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We have been busy creating ʻĀINA Videos which complement the ʻĀINA In Schools Curriculum and are excited for you to see them! While the videos arenʻt quite ready yet, stay tuned they will be soon! .jpg)
Although this school year will be different, the ʻĀINA staff is still here to support our…
ʻĀINA School ʻAikahi Elementary with the cooperation of parents, and outside organizations created three beautiful outdoor learning areas for their students. Principal Fraser looks forward to ʻĀINA Lessons taking place in this outdoor learning space. With the help of a school parent who is an…
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This webinar hosted by the School Garden Support Organization Network takes place on Wednesday, September 2, 8:00am-9:15am and addresses how schools everywhere are reimagining their campus spaces in order to reopen safely and equitably. Repurposing outdoor spaces is a cost-effective way to…
Over the last month we have seen an exciting new influx of new visitors to our Kōkua Learning Farm māla! These garden friends are a wide variety of invertebrates of many shapes, sizes, and colors. Their presence indicates that our farm is becoming part of the local ecology! Some of these…
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Many have asked if our school recycling drives are cancelled for this school year. Well, good news! Aloha ʻĀina Recycling Drives have approval from the City & County of Honolulu to continue operating. In fact, we had our first Aloha ʻĀina Recycling Drive of the school year on August 22nd at…
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Every September, Plastic Free Hawai’i organizes large community beach cleanups on Oʻahu for International Coastal Cleanup Day (ICCD). ICCD has expanded and is now International Coastal Cleanup Month! Although beaches and parks may be temporarily closed on Oʻahu, you can participate in…
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Plastic Free Hawaiʻi donated 50 “Love Letters to the Sea” Teacher Kits for this year's socially distanced Creative Reuse Open House for Educators at Art Explorium. Art Explorium “Gearing Up for the New School Year”. Despite the pending Hurricane Douglas, 39 teachers made it to the event, which…
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Welcome back Ocean Voyages Institute! Plastic Free Hawaiʻi staff, along with 7 elementary and intermediate school teachers, greeted the S/V KWAI crew after their 35 days at sea and took a look at the 67 tons of derelict fishing gear collected. The nets, consisting of different types of plastic…
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Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation is participating in Give Aloha, Foodland's Annual Community Matching Gifts Program! From September 1-30 donations to Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation will be accepted at checkout at all Foodland, Sack N Save, and Foodland Farms stores statewide. In order to make a donation,...
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Listen to innovative teens from three schools share their Hawaiʻi Youth Sustainability Challenge (HYSC) solutions at the Hawaiʻi Conservation Conference (HCC) on Wednesday, September 2 at 4:30pm. Featured projects during this free online streamed session will include “Intelliponics” by Hawaii…
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Check out the 6th Annual SeedMoney Challenge, a unique funding opportunity for public food gardens that combines crowdfunding with challenge grants. Since launching the Challenge in 2015, 1,350 garden projects raised $1.1 million for their annual operations and special projects. For many of…
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