Maui, Hawaii Conservation Organizations We Support
Here is our list of which organizations that we volunteer for and or support. We feel it's important to show our Kuleana (responsibilities) to the Ocean environment and all it's critters. Check these out to see if you support their mission as well and you may even learn a little something.
Hawaii Hawksbills
HAWAI'I Hawksbills is a non-profit organization dedicated to the CONSERVATION of Hawaii's Hawksbills (and Greens) through education and ADVOCACY. They're not just about Turtles (Honu & Honu 'Ea) but that is how we are connected with them. WEB SITE: HI Hawksbills.org
Cheryl and her team perform beach clean ups and have started Sharktastics. They perform Beach clean ups and provide education about the use of SINGLE USE plastics such as straws and water bottles. You can support them by joining the Turtle Team and donating.
With a $50 donation you can get a "Turtle Friendly Turtle Gift Pack": <CLICK HERE> to donate and scroll down to bottom of page.
Cheryl and her team perform beach clean ups and have started Sharktastics. They perform Beach clean ups and provide education about the use of SINGLE USE plastics such as straws and water bottles. You can support them by joining the Turtle Team and donating.
With a $50 donation you can get a "Turtle Friendly Turtle Gift Pack": <CLICK HERE> to donate and scroll down to bottom of page.
- Your donation of $50 (free shipping in the U.S.) also includes a Hand sewn turtle, HIhawksbills sticker, a SHARKastics sticker, a bamboo spork, and an aluminum straw (with cleaning brush) so you can refuse single-use plastic every day!
Surfrider's Ocean Friendly Restaurants
Ocean friendly restaurants in Hawaii use no styrofoam, plastic dinnerware and recycle.<Click Here> to go to the web site to find out more including which restaurants are already certified.
You can help immediately by simply telling your server that you don't need a straw and/or ask if they use compostable straws and take out containers. On the web site there is a page on Eco-friendly alternatives that you can share with a restaurant.
http://www.oceanfriendlyrestaurantshawaii.org/
You can help immediately by simply telling your server that you don't need a straw and/or ask if they use compostable straws and take out containers. On the web site there is a page on Eco-friendly alternatives that you can share with a restaurant.
http://www.oceanfriendlyrestaurantshawaii.org/
West Maui Kumuwai
West Maui Kumuwai supports the Ridge to Reef effort to help improve the Aina (land) so less runoff is causing damage to the ocean, reefs, wildlife, etc... We help by lending a hand when we can by planting rain gardens, hosting a camera that records "brown water" events and helping with outreach/education events. Go to their website to learn on what you can do where ever you live on this planet as their really is only one ocean, I think.
Interesting article on how we're supporting our Aina and Ocean in the Lahaina News - <Click Here>
Interesting article on how we're supporting our Aina and Ocean in the Lahaina News - <Click Here>
