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 given to Japan Tsumani Debris and the current issues and efforts in Kaneohe Bay.
Join 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 NOAA on how to protect and help our fabulous furry friend the Hawaiian Monk Seal. We'll also have a brief presentation by Sustainable Coastlines Hawai'i on the successful International Coastal Cleanup of Kailua Bay in September. Ocean Devotion will be hosting keiki games and crafts starting at 6pm. Get there early for free pizza from Bob's too! Contact plasticfree@kokuahawaiifoundation.org for more information. RSVP on Facebook.
We 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 important work on our watersheds. Join Ocean Devotion early at 6pm for keiki games and crafts. Free Pizza from Bob's too! This month we will be featuring the film "The Rain Follows the
Forest" by Hawaii DLNR: "Catch Jason Scott Lee as he sets out on a
journey to learn about sustainable life in our island home. Through interesting
conversations, he learns about Hawaii's fragile fresh water supply and
discovers connections to our upland forest environment." RSVP on Facebook.
Captain Charles Moore Returns to Hawai'i
Join us on Sunday, October 14th from 3:00 pm - 6:00 pm at University Laboratory School as Captain Charles Moore makes his final stop in Hawai'i for the "The Plastic Pollution Conversation - Pacific Rim Tour 2012." Captain Moore, author of "Plastic Ocean," is a prominent seafaring environmentalist and researcher who shares his maritime encounters with the shocking amount of plastic debris in the Northeast Pacific Ocean, now commonly referred to as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
The goal of the Pacific Rim Tour 2012 is to raise the intensity of awareness about plastic pollution, its impact, the challenges it presents and motivate individuals and groups to effect change. He will be discussing the recently completed Algalita/5 Gyres 2012 Asia Pacific Expedition through the Western Pacific Garbage Patch and the southern edge of the 2011 tsunami material swept to sea making its way across the North Pacific Gyre. Read more about the Tour here.
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 out.
Message in the Waves is a film from the BBC Natural History Unit
looking at some of the environmental challenges facing the people and
wildlife of the Hawaiian Islands. More about the film: http://www.messageinthewaves.com/
More about Bag It here: http://www.bagitmovie.com/ Bag It has been garnering awards at film festivals across the nation.
What started as a documentary about plastic bags evolved into a
wholesale investigation into plastics and their effect on our waterways,
oceans, and even our bodies. Join the Bag It movement and decide for
yourself how plastic your life will be.
Kailua Sailboards will be hosting a series of documentaries so stay tuned!
More about Ocean Devotion Hawaii. Join them for a clean up at Kailua Beach Park on July 7th, 9-11am!
PFK is pleased to tell you about exciting events happening at Le Jardin Academy in Kailua and announce a budding partnership with their stellar environmental group The Wild Kids!
We recently saw the Wild Kids in action creating the REFUSE art installation currently displayed outside of Muumuu Heaven. Inspired by Earth Day, the amazing film "Bag It," and the push to rid our state of single-use plastics at the checkout counter, the Wild Kids have embarked on a grassroots campaign. They are asking local Kailua businesses to ditch the plastic bags by Earth Day, April 22nd. They are also creating another REFUSE mural on campus.
To raise awareness for their campaign, PFK, along with Surfrider Foundation, is proud to help with a screening of "Bag It" for the Kailua community! All are welcome!
Tuesday, April 19th 6:30 to 8:30 at Le Jardin Academy
We are pleased to announce a FREE screening of the documentary "Tapped" on Thursday evening, Oct. 14th, hosted in part by our supporters Mu'umu'u Heaven and Kanu Hawai'i.
The film (75 min) will begin at 6:30pm and will be followed by a brief discussion.
"The high cost -- to both the environment and our health -- of bottled water is the subject of this documentary that enlists activists, environmentalists, community leaders and others to expose the dark side of the bottled water industry. Americans may rethink their obsession with bottled H20 when they learn of the unregulated industry's willingness to ignore environmental and health concerns, and the problems that arise as a result.
"From the plastic production to the ocean in which so many of these bottles end up, this inspiring documentary trails the path of the bottled water industry and the communities which were the unwitting chips on the table. A powerful portrait of the lives affected by the bottled water industry, this revelatory film features those caught at the intersection of big business and the public's right to water."
This film will change your relationship with the water you drink.
We invite you to meet and greet with your neighbors, gain awareness and knowledge, and get passionate about going plastic free. Refreshments will be provided. Reusable water bottles welcome. We'll also detail the latest Plastic Free Kailua developments before the movie begins.
Take a moment to RSVP at our FB page and invite your friends!
