6/7-6/9
Ma’o Farms Hands Turned to the Soil 2010 Conference - ‘Aina Ho’ala
Space limited. Register now!
6/19 Sat.
Live Aloha Day 2010 KanuHawaii.org
6/26 Sat. 10am-3pm
Guava Shop/KHF Clothes Swap
For more information, please call 808-637-9670
6/26 Sat. 5pm- 10:30pm Haleiwa Surf Center Benefit Concert & Auction at Waimea Valley. Email Kerry Terukina for more info.
The 2010 Kokua Festival was a huge success! Mahalo to all of our dedicated volunteers, partners, and crew who worked tirelessly all weekend. Also, mahalo to our amazing line-up: Jack Johnson, Ziggy Marley, Taj Mahal and the Hula Blues Band, Jake Shimabukuro and Anuhea and the Green. You guys ROCK!
Kokua Village was bustling with learning and sharing of green initiatives and products. There was record breaking interest and participation in the Kokua Festival Greening Measures! Over 8,000 plastic water bottles were diverted from the waste stream by fans who used the Menehune Water Refill station, 300 cars were taken off the road by fans who rode their bikes and parked at the Kokua Festival Bike Valet, and over 1,500 fans made Earth Day Resolutions at the Kanu Hawaii Solar Powered Photo Booths.
Passport Winners
1,900 Kokua fans turned in their Festival Passports and completed a minimum of three greening actions, which means over 5,700 collective actions were taken! A few lucky winners walked away with great prizes including pit seats, a Pono Ko’olau Ukulele signed by Kokua Festival artists, a Globe bicycle and an Everpaddle stand up paddle.
Got your 2010 Kokua Festival Shirt?
What’s left of the Eco-Friendly 2010 Kokua Festival Merchandise is now available for sale on the Kokua Hawai’i Foundation online store. So get your exclusive Kokua Festival water bottle, reusable tote bag, beach towel or t-shirt now!
Mahalo nui loa for another amazing year!
Congratulations to this year’s K.E.A.P. recipients that attended our 2010 Keiki Kokua Day event. The Kokua Hawaii Foundation, Bill Healy Foundation, RevoluSun, Stretch Island Fruit, Inc. and Simple came together with environmental organizations to celebrate the efforts made by students to make positive environmental change on their campus and communities.
This day of reward for students grades K-12 included an awards presentation, engaging educational activities, goody bags for all keiki to take home and dancing to a performance by Jack Johnson, Ziggy Marley and Zach Gill.
This year’s Keiki Kokua Day was so much fun and we look forward to more schools joining us next year. Teachers and administrators please spend some time on our website to learn how you can submit a Kokua Earth Action Project proposal for 2010-2011. Hope to see you at next year’s Keiki Kokua Day.
Kokua Calendar Cover Art Winner Keiki Kokua Day and Kokua Festival participants viewed the artwork of the thirteen Kokua Calendar finalists. Everyone had the opportunity to cast their vote for their favorite “Be Energy and Water Wise” calendar art. Congratulations to first grader, Xander Amatore, whose artwork will be featured as the 2010-11 Kokua Calendar cover.
Attention all educators! Our 2010-2011 Environmental Field Trip & Mini-Grant applications are now available at www.kokuahawaiifoundation.org/schoolprograms. Please fill out your grant applications and submit now. The deadline for all grant applications for the 2010-2011 school year is March 1, 2011. We look forward to assisting your school in furthering your environmental education goals. For more information about our grant opportunities, please email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Fruit Trees for Wheeler Elementary! The Fruit Tree Planting Foundation and Stretch Island Fruit Company recently brought the “Fruit Tree 101” program to ‘AINA IS school Wheeler Elementary. The program donates and plants fruit trees and shrubs to schools nationwide in order to address important issues such as caring for the environment and proper nutrition. Volunteers and students planted over 40 trees including avocado, starfruit, jaboticaba, tangerine, banana and more. As the trees mature, they will provide Wheeler students and staff with tasty and nutritious snacks as well as more shade and fresher air on campus. Mahalo to all who helped with the planting.
Join ‘AINA In Schools: During the next school year, we will be adding up to three more elementary schools on O’ahu to the ‘AINA In Schools ‘ohana. Interested schools should email .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) for an application packet. Applications will be accepted until May 15, with school “AINA Team” interviews to follow. (If your school’s not yet ready to apply, don’t fret—we’re developing lots of helpful resources that will be available to any school as well as individual teachers!)
‘AINA In Schools Seeks Volunteers: We are recruiting volunteer docents to teach both gardening and nutrition lessons in the upcoming school year. Trainings for the first set of lessons will take place on the island of O’ahu in August. Get more information on these and other volunteer roles by emailing .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
May ‘AINA In Schools Garden Party Dates:
Sunset Elem. Tues. May 4th at 2:30 p.m.
Wai’alae Elem. Sat. May 8th 9:00 a.m.
Waikiki Elem. Sat. May 8th 9:00 a.m.
Aikahi Elem. Mon. May 17th 2:30 p.m.
RSVP to Kelly Perry at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
For more news from AINA In Schools, download our Spring 2010 newsletter and sign up for our ‘AINA IS newsletter.