Mahalo to over 500 volunteers who participated on Earth Day 2006 to make it a tremendous success!
see news release
RESULTS
- 500 volunteers
- 675 pounds of armored catfish over 550 feet from the East Manoa Bridge to the Lowrey Avenue Bridge
- 300 trash bags
- Volunteers also reported batteries, metals, palm fronds, rugs, large pieces of wood
also litter in Palolo Stream below the Chaminade bridge where apartments line the stream; need to follow up with resident managers and City Mill about illegal discharge
With your help, we focused on what we as government agencies, community groups and individual volunteers can do in positive, hands-on volunteer efforts to preserve our island environment, e.g. stream/park cleanup, trail restoration, removing trash from streets, mulching and using oil change boxes for instance.
Please consider making a long term commitment to environmental awareness and ongoing change in our daily habits. For more information, go to www.cleanwaterhonolulu.com.
THANK YOU TO THE LEADERSHIP OF OUR SITE COORDINATORS AND VOLUNTEERS WHO MADE IT HAPPEN.
Sponsors
Office of the Mayor, City and County of Honolulu and the City and County of Honolulu Department of Environmental Services, Division of Environmental Quality, Storm Water Quality Branch
Office of the Chairperson, State Department of Land and Natural Resources, DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources and Anuenue Fisheries Research Center
Office of the District Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Honolulu Engineer District and the Civil Works Technical Branch, Pacific Regional Visitor Center
Cooperating Agencies
City and County of Honolulu Department of Facility Maintenance
City and County of Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation
City and County of Honolulu Urban Forestry
Ala Wai Watershed Association
Boy Scout Troop 42
Boy Sout Troop 137
Chaminade University Adopt-A-Stream Project
Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species
Girl Scout Troop 101 and 867
Hawaii Conservation Alliance
Hawaiian Humane Society
Hilton Hawaiian Village Beach Resort and Spa
Honolulu Aquarium Society
Honolulu Board of Water Supply
Makiki Stream Stewards Adopt-A-Stream Project
Malama O Manoa
Oahu Invasive Species Committee
State Department of Transportation Highways Division, Oahu District
State Department of Health, Environmental Health, Clean Water Branch, Polluted Runoff Control Program
University of Hawaii at Manoa, School of Earth Science and Technology, Division of Marine Geology and Geochemistry
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
Waikiki Aquarium
and the individual citizens who dropped in on the following Earth Day staging locations
STAGING LOCATIONS
- Palolo Stream Adopt-A-Stream Cleanup; Host: ENV, DFM, Adoptee: Chaminade University
William
- Manoa Stream Adopt-A-Stream Cleanup; Host: ENV, DFM, Adoptee: Malama O Manoa
George
- Armored Catfish Roundup; Hosts: State Department of Land and Natural Resources and the Honolulu Aquarium Society
Mike and Charles
- Makiki Stream Adopt-A-Stream Cleanup and Mulching; Host: ENV and Urban Forestry, Adoptee: Makiki Stream Stewards
Laurence, Sharon, Karen, Tom, Ron
- Makiki Stream Adopt-A-Block Cleanup; Host: ENV, DFM, Adoptee: Kalakaua Homes
Kamalani, David
- Ala Moana Beach Park Adopt-A-Park Cleanup; Host: City and County of Honolulu Parks and Recreation
Clinton Jamile
- Ala Moana Boulevard Adopt-A-Highway Cleanup; Host: State Department of T ransportation, Adoptee: Hilton Hawaiian Village
Ai Lee Cey
- Fort DeRussy Beach; Host: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pacific Regional Visitor Center, Garland, Jeff, Jim, Sterling, Dino
- Moi Restocking; Hosts: State Department of Land and Natural Resources, Waikiki Aquarium, City and County of Honolulu
Tom Iwai, Mark Heckman
Big mahalo to Arthur, Amy, Jolene, Lawana, Larry, Mel, Stan, Pratt, Leona, Signe! Also to Bob of Polynesian Adventures. Good coverage from TV stations and newspapers. Stay tuned to storm water pollution prevention PSAs on KHON, KHUI and KCCN. Free change oil boxes from Carquest, NAPA and Checker with coupon in April 11 Hon Advertiser and April 19 Midweek; offer good til end of April 26, 2006.
ADDITIONAL MAHALO TO --- Moi Stock Enhancement (AFRC-Tom-Lei-Jenn-Mel-Wally) Ulua-Papio Tagging (DAR-Annette & Clay) Alien Invasives (DAR-Rodney) Recreational Fishing Survey (DAR-Jeff) Marine Option Program (Jeff-UH) Marine Invasive Seaweed (Dawn & Kim) Pacific Islands Fisheries Group (Ty Takata) C & C (Eric, Mark, Ramon) Waikiki Aquairum (Mark) Adopt-A-Highway (Claire Butler, Roy Conklin, Robert & Carmen Cortez, Nancy Festerling, Neal Fujimori, Priscilla Hanohano, George Kauahi, Cora Lucas, Akiko Mineo, Melvin Tam, Janet Tangona, Noel G. Trainor, Alec & Brannon Wong, Diana Yasuda and more)
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