Thinking like an Island: Sustainability Lessons from Hawaii for Spartanburg ~ Interim April-May 2021

We are still planning on going in April 2021 as long as the pandemic allows it. Currently Hawaii has reopened to tourists as long as you have a negative COVID test no more than 72 hours before departure.

Hawaii is a rare and special place, in which beauty and isolation combine to form a vision of paradise.  That isolation comes at a price: resources are strained and expensive.  Today, Hawaii is experiencing a surge of new strategies making living in the islands more ecologically, economically, and socially resilient.

Join Dr. Dave Pittman and Dr. Ron Robinson as we use the collection of case studies in the text “Thinking Like an Island: Navigating a Sustainable Future in Hawaii” as the basis to explore Hawaii’s sustainability initiatives. The editors of our textbook will join us by Skype and in person on island as we explore sustainability efforts on the islands first-hand, via a 19 day tour of 4 Hawaiian Islands: Oahu, The Big Island, Maui and Kauai. Students will reflect on and apply components of Hawaii’s sustainability efforts to create their own theoretical sustainability models addressing real world issues, focusing specifically within the Wofford Campus and Glendale Communities.

Estimated billable cost: $5,761

with the potential of up to $975 out of pocket costs (meals and checked baggage fees)

Here is our tentative schedule that is subject to change.

View the 2017 Hawaii Trip page.

Slide show from 2017 Hawaii Trip