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| Aug 8, 2016 | Solar-powered water wheel might help clean up Ala Wai | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story! COURTESY WATERFRONT PARTNERSHIP OF BALTIMORE / ADAM LINDQUIST The Inner Harbor Water Wheel, or Mr. Trash Wheel of Baltimore. Courtesy Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore... |
| Jun 13, 2016 | Restaurants recognized for cutting plastic waste | It’s not necessarily going to solve the problem, but it’s a good start. The Surfrider Foundation, in partnership with the Maui Huliau Foundation, Kokua Hawai‘i Foundation and Rise Above Plastics Coalition, celebrated the statewide launch of... |
| Apr 11, 2016 | Beach in Waimanalo takes spotlight at Earth Day event | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story! NINA WU / [email protected] Kailua Sailboards & Kayaks won the Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii sand sifter contest in 2014, the last time the event was held, at K... |
| Mar 14, 2016 | Humpback whale counting connects volunteer to ocean | DENNIS ODA / [email protected] June Kawamata (front), pictured with other volunteers at the Lanai Lookout last month, was the National Marine Sanctuary Ocean Count site leader for the past 20 years until her retirement this year. Bett... |
| Containers from home can help reduce takeout waste | Takeout is convenient. I get that. But lately, I’ve been thinking about how much waste is generated by takeout — including the single-use plastic fork and knife, the clamshell, the little sauce containers, all wrapped in a plastic bag. I co... | |
| An albatross chick takes off after its parents raise it up | Mahalo for supporting Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Enjoy this free story! COURTESY HOB OSTERLUND Mother Laysan albatross Kaluahine raises her chick, Kaloakulua, on the north shore of Kauai. With Mother’s Day still fresh on our minds, The Green... | |
| Jack and Kim Johnson seek to eliminate plastic waste | NINA WU / [email protected] Kim Johnson, co-founder of the Kokua Hawai‘i Foundation, holds up three sets of To-Go Ware bamboo utensils, which she keeps in her purse to use in place of plastic. GEORGE F. LEE / [email protected] Pl... | |
| Group empowers residents to spruce up natural sites | It all started when a small group of friends, all avid hikers, noticed tagging under the Koko Crater arch in east Oahu last year. Apparently, nature tagging — spray-painting graffiti on rocks and trees — was becoming increasingly popular. T... |