Wednesday Evening Seminar (WES) is an East-West Center student-led initiative supported by the Education Program and a generous gift from Richard H. Cox.

Environmental conservation is the practice of protecting our natural environment. Communities around the world have been struggling with climate change and systematic industrial development for some time. This week we will learn from different communities in Hawaiʻi about their approaches in conserving the environment.

Tim Tybuszewski is director of conservation at the North Shore Community Land Trust, an organization that works on conserving Oʻahu’s North Shore. The mission of the North Shore Community Land Trust is to protect, steward, and enhance the natural landscapes, cultural heritage, and rural character of ahupuaʻa from Kahuku Point to Kaʻena. Tim obtained his B.S. in Environmental Science and Policy from the University of South Florida and has worked in the environmental consulting field in Hawaiʻi for over nine years.

Eric Enos is co-founder and director of Kaʻala Farm, a Waiʻanae based community organization that has operated the Cultural Learning Center at Kaʻala. Eric has helped foster many community partnerships to address long-term issues of land use, traditional practices, community health, and education. Eric is a graduate of Kamehameha Schools and also holds a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts as well as a teaching certificate from the University of Hawaiʻi.

Kay Fukuda directs two place-based education initiatives on the Waiʻanae Coast. Place-based After School Literacy Support (PALS), which provides out-of-school learning opportunities in seven schools as well as Place-based Learning and Community Engagement in School (PLACES), which bridges teachers and curriculum to the local community during the regular instructional day at Nānākuli High School and Ka Waihona Public Charter School.  These initiatives are part of a collaboration between the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Office of Student Equity, Excellence & Diversity (SEED), and the local community of Waiʻanae and Nanakuli.

Wednesday Evening Seminar (WES) is an East-West Center student-led initiative supported by the Education Program and a generous gift from Richard H. Cox.

Environmental conservation is the practice of protecting our natural environment. Communities around the world have been struggling with climate change and systematic industrial development for some time. This week we will learn from different communities in Hawaiʻi about their approaches in conserving the environment.

Tim Tybuszewski is director of conservation at the North Shore Community Land Trust, an organization that works on conserving Oʻahu’s North Shore. The mission of the North Shore Community Land Trust is to protect, steward, and enhance the natural landscapes, cultural heritage, and rural character of ahupuaʻa from Kahuku Point to Kaʻena. Tim obtained his B.S. in Environmental Science and Policy from the University of South Florida and has worked in the environmental consulting field in Hawaiʻi for over nine years.

Eric Enos is co-founder and director of Kaʻala Farm, a Waiʻanae based community organization that has operated the Cultural Learning Center at Kaʻala. Eric has helped foster many community partnerships to address long-term issues of land use, traditional practices, community health, and education. Eric is a graduate of Kamehameha Schools and also holds a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts as well as a teaching certificate from the University of Hawaiʻi.

Kay Fukuda directs two place-based education initiatives on the Waiʻanae Coast. Place-based After School Literacy Support (PALS), which provides out-of-school learning opportunities in seven schools as well as Place-based Learning and Community Engagement in School (PLACES), which bridges teachers and curriculum to the local community during the regular instructional day at Nānākuli High School and Ka Waihona Public Charter School.  These initiatives are part of a collaboration between the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Office of Student Equity, Excellence & Diversity (SEED), and the local community of Waiʻanae and Nanakuli.