Updated at 11:47 a.m., Tuesday, June 5, 2007
Deadline nears for Living Reef Awards
By Catherine E. Toth
Advertiser Urban Honolulu Writer
The awards program honors businesses, organizations and community leaders that have, through their actions, demonstrated significant care to protect and nurture Hawai'i's coral reef ecosystem.
Nomination deadline is Friday.
"The reef ecosystem feeds, shelters and provides habitats for fish, protects the shoreline from wave and sand erosion and creates Hawai'i's famous white sand beaches and underwater paradise," said Petra MacGowan, network spokeswoman, in a news release. "With so much riding on the healthy existence of Hawai'i's reefs, we feel it is important to honor individuals and organizations who also recognize this and are making positive strides in preserving one of Hawai'i's most precious resources."
Nominations are being accepted in the following categories:
Awardees will be honored at a function in the fall.
The awards are open to all Hawai'i-based organizations, provided they have implemented programs and activities to conserve coral reefs between Jan. 1, 2006, and Dec. 31, 2006.
For a nomination form and more details, visit www.hawaiireef.org or call Petra MacGowan at 587-0098.
Reach Catherine E. Toth at 954-0664 or ctoth@honoluluadvertiser.com. Read her blog, The Daily Dish, at blogs.honoluluadvertiser.com.
