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3S MISSION STATEMENT
​​Sustainability transformations for the just and healthy environment for all and for future generations are often hindered not by the lack of data on biophysical matters but by socio-economic- political institutions, systems, and cultural norms. Social sciences and their insights on social, cultural, political, communicative, historical, and economic factors shaping human-environmental relations are crucial in sustainability solutions. Social sciences are also important in understanding how sustainability and just transitions are negotiated and defined.
3S AIMS TO:
  • Highlight the roles of social structure and institutions in sustainability challenges and solutions
  • Foster a sense of community of faculty, students, and staff who are committed to create a just, livable, and healthy environment 
  • Promote Native Hawaiian place of learning 
  • Promote integration of sustainability and its social dimensions across curriculum 
  • Encourage multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary approach in research and teaching
  • Help connect 3S faculty with students, policy makers, other parts of UH, and community members
  • Advocate for more resources for research, teaching and community engagement for 3S members
  • Collaborate with other initiatives at UH for sustainability