We got a random phone call from Turtle Bay Resort the other week asking whether we’d be interested in diverting dumpsters full of E.P.S (aka “Styrofoam”) from the landfill or incinerator but rather into surfboards. What was needed was to sift through dumpsters, remove tape and anything attached to the EPS, and bag it up. [...]
ZUMBA Fundraiser
CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS NOW!!!! This Saturday is World Oceans Day and in celebration we are having a fun event at Fresh Cafe. It will be a Zumba Fundraiser featuring the lovely Suelang Watson. The class starts at 9AM and will include Zumba, Refreshments, Raffles, and an awesome leotard contest. The winner of the leotard [...]
SCH Receives $5,000 Grant From Patagonia
All of us at Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii would like to extend sincere gratitude to the team at Patagonia, who recently presented us a check for $5,000 to help us fulfill our mission of “inspiring local communities to care for their coastlines through hands on beach cleanups.” Along with the grant check, Patagonia sent along [...]
Earth Day Totals
On April 20th 2013 Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii and Sea Life Park hosted The Earth Day Beach Cleanup and Arts & Music Festival. With the help of many other organizations, the event became the largest beach cleanup in Hawaii history! The totals are in and are listed below: Participants: 1,073 Trash: approx 4,500 lbs. Recycled: through [...]
CNN gives Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii some LOVE
Our Ocean Plastics Campaign is gaining steam for a launch in the next few months. Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii is hoping to get the whole east side of Oahu involved in the collection of marine debris and sorting out the recyclable parts for reuse. The onslaught of marine debris is an accepted fact, now let’s do [...]
Alternatives to Single Use Plastic Food Service Items
Here at Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii we like to get answers to questions that are on our minds. We fully support companies working hard to introduce certified compostable products into the marketplace that are alternatives to single use plastic items. You may, like us have wondered what happens to these compostable products if you aren’t composting [...]
Johnson Ohana Charitable Foundation Supports Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii
We are truly honored to have the support of great people like the Johnson Ohana and our close partners at the Kokua Hawaii Foundation. We look forward to working together and making all our supporters proud in the coming year and beyond. Funding for Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii has been provided by the Johnson Ohana Charitable [...]
Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii is now a 1% for the Planet Partner
1% for the Planet is a growing global network of over 1,380 member companies in 43 countries that give one percent of revenues to environmental causes, and now SCH is eligible to receive donations from 1% member companies. 1% businesses fuel this powerful non-profit network through annual contributions, which totaled over $22 million in 2010. [...]
The Inspired Economist’s Take On Wanderlust at Turtle Bay
http://inspiredeconomist.com/2013/03/21/turtle-bay-resort-a-sustainable-place-to-host-an-even/ Turtle Bay Resort: a sustainable place to host an event? March 21, 2013 by Scott Cooney Like it? Share it! Follow Inspired Economist on Twitter Oahu’s recent Wanderlust Festival provided yoginis the opportunity to mix and mingle with some of the yoga world’s biggest names: Shiva Rae, Baron Baptiste, Shakti Sunfire, Eion Finn [...]
If you spot potential Japan Tsunami Marine Debris…
Report: Call DLNR at (808) 587-0400 or send an email to dlnr.marine.debris@hawaii.gov anddisasterdebris@noaa.gov to report findings of possible tsunami marine debris, including: Large quantities of debris, Debris with living organisms on it, or Large sized debris (too large to remove by hand). Please send the following information to help DLNR staff determine if a more thorough investigation is necessary. This information [...]
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