H.C.R. No. 178 Summary

• Requests the Board of Education to incorporate sustainability education into the science curriculum of public schools in Hawaii.

• Identifies four main areas of sustainability to be addressed: food, waste, energy, and water.

• Cites Hawaii's dependence on imported oil (77% of electricity) and imported food (90% of food consumed) as rationale for sustainability education.

• Recommends integrating sustainability education into existing high school science courses including physical science, biological science, earth and space science, physics, chemistry, and environmental science.

• Directs transmission of the concurrent resolution to the Chairperson of the Board of Education and the Superintendent of Education.