When it comes to food, many in Hawaii are conspicuous consumers: we enjoy enormous pot lucks, have easy access to a vast array of culturally exciting cuisines, and the big-box stores enable excessive buys.
The Windward Zero Waste School Hui has been helping kids at Kainalu Elementary School manage their food waste for 6 years. But it says a neighbor complaint forced the Department of Education to abruptly pull the plug, leaving them in limbo.
From public schools on the Westside to private schools in Honolulu, teachers are finding creative ways to educate and empower students facing the effects of a warming planet.