For the environment
Advertiser Staff
COMING UP
SOLAR ENERGY: UNDERSTANDING THE VALUE PROPOSITION FOR HAWAI'I'S BUSINESSES, with Mark Duda; 9 a.m.-12 p.m. June 26, UH-Manoa, Krauss 012 (Yukiyoshi Room), $50 general, $40 student and government. 956-8400.
"FUEL," the O'ahu premiere screening, presented by Green Earth Media, 6:30 p.m. June 26, Blaisdell Concert Hall, $10. 877-750-4400, www.ticketmaster.com.
LA HANA, work day at Waikalua Loko fishpond, coordinated by the Waikalua Loko Fishpond Preservation Society, who is looking for volunteers to remove mangrove; 8 a.m.-12 p.m. June 27; pre-register: 263-8202.
POUHALA MARSH RESTORATION, removing invasive species and creating habitat for endangered Hawaiian stilts; 8:30-11:30 a.m. June 27; Hawai'i Nature Center, Waipahu; bring work gloves, drinking water, hat, sunscreen and covered-toe shoes; Pauline Kawamata, 955-0100, ext. 18, or volunteer@hawaiinaturecenter.org.
MANOA WORM WORKSHOP, recycle with earthworms and learn to vermicompost; 9:30 a.m. June 27; Manoa Gardens Elderly Housing Community Center; $30; to register: 382-0432.
VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT for national rainfall observation/recording project in collaboration with National Weather Service and state climatologist Pao-Shin Chu; registration: www.cocorah.org.
NATIVE FLORA/FAUNA ARTWORKS SOUGHT, through Aug. 2 "Hawai'i Nei 2009" art show of native plants, animals and landscapes, at Volcano Art Center at Volcano Village on the 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.
BE A GREENIE
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; 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 rain forest; 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, 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.
