HISF 2009 – Presenters and Panelists for Hawaii Island Sustainability Forum Announced
Hawaii Island Sustainability Forum 2009
March 20th, 3pm-9pm Saturday night at the Palace Theater in Hilo, Hawaii
This evening will be one of the best educational opportunities of the year. From food, water safety, energy and health to invasive species, green business, alternative building, public advocacy and civil defense this evening will help provide what you need to know about our island’s sustainability projects and practices.
After the presentations, audience members are encouraged to ask questions of the panelist.
Opening Chant by Students of Kua O Ka La Public Charter School
Presentations ( ten minutes each, subject to change without notice)
- Huakai`i `Aina Ho`oilina: Exploring the Lands that Sustain us through Public Education
Susie Osborn – Kua O Ka La Public Charter School - Considering BioFuels for Hawai`i’s Future
Dr. William Steiner - Dean for the UHH College of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resource Management. - Organic farming and value added products
Randyl Rupar – Owner Mauna Kea Sacred Gardens - Helping Hawaii Island become a global model for sustainability – Public Advocacy 101 .
Gary L. Hooser - State Senator District 7 – Senate Majority Leader, Hawai`i State Senate - Sustainable Building Techniques and Structures in Bamboo
Leimana Pelton – Owner, Bamboo Village - Invasive Species Impacts on Sustainability
Page Else – Outreach specialist for the Big Island Invasive Species Committee - The State of Green Business
Michael Kramer - Managing Partner, Natural Investments LLC - Ganjanomics
Roger Christie - Reverend, THC Ministries - The Road to Community Resilience
Bill Hanson – Hawai`i County Civil Defense
Video shorts will play between presentations.
Panelists in Addition to Presenters listed above (questions from audience and website – subject to change without notice)
- Julie Myhre – Energy Management Analyst, Department of Water Supply. Education: Registered Licenced Civil Engineer with Environmental Engineering / Water Resources Specialty and experience working in the Energy Industry.
- Linda Damas – Instrumental in helping Recycle Hawaii and Rick Anthony & Assoc. in the Zero Waste proposal, public meetings and follow up report to the County of Hawaii.
- Linda Peters – Linda has been employed as the Recycling Coordinator with the County Department of Environmental Management for the past two and one-half years.
- Dr. Keola G.A. Downing Ph.D. – Keola Downing, is a “Katomlap” or Go-Between, for the Royal family of Queen Limijwa Nittol of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and has experience in building Pandanus Thatch Housing. Hawai`i County has recently added “indigenous architecture” to the approved building codes, and this very “sustainable” building method deserves our careful consideration.
- John Schinnerer – Master’s degree in whole systems design. He is a provider of appropriate technology services and a cultural and ecological design practitioner, consultant and teacher.
- Jesse Law – Founder of Sustainable Island Products, a market innovator and leader who, with the launch of his distribution business in 2007, created a new and GREEN precedent for the paper products, hotel & restaraunt supply industries. By introducing Planet & People friendly products that are petroleum free, non-toxic, made with annually renewable plant fibers & starches, and designed to be composted back to soil after use, Jesse works to soften the footprint of his industry while educating the public & private sectors about the opportunities associated with converting to products that cause less harm and instead of having to landfill, can create more soils to FARM!
- Mark Hanson – Builder of the Island’s first planning department approved “EarthShip” educator and tree planter.
DJ Red-One from Moemoea will provide the music.
Mati from Moemoea will provide sound engineering.
Renrick Tulloch, local energy physicist will direct multimedia audio and video.