Eco-vents

Kauai environment friendly events and other cool happenings

AUGUST 2008

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good for the environmentLumahai Beach Clean Up - Surfrider Foundation

Aug 2, 2008 - Wainiha

Lumahai Beach/ Wainiha/ North Shore. Volunteers meet at Lumahai Beach Parking Area at 9:00 a.m. Trash bags and gloves will be provided. Please bring sunscreen, hat and water. Conatct Sheri Saari at (808)652-4648 or sherisaari@hotmail.com for more information.

 

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good for the environmentLydgate Beach Park Clean Up - Friends of Kamalani & Lydgate Park

Aug 2 , 2008 - Wailua

Lydgate Beach Park/ Wailua/ East Side/ 8:30 am. Contact John Lydgate 652-0552

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good for the environmentNounou Hike - Sierra Club

Aug 3 , 2008 - Wailua

Nonou (Sleeping Giant)/Wailua / East Side/6 miles/moderately strenuous. Hike up one trail and down another Shuttling cars allows you to see it all - incredible sweeping views. Allan Rachap 742-1001.

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good for the environmentEco-Roundtable Candidates Forum - Malama Kauai

Aug 5 , 2008 - Lihue

Convention Hall/ Lihue. The public will have a chance to meet-and-great with candidates from 5:30-6 PM and a facilitated question-answer forum will begin promptly at 6 PM. The candidates' forum is free and open to the public. No tickets are necessary but non-perishable food items for the Kaua`i Food Bank will gratefully be accepted at the door. The forum will be recorded and re-broadcasted on KKCR and Ho`ike public televisions until the elections. Candidates written responses to questions will be made available following the forum at EcoRoundtable.Org. For more info email andrea@malamakauai.org or call 828-0685.

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good for the environmentKauai Path Update

Aug 6 , 2008 - Wailua

Plumeria Garden Court /Aloha Beach Resort/Wailua/ East Side/7pms. County director of parks and recreation, Bernard Carvalho, will present his quarterly report regarding the progress towards opening the Kapaa to Kealia portion (Phase II) of the Kauai Path. For more info contact Bev Brody-Skerik (808) 639-9771 or www.kauaipath.org.

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good for the environmentNukoli'i Beach Clean Up & Bon Fire - Sierra Club

Aug 9 , 2008 -Wailua

Wailua/ East Shore/Easy/2 miles. Love our beaches? How about helping to keeping them litter-free? We'll begin in the late afternoon and end with the setting sun. Judy Dalton 246-9067

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good for the environment Waimea Canyon Road Clean Up - Sierra Club

Aug 14 , 2008 - Waimea

Waimea / West side/ Easy/ 2 miles. Afternoon clean up of Sierra Club's adopted highway usually requires a little over an hour. Please help keep the gateway to Waimea Canyon clean. Bob Nishek 346-0476.

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good for the environment Monthly Meeting - Apollo Kauai

Aug 14 , 2008 - Lihue

Mo`ikeha Room/ County Civic Center/ Lihue/ East side/ 5:30pm. Easy/ 2 miles. WIND POWER: An Informational Discussion on Wind Energy on Kaua`i. What's Present and What is Possible. Everyone is invited to attend the APOLLO KAUAI meeting beginning at 5:30Pm which will precede the 6PM Wind Discussion. Call 822-9224 for more information or visit www.apolloKauai.org.

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good for the environmentHanalei Bay Walk - Sierra Club

Aug 15 , 2008 - Waimea

Hanalei Bay / North shore/ Easy/ 3 miles. Meet at Black Pot before Sunset to stroll Hanalei Beach & return by light of full moon. Jane Schmitt 826-6105.

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good for the environmentKuilau Trail Hike - Sierra Club

August 23 , 2008 - Wailua

East side/easy/3.5 miles. This trail offers great rewards without a lot of effort. Glorious views & ever-present bird-songs reward you along this trail. Vivian Hager 652-3234

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good for the environmentKa'apoko Tunnel Exploration- Sierra Club

August 24 , 2008 - Wailua

Ka'apoko Tunnel/Wailua/ East Side/strenuous/6.5miles. An unusual adventure that starts from the Wailua area through a mile-long tunnel to the upper reaches of the Hanalei River. Boreas 639-3009.

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good for the environmentHanalei River Kayak & Clean Up- Sierra Club

August 31 , 2008 - Hanalei

Hanalei/ North Shore. An opportunity to kayak and to keep our American Heritage River clean and beautiful. Kayak Kaua`i provides kayaks gratis for community service or bring your own. Judy Dalton 246-9067.

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good for the environmentWaipo'o Falls Hike - Sierra Club

September 7 , 2008 - Kokee

Kokee/ West side/ Moderately strenuous/ 4 miles. Views, and more views along this spectacular canyon hike.Picnic beside pool below a small waterfall. Allan Rachap 742-1001.

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good for the environmentNational Tropical Botanical Gardens Tour - Sierra Club

September 9 , 2008 - Lawai

Lawai/ South Side/ Moderate/ 2 miles. Enjoy the gardens in the late afternoon and watch an almost full moon rise over the Lawai Bay. Opportunity to see these beautiful gardens and learn about propagation of native plants. Sierra Club members only. Bob Nishek 346-0476.

 

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