For the environment
Advertiser Staff
COMING UP
"CONNECTING LEGENDS TO VOLCANIC ACTIVITY," discussion on "remarkable" correlations between four centuries of Kilauea eruptions and the Hawaiian legends of volcano goddess Pele and her sister, Hi'iaka; speaker Don Swanson, U.S. Geological Survey, Hawaiian Volcano Observatory; 6-7 p.m. July 9, Bishop Museum, Science Adventure Center; $5 (free for museum members); reservations, 847-8296; information, www.bishopmuseum.org.
"BUILDING SUSTAINABILITY AND ASSET OPTIMIZATION," on the economic benefit to building owners and managers that come with improved sustainability; with speaker George Benda, chairman and CEO of Chelsea Group Ltd., building science consulting group; 9 a.m.-noon July 10, University of Hawai'i-Manoa, Krauss Hall, room 012 (Yukiyoshi Room); $55 (student/government, $45); registration, 956-8400; www.outreach.hawaii.edu/summer/sustain.
SIERRA CLUB ALA WAI BOAT HARBOR CLEAN-UP, 8 a.m. July 11, from Harbor Master's office; information, 538-6616 or www.hi.sierraclub.org/oahu/outings.htm.
KALIHI VALLEY INVASIVE SPECIES PLANT REMOVAL PROJECT, sponsored by Sierra Club and O'ahu Invasive Species Committee; July 11; strenuous; reservations/time/meeting place, 538-6616 or www.hi.sierraclub.org/oahu/outings.htm.
Also: SIERRA CLUB is looking for new /hikes outings leaders; information, Stan Oka 429-9814 or Deborah Blair 955-4168 and for new Facebook friends; information, 538-6616.
MALAMA MAUNALUA, a community-based organization aimed at preserving/restoring health of Maunalua Bay, needs volunteers to test water quality and monitor marine resources. Training sessions, 5:30-8 p.m. July 22 and 23, Hawai'i Kai Public Library meeting room (field training, 2-5 p.m. July 25; registration, Jolie Wanger, 744-0052.
"GIANT INSECT SAFARI," Pearlridge Center's 12th annual free summer educational presentation, displaying giant robotic insects (including beetles, caterpillar, locust, praying mantis, stick insect, interactive honeybee, dragonfly and mosquito heads), up to 600 times life-size — along with hands-on activities and Pearlridge Safari Train (fee); Uptown and Downtown Center Courts; center hours, through Aug. 2; free; information, 349-8221.
NATIVE FLORA/FAUNA ARTWORKS SOUGHT, through Aug. 2, for "Hawai'i Nei 2009" art show of native plants, animals and landscapes, at Volcano Art Center at Volcano Village, Big Island, sponsored by state Department of Land and Natural Resources, Volcano Art Center Gallery and Three Mountain Alliance; 808-333-7741, or www.volcanoartcenter.org.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED TO HELP MAINTAIN NU'UANU STREAM inside Lili'uokalani Botanical Garden; information, 621-5463.
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FREE GARDEN MULCH:
WAIMEA VALLEY GREETER, volunteers needed one day a week for 2 1/2 hours; 638-7733.
WEED AND POT CLUB, Maui Nui Botanical Garden Weed & Pot Club meets 8:30-10:30 a.m. Wednesdays, 150 Kanaloa Ave., Kahului, to do beautification and maintenance work; tools, gloves, drinking water provided; wear shoes; 808-249-2798.
NATIONAL GARDEN HELP, volunteers needed to protect rare plants and ecosystems at National Tropical Botanical Garden on 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.-12 p.m. 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.
CHUN'S REEF BEACH/COAST CLEANUP by Adopt-A-Beach Hawaii and Save The Sea Turtles International; noon last Saturday monthly, from 61-529 Kamehameha Highway, Hale'iwa; trash bag, gloves and purified water provided; bring hat, sunscreen and beach shoes; 637-2211.
MAKIKI FOREST RESTORATION PROJECT: The O'ahu Na Ala Hele Trails and Access program and Hawai'i Nature Center need volunteers to weed, pick up branches, plant, water and fertilize native plants as part of the Makiki WAI (Watershed Awareness Initiative) forest restoration project. Bring long pants, long-sleeved shirt, shoes or boots, gloves, insect repellent, water and lunch; families welcome; 9 a.m.-2 p.m. fourth Saturday, monthly; meet at Makiki forestry base yard above new Hawai'i Nature Center (from Makiki Street, take a left onto Makiki Heights Drive; the area entrance is before first hairpin turn); 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.
