DO YOUR PART TO SAVE OUR REEFS

Hawaii's beautiful coral reefs will soon be extinct if no action is taken to protect them. For years there have been warnings and messages given about the effects pollution will have on our oceans and reefs, but many have failed to heed that call. You don't have to be a marine biologist to know that after years of pollution, the reefs will be damaged, or even worse, completely dead. People have either been ignorant or too stubborn to do anything about the situation. We all tend to think that one person won't make a difference, when the truth is, he or she can.

A lot of the suffering the reef endures is due to the runoff. Something small that residents can do is divert rainwater into their garden rather than let it run off the driveway and eventually into the ocean. Even the basic idea of throwing your trash in the proper receptacles will help. It's the little things that matter — "little things" that everyone can do.

The message is simple: Do something to help take care of the reefs or expect them to be nothing but a wasteland in no time. If we wait any longer to take action, there won't be anything left to save.