Environment

Findings to be presented on toxicity of marine debris

Submitted by Ian Scheuring on Monday, April 29th, 7:22 am

Information courtesy of B.E.A.C.H.:

FINDINGS TO BE PRESENTED ON TOXICITY TESTING OF MARINE DEBRIS
HONOLULU – Dr. Magnus Engwall, Professor of Ecotoxicology at Örebro University, Sweden and currently a guest researcher at U.C. Davis Department of Environmental Toxicology, will be in Honolulu on Monday 29th April, 2013 to present a lecture on “Assessing the Toxicity of Plastic Marine Debris and Harm to Marine Life”. This free event which is open to the public will start at 6:30pm and will take place at the University of Hawaiʻi at Manoa Architecture auditorium. This is the final lecture in the “POPs, Plastic and Hawaiʻi’s Marine Life”, Earth Month lecture series being presented by the Beach Environmental Awareness Campaign Hawaiʻi (B.E.A.C.H.).

Marine Debris, Kahuku Beach (copyright Suzanne Frazer, B.E.A.C.H.)

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Geobunga hosts free organic gardening workshop on April 27

Submitted by Pang Communications, Pang Communications

Monday, April 15th, 2013, 5:24pm

Geobunga hosts free organic gardening workshop on April 27

WHAT:

Join the organic gardening movement! Take charge of what you’re feeding your family by growing fresh produce, fruit and herbs in your backyard or even on your lanai. Geobunga hosts a free Organic Gardening Workshop that focuses on the fundamentals of organic gardening and its many health and environmental benefits.

WHEN/WHERE:

Saturday, April 27

· 9 a.m. at Geobunga Honolulu at 4299 Lawehana Street, Salt Lake (across from Target) and

· 2 p.m. at Geobunga Waimanalo Farm at 41-829 Kakaina St., Waimanalo

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UH Soft Program and TPSS Graduate Student Organization present sustainable agriculture lectures

Submitted by Pang Communications, Pang Communications

Tuesday, April 9th, 2013, 5:14pm

UH Soft Program and TPSS Graduate Student Organization present sustainable agriculture lectures

WHAT:

The University of Hawaii Student Organic Farm Training (SOFT) program and the Tropical Plant and Soil Science Graduate Student Organization present an educational lecture series highlighting sustainable agriculture. In a diverse and changing world, the topic of sustainable agriculture brings necessary conversation and therefore changes, that are required in order to ensure a safe and healthy future for the next generation.

WHEN:

April 11 at 3:30 p.m. “Farm to Table”

April 18 at 3:30 p.m. “Food Movement”

April 25 at 3:30 p.m. “Land Stewardship”

WHERE: University of Hawaii at Manoa; BUSAD A102

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Geobunga hosts free composting workshop on April 13

Submitted by Pang Communications, Pang Communications

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013, 3:29pm

Geobunga hosts free composting workshop on April 13

WHAT:

Learn how to turn your food waste into Black Gold at Geobunga’s free composting workshop! Composting is a key ingredient of organic gardening. Anyone with a yard or lanai can do it and the benefits are endless. Learn how simple it can be to do your part to protect the aina by decreasing your carbon footprint.

WHEN/WHERE:

Saturday, April 13

· 9 a.m. at Geobunga Honolulu at 4299 Lawehana Street, Salt Lake (across from Target) and

· 2 p.m. at Geobunga Waimanalo Farm at 41-829 Kakaina St., Waimanalo

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Geobunga hosts free water lilies and water plants workshop, March 16

Submitted by Pang Communications, Pang Communications

Monday, March 4th, 2013, 5:31pm

Geobunga hosts free water lilies and water plants workshop, March 16

WHAT:

Geobunga invites all those interested in learning how easy and inexpensive it is to cultivate lilies and water plants to join them for this free workshop.

WHEN/WHERE:

Saturday, March 16

· 9 a.m. at Geobunga Flagship at 4299 Lawehana Street, Salt Lake (across from Target) and

· 2 p.m. at Geobunga Waimanalo Farm at 41-829 Kakaina St. Unit No. P, Waimanalo

REGISTER:

To ensure your seat, reservations are highly recommended and can be made at www.geobunga.com.

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Suzanne Frazer and Dean Otsuki Honoured with award

Submitted by Rachel Wagenman on Tuesday, February 19th, 5:33 pm

Information courtesy of B.E.A.C.H.:

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Local community groups can make their voices heard through Awareness Powered by Volta

Submitted by Pang Communications, Pang Communications

Sunday, February 10th, 2013, 4:42pm

Local community groups can make their voices heard through Awareness Powered by Volta

HONOLULU – www.VoltaCharging.com – Volta Industries (Volta) today announced its new program, Awareness Powered by Volta, a community service outreach program specifically designed to help non-profit and community groups with building awareness by providing them free advertising space worth $3,900 on Volta’s electric vehicle (EV) charging station kiosks.

Interested non-profits and community groups are encouraged to apply by February 22. Volta will choose three semi-finalists, and the public will choose the winning group to receive three months of free advertising at a Volta’s EV charging station valued at $3,000. Meanwhile the runner-up will receive one-month of free advertising valued at $900.

Community groups have until Feb. 22 to apply; applications available at www.VoltaCharging.com.

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