Upcoming Events

Recyclemania!

Recyclemania is a 10 week, nation-wide, recycling competition for Universities. Currently, Chaminade and UH-Manoa are the only two schools in Hawaii that are participating. Starting in February (NOW), you can bring your recycling to the bins around campus to include them in our school's total. Please inform your friends and classmates about this competition and the importance of recycling.

Bus Pass Program

Full-time undergraduate students, faculty, and staff are now eligible for a FREE bus pass! Riding the bus to Chaminade instead of driving your car, even one day a week, will have a significant impact on our campus. Using the bus will help reduce traffic congestion at Waialae and 3rd Avenue and also alleviate parking problems at Chaminade. Furthermore, consistent bus use will help reduce green house gas emissions and will save you $$on your fuel bill!

Reusable Grocery Bags

There has been a lot of publicity recently about plastic bag bans on Kauai and Maui as well as talk about a plastic bag tax on Oahu. This legislation would not be necessary if we change our habits in regards to grocery shopping and decide to use reusable bags instead. As such, the Chaminade Greenswords will be distributing FREE reusable bags to Chaminade students, faculty, and staff when you pledge to use them in your everyday life!

Universities for Sustainability Collation

The Chaminade Greenswords are partnering with SustainableUH, HPU G.R.E.E.N. Club, Sustain-BYUH, and other universities in Hawaii to help each other promote sustainability and discuss best practices. The first meeting was held December 4th, 2010 at BYU-Hawaii with a subsequent meeting February 26th, 2011 at HPU-Kaneohe. Eventually, this meeting of Hawaii Sustainability clubs will be held at Chaminade.

Our first event was a CFL bulb exchange!

Potential Projects: 

Easy:

·         Preliminary, in-house, lighting audit of buildings

o   Member journals

·         Encourage more recycling on campus to generate revenue

o   Encourage community to donate recycling

o   Collect recycling more often to prevent theft

·         Determine the amount of waste produced by cafeteria/café

·         Recycle outdated computers/printers currently stored all over campus

·         Encourage dorm residents to use less water & electricity

o   Distribute CFL bulbs

Medium:

·         Delamping, install CFLs/LEDs campus-wide, install smart powerstrips/outlets

·         Have A/C systems and filters serviced/replaced more frequently

·         Switch to styrophobia products

·         Install rain sensors on the sprinkler systems

Difficult:

·         Install PV panels or micro-CSP on campus buildings

·         Install energy efficient A/C systems with timers

·         Replace grass with low-water plants or artificial turf

·         Encourage/develop sustainability classes in core education curriculum