Posted on: Monday, August 30, 2004
For the Environment
Advertiser Staff
TRAINING FOR WAIMEA DOCENTS
Waimea Valley Audubon Center is looking for docents to share the park's botanical and cultural features. A volunteer training orientation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. Sept. 9. Call Kelly Perry at 638-9199.
ALA WAI BOAT HARBOR CLEANUP
Help the Sierra Club make the harbor a point of pride and foster sea life by using scoopers and nets to gather up debris. Volunteers should meet at 8 a.m. Sept. 11 at the harbor master's office. Wear sturdy shoes with gripping soles and bring a hat, thick rubber gloves, sunscreen and water. Contact Deborah Blair at 737-0168.
HARDY HALEAKALA VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT
Remove blackberry and other invasive plant species and prepare cabin for painting during a four-day service trip to Haleakala Crater. Hike into Paliku Sept. 16, work Sept. 17 and 18, hike out Sept. 19. Volunteers will sleep in cabins equipped with bunks, firewood, dishes and cooking utensils. Bring first day's water, sun/rain protection, work gloves, comfortable boots or walking shoes, sleeping bag, extra socks, meal contributions coordinated by leader, personal first-aid supplies, a weeding tool if possible, flashlight, candles and warm clothing. Park entrance fee waived for volunteers. Contact Farley Jacob at farley@shaka.com or (808) 248-7660. POUHALA MARSH CLEANUP
The Hawai'i Nature Center is cleaning and restoring the marsh, the largest remaining wetland habitat in Pearl Harbor. Volunteers are needed to pull pickleweed from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. on the following Saturdays: Sept. 25, Oct. 16, Nov. 13 and Dec. 4. Bring work gloves, water, hat, sunscreen, towel and change of clothes; covered footwear and long pants required. To sign up, contact Pauline Kawamata at 955-0100, Ext. 18.
HAZARDOUS WASTE DROP-OFF
Sept. 3 is the deadline to make appointments for the household hazardous waste drop-off Sept. 11. Call 692-5411 or e-mail info@opala.org to schedule an appointment. Before calling, take an inventory of the type and quantity of materials. The following materials are among a long list that will be accepted: acetone, arsenic, herbicides, kerosene, lighter fluid, mercury, paint stripper and thinner, rust remover, swimming pool chemicals and wood preservatives. For more information, check www.opala.org. NEW OIL RECYCLING SITE
South Point U-Cart has taken over from Ocean View Service as the used motor oil collection site in the Big Island's Ocean View community. The new location is at Mile Marker 78 at Prince Kuhio Boulevard; call (808) 929-9666. No more than 3 gallons of used motor oil per person will be accepted at each site. No solvents, gasoline, water, chlorine, brake fluid, thinners, paints or antifreeze will be accepted. A clean plastic container with a screw-top lid, such as a milk or juice jug, is an appropriate container for transportation of used motor oil. Dropping off motor oil without registering your name and address is illegal. For more information, call Recycle Hawai'i at (808) 961-2676 or (808) 329-2886, or see www.recyclehawaii.org. PHONE BOOK RECYCLING
Old telephone books can be dropped in any of the Community Recycling Center bins throughout O'ahu through September. Pickup is available for anyone with 400 or more phone books by calling Island Recycling at 845-1188.
FREE MULCH ON BIG ISLAND
Help yourself to free mulch from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. daily at a new public pickup area adjacent to the Kealakehe Transfer Station, or from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily at the Hilo Transfer Station. The county Department of Environmental Management sponsors the free mulch program. Loading assistance is available only at the Hilo location, at a cost of $10 to $40 depending on vehicle size. Deliveries of large truckloads of mulch to homes, businesses or farms can be arranged by calling the Big Island Recycling representative at (808) 306-1876.
For a free listing of your event, submit details and contact information to For the Environment, P.O. Box 156, Wailuku, HI 96793, cwilson@honoluluadvertiser.com or fax (808) 242-1520.
