The Sustainable Living Institute of Maui hosts sustainability speakers for the local community to learn about variety of issues related to sustainability.

PAST EVENTS

2017

• June 1: Korean Natural Farming Workshop, UH Maui College
• April 26: March for Science Film Showings, Maui Huliau Foundation, SOS Club and SLIM
• April 22: March for Science, Earth Day at UH Maui College
• April 22: Sustainability Presentation, American Association of University Women, Speaker: Nicolette van der Lee

2015

• June 12 – 13: Creative Agroforestry For Food Production In Landscapes, presented by Agroforestry Net
• February 20: SustainabiliTea, presented by David DeCandia of the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, N. American Tea Ambassador to Sri Lanka
• January 4: Soil Regeneration, presented by Daniel & Sheri Salatin of Polyface Farm in partnership with Hoku Nui Maui

2013

• June 10: Building a Community Food Forest: Paul Massey, co-Founder and Director, Regenerations Botanical Garden
• May 24: Maui Solar Summit; presented by SLIM and the County of Maui Office of Economic Development, Presentations
  
• April 8: Is Sustainable Biofuel Agriculture in Maui’s Future?; Speaker: Kelly King, Vice President, Pacific Biodiesel
• February 11: Life Edited: Can Having Less Stuff, in Less Room, Lead to More Happiness?; Speaker: Graham Hill, TED main stage speaker
• January 28: Petroleum Free in One Year; Speaker: Doug Fine, Investigative Journalist

2012

• February 16: Is Maui Ready for Island Energy; Speaker: Ben Sullivan, Kauai’i County Energy Coordinator
• January 26: Green Business and Investing Locally; Speakers: Michael Kramer and James Frazier of Natural Investments LLC

2011

• February 23: Solar Energy: The Future for Maui Businesses; Speaker: Mark Duda, President, Hawaii Solar Energy Association
• April 21: Research and Technology in Wave and Hydrokinetics Power Systems; Speaker: Dr. Reza Ghorbani, UH Manoa
• June 30: Smart Grids and Maui’s Energy Future; Speaker: Dr. James Griffin, Hawaii Natural Energy Institute
• July 21: Geothermal Potential on Maui; Speaker: Dr. Christopher Heaps, ORMAT
• August 25: Innovative Water and Waste Water Operations for Small Businesses; Speaker: Lauren Roth, Roth Ecological Design
• September 15: Energy Efficiency Approaches for Businesses; Speaker: Shanah Trevenna, Sustainable UH and Sustainable Saunders
• October 27: Waste Reduction and Resource Recovery for Businesses; Speaker: John Harder, Environmental Services on Kauai