Posted on: Monday, October 25, 2004

For the Environment

Advertiser Staff

KANE'OHE WEED REMOVAL The Ho'omaluhia Botanical Garden in Kane'ohe needs volunteers to help rake the invasive aquarium plant Elodea from the lakeshore from 9 am. to noon Saturday. Bring gloves, old shoes, insect repellent, rain gear and, if possible, rakes. The garden is at the end of Luluku Road. Call 233-7323.

FISHPOND RESTORATION Work to restore Waikalua Loko Fishpond will continue Saturday with installation of an irrigation system and landscaping with native vegetation. For more information call 247-6366 or e-mail info@waa-hawaii.org.

KA'ENA POINT CLEANUP Reservations are required for a Nov. 6 Sierra Club service project to remove invasive plants that endanger the Ka'ena Point coastal ecosystem. Call Reece Olayvar at 456-3049.

POUHALA MARSH RESTORATION The Hawai'i Nature Center is cleaning up and restoring the marsh, the largest remaining wetland habitat in Pearl Harbor. Volunteers are needed from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Nov. 13. Covered footwear and long pants required. Call Pauline Kawamata at 955-0100, Ext. 18.

HARDY HALEAKALA VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT Remove non-native plant species and perform minor maintenance and trail work during a four-day service trip to Haleakala Crater. Hike into Paliku Nov. 11 and hike out Nov. 14. Bring rain gear and other supplies. Contact Farley Jacob at (808) 248-7660 or e-mail farley@shaka.com.

NENE NEED YOUR HELP Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park is seeking volunteers to protect and manage Hawaiian geese during the October-to-March breeding season. A three-month minimum commitment is desired. Send resum?, references and cover letter to: Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park, ATTN: Kathleen Sherry, Division of Resources Management, P.O. Box 52, Hawai'i National Park, HI 96718, or e-mail kathleen_sherry@nps.gov.

GREEN NOTES

WEST HAWAI'I RECYCLING PROJECT The Kailua Recycles Project, otherwise known as the West Hawai'i Recycling Pilot Project, will celebrate its grand opening at

10 a.m. Saturday with music, displays, recycling workshops, demonstrations and keiki activities. The residential recycling project is next to the Kealakehe Transfer Station, and will handle all paper (newspaper, office paper, magazines, cardboard, mixed paper), No. 1 and No. 2 plastic, aluminum, bottles and glass. The transfer station will continue to collect scrap metal and green waste. Contact Recycle Hawai'i at (808) 329-2886 or e-mail info@recyclehawaii.org.

ARBOR DAY GIVEAWAY The Maui Nui Botanical Garden, 150 Kanaloa Ave. in Kahului, will hand out 1,000 native Hawaiian and Polynesian-introduced trees and shrubs from

9 a.m. to noon Nov. 6 in celebration of Arbor Day. One tree per household. Call (808) 249-2798 for more information.

HAZARDOUS WASTE DROP OFF Nov. 26 is the deadline to make appointments for the next household hazardous waste drop off Dec. 4. Call 692-5411 or e-mail info@opala.org to schedule an appointment. For more information, check the Web site www.opala.org.

For a free listing of your environmental event, send details to "For the Environment," P.O. Box 156, Wailuku, HI 96793; fax (808) 242-1520; or e-mail cwilson@honoluluadvertiser.com.