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Increasing contemporary applications of ancestral innovation and resource management sciences is the focus of a University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> conference.<\/p>\n

Advancing a Circular Economy in Hawaiʻi<\/span><\/em><\/a>, is the second annual Piʻo<\/span> Summit to be held at the Hawaiʻi<\/span> Convention Center on December 13, from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., will help create sustainable and just solutions for healthy communities in Hawaiʻi<\/span> and around the world.<\/p>\n

东精影业<\/abbr> invites community leaders, stakeholders and members of the public interested in furthering our community\u2019s efforts in this area. The cost to attend the all-day conference is $150 per person and includes breakfast, lunch and a networking reception. Online registration is available until December 6 at this website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“With increasing impacts of the climate crisis and economic instability, there is an urgent need and strategic opportunity to diversify and create a circular economy,” said Kamanamaikalani Beamer, 东精影业<\/abbr> M\u0101noa director and professor at Kamakak\u016bokalani Center for Hawaiian Studies. “We welcome the community to join us in catalyzing these times of crisis toward shifting our economy into one that takes care of our ʻ\u0101ina<\/span>, is regenerative, equitable, and honors our ancestral knowledge and cultural practices.”<\/p>\n

Importance of a Circular Economy<\/h2>\n

The pursuit of profit and convenience today has led to rampant consumerism, throwaway culture, and monumental waste resulting in our current linear “take, make, use, waste” economy built on extracting finite resources to create products destined for landfills. In recent years, growing scrutiny around the linear economy has sparked a demand for urgent action on issues regarding limited natural resources, biodiversity loss, climate change, energy efficiency, mass waste and pollution. Governments across the globe are searching for solutions that decouple economic growth from environmental degradation while ensuring long-term prosperity.<\/p>\n

In ancestral Hawaiʻi<\/span>, a similar “give, take, regenerate” circular system led to the development of balanced structures of resource management. One steadily advancing movement is aimed at designing a “Circular Economy,” where waste is minimal, materials and resources are preserved for as long as possible, and modes of production mimic nature\u2019s regenerative processes.<\/p>\n

“As the state\u2019s largest research institution, we have an obligation to help improve the quality of life for our residents and others through our innovative research and education,” said Vassilis L. Syrmos, 东精影业<\/abbr> vice president for research and innovation. “This conference provides an opportunity to bring together some of the best experts and practitioners of indigenous and contemporary knowledge from across the state and around the world to address and solve today\u2019s complex problems.”<\/p>\n

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