Earth Day occurs every year on April 22nd. However, you can participate in helping the environment year-round by remembering to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Did you know you can recycle your cans and bottles right here in our building? In case you missed it, you can read all about our recycling program in a previous blog: Happy Earth Day!
Here are Earth Day events happening in and around our community published by the City and County of Honolulu.
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| CELEBRATE EARTH MONTH Throughout the month of April, residents can visit www.maukatomakaiexpo.com for activities, educational materials, and to view upcoming events. Kama’aina can also complete a scavenger hunt while visitng the Waikīkī Aquarium to receive a free swag bag full of educational goodies, limited to one per household while supplies last. |
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 Join us April 9th at the Waikiki Aquarium Come view as volunteers create a chalk mural and banner! Guests will also have the opportunity to “stop, drop and chalk” to create their own drawings on the sidewalks within the aquarium.  April 23rd with FREE admission to the Waikiki Aquarium for first 100 kama’aina. Enjoy educational activities from a number of local organizations and earn a free native plant (one per household, while supplies last).  Get into the Earth Day spirit on April 22nd with the Waikīkī Aquarium! Contribute to ocean conservation by removing litter along the Waikīkī coastline! Register by signing up today! https://forms.gle/ZEkdPHd8YFWAqnhv6  April 23rd at the Waikiki Aquarium Free workshop with hands-on instruction on how to manage stormwater sustainability at home. Full registration details can be found at https://bit.ly/GSIWorkshop22 |
 Earth Month Volunteer Opportunities- Click here for details  Congratulations to those that participated in this years competition! Tune in on April 20th to view the awards ceremony on cable channel 49 or on demand at olelo.org/49  Take the pledge and join over 300 residents who are helping to protect our local waters! |
Mahalo for this post! To learn more about this islands recycling program/systems/procedures watch this short video as well! It’s super informative about what can and cannot be recycled AND has a bit about Protea Zero Waste Store. We need one of those stores closer to Honolulu. The less plastic you use, the better off we ALL are.
https://www.khon2.com/empowered/earth-day-trash-to-treasure/