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Updated at 2:51 p.m., Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Kaneohe students spread environmental message

Advertiser Staff

About 30 National Junior Honor Society students from King Intermediate School canvassed Kane'ohe neighborhoods yesterday to stencil storm drains with a message about not polluting.

The stencil includes the city's mascot, the o'opu, a goby endemic to the Hawaiian Islands and the message, "Dump No Waste, Protect Our Waters … For Life, e malama i ka wai ola."

The students were working with the city Department of Environmental Services in cooperation with the state Department of Education.

They also distributed information to residents about recycling, hazardous waste disposal, bulky item collection and pollution tips.

State Reps. Ken Ito and Pono Chong were there to support the effort.

After their project the students were treated to lunch at Farrell's Ice Cream Parlor at Windward Mall.