Posted on: Monday, January 24, 2005

For the Environment

Advertiser Staff

FISHPOND STEWARDSHIP The Windward Ahupua'a Alliance's next Waikalua Loko Fishpond Community Stewardship Day will be Saturday, with registration and continental breakfast at 7:45 a.m. and pau hana lunch at noon. Particularly needed are adults used to working with gas-powered tools or who have trucks capable of hauling green waste. Check www.waa-hawaii.org or e-mail info@waa-hawaii.org.

BLUE WATER RESPONSE TEAM Free training for the Sierra Club's Blue Water Campaign will be from 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 5 at the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale Sanctuary office, 6600 Kalaniana'ole Highway, third-floor conference room. Volunteers will learn about water-quality issues in Hawai'i and how to spot and document potential water violations. To register, call 537-9019 or e-mail bluewatercampaign@verizon.net.

PROTECT NATIVE PLANTS Learn about rare native plants by volunteering to build trails, control invasive plants and plant native plants at the Pahole Natural Area Reserve. Reservations are required for the Feb. 5 Sierra Club service trip; call Reece Olayvar at 456-3049.

KANE'OHE WETLAND PROJECT Volunteers are needed Feb. 12 to help the Sierra Club clear mangrove from a wetland to create habitat for endangered waterbirds at Marine Corps Base Hawai'i, Kane'ohe Bay. Because the base is a secured military facility, volunteers must provide Social Security number in advance and bring a signed waiver. Contact Annette Kaohelauli'i at 235-5431 or annettesadventures@juno.com.

MARSH RESTORATION The Hawai'i Nature Center is cleaning and restoring the Pouhala Marsh wetland habitat in Pearl Harbor. Volunteers are needed to pull pickleweed from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Feb. 12. 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.

GREEN NOTES

JUST FOR TEACHERS Members of the Banana Slug String Band from California, which uses music, poetry, drama, and movement to teach science, will conduct a workshop on strategies for teaching about whales, dolphins and coral reefs from 5 to 8 p.m. tomorrow at the Ocean Science Discovery Center in Ma'alaea, Maui. Appropriate for preschool-to-grade-six teachers and outdoor educators. Space is limited; $20. Call (808) 244-8392 for reservations.

MAUI PLANT SALE The Maui Nui Botanical Gardens will hold a Hawaiian Plant Sale from 9 a.m to noon Saturday at 150 Kanaloa Ave. in Kahului, across from the War Memorial Stadium, with native and Polynesian-introduced ground covers, shrubs and trees. Call (808) 249-2798 or visit www.mnbg.org.

CONTAINER COLLECTION The Windward Ahupua'a Alliance will accept HI-5 beverage containers as part of its Recycling for Change project from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Waikalua Loko Fishpond and from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday at the entrance to He'eia State Park. The alliance is involved in environmental projects and other quality-of-life issues in Windward O'ahu.

MAUI COMPUSWAP Recycle used computer equipment at the Maui Community Work Day's CompuSwap event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the War Memorial Complex. Working systems will be donated to schools and other nonprofits. A "scavenger" area will be open for those seeking parts. Paid for by the county, with volunteers from the Maui Apple Users Society and Computer Training Schools of Hawai'i. Call (808) 877-2524.

BIG ISLE COMPUCYCLE Take old computers, monitors, printers, scanners, laptops, wireless phones and related gear to the CompuCycle computer recycling day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the Old Airport Park Pavilion in Kailua. Appliances, stereos, TVs and other electronic equipment will not be accepted. Usable computer equipment will be refurbished and made available to schools and nonprofit groups. To sign up for a refurbished computer, contact the Community Technology Center Hawai'i at (808) 934-7748. For more information on CompuCycle, call Recycle Hawai'i at (808) 329-2886, or e-mail info@recyclehawaii.org.

DOWN THE DRAIN Maui's Kihei Wastewater Reclamation Facility, at 480 Welakahao Road, will hold an open house Saturday, with free tours at 9:45 a.m., 11:15 a.m. and 12:45 p.m. Shoes required. For more information, call water recycling coordinator Steve Parabicoli at (808) 270-7426.

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