The divestment movement grew 50-fold in the past year and now represents $2.6 trillion in investments.…

Do you remember how President Obama and every other G20 leader pledged to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies? It was in 2009, right before the last major UN climate conference – the one in Copenhagen.

That pledge was great, there was …

[Originally published in Ka Leo, July 21, 2015]

by Leilei Joy Shih, Guest Writer PhD Candidate in Oceanography, Sierra Club Oʻahu, UH Graduate Student Organization

On the morning of May 21, 2015, students, faculty and community members packed the hearing …

UH, state leaders comment on UH divestment, 100% renewable energy mandate

HONOLULU–University of Hawaii decision-makers joined state Rep. Chris Lee Friday at the state capitol to comment on two recent major achievements in clean energy:  divestment by UH from all …

The University of Hawaii Board of Regents, working with faculty and students, voted to divest their endowment from oil, coal and gas.

University of Hawaii System divests from fossil fuels

10-campus, 57,000-student UH System largest university yet to divest

HONOLULU–May …

[Originally published in Civil Beat, 5/13/2015]

The University of Hawaii (UH) proudly declares on its website that it is a “land, sea and space grant institution,” one of only a handful nationwide. UH holds as its motto Maluna aʻ…

Javier Mendez, Jeff Kim and Bill Metzger of 350Hawaii contributed to this global video urging Bill Gates to divest the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation from fossil fuels.  The Foundation is the richest in the world, with $43.5 billion, $1.4 …

On Friday, Sherry, Dave and  about a dozen other supporters had a chance to explain the importance of this issue to almost all 76 representatives and senators.  Divestment Day coinciding with Valentine’s offered the opportunity for some attention-grabbing signs and …

Originally printed in U.S. News, Feb. 3, 2015

With oil prices hitting a five-year low, building the Keystone XL pipeline extension could enable oil companies to expand development of Canada’s tar sands, increasing greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate …

Today the full Board of Regents of UH voted on whether to approve their Budget and Finance Committee’s proposal of a task group which would look into divesting and review the university’s investment and sustainability policies.

Chair Moore had asked …