2 Hawaii Schools Win Green Ribbons

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Two Hawaii schools recently won U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbons, the Hawaii Hispanic News reported today.

The announcement was made during a visit to Stoddert Elementary School, Washington, D.C. The Ewa Makai Middle School in Ewa Beach is a new school built to LEED Gold standards making it Hawaii’s first public school “green” campus.

In addition, Ewa Makai Middle school does not use pesticides on campus. The Hawaii Preparatory Academy in Kamuela, has built a first-of-its-kind energy lab that received LEED platinum rating and net-zero energy via solar panels.

The federal program started in September. Learn more here. 

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