Outdoor apparel company Patagonia is giving $5,000 to three Hawai�i nonprofits, but is seeking help from the public to determine how the grant money should be divided.

Employees of Patagonia�s Haleiwa store decided to distribute the $5,000 between Halawa Valley Land Trust, the O�ahu chapter of the Surfrider Foundation and genetic engineering watchdog Hawaii Seed.
The company is accepting votes at its store through Saturday as to which nonprofit will receive $2,500, $1,500 and $1,000.
The store is among 25 U.S. Patagonia stores participating in the �Voice Your Choice� campaign now in its second year. Last year, the campaign through 23 stores distributed $100,000 to environmental groups, including the North Shore Community Land Trust.