Posted on: Monday, June 20, 2005

For the Environment

Advertiser Staff

ALA WAI SCOOPERS — Work from docks, using scoopers and nets to gather up floating debris Saturday. 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 train volunteers on water quality issues and on documenting potential water pollution violations, 9 a.m.-noon Saturday 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. Sunday 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.

MARSH RESTORATION — The Hawai'i Nature Center is cleaning up and restoring the wetland habitat at Pearl Harbor. Volunteers are needed to pull pickleweed 8:30-11:30 a.m. July 2. 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

O'AHU WORM CLUB — Learn the basics of vermicomposting and explore worm breeding, biology and ecology at 4 p.m. July 3 at Olomana Gardens in Waimanalo; $10 for adults, kids free. Contact 382-0432 or waikikiworm@hawaii.rr.com.

KONA MULCH GIVEAWAY — Free mulch is available at the Kealakehe/Kona Transfer Station's green waste area, 6:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. daily; bring your own pitchfork. Loading assistance is provided 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 visit 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 more information, visit www.specialolympics.org/recycle.