Celebrate Earth Day in Hawaii with some green work. Where to go.
by: Maureen O'Connellposted: Wed Apr 20, 2011 at 05:23 PM
MAUI
Save Honolua Coalition
Help clean up of the area around Honolua Bay and Lipoa Point, 8 a.m. to 11 a.m., Saturday, April 23. Wear shoes, hats, work clothes and sunscreen. Snacks provided. For more information, contact lespotts@msn.com, (808) 665-0043 or click here.
Kaanapali Makai Watch
Kahekili Stewardship Day offers you a chance to learn about and get involved with programs ranging from fish surveys to beach cleanups, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday, April 23, at Kahekili Beach Park . For more information, click here.
OAHU
Waikiki Ohana Workforce
Help clean up Waikiki area beaches, 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., Saturday, April 23. Meet at the Duke Kahanamoku statue in Wakiki’s Kuhio Beach. Continental breakfast provided.
RSVP at (808) 923-1094 or send e-mail to mail@waikikiimprovement.com. For more information, click here.
Windward Ahupuaa Alliance
Roadside cleanup around Kawainui Marsh, lunch, entertainment and native tree planting, 7:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. Saturday, April 23. For more information, send e-mail to info@waa-hawaii.org or click here.
BIG ISLAND
Kohala Watershed Partnership
Invasive species removal and native plant restoration, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 23. Volunteers will meet in Waimea area and be transported by four-wheel drive vehicles to the work site. Sturdy shoes or mud boots required, water-resistant pants recommended. Bring water. Lunch, tools, and gloves provided to volunteers who register by midday Wednesday, April 20. RSVP at pelekaneadmin@kohalawatershed.org For more information, click here.
Earth & Ocean Day Festival
Organized by the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program and the Kona-Kohala Chamber of Commerce. The festival — from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Saturday at Keahou Beach Resort’s luau grounds — will education, hands-on activities, food and entertainment. For more information, click here.
Photos: Top to bottom — Sierra Club/Hawaii Chapter, Mahuahua Ai o Hoi, Surfrider Foundation/Kauai Chapter
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