3-day conference
Made school garden systems more available to the public, culminating in an end-of-year feast for the community
Created a water catchment system
Provided students with the opportunity to connect with nature by making several changes to campus, including installing a living wall of plants in the classroom and creating marine debris art
The 2018-2019 Hawaiʻi Youth Sustainability Challenge is supported by:
Kamehameha Schools | Kaiser Permanente | Public Schools of Hawaiʻi Foundation | eWorldES | HouseMart | Finance Factors | Turtle Bay Foundation