HI SR43

Requests the Department of Education to study the feasibility of creating and implementing intra- and inter-school competitions focused on the three R's of sustainability (reduce, reuse, and recycle)

Department of Education must submit a report to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the start of the 2012 Regular Session

Recognizes that student competitions can inspire innovation and leverage young people's problem-solving abilities to address Hawaii's sustainability challenges

Notes that similar sustainability competitions are already being held in Nevada, New Jersey, England, and Australia, as well as at the national level in the United States

Directs certified copies of the resolution to be transmitted to the Superintendent of Education, Board of Education Chairperson, Charter School Administrative Office Executive Director, Complex Area Superintendents, and all public school principals