Thinking Like an Island
Sustainability Lessons from Hawaii for Spartanburg

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.  We will 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.

Greg Farley, editor of the text, will join us as we explore sustainability efforts on the islands first-hand, via a 19 day tour of 3 Hawaiian Islands: Oahu, The Big Island, and Kauai.  Students will reflect on and apply components of Hawaii’s sustainability efforts to create their own theoretical urban sustainability models addressing real world issues in our local community, ideally within the Northside area of Spartanburg.

 

Tentative Itinerary – subject to change

On-campus meetings: Wednesday, Jan. 4 – Friday, Jan. 5 – Orientation to Northside Project and Hawaii, Introduction to Sustainability Practices

Sunday, Jan. 8:

Travel to Honolulu

Lodging at East-West Center Lincoln Hall

http://www.eastwestcenter.org/about-ewc/housing/visitor-housing

Monday, Jan. 9

Meet on UH-Manoa campus – Smart Growth – UH Sea Grant

Early lunch on campus

Visit Waimea Valley

Tuesday, Jan. 10

Visit the Bishop Museum

Lunch – Helena’s Hawaiian Food http://www.helenashawaiianfood.com/menu.html

Kapi’olani Community College lecture “Sustainability as education”

Wednesday, Jan. 11

Iolani Palace http://www.iolanipalace.org/Visit/Hours.aspx

Visit Ka’ala Farm

Thursday, Jan. 12

Free Day – Students can use transit pass and ALL INCLUSIVE Go Oahu card to explore attractions

Friday, Jan. 13

Energy Issues: Meet with state sustainability coordinator

2:45 – 5:00 PM Tour the Polynesian Cultural Center 5:10 Dinner Buffet and Luau show starts at 5:30 PM

Saturday, Jan. 14 and Sunday, Jan. 15

Free Days – Students can use transit pass and Go Oahu card to explore attractions

Monday, Jan. 16

Travel to Big Island to stay at Hilo Hawaiian Hotel

Tuesday, Jan. 17

Visit Puna Geothermal Venture and then tour Volcano National Park

Wednesday, Jan. 18

Change to Hotel on Kona Coast on the way to Kona Coast visit Hawi Wind Farm

 

Leave Kona Hotel to arrive at 5:30 for 6-8 PM Star Gazing Program at Mauna Kea http://goo.gl/DMwz0W

Thursday, Jan. 19

Free Day on Kona Coast

Friday, Jan. 20

Pu’uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park https://www.nps.gov/puho/index.htm

Guided kayak tour of Kealakekua Bay

Captain Cook Monument at Ka’awaloa, Kealakekua Bay (http://goo.gl/tfD3Zm)

Saturday, Jan. 21

Tour of NELHA Hawaii Ocean Science & Technology Park on the way to the airport.

Travel from Kona, Big Island to Lihue, Kauai

Hotel in Lihue: Garden Island Inn on Kalapaki Beach http://www.gardenislandinn.com/

Sunday, Jan. 22

Niihau + Napali Super Snorkel Tour http://www.holoholokauaiboattours.com/kauai_boat_tours/niihau_boat_tours/

Monday, Jan. 23

Free morning

Afternoon hike in Waimea Canyon

     

http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/dsp/parks/kauai/waimea-canyon-state-park/

Tuesday, Jan. 24

Sustainability and Education Lecture at Kaua’i Community College

McBryde Garden & Allerton Garden “Discovery Combination Tour” http://ntbg.org/tours/kauai-south/

Wednesday, Jan. 25

Trip to the North Shore:


Kilauea Lighthouse https://goo.gl/maps/yTvSbMWQAty;

Hanalei Bay Lunch;

Ke’e State Beach Park Snorkel at Ke’e Beach http://goo.gl/1JpYaJ

and / or hike Kalalau Trail Head http://goo.gl/istsuZ

Thursday, Jan. 26

Travel from Lihue back to Greenville/Spartanburg

Monday, Jan. 30 through Wednesday, Feb. 1 on-campus work in groups to create sustainability models for local area (Northside)