Posted on: Monday, June 13, 2005

For the Environment

Advertiser Staff

ALGAE REMOVAL — Volunteers are needed from 7:30 a.m.-noon Saturday to remove alien algae from Waikiki shore. Bring reef shoes, hat, sunscreen, and snorkeling gear if you plan to go into the water. Register by Wednesday with Signe Opheim at 779-2616 or opheim@hawaii.edu.

HIKING TRAIL WORK — Hiking trail improvements in Waikamoi, Maui, will be done during a service trip conducted by the Hawai'i Service Trip Program and the state's Na Ala Hele Program from Saturday through June 25. Volunteers will stay at Kaulanapueo Church in Huelo; $200 fee ($150 for students) includes air fare and all costs. To register, e-mail monkey_gurl1008@yahoo.com or see www.aditl.com/hstp.

HALEAKALA VOLUNTEERS — The next Laulima o Haleakala drop-in work day is 9 a.m.-noon Saturday. Projects include non-native species removal, weeding of planters and trash pick-up. No experience required; appropriate for age 6 and older. Meet at summit maintenance yard at 9 a.m.; bring long pants, closed-toe shoes, rain gear, sunscreen, hat, layered clothing, water and lunch. Reservations required for groups of six or more. For more information, contact the Haleakala Volunteer Program office at (808) 572-4487 or HALE_VIP_Coordinator@nps.gov.

ALA WAI SCOOPERS — Work from docks, using scoopers and nets to gather up floating debris, June 25. Meet at 8 a.m. at Harbor Master's Office. Wear sturdy shoes with gripping soles and bring a hat, thick rubber gloves, sunscreen and water. Contact Deborah Blair, 955-4168.

BLUE WATER RESPONSE TEAM — The Sierra Club's Blue Water Campaign will conduct training for volunteers on water quality issues and ways to document potential water-pollution violations, 9 a.m.-noon June 25 at the Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, 726 South Kihei Road, Maui. For more information, see www.BlueWaterHawaii.org or e-mail bluewatercampaign@verizon.net.

KA IWI CLEANUP — Join the Sierra Club 8-10:30 a.m. June 26 for a cleanup of the Ka Iwi coastline and highway. Bring water, hat and sunscreen; bags, gloves provided. Meet at the east restroom at Sandy Beach Park. Call 537-9019 for information.

MORNING TRAIL SWEEPERS — Lyon Arboretum in Manoa seeks early morning walkers to hike the arboretum trails, clearing fallen palm fronds and other debris from paths. Call volunteer coordinator Donna Schult at 988-0464. The arboretum also has volunteer work party days on the first, third and fourth Saturdays of each month.

GREEN NOTES

KONA MULCH GIVEAWAY — Free mulch is available from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. daily at the Kealakehe/Kona Transfer Station's green waste area; bring your own pitchfork. Loading assistance is provided from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Saturday. For large loads of at least 30 cubic yards, free delivery is available to certain areas. To schedule a delivery, call (808) 306-1876.

CHARGE UP TO RECYCLE — Rechargeable batteries and old cell phones can be deposited in collection boxes at Home Depot and Radio Shack locations on O'ahu as part of the Charge Up To Recycle! Program sponsored by the nonprofit RBRC (Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corp.). Ni-Cd, Ni-MH, Li-ion, Pb and all types of cell phone batteries will be shipped to a Mainland recycling facility. For information, call the City Recycling Office, 692-5410, or see www.call2recycle.org.

CELL PHONE RECYCLING — The Turn Old into Gold program donates cash to Special Olympics in Hawai'i for each cellular phone turned in at The Honolulu Advertiser information counter on Kapi'olani Boulevard, First Hawaiian Bank, Sprint, TCA Wireless or Tech Zone. For every donated phone, Special Olympics will receive from $1 to more than $100, depending on the type of phone and usable parts. For information, see www.specialolympics.org/recycle.