Hawai’i’s freshwater is a limited resource facing multiple threats. The Honolulu Board of Water Supply works to spread the importance of water conservation to residents through educational outreach and communication methods. The challenge is to convey the same water conservation message to reach varying age groups. Our project focused on identifying potential barriers that prevent people from conserving water and addressing them through the creation of communication tools. Our research was completed through data analysis, surveys and semi-structured interviews. The results were used to develop proposals for targeted age groups of K-12 and 18-45, which the BWS can use in its efforts to enhance their future outreach methods to further encourage water conservation.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Dyer, Randy
• Paratore, Margaret
• Haddigan, Kendall
• Purtell, Avery

Subject

• Water
• Community
• Environment
• Sustainability

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 91166
• E-project-030323-215629

Keyword

• Water Conservation
• Communication
• Outreach
• Sustainability
• Community Education

Advisor

• Mathews, Lauren M.
• Giapoudzi, Despoina

Year

• 2023

Center

• Hawaii Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Honolulu Board of Water Supply

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
• 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production

Date created

• 2023-03-03

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Source

• E-project-030323-215629

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Last modified

• 2023-09-05