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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Monday, January 26, 2009

For the environment

Advertiser Staff

All events are free unless otherwise indicated.

COMING UP

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED for annual Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary, 2009 Whale Ocean Count, 8:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Jan. 31, Feb. 28 and March 28 at selected sites on O'ahu, Kaua'i and Big Island; no advance training required (except a free training session for Kaua'i site leaders); registration required: O'ahu, 397-2651 (ext. 253), 888-55-WHALE (ext. 253), Big Island, and 808-246-2860, Kaua'i.

THE GREEN HOUSE WORKSHOPS, Jan. 31, The Green House, 224 Pakohana St., Pauoa Valley; fees; registration, 524-8427 or www.thegreenhousehawaii.com:

  • "Water Catchment Gardening," workshop on "creative alternatives" to basic water catchment systems, 1:30-3 p.m.; $15.

  • Urban Permaculture Gardening in the Streets," workshop on finding gardening opportunities in urban settings, 1:30-3 p.m.; $15.

  • "A Taste of Italy," cooking class using fresh locally grown ingredients, with chef, Raul Bernal, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan. 31; limited class size; $25.

    CHUN'S REEF BEACH/COASTCLEANUP by Adopt-A-Beach Hawaii and Save The Sea Turtles International; noon Jan. 31, from 61-529 Kamehameha Highway, Hale'iwa; (trash bag, gloves and purified water provided; bring hat, sunscreen and beach shoes); 637-2211.

    "SURVEYING THE OCEAN WITH UNDERWATER ROBOTS," by Glenn Carter, University of Washington Applied Physics Laboratory and assistant researcher, University of Hawai'i, part of a series of Hanauma Bay Education Program lectures, 6:30 p.m., Jan. 29, Hanauma Bay Education Center theater; parking charge after 5:30 p.m.; 397-5840, www.hanaumabayeducation.org.

    "FOCUS GREEN" DISCUSSION, by "environmental thinker," Hunter Lovins, president of Natural Capitalism Inc., 6 p.m. Jan. 29, Maui Arts and Cultural Center, sponsored by Dowling Co. Inc.; $5 (students free), proceeds to Hawai'i Nature Center, Maui; 808-270-0567.

    BE A GREENIE

    FREE GARDEN MULCH, available 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays, Halawa Xeriscape Garden; self-service, bring containers and shovel; 748-5041, www.boardofwatersupply.com.

    GREEN DRINKS, an informal networking for people in the environmental field, 5-9 p.m. first Tuesday of each month; E&O Trading Co., Ward Centre; 351-2891.

    WAIMEA VALLEY GREETER, volunteers needed one day a week for 2 1/2 hours; 638-7733.

    WEED AND POT CLUB, Maui Nui Botanical Garden's Weed & Pot Club meets 8:30-10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, 150 Kanaloa Ave., Kahului, Maui, to do beautification and maintenance work; tools, gloves, drinking water provided; wear shoes; 249-2798.

    NATIONAL GARDEN HELP, volunteers needed to protect rare plants and ecosystems at National Tropical Botanical Garden, Kaua'i; help needed in administration, conservation, education, development, etc.; 808-332-7324, ext. 228, or volunteer@ntbg.org.

    Niaulani nature walk, guided tour through an old-growth forest; 9:30 a.m. Mondays; from Volcano Art Center, Niaulani campus, Volcano Village, Big Island; 808-967-8222, www.volcanoartcenter.org.

    Niaulani Forest WorkDay, volunteers needed to preserve the rainforest; 9 a.m.-noon, third Sunday of each month; Volcano Art Center, Niaulani campus, Volcano Village, Big Island; 808-967-8222.

    TUESDAYS AT KANAHA, weekly beach cleanup and plant maintenance, coordinated by Community Pride at Kanaha Beach Park, Maui, 8-10 a.m. Tuesdays, at the park; Valerie Vines Magee, 808-264-1454.

    MAKIKI FOREST RESTORATION PROJECT, volunteers needed to weed; pick up branches; and plant, water and fertilize native plants as part of Makiki Watershed Awareness Initiative forest restoration project. 9 a.m.-2 p.m., fourth Saturday of each month; 973-9782.

    Send announcements, with contact name and phone number, to: For the Environment, Island Life, The Advertiser, P.O. Box 3110, Honolulu, HI 96802; or islandlife@honoluluadvertiser.com, with "For the Environment" in the subject line. Deadline is 10 days before the event.