* Identify and develop synergistic partnerships with organizations that foster renewable energy projects such as wind, solar, biomass (biodiesel and ethanol), tidal, wave, and other renewable resource companies.
* Promote “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” programs. Measure our communities’ recycling efforts. Reduce waste in our landfills. Turn waste into clean energy. Put KHIS and our KREIC logo on Foodland’s new recyclable shopping bags and work with kahuku.org to produce KREIC apparel for us.
* Integrate STEM into KHIS biochemistry/renewable energy educational curriculum and within KHIS’ small learning communities. Share our programs with other schools and community members.
* Host statewide renewable energy competitions 2 weeks after the State Science Fair in March.
* Provide $1 million each year in scholarships, college opportunities and careers to KHIS students working on sustainability projects. Grants will help students network with renewable industry experts, get job experience through senior projects and internships, earn scholarships, college opportunities and high paying jobs that will allow them to stay on the islands with their families. High paying jobs in a low-income community will pay back the investment in grants paid by the government.
* Acquire $1 million for equipment and resources each year to create renewable energy projects.
* Create a Ko’olauloa Sustainability Club for students and community members. Have 2 paid part-time positions at KHIS help administer the program from the new biochemistry lab at D103/104 on Wednesdays from 1:30-3:30 pm. Partner with the KHIS Environment Club.
* Develop eco-tourism jobs for KHIS students after 2:30 pm at wind facility. Grow healing garden with native Hawaiian plants on property.
* Write grants to acquire training resources, pay honorariums to sustainability experts, host renewable energy competitions, etc. Work with DBEDT, First Wind, Blue Planet Foundation to encourage young people to solve sustainability challenges.
* Start using biofuels such as fermented noni juice and cooking oil to create ethanol and boidiesel fuel. Create biofuel projects and jobs for KHIS students.
* Develop and market byproducts of noni ethanol such as soap, lotions and shampoos when customers purchase gas. Include cost of bath and body gift basket with a tank full of gas
* Promote safe bicycle baths that will link our Ko’olauloa communities. Deadline 2012.
Ideas for KREIC (Kahuku Renewable Energy Innovation Center) program at KHIS:
Promote KREIC program, find industry partners, fund project and provide recognition to KREIC students so they can:
* Earn a paid internship while they are attending KHIS ($10 an hour?)
* Receive scholarships
* Enroll in a great university
* Get a fulfilling and exciting career (tie in KHIS Career Services with this program (Johnna Ah Puck).
Pay honorariums from grants to pay renewable energy experts to visit the KHIS every week. The DBEDT has a list of almost 100 Renewable Energy industries in Hawaii. So that could be one visit per company per week for 2 years. We already have about 5 companies that are already interested in help KREIC with mentoring.
What if we could have 20 KHIS students in our pilot program that could:
* Provide enough credits for an associate degree (along with other AP classes already offered at KHIS) when they graduate from high school. The extra credit for the KEEP (K-12 Energy Education Program) curriculum would be offered after school and during summer vacation. This would save each student 2 year of college time and expenses). http://www.uwsp.edu/CNR/wcee/keep/AboutKEEP/about.htm
* We could get started by offering 1 or 2 KEEP classes until KREIC is fully funded to do the entire 2 year associate degree program.
* Promote and support student’s junior and senior projects (paid internships) during Hawaii State science fair. Opportunity for projects to be recognized by the public.
* Promote and support student’s junior and senior projects during Hawaii State Renewable Energy Science Competition hosted by KHIS. Another opportunity for projects to be recognized by the public.
* Write a press release for each student working with designated industry partners in KHIS’ new bio-chemisty lab solving a particular renewable energy challenge. In each press release, feature a picture of student with their KHIS teacher and industry partner working in the new lab and in working out in the field with their project.
* Develop a blog so the world and community can follow and support each of the individual junior and senior projects.
* Each junior and senior project will be additionally funded and graded by outside experts. paypal donation button?
* Have kahuku.org print t-shirts, caps and bags promoting the KREIC program.
* Each student would have a linkedin.com and facebook.com account promoting their project along with their resume and career plan.
* Students would take youtube videos during the life of their projects.
* Invite Green TV to do a documentary of student projects.
* Invite government, business, media and environment leaders to monitor students’ progress.
* Partner with BYU Hawai University students in the Environmental Club and Biochemistry students on joint projects.
* Work with PCC, BYUH, HRI on recommending green long-term solutions. Study proposed new power plant, see if wind and solar energy could provide energy.
* Leverage our relationship with renewable energy industries, latest technologies, ability to measure data, make and implement renewable energy plans on small and large scales.
