Save Our Happy Place - 🌎 Take Simple Climate Action
Aloha sunshine! Welcome back to Save Our Happy Place, your weekly pop of climate and environmental activism. As part of our core climate activism philosophy here at SOHP, we believe it is essential to celebrate and educate ourselves on how the climate crisis is affecting the places we love. As part of a series to introduce you to fellow community members and their happy places, this week our guest climate action curator is the amazing Katie Zuber. She is a climate activist, environmentalist, mother, and Director of Communications for the Hawai’i Farmers Union. She will be familiarizing us with the current climate status in Hawai’i and how we can help save her happy place. Protecting ParadiseExploring the Climate Crisis in Hawai’iWhat Hawai’i Can Teach Us About Connecting to NatureWhen imagining our happy places, for many of us that place is Hawai’i and what we feel so connected to is its intense integration with and celebration of the natural world. Hawai’i has a long history of fostering connections between humans and the natural world. This is embodied through “Mana” the spiritual energy that is present in humans, plants, animals, and all objects. This connectivity makes humans a direct relation to everything on Earth and harbors a sense of responsibility for nature as family members and friends. Nature is not something to master, control, or manipulate. In ancient Hawaiian culture, humans are the caretakers, while plants and animals are the guardians.
This sentiment still rings true today as the people of Hawai’i have made it one of the leading states in environmental quality, eco-friendly behaviors like reusing materials and carpooling, and climate-change contributions including solar power and electric cars.
The Climate Crisis in Hawai’iAs a chain of islands, Hawai’i can anticipate being affected greatly by climate change. Fortunately, many Hawaiian politicians recognize this and are working to pass effective climate change legislation, setting an example globally. A big win that we can all learn from was the recently passed “performance-based regulation” financial incentive reforms that called for Hawaiian Electric to sell and install solar panels for their customers. In the past 6 months, this utility company has decreased the average installation time of solar panels by three weeks. How Hawai’i May Be Impacted
What’s on the docket for Hawai’i?Hawai’i is no novice when it comes to introducing planet-saving legislation. There are several bills currently in session in the Hawai’i State House and Senate that cover solutions related to food safety, food hubs, farm mentorship programs, carbon sequestration incentives, organic waste, sustainable food systems, and many more. Take Action to Support Climate Mitigation Measures in Hawai’iProtect sacred landscapes from air tours
Help Hawai’i create healthy soils and cover plant programs
Support climate change bills in Hawai’i
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