Last Year's Make a Difference Day
October 27, 2001
 Volunteers across the nation gathered on Saturday, October 27 in efforts to protect the quality of our environment.
Nani O Waianae again conducted numerous activities on Make A Difference Day. These included a battery roundup, storm drain stenciling, tree planting, trash pickup and educational displays.
As one of the activities for that day, the City and County of Honolulu together with Protect the Planet presented awards to youth groups who have participated in the First Annual Watershed Model contest. The purpose of the project is to demonstrate to students the negative impact of nonpoint source pollution on our watersheds and ocean. The project achieves this by directly involving students in a hands-on activity of constructing and demonstrating a model of a portion of the watershed in their neighborhood.
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Island-wide Cleanup to Fight Dengue Fever
October 13, 2001
Mayor Harris asked community, civic, religious, sports and professional groups to join the City in an island-wide educational effort on Saturday, October 13. The goal was to distribute informational brochures to residents so that they can take steps to eliminate potential breeding places for mosquitoes that transmit Dengue Fever. Mosquitoes breed anywhere water collects -- e.g., old tires and abandoned vehicles.
Individuals can do their part by inspecting their house and eliminating any standing water. These include pans under flower pots, buckets, and pet water dishes. Empty the water and turn the containers upside down so that they can't collect unneeded water. Let plants drythoroughly before watering them again. Spray potted plants with insecticide or a mixture of 4 ounces of liquid detergent to one gallon of water.
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Earth Protection Agent Program
To attract young people to community service, the City& County of Honolulu together with Protect the Planet initiated the Earth Protection Agent Program. To be an agent, youth pledge to care for the Earth, report potential violations against the environment by calling a special hotline and participate in the following each year:
-- a training class conducted by program leaders
-- one "group clean-up" activity
-- one group environmental education project
Upon completion of the training class, applicants are sworn in by the Mayor as an official Earth Protection Agent and receive a specially designed T-shirt, personalized identification badge and a Certificate of Membership.
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Kalihi Stream Cleanup
August 25, 2001
 About 100 volunteers participated in a cleanup of Kalihi and Kamanaiki streams on Saturday, August 25. The event was sponsored by Protect the Planet, Ameron and City and County of Honolulu with Kalihi residents as the primary group of volunteers.
Volunteers collected four truckloads of debris from the streams, stenciled storm drains and passed out fliers to neighbors on environmental protection. The cleanup and educational efforts were followed by a Kalihi Stream Fest with music and a surfboard giveaway.
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Mayor's Asia-Pacific Environmental Summit
May 4-6, 2001
This was the Mayor's second biennial environmental summit where mayors and other high level municipal leaders had the opportunity to participate in roundtable discussions with consultants, planners, architects and other experts on environmental technology. There were on-site visits at City facilities and recent projects including a trolley tour of the waterfront to Waikiki, a visit to the state-of-the art City computerized traffic control center, a tour of an underground water reserve, and a waste-to-energy plant that provides electricity to more than 60,000 homes daily. There were also concurrent workshop tracks on Sustainable Water and Waste Management, Sustainable Tourism, Urban Air Quality and Sustainable Energy, and Sustainable Regional and Urban Planning.
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