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The Plastic Free Hawaiʻi School Art Contest Is Now Open
Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation’s Plastic Free Hawaiʻi School Art Contest is now open! This years’ theme is INNOVATION! Students and school groups, grades K-12 are invited to create a mural that showcases how innovation can have a greater positive impact towards reducing plastic pollution and promote...
3Rs School Recycling Program
Earth Month was quite a busy one for our 3Rs Schools. 15 presentations and events were conducted on waste reduction, recycling best practices, food waste prevention, waste audits, and recycling drives for over 600 students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Mahalo to Island Pacific...
3Rs School Recycling Program
We are thrilled to welcome a number of schools into the 3Rs School Recycling family as they pursue school recycling programs and conduct school waste audits. Congrats to Island Pacific Academy, Castle High, Kalāheo High, Sacred Hearts Academy, Mililani High, Mililani Uka Elementary and...
3Rs School Recycling
Kaʻaʻawa Elementary School hosted the second Aloha ʻĀina Recycling Drive of the school year with fantastic results. Eighteen school volunteers joined together to collect and sort 1,700 lbs of HI-5s in addition to nearly 2,500 lbs of scrap metal, eWaste, household goods, and batteries. The next...
3Rs School Recycling
The 2017-2018 school year is off to a great start for school recycling. Three new schools are starting the 3Rs Recycling Program. Please welcome Waiahole, Enchanted Lake Elementary Schools and Island Pacific Academy! We are excited to get our new Kokua Hawaii Foundation blue bins out into...
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A strategy is developing to use centralized kitchens to replace processed food imports currently served in student… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Posted 17 Jan -
civilbeat.org/2022/01/hawaii… Hawaii DOE Wants Kids To Say: ‘Mom, I Had The Greatest Meal At School Today’
Posted 18 Jan -
The 2022 Plastic Free Hawaiʻi School Mural Art Contest is live! Deadline to apply is February 25th. pic.twitter.com/y1ukOuoIsI
Posted 8 Jan -
8 days left to support the Kōkua Learning FarmRAISER! Donate to the FarmRAISER in honor of a loved one this holida… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Posted 23 Dec 21 -
Water is life! In recent weeks, another spill from the Navy’s fuel storage tanks at Kapukaki (Red Hill) has contami… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Posted 17 Dec 21
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- 10-01-14 October is National Farm to School Month and October 24th is Food Day!
- 10-01-14 ‘ĀINA Schools Off to a Great Start
- 10-01-14 ʻĀINA Teacher Trainings
- 10-01-14 Grants for School Gardens
- 10-01-14 3Rs School Recycling: Aloha Aina Recycling Drives
- 10-01-14 International Coastal Cleanup Recap
- 10-01-14 Plastic Free Commitment Blog Series: #1 Bring your own reusable bag!
- 10-01-14 Become a Plastic Free Hawaiʻi Outreach Docent
- 10-01-14 Opportunity for Educators: Be the Solution to Plastic Ocean Pollution!
September
- 09-03-14 Co-Founder Jack Johnson Supports KHF Through Waikiki Shows
- 09-03-14 Foodland’s Give Aloha Campaign
- 09-03-14 ʻĀINA In Schools off to a Great Start!
- 09-03-14 Upcoming ʻĀINA In Schools Garden Parties
- 09-03-14 ʻĀINA In Schools Teacher Trainings
- 09-03-14 Hawai‘i Farm to School Conference: Re-Growing Community Food Systems
- 09-03-14 Aloha ʻĀina Recycling Drive
- 09-03-14 Plastic Free Hawaiʻi International Coastal Cleanup
- 09-03-14 Become a Plastic Free Hawaiʻi Outreach Docent
- 09-03-14 2nd Annual North Shore Food Summit