Earth Month Teen Video and Be An Everyday Environmental Hero Photo Essay Contest

Educational Workshop

DATE: Wednesday, November 7, 2007
TIME: 3:30 - 4:45 PM
LOCATION: THE GRAND LAWN AT KAPOLEI HALE
THEME: Be An Everyday Environmental Hero!
DESCRIPTION: Being an Everyday Environmental Hero starts at home with simple actions you can do everyday to protect our waters ... for life!

THREE A's

Be AWARE of your legal obligation in polluted runoff.

Take ACTION and change habits that can make a difference to protect our waters ... for life! The goal is to minimize pollutants, with focus on floatables, nutrients, sediments, used oil, pesticides and fertilizers

Report ACTIVITIES that may adversely affect streams, drainage channels and the ocean.

City and County of Honolulu Storm Water Quality Branch, Department of Environmental Services, Division of Environmental Quality and partner agencies will host 5 educational station/tents:

STATION 1 polluted runoff and nutrients
STATION 2 polluted runoff and floatables
STATION 3 polluted runoff and sediment
STATION 4 polluted runoff and used motor oil, pesticides and fertilizers
STATION 5 contest rules, submittals, schedule

Contest information and entry forms are available online at www.cleanwaterhonolulu.com. The Earth Month Teen Video Contest is by invitation only.  Sponsored by the City and County of Honolulu Storm Water Quality Branch, KHON2, Lex Brodie’s Tire Company and GeoTech Solutions, Inc.

Contest Details

The deadline for both contests is February 1, 2008, winners will be announced on March 17, 2008 at the Earth Month awards ceremony; please pencil in this date, you are requested to attend. Videos will play on TV and at satellite city halls. Photo-essay will be on display at Kapolei Hale. The videos and photo-essays will also be featured in the Earth Month Tabloid to be published March 17; they will also be on view at www.cleanwaterhonolulu.com.

• Earth Month Teen Video Contest Details


• Be An Everyday Environmental Hero Photo Essay Contest Details