{"id":136162,"date":"2021-02-25T17:10:12","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T03:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=136162"},"modified":"2021-04-08T18:42:34","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T04:42:34","slug":"uh-honored-for-environmental-heroism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/02\/25\/uh-honored-for-environmental-heroism\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> honored by Honolulu for environmental heroism"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Waik\u012bk\u012b Aquarium Director Andrew Rossiter receiving the awards on behalf of the Waik\u012bk\u012b Aquarium and UH<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Several University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> units have been named recipients of the Good Neighbor and Environmental Hero Awards<\/a> by the Department of Facility Maintenance Storm Water Quality (SWQ<\/abbr>) Division for significant contributions to the City and County of Honolulu\u2019s SWQ<\/abbr> programs. <\/p>\n

Recipients of the Good Neighbor and Environmental Hero Awards are individuals, businesses, schools, community groups and government agencies that have partnered together to foster positive changes in their communities to protect the environment. Volunteer efforts by these clean water heroes include creating awareness of storm water pollution and water quality issues in streams and the ocean, educating and informing specific audiences about the impacts of storm water pollution, and actively engaging in best management practices to reduce pollutants in stormwater runoff. <\/p>\n

The Good Neighbor Award identifies groups that have exhibited exceptional volunteer service for the betterment of their communities through participation in the City\u2019s Adopt-A-Block and Adopt-A-Stream, Storm Drain Marking and educational programs. Among this year\u2019s awardees are: UH<\/abbr> and UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s Chi Epsilon<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The Environmental Hero Award celebrates groups that have organized and coordinated Adopt-A-Block or Adopt-A-Stream clean ups to protect Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s waters. Among this year\u2019s awardees are: Kapiʻolani<\/span> Community College STEM<\/abbr> program<\/a>, UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources<\/a> and the Waik\u012bk\u012b Aquarium<\/a>. <\/p>\n

“We\u2019re thrilled to honor these clean water heroes who help to care for our island home,” said Roger Babcock, Jr.<\/abbr><\/strong>, director and chief engineer of the department of facility maintenance and UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa professor of civil and environmental engineering. “We\u2019re so thankful to them for being Good Neighbors and Environmental Heroes.”<\/p>\n

The virtual awards ceremony will be hosted virtually on Friday, February 26 at noon via Zoom<\/a>. It will also be streamed on Facebook<\/a> and YouTube<\/a>. <\/p>\n

For more information, visit cleanwaterhonolulu.com<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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