For the environment
Advertiser Staff
All events are free unless otherwise indicated.
COMING UP
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for annual Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, 2009 Whale Ocean Count, 8:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Jan. 31, Feb. 28 and March 28 at selected sites on O'ahu, Kaua'i and Big Island; no advance training required (except a free training session for Kaua'i site leaders); registration required: O'ahu, 397-2651 (ext. 253), 888-55-WHALE (ext. 253), Big Island, and 808-246-2860, Kaua'i.
THE GREEN HOUSE WORKSHOPS, Jan. 31, The Green House, 224 Pakohana St., Pauoa Valley; fees; registration, 524-8427 or www.thegreenhousehawaii.com:
CHUN'S REEF BEACH/COASTCLEANUP by Adopt-A-Beach Hawaii and Save The Sea Turtles International; noon Jan. 31, from 61-529 Kamehameha Highway, Hale'iwa; (trash bag, gloves and purified water provided; bring hat, sunscreen and beach shoes); 637-2211.
"SURVEYING THE OCEAN WITH UNDERWATER ROBOTS," by Glenn Carter, University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory and assistant researcher, University of Hawai'i, part of a series of Hanauma Bay Education Program lectures, 6:30 p.m., Jan. 29, Hanauma Bay Education Center theater; parking charge after 5:30 p.m.; 397-5840, www.hanaumabayeducation.org.
"FOCUS GREEN" DISCUSSION, by "environmental thinker," Hunter Lovins, president of Natural Capitalism Inc., 6 p.m. Jan. 29, Maui Arts and Cultural Center, sponsored by Dowling Co. Inc.; $5 (students free), proceeds to Hawai'i Nature Center, Maui; 808-270-0567.
BE A GREENIE
FREE GARDEN MULCH, available 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays, Halawa Xeriscape Garden; self-service, bring containers and shovel; 748-5041, www.boardofwatersupply.com.
GREEN DRINKS, an informal networking for people in the environmental field, 5-9 p.m. first Tuesday of each month; E&O Trading Co., Ward Centre; 351-2891.
WAIMEA VALLEY GREETER, volunteers needed one day a week for 2 1/2 hours; 638-7733.
WEED AND POT CLUB, Maui Nui Botanical Garden's Weed & Pot Club meets 8:30-10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, 150 Kanaloa Ave., Kahului, Maui, to do beautification and maintenance work; tools, gloves, drinking water provided; wear shoes; 249-2798.
NATIONAL GARDEN HELP, volunteers needed to protect rare plants and ecosystems at National Tropical Botanical Garden, Kaua'i; help needed in administration, conservation, education, development, etc.; 808-332-7324, ext. 228, or volunteer@ntbg.org.
Niaulani nature walk, guided tour through an old-growth forest; 9:30 a.m. Mondays; from Volcano Art Center, Niaulani campus, Volcano Village, Big Island; 808-967-8222, www.volcanoartcenter.org.
Niaulani Forest WorkDay, volunteers needed to preserve the rainforest; 9 a.m.-noon, third Sunday of each month; Volcano Art Center, Niaulani campus, Volcano Village, Big Island; 808-967-8222.
TUESDAYS AT KANAHA, weekly beach cleanup and plant maintenance, coordinated by Community Pride at Kanaha Beach Park, Maui, 8-10 a.m. Tuesdays, at the park; Valerie Vines Magee, 808-264-1454.
MAKIKI FOREST RESTORATION PROJECT, volunteers needed to weed; pick up branches; and plant, water and fertilize native plants as part of Makiki Watershed Awareness Initiative forest restoration project. 9 a.m.-2 p.m., fourth Saturday of each month; 973-9782.
Send announcements, with contact name and phone number, to: For the Environment, Island Life, The Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; or islandlife@honoluluadvertiser.com, with "For the Environment" in the subject line. Deadline is 10 days before the event.
