Hawaiê»I Nonprofit Seeks Nominations for Climate Leadership Awards

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"Hawai'i has remarkably innovative climate leadersacross all sectorsworking to support an equitable, clean, climate-resilient future."

So says Jeff Mikulina, executive director of Climate Hawai'i, which is now accepting nominations for its first climate leadership awards.

Nominees in five categories: individual climate hero, business climate champion, nonprofit or government climate advocate, youth climate leader, and innovative climate solution.

To submit a nomination, click here.

"Our goal is to showcase those at various levels of leadership, underscoring our belief that solving our climate challenge is everyone's kuleana," Mikulina says, per the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.

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