Professionals & Organizations
The ‘Īnana program has been shaped by the voices of many like-minded individuals who envision a brighter future for Hawai’i and beyond. If you share this vision, we warmly invite you to join our program in any way you'd like. Our goal is to offer exciting opportunities for students to connect, learn, and be inspired by sustainable leaders and industry experts. We also strive to create hands-on experiences where students can express and develop their creativity, ingenuity, and passions to make a meaningful impact in their community. Our purpose is to build a robust pathway that empowers students to transition confidently from learning about sustainability entrepreneurship to practicing it.
Opportunities to Engage with the Program
Speak it.
Join the program as a guest speaker for our ENV 490 classes or lead a workshop to share your experience and expertise.
Connect it.
Become a mentor or connect our students with other leaders, experts and organizations in the community.
Partner it.
Collaborate with our ENV 490 I and ENV 490 II courses to explore sustainability possibilities for your organization.
Partnering with ENV 490 Sustainability Innovation I
Fall Semester
This is an opportunity for your business to partner with Chaminade students from various majors enrolled in the ENV 490 Sustainability Innovation I class to explore sustainability innovations and possibilities for your business.
What it is?
Students will be learning concepts about sustainability, innovation and entrepreneurship with the most brilliant sustainable leaders and industry experts in class and bringing their ingenuity to collaborate with your business to co-create unique sustainable concepts.
How it works?
Willingness to meet five times during the fall semester with a group of 3 to 5 selected students. Each meeting will last from 30 minutes to 1 hour, based on your availability.
What we need from you?
Visit 1: Introduce the team & business.
Visit 2: Co-create sustainable ideas together.
Visit 3: Select the best idea for each student.
Visits 4 & 5: Iterate on the chosen idea.
By the end of this course, you'll receive well-designed proposed solutions that can have a meaningful sustainability impact on your business, as well as gained knowledge about the SDGs and how your business can contribute to global issues. It's like having a creative and enthusiastic group of people immerse themselves in your business for a semester, exploring and designing opportunities to innovate and enrich your company.
What do you gain?
Zero cost involved, other than generously sharing your time during the visits with our students and allow them to learn about the business.