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GOOD NEIGHBOR AND GOOD BUSINESS AWARD
This year, for the first time, the Storm Water Quality Branch presented Good Neighbor and Good Business Awards. The awards were created to recognize team leaders in the City’s Storm Water Quality Program for working cooperatively with their communities. The awards are presented for achievement of exemplary interaction, communication, and involvement with government agencies, surrounding land owners and local community. The Good Neighbor Award recognizes not only excellence in implementing storm water BMPs, but also excellence in being part of a community, being a good neighbor.
The Good Business Awards identify industrial/commercial businesses that set the example, that have not only excelled in storm water compliance, including exceptional implementation for several important storm water BMPs on the City’s Storm Water Quality Industrial Survey, but have done it in a way that strengthens their local communities.
Good Neighbor
Mayor Mufi Hannemann and the City and County of Honolulu Department of Environmental Services, in coordination with the Department of Facility Maintenance hosted the annual gathering for Adopt-A-Stream, Adopt-A-Block and Storm Drain Stenciling cleanup volunteers, recognizing leadership and accomplishments for each group. Leaders that support multidisciplinary, collaborative efforts that explain to the public the importance of a holistic watershed approach and take into account the ahupuaa concept were also recognized.
Good Neighbor awards were presented at the 2007 Earth Month Kick Off on Monday, March 19, 2007 at Kapolei Hale to:
- Nanakuli High School
- Nanaikapono Elementary School
- Nani O Waianae
- Boys and Girls Club Waianae
- Kapolei High School
- Campbell High School 4 Ewa Clean
- Ewa Beach Boys and Girls Club
- Ewa Lions
- Ewa Weed and Seed
- Waipahu High School 10th Grade House
Sherry Tenn, Deli Oania, Terry Oshiro
- Hawaii Nature Center, Pauline Kawamata and Ramsey Taum
- Aiea Intermediate School 8th Grade House
Matthew Zitello, Trisha Wakumoto, Melodie Patton, Michelle Toyama
- Kamehameha Middle School, Dr. Sandy Young, Principal
- Moanalua High School Class of 2009
Lynn Sueoka and Dane Canida
- Windward Ahupuaa Alliance
Shannon and Jim Wood
- Windward Soccer Volcanoes
- Makiki Stream Stewards, Sharon Miyashiro, Laurence Kometani
- Washington Middle School, Michael Harano, Principal
- Kalakaua Homes
- Boys & Girls Club Hawaii, Spalding Club House
- Honolulu Weed and Seed
- Central YMCA
- Ala Wai Watershed Association
- Malama O Manoa
- University of Hawaii at Manoa, Environmental Law Society
- Chaminade University
- Mutual Housing at Palolo Homes
- Waikiki Aquarium
- Lex Brodie
- Geotech Solutions
- American Society of Civil Engineers Young Member Forum
- Hawaii Business Travel Association
- Hilton Hawaiian Village
- K Koizumi & Associates
- Oahu Resource Conservation and Development, Inc.
- City and County of Honolulu Department of Parks and Recreation
- Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources
- Naval Region Hawaii
In 2008, twenty selected neighborhoods on Oahu, in the City’s Adopt-A-Stream or Adopt-A-Block program, will be participating in the Be An Everyday Environmental Hero/Good Neighbor campaign. The neighborhoods are Nanakuli, Kapolei, Aiea, Ewa Beach, Palolo (2), Manoa (2), Makiki (2), Kalihi (3), Waipahu, Kaneohe, Waimanalo, Salt Lake, Niu Valley, Kailua and Ala Moana.
Good Business
Nominated by Ramon Coronel, Greg Yee; 5/10/07
Notice of Violations: None from the Clean Water Branch of the DOH or Storm Water Quality Branch of the City and County of Honolulu Department of Environmental Services
Name of Business: Grace Pacific
Point of Contact: Chris Steele, Manager, Environmental Compliance
Address: 99-130 Halawa Valley Road,
Aiea, HI 96701
Phone 674-8383
Website:
Environmental Stewardship
Nominated by Iwalani Sato, Ruth Baker; 7/7/07
Name of Business: Tamashiro Market
Point of Contact: Cyrus Tamashiro, Owner
Address: 802 N. King St
Phone 841-8047
Voluntary contributions of fruits and water for volunteers who worked on the Adopt-A-Block cleanup project on 7-7-07. Volunteers also worked with him to collect and transport trash bags to a central location for City staff to haul away.
Adopt-A-Stream Train The Trainer Workshop
Related Link: Photo Gallery
The goal is to increase awareness of storm water at a neighborhood level. Participants receive a manual on basic watershed and storm water concepts, water sampling, and tools to help organize hands-on storm drain stenciling, Adopt-A-Stream and Adopt-A-Block projects.
National Car Care Month
Related Link: “One Person, One Vehicle … And The World”
In April 2007, Lex Brodie’s Tire Company, an industry leader, kicked off an ongoing public awareness campaign, in collaboration with the Storm Water Public Education and Outreach Program, to be car care aware, with radio ads on an article by Scott D. Williams, General Manager Lex Brodie’s, titled “One Person, One Vehicle … And The World,” that discusses ways that each of us can protect our local waters.
Educational Materials Partnerships
Related Link: Hawaii Backyard Conservation
In celebration of Earth Day, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS) partners with other agencies to provide free copies of a 20—age color booklet called, “Hawaii Backyard Conservation.” This project is in partnership with the City and County of Honolulu Storm Water Branch, State Department of Transportation Highways Division, State Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Forestry and Wildlife, Honolulu Board of Water Supply, the University of Hawaii, and the Big Island and Oahu Resource Conservation and Development Council. Agencies also collaborate on workshop, conferences, trade shows, fairs and festivals.
World Water Monitoring Day
Related Link: Photo Gallery, www.worldwatermonitoringday.org
A partnership with the City and County of Honolulu Storm Water Quality Branch, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, State Department of Health Clean Water Branch, Honolulu Board of Water Supply, University of Hawaii and Natural Systems. Did you every stop to wonder how we get our information on the condition of streams? Or whether these waters are safe enough to swim in or use for drinking? Monitoring provides this basic information. The responsibility to monitor water quality rests with many different organizations. States and federal agencies have leading monitoring roles. Utilities, universities, watershed organizations and even individual citizens also monitor chemical, physical, and biological conditions in our waters. Monitoring month runs from September 18 to October 18. During this time, people of all ages throughout the world community will have an opportunity to monitor the quality of their local watersheds and enter the results of their efforts into an international database. Simple monitoring kits are available for purchase by anyone interested in participating. These kits can be ordered at any time at www.worldwatermonitoringday.org
Outreach and Educational Materials
EPA has developed a series of outreach and educational materials for Monitoring Month. Please visit this page for materials and more information.
Earth Month Video & Photography Contest
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