tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-452246454104790882024-02-20T16:53:32.905-08:00Plastic Free KailuaReduce * Reuse * BringURown * 96734 * Rethink * Refuse * RecycleAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13492754788653243085noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45224645410479088.post-52695829549460884252013-04-10T12:42:00.000-07:002013-04-10T12:42:07.678-07:00Earth Day Cleanup and Festival April 20Plastic Free Hawai‘i will host a beach cleanup on Saturday, April 20 from 9:30 to 11:30am in Kailua with many community partners. Volunteers can make their way to one of three sign-in stations: Kailua Beach Park across from Buzz’s, Kalama Beach Park, or the Kaiʻolena Drive beach access in Lanikai. Volunteers should bring a sifter, reusable gloves, hat, reusable water bottle, and sunscreen. The Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13492754788653243085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45224645410479088.post-1560512257572946582013-02-13T09:59:00.004-08:002013-02-14T11:18:07.283-08:00Kailua Aloha 'Āina Recycling Drive
March's Aloha 'Āina Recycling Drive in partnership with Schnitzer Steel will be at Kaelepulu Elementary School (530 Keolu Dr) from 9:00am - 12:00pm on Saturday, March 9th.
We will be collecting scrap metal, computers, printer cartridges, laptops, game systems, batteries, TVs, reusable clothing, household items, used cooking oil, paper, corrugated cardboard and HI-5 containers.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13492754788653243085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45224645410479088.post-24687904130203318062013-02-12T13:21:00.000-08:002013-02-14T11:28:35.498-08:00February Kailua Eco Night
We are pleased to announce the next Kailua community night -now Kailua Eco Nights! happening at Kailua Sailboards and Kayaks EcoLounge on Thursday, Feb.21, 6-8pm.
Join us and community partners for a great evening of food, community and education. Special guest speakers from DLNR, Division of Aquatic Resources will be present to discuss invasive species in Hawaii. Particular focus will be Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13492754788653243085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45224645410479088.post-43095616074340810542012-12-24T11:55:00.000-08:002012-12-24T12:27:15.848-08:00Happy Holidays and 2012 Round UpAloha Plastic Free Supporters,
Below is a round up of this year's events. Thank you all for your support, and we look forward to more great programming and community fun in 2013!
Highlights
Capt. Moore visits Kailua's BookEnds on his Plastic Ocean book tour!
April Clean Up with Surfrider and other community partners yields over 125 volunteers, 435 pounds of debris and trash.
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13492754788653243085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45224645410479088.post-48093322602834130752012-11-23T08:37:00.002-08:002012-11-29T13:13:23.664-08:00December Beach Clean UpWe are celebrating the end of a great year and all of our wonderful volunteers in the Kailua community.
Join in for a Micro-Plastic CHALLENGE with hot dogs, a potluck, and PRIZES!! Help us sift for and collect the smallest pieces of degraded plastic pollution on our beach and compete to fill your jar with the most!
Saturday, December 1st
9am-11am
at Kalama Beach Park
Sign in starts atAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13492754788653243085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45224645410479088.post-48117425455505074392012-11-12T10:02:00.004-08:002013-01-06T12:28:47.094-08:00November 15th Kailua Movie NightJoin us for a FREE community evening event with talk-story, keiki crafts, pupus, presentations and films from local conservation groups, and more! It's all happening at Kailua Sailboards and Kayaks, 130 Kailua Road, on Thursday November 15th from 6:00pm - 8:00pm. This month we will be featuring presentations and short films by Hawaiian Monk Seal Response Team Oahu and Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13492754788653243085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45224645410479088.post-27713820008735126182012-10-05T19:58:00.003-07:002013-01-06T12:30:06.117-08:00October EventsWe are pleased to showcase two exciting October Plastic Free events!
Plastic Free Movie Night
Join us for another Kailua community movie night with talk-story, keiki crafts, pupus, presentations from local conservation groups, and more! Thursday, October 18th, 6-8pm, at Kailua Sailboards and Kayaks.
We'll have a presentation by Hui o Ko'olaupoko about their Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13492754788653243085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45224645410479088.post-8165015706102856472012-08-17T15:11:00.003-07:002012-09-01T14:07:40.515-07:00Sept. 15 International Coastal Clean Up
On September 15th, Plastic Free Hawaii will be teaming up with Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii and a bunch of local organizations to help out the largest coastal cleanup Kailua has ever seen. The cleanup is in celebration of the beauty of Kailua and Lanikai. It is also the 27th International Coastal Clean Up Day with Ocean Conservancy. Clean ups and data collection will be taking Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13492754788653243085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45224645410479088.post-81113441464007266482012-08-01T18:30:00.001-07:002013-01-06T12:29:11.976-08:00August Film Screening
Mark your calendars! Our next community event is Aug. 16th, 6-8pm. We'll be showing "Message in the Waves" in the EcoLounge at Kailua Sailboards & Kayaks. Join in for crafts, talk story, and a
special guest speaker, Andy Collins from Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument to update us on marine debris fighting efforts! Ocean Devotion Hawaii and other community partners will be helping Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13492754788653243085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45224645410479088.post-5623856852999677772012-06-19T11:16:00.004-07:002013-01-06T12:29:37.085-08:00Plastic Free Film Screening
Is your life too plastic?
Join us for Bag It!
Kailua Sailboards EcoLounge
Thursday, July 12, 6-8pm
130 Kailua Road, Kailua, HI
FREE film screening, keiki crafts, and conversation. Fun for the whole family!
Hosted in partnership with Kailua Sailboards and Kayaks and Ocean Devotion Hawaii.
Refreshments provided by Whole Foods Kailua.
Crafts and refreshments begin at 6pm. Film Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13492754788653243085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45224645410479088.post-77870026168752392512012-05-08T12:09:00.001-07:002012-05-08T13:07:47.647-07:00Speak up for Community Recycling Bins and the Plastic Bag Ban
A number of important developments are in the news
concerning Oahu's waste stream. You can voice your opinion
to the Mayor and City Council regarding the community recycling bin
program and the bill to ban plastic bags. Save our incentives for Waste Reduction!
Are you keeping up
with Oahu's latest trashy developments?
A debate is brewing about where to place Oahu's next landfill and the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13492754788653243085noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45224645410479088.post-68580398877007789042012-04-25T15:56:00.001-07:002012-04-25T15:56:31.052-07:00Honolulu Passes Ban on Plastic Bags!
The
Honolulu City Council APPROVED Bill 10 today to ban plastic shopping
bags effective July 1, 2015 if the mayor signs the bill.
Honolulu's plastic bag ban goes into effect July 2015
www.khon2.com
Plastic
shopping bags will soon be a thing of the past on Oahu. The Honolulu
City Council approved a bill Wednesday to ban plastic shopping bags
effective July 1, 2015.
Honolulu Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13492754788653243085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45224645410479088.post-47181502715408080222012-04-17T13:36:00.003-07:002012-04-17T13:46:36.529-07:00Groundhog Day: Let's rethink the plastic bag bill sagaAloha gang, I wanted share a post from my Kanu Hawaii blog last week...Best, Rachel
All this nonsense and redirecting on the bag bills is disheartening to many. Just like with land rights/zoning/development bills in the County and State this year, legislators are not listening despite widespread public support, even outcry. It's getting to be like the film "Groundhog Day" to those of us who PFKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12599374253774611285noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45224645410479088.post-44996685484933309592012-03-09T12:52:00.015-08:002012-04-12T13:41:25.536-07:00April EventsMark your calendars!
April Beach Clean Up with Surfrider Foundation Sunday, April 15th9:30am – 12pmKailua Beach Park · Join us for a clean-up, lunch, and raffle with prizes from local sponsors like Kailua Sailboards and Kayaks, Unlucky HI, Global Village, Muumuu Heaven, Black Cat Salon+Spa, and Ocean Devotion. Lunch will be sponsored by UH Net Impact.· Meet at the first Kailua Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13492754788653243085noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45224645410479088.post-8083128987976714442012-03-06T16:20:00.019-08:002012-04-09T19:31:03.453-07:00Plastic Bag Bills in the Hawaii Legislature 2012 - Mid-Session UPDATEUPDATED 4/4/2012
It has been an active and exciting 2012 legislative season for the bag bills thus far. On March 6th, SB2511 passed 23-2 in a Senate floor vote and moves on be considered in the House. This was the only bag bill left alive after the mid-session deadlines.
Despite widespread support, SB2511 failed to be scheduled for a hearing by the deadline thanks again to Rep. Oshiro, head of Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13492754788653243085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45224645410479088.post-52857210793897938482012-02-03T12:29:00.009-08:002012-04-04T13:03:33.652-07:00Plastic Bag Bills in the Hawaii Legislature 2012See the post above for the latest details. -PFK 4/4/2012
Aloha, Get the definitive summary here and get busy testifying! Click on the Bill Numbers below to see the full text of the bill. Click on the Status links to see most recent updates and submit testimony.
We’ll update this post regularly. We encourage you to follow along with our pal Leilei Joy Shih at the Opala section of the Hawaii SierraAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13492754788653243085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45224645410479088.post-89195673661816541912012-02-02T18:11:00.000-08:002012-06-19T16:15:58.601-07:00Go Plastic Free with these Green Business Tips
As a partner of the Kanu Hawaii No Waste Challenge, we have compiled a number of ideas, both basic and ambitious, concerning how to green your retail or food service business, specifically when it comes to waste. Based on our research, including conversations with both local business leaders and customers, we are providing you this list of tips to consider as well as vendors that Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13492754788653243085noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45224645410479088.post-40282123252820803702011-12-07T11:54:00.000-08:002012-02-02T18:03:56.923-08:00Friend or Foam Series on Civil Beat
Are you a reader of the local web news organization Civil Beat?
In recent months, their investigative team has worked on an awareness raising and discussion worthy series called Friend or Foam: Why do we use so much plastic foam in Hawaii? Civil Beat examines who makes plastic foam, how it impacts the environment, and how people are trying to do away with it. They also cover the policy issuesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13492754788653243085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45224645410479088.post-71304016207007680452011-12-05T14:42:00.000-08:002011-12-05T14:58:19.851-08:00Dec. 3rd Clean Up ResultsSaturday was another great turn out for our quarterly clean up at Kailua Beach Park!The Kailua team of 60+ volunteers collected 180 pounds of marine debris and litter from the Beach Park and surrounding shoreline in under 2 hours! This includes 40 pounds of recyclables and 13 pounds of beach plastic going to method for upcycling into about 1000 bottles. (That's 100% post consumer waste, no new Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13492754788653243085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45224645410479088.post-79975017886368225202011-11-21T11:25:00.000-08:002011-12-01T15:17:58.381-08:00Dec. 3rd Beach Clean-Up and No Waste ChallengeJoin us Saturday, December 3rd10am-12pmKailua Beach Park
Meet near the Canoe House, Main Parking Lot, East of Buzz’s Restaurant. Join us for the clean up at 10am and stay for the trash weigh-in and a low-waste potluck lunch at 12pm. RSVP on Facebook.
We'll have a raffle with prizes from local sponsors such as Kailua Sailboards and Kayaks, Muumuu Heaven, Global Village, TikiMaster.com, and moreAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13492754788653243085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45224645410479088.post-63885260490301456812011-10-21T16:11:00.000-07:002011-11-21T12:53:20.855-08:00Nov. - Dec. Calendar of Events 2011
Plastic Free Hawaii is involved in a number of upcoming events for 2011. We hope you and yours can join us!
See the details are below and stay tuned for updates as we get closer to the Kanu Hawaii Waste Challenge and the December 3rd Beach Clean up.
November 17, 6:00PM-8:00PM - "Bag It" film screening at Sunset Beach Elementary School, email plasticfree@kokuahawaiifoundation.org for more Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13492754788653243085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45224645410479088.post-62782322744924423492011-09-19T14:53:00.000-07:002011-10-21T15:18:50.867-07:00September 2011 ICC Beach Cleanup TallyWe owe a huge debt of gratitude to all who pitched in to make Saturday's clean up a success. Volunteers smiled through the rain to collect marine debris and celebrate with a low-impact potluck. This effort makes for a total of 700 pounds of beach cleaning power since last September!
Here are the tallied results from volunteer data sheets. We collected and sorted 150 POUNDS in less than 2 hours! Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13492754788653243085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45224645410479088.post-58892892545449856892011-08-18T15:24:00.000-07:002011-09-01T18:29:34.070-07:00International Coastal Cleanup Sept. 17thWe will see you Saturday, September 17th, Kailua Beach Park, 10am-12pm
Over the past 25 years, Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup has become the world’s largest volunteer effort for ocean health. Nearly nine million volunteers from 152 countries and locations have cleaned 145 million pounds of trash from the shores of lakes, streams, rivers, and the ocean on just one day eachAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13492754788653243085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45224645410479088.post-49148875039437530182011-07-19T10:46:00.000-07:002011-07-22T10:40:04.851-07:00Join us for BAG IT! Tues, July 26 at 6:30PFK and Kokua Hawaii Foundation are proud to help with a screening of "Bag It" for the Kailua community. All are welcome. We'll have refreshments, and the first 30 families get a free tote from Whole Foods!
Tuesday, July 26th 6:30 to 8:30 at Huakailani Schoolupstairs at 146 Hekili Street RSVP on Facebook
Bag It has been garnering awards at film festivals across the nation. What started as a Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13492754788653243085noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45224645410479088.post-19769965781764584522011-06-15T18:58:00.000-07:002011-06-28T11:46:12.196-07:00Upcoming PFK EventsHere's what's coming up. Details to follow as the dates approach.
Tuesday, July 26th
We're excited for another "BAG IT" screening, this time at Huakailani School on Hekili St. 6:30-8:30pm, families welcome!
Saturday, September 17th Join us for a beach clean-up and low impact potluck. We'll be collecting data for the the annual International Coastal Clean-Up for the Ocean ConservancyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13492754788653243085noreply@blogger.com0