This program is open for Hawai’i residents who wish to dispose of personal eWaste on October 25th, 9:00 am to 3:00 pm
Check out www.Hawaii.Edu/eWaste for statewide locations. Click here for Institutional eWaste drop off dates & times.
Purchase locally grown produce & products at the new WHOLE FOODS MARKET, Kahala Mall on WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 17!
5% of net sales will benefit Kokua Hawai’i Foundation’s ‘AINA In Schools Program.
‘AINA In Schools is a farm-to-school program dedicated to connecting children to their land, waters and food in order to grow a healthier future for Hawai’i. To find out more about this program click here. If you’d like to become an ‘AINA IS Volunteer, contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Kokua and the Plastic Free Hale’iwa Coalition welcome JUNK and its crew as they educate our community about plastics in our oceans.
Three months and 2,300 miles after departing from Long Beach, California, the JUNK raft and its two eco-mariners Dr. Marcus Eriksen and Joel Paschal arrived in Honolulu at the end of August. Made from 15,000 plastic bottles and a Cessna 310, JUNK is a project of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation, which is dedicated to the protection of the marine environment. Your family can visit the JUNK raft NOW at the Waikiki Aquarium through Sunday, September 7. Check it out and find updates about JUNK-related events at www.junkraft.blogspot.com
“Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder,” authored by Richard Louv, has stimulated an international conversation about the future relationship between children and nature, and has helped spawn a grassroots movement to reconnect children and nature.
In 2006, under Louv’s leadership, the Children & Nature Network (C&NN) launched a nationwide campaign to encourage and support the people and organizations working to reconnect children with nature. The network provides a critical link between researchers and individuals, educators and organizations dedicated to children’s health and well-being. Going outside:
* connects children to the natural world
* helps kids focus in school
* reduces chances of obesity
So take a child outside! Take a Child Outside Week is September 24—September 30, 2008. Visit TakeChildOutside.org.
Check out a recent story Kokua put together. The list of simple activities is featured in the 2nd Annual Hawai’i Parent Guide, which was distributed in the 8.27.08 Honolulu Advertiser and at public libraries. The guide is also online; check out Kokua’s page here.
This past school year we were able to make positive impacts through our various school programs. With the support of over 2600 members and over 400 volunteers, we served almost 14,000 students islandwide in Hawai’i. Here’s how we measure up:
* Environmental Education Field Trip Assistance – 2023 students, 100 teachers, 25 schools
* Environmental Education Mini Grants – 256 students, 16 teachers, 4 schools
* AINA IS Garden Lessons - 600 students, 28 teachers, 3 schools
* Schools with Gardens on Campus - 8 schools
* Kokua Earth Action Projects - 1280 students, 62 teachers, 14 schools
* 3R’s Program - 9576 students, 527 teachers, 16 schools
* Worm Bins-Composting – 96 students, 8 teachers, 3 schools
* KHF membership – 2671 (If you are not a member, join now!)
* Volunteers - 410
We are looking forward to making bigger impacts this school year!