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THE “FUTURE OF SURFING” PRESENTED BY RERIP IN HAWAII SATURDAY MAY 21, 2011

Posted on May 20, 2011 | Leave a comment

THE “FUTURE OF SURFING” PRESENTED BY RERIP IS COMING TO HALEIWA, HI Saturday MAY 21, 2011

Haleiwa, Oahu – For the past four years, Rerip has presented “The Future of Surfing” fund-raising event and surfboard swap, designed to advance sustainability in surfing while giving back to the community.  Rerip is pleased to announce “The Future of Surfing” fundraiser, co-hosted by the Yoganics yoga studio and benefiting the Ocean Girl Project Hawaii, will be  held in Haleiwa, HI.

The event is being held  May 21 2011 in the Yoganics back parking lot located at: 66-145 Kamehameha Haleiwa, Hawaii.

All attendees who donate a used but rideable surfboard receive a coupon valid for product from event sponsors.  Coupons are redeemable at vendor booths for art, shoes, clothing, gear, and other products.

Donated boards will be resold at the event with proceeds benefiting the Ocean Girl Project.  Local musicians, shapers, artists, vendors and environmentally minded organizations help make the day a true community event.  Attendees will also enjoy an fashion show hosted by Yoganics Haleiwa highlighting sustainable styles and fabrics.

“As we convert to non-profit status, we have solidified our mission to advance sustainability in the surf industry with a focus on reducing waste, reusing boards and expanding community outreach. By participating in this event, locals can show their support for environmental action and programs benefitting local youth.” says Aaron Taylor, Director of Local Promotions for Rerip

About Rerip

Rerip is an organization that works towards creating accountability, measurability, and sustainability in the surf industry.  By providing the best means for the resale of equipment; offering ideas and opportunities for recycling;spearheading Cradle to Cradle® practices; and giving back to the community through education and fundraising; Rerip.com is dedicated to finding new ways to reduce waste and harmful practices.

For more details contact: Colleen@oceangirlproject.com or Aaron@Rerip.com

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Ocean Girl Project Operation Beach Clean up!!

Posted on April 9, 2011 | Leave a comment

‘A‘ohe hana nui ke alu ‘ia..

“No task is too big when done together by all.”

I think that  pretty much describes how we feel about how our beach clean up went Saturday, April 2nd. After seeing  such depressing images of albatross stomaches of plastic and honu choking on plastic bags it was SO encouraging and uplifting to be with people who care.

Seeing the final product- all those garbage bags and nets and rusted metals, really felt good and it truly felt like what we did mattered.

Our ocean warrior volunteers had so much fun!

Steve and Daniel in back, Luisa, Colleen, Billie

From Billie~”Hurray! I enjoyed Saturday so much! :) I love how everyone came from different places all over the island and they all came because they care about the ocean, the beaches, and the Aina. We all want the same thing; clean, safe waters and unpolluted environments, so that our children’s children and all living creatures can enjoy life like we do. It’s you and me and our choices who are gonna make it happen.”

Set-up volunteers! lft side:Alanna, very back-Carol-Starbucks, Colleen, Keli, Luisa, rht side: Kelsie, Jeannie, Claire, Daniel, Billie!

From Colleen: I liked that Billie and Keli had us so organized!! They worked so many hours and what they give is something priceless to the earth. I also LOVED the walkie-talkies Big Mahalo Steve-O and the surfboard, mahalo Daniel!!!

From Claire~Aloha Sunday, Cousin Colleen. I wanted to take a minute to express my amazement and appreciation of the Beach Clean-up yesterday. Watching the youngsters take a hold of the fundamental principles of nurturing and sustaining the Ocean…s and he…lping to HEAL Mother Earth was overwhelming for me. I thought of my Native American Indian herit…age; respecting Mother Earth, Teaching The Children, the Full Circles of Life and the importance of Love and Respect. Our next 7 generations depend upon OUR passing on what is REALLY important in life. Your volunteers look up to you with a true admiration and a growing passion for being a part of this necessary HEALING. Your father Sam taught you WELL…and I felt my Uncle and Auntie smiling down upon you, their daughter, my cousin, my ‘Ohana…and I wanted to say BIG MAHALOS for letting me volunteer and be a part of your Ocean Project. Until next time-A hui hou-claire-Ke’ani :O)

Mahalo Daya! xxoo

From Daya~MUAH! that was fun- I really needed being at the clean up… The beach, sun, like-minded individuals, a cleaner beach, chilled ocean… SO necessary for feeling happy and fulfilled! thanks for being so awesome and SWEET and for organizing such a wonderful event and for informing us about plastic… I learned a lot and u made me rethink the choices I make:) love u!!!

From Keli~We couldn’t have asked for anything more! It was a beautiful day at Makapu’u Beach.

Seriously, a microwave??? Mahalo Jerry!

Everyone worked so hard and I couldn’t believe the items that we found! The Starbuck volunteers and ECC volunteers were so wonderful and helpful! Jennifer from Reef Watch was awesome. Everyone that attended was so excited to be there! We need to do more beach clean ups! Thank you Ocean Girl Project, it rocked!!!!

Laura~Thank you for including us Starbuckians in the beach clean up today at Kaupo Beach Park! I learned a lot today.

Mahalo to all the Starbuckians, you made such a difference!

When I grabbed lunch afterward at Kalapawai I used my own cup and turned down the straw. =)

From Aimee ~I had an awesome time too!

From Reef Watch Waikiki

Thank to our friends at Ocean Girl Project for hosting such a great event last weekend! We look forward to taking part next time, too :)

 

 

Big mahalo to Doug for all the hard work and beautiful pictures!!

We are changing the world, one beach at a time!

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Beach Clean Up Sat April 2nd Join Us!

Posted on March 31, 2011 | Leave a comment

Ocean Girl Project- Beach Clean UP

posted: Mar 31, 2011 7:52 AM HST Updated: Mar 31, 2011 8:12 AM HST

 

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HONOLULU, Oahu (HawaiiNewsNow) – In honor of Earth Day, Ocean Girl Project Sustainable Surf Camp for girls is organizing a beach clean up on Saturday April 2nd 2011 at Kaupo Beach near Makapu’u. MAP LINK

You drive past the entrance to Makapu’u -turn  right into the 1st driveway, at the fork, turn left towards the pier.  Or you can park under the wind sox. It is almost across the street from Sea Life park, we will tents and OCEAN GIRL PROJECT surfboards and signs out.

Following the beach clean-up there will be a terrific sustainable presentation by Reef Watch Waikiki about our island reefs and a representative from Surfrider will talk about the plastic bag ban.  Great for kids and adults!

The Beach Clean-up will begin around 9:00 am with a short talk about Ocean Girl Project, beach cleaning safety tips, why plastic ocean debris is hurting our ocean, and a short lesson on separating recyclable material from rubbish. The beach clean-up at about 11:30am. From about 12pm – 1pm there will be sustainable ocean presentations.

This event is for all ages and everyone is invited, bring your groups, class mates, neighbors, friends and family. Ocean Girl Project will be providing gloves, burlap bags, buckets, and drinks. There will also be Ocean Girl Project organic after sun products and recycled-sustainable items made by their volunteers for sale.

See video HERE

Beach Clean-up

Date: Saturday, April 2

Time: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm

Location: Kaupo Beach just past Makapu’u

 

Ocean Girl Project Sustainable Surf Day Camp

Who: Girls ages 09-16

Next Camps: Summer 2011

Time: 8:00 am – 2:00 pm, Monday – Friday

Location: Waikiki beaches

Price: Financial Aid available

 

For information on the Ocean Girl Project surf camps, beach clean-up and how to donate click HERE .

Click HERE to connect with the Ocean Girl Project on Facebook.

Click HERE to connect with Malika Dudley on Facebook.

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Ocean Girl Project and Starbucks Team for a Beach Clean Up Saturday April 2nd!

Posted on March 24, 2011 | 1 Comment

Ocean Girl Project Beach Clean up Saturday April 2, 2011!

In honor of Earth Day, we are hosting an Ocean Girl Project beach clean up Saturday April 2nd at Kaupo Beach aka “cockroach bay” near Makapu’u.

The Starbucks crew have volunteered to join us and will be bringing iced tea. We are  honored and blessed to have them, mahalo!

If you didn’t learn as a kid to surf at this spot or haven’t been to this beach before,   it is almost directly across from Sea Life Park.
There is  parking by beach and on highway, beach bathrooms, showers and usually can find small surf.. overall this is an incredible sustainable and surf  area that needs  your help!!

Bring the church, youth  group, how about your neighbors?? Kids love to be at the beach and help the environment!

OGP Volunteers  will be there about 8:00-8:30 am to set up the tent and water station, reusable water bottles are totally awesome!!!

Beach Clean up will begin around   9am – 11:30am.

From 12pm – 2pm free  lite lunch (until we run out) and awesome sustainable ocean presentations.

You are more then welcome to join in at any time, mahalo.

This event is for all ages and everyone is invited, bring your groups,  class mates, neighbors, friends and family to join us.. Car pooling is encouraged!!!

Ocean Girl Project will be providing gloves, burlap bags, buckets, lite food and drinks. There may be organic products and misc sustainable items sale for sale also.

Strongly Suggest: sun glasses, hats/visors, reef safe sun screen, reusable water bottles.. if you have.. heavy duty gloves, old and new plastic bags for debris.

We are going to be there for most of the day, if you can, bring your surfboards and snorkel gear and hang out on a beautiful and clean Hawaii beach!

Also..if we come up with some soft tops or old beater boards we can do a short surf lesson, we have kids that are interested.

Last if you can -we are looking for surf/sustainable sponsor prizes for the kids.

Please join us on face book for up to date information and further sustainable ocean and kids events. Call Colleen if you need any more info 808.852-0106.

Mahalo ocean girls and guys, you are awesome environmental warriors!

About-Kaupo Beach is on the southeastern end of the Windward Shore of Oahu in Hawaii, south of Makai Research Pier and north of Makapuu Beach Park, opposite the Sea Life Park Hawaii. A little off shore are Manana Island (Rabbit Island) and Kaohikaipu Island (Turtle Island). Kaupo Beach has no strong currents or dangerous coral heads and is popular with local fishermen, swimmers and surfers.

Mana Island is known as ‘Rabbit Island’ as rabbits were raised here until 1994 when they removed as a threat to the surrounding bird breeding areas and ecosystem. The island covers 63 acres and is a volcanic tuff cone island. Mana Island is an important breeding ground for sooty terns, brown noddies, wedge-tailed shearwaters, bulwers petrels and red-tailed tropic birds. Mana Island and the smaller Kaohikaipu Island next to it are both protected bird sanctuaries and closed to the public.

Plastic-filled ocean – a 100% human-caused disaster

The disposable plastic bottle symbolizes waste and litter around the world. But it is not just plastic bottles and careless littering that threaten to turn the oceans from life sustaining to life threatening.

Bottles and bags. Discarded toys, product packaging and cheap holiday decorations. Household and industrial waste of a thousand kinds.

Littered, dropped, dumped. Used despite safer alternatives. Carelessly disposed, improperly managed. Not reduced, not reused and not recycled.

Rolling, blowing, floating and flowing into the world’s oceans.

Plastic waste, and particularly its accumulation and breakdown in the world’s oceans, are a far larger problem than heart disease or cancer, and unquestionably contribute to both of these conditions.

Plastic in the oceans is more damaging and far-reaching than deforestation, habitat destruction and other environmental issues that receive much greater attention. And it is the most directly actionable of all environmental threats.

Plastic stomach contents from a dead albatross

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Ocean Girl Project teams with Gifts for Humanity!

Posted on March 8, 2011 | Leave a comment

You Shop, they Donate !

Every time you order, just select Ocean Girl Project as your good cause and Gifts for Humanity will donate 10% on OGP’s behalf. Think unique Mother’s Day gifts!

Ocean Girl Project is very proud to be a national good cause and team with such an awesome company, Gifts for Humanity!

Support  Ocean Girl Project and shop for wonderful fair trade items!

About Gifts With Humanity a Global Crafts Company
Partners in Fair Trade

Gifts With Humanity is the retail division of Global Fair Trade Crafts Inc DBA Global Crafts. 

Global Crafts was founded in 2002 by Kevin Ward and Renice Jones, who met as volunteer computing teachers in Kenya realized the capacity of the web to help individual artisans.  After three years in Kenya they came to the USA and setup Global Crafts, initially as a small Fair Trade retail store. It soon became apparant that to sell in volume and change the lives of the artisans, the wholesale business would have to grow.

Starting in a garage at home Global Crafts has become a $1 million a year outlet for Fair Trade artisan handicrafts. We look forward to continued growth in the next few years and hope we are making a small difference.

Gifts With Humanity is proud to be a member of the Fair Trade Federation and the World Fair Trade Organization.

The following is an explanation of Fair Trade from the Fair Trade Federations website.

  • Fair trade is a system of exchange that seeks to create greater equity and partnership in the international trading system by
  • Providing fair wages in the local context,
  • Supporting safe, healthy, and participatory workplaces,
  • Supplying financial and technical support to build capacity,
  • Promoting environmental sustainability,
  • Respecting cultural identity,
  • Offering public accountability and transparency,
  • Building direct and long-term relationships, and
  • Educating consumers.
  • FTF members foster partnerships with producers, because they know these connections are a highly effective way to help producers help themselves.

Fair trade is not about charity. It is a holistic approach to trade and development that aims to alter the ways in which commerce is conducted, so that trade can empower the poorest of the poor. Fair Trade Organizations seek to create sustainable and positive change in developing and developed countries.

WFTOFTF Member

Don’t forget, if you are looking for kids sustainable items, please check out Kids Konserve where you can also pick Ocean Girl Project when you check out and they will donate 10% of your sale to help girls in Hawaii!

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For the Love of Whales Maui Whale Festival February 2011

Posted on February 10, 2011 | 1 Comment

For the Love of Whales

February 11 – 14, 2011
For the Love of Whales

This four-day event provides a venue for people to express their love of whales and to enjoy art, photos, video, poetry, hula and musical performances relating to whales, along with an opportunity to learn about whales from noted whale experts, watch a whale film, take part in a whale photo safari and more!

Friday, February 11, 2011
Tribute to Whales
Pacific Whale Foundation presents A Tribute To Whales through art, photography, poetry, and performance. Hula, music and a traditional Hawaiian chant will kick off the festivities on Friday, February 11th from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm at the Maui Mall. Following the free music and dance performance, the public will be invited to share and enjoy music, art, poetry, stories, video and photos. Local schools will also share whale-themed art. Click here to download an entry form. Let’s celebrate the whales! Don’t miss an opportunity to create with other artists in our open studio nights January 13th and January 27th from 5:30 – 7:30 pm in the Discovery Center (across from Beach Bums in Ma’alaea Harbor).
Saturday, February 12 and Sunday, February 13, 2011
Whale Photo Safari
Pacific Whale Foundation’s Research team and renowned professional photographers offer hands-on training on capturing whale images with state-of-the-art digital cameras. An at sea workshop for beginning and advanced photographers. Reservations can be made by clicking here or calling 808-249-8811, ext. 1
Saturday, February 12, 2011
Evening With The Experts

A free multimedia presentation by three of the world’s foremost whale photographers.

Bryant Austin is the first artist to show photos of whales at life-size. These massive photos have a  profound impact on all who view them. Bryant hopes to change perceptions about whales and whaling, by showing these beautiful and impactful photos to audiences around the world. His presentation will include video showing how he photographs whales and assembles the gigantic photos.

Ari Friedlaender is a research scientist at Duke University Marine Laboratory who studies marine mammals in polar regions and the impacts of climate change in their environment. Ari has made 12 trips to Antarctica and spends several months of each year at sea, studying whales. He uses photography as a tool to raise awareness about the issues facing our world’s oceans.

C. T. Ryder is a producer/director/writer in film, TV, and music, and he serves as the President of Earth Foundation. Ryder was on the team that won the Academy Award® for Best Documentary of 2009 for THE COVE, which shed light on the slaughter of dolphins in Japan.

Their presentation is free and open to all. 5:30pm to 8:00pm, Westin Maui Resort and Spa, Kaanapali. Premium seating is reserved for Pacific Whale Foundation members. Advance reservations can be made by clicking here or calling 808-249-8811, ext. 1

Saturday, February 12, 2011
Pali Walk

Hike to see whales! A morning hike led by a professional guide along the Lahaina Pali Trail, up to the ridge top where you can enjoy incredible views of whales in beautiful Ma’alaea Bay.

Saturday, February 12 and Sunday, February 13, 2011
Land-based Whalewatching with Whale Researchers
Pacific Whale Foundation researchers will be stationed at Ka’anapali Beach and Papawai Point scenic overlook on Route 30, to answer questions about whales, help you watch whales from shore and learn about whales and whale research. Free and open to all. 8 a.m. to 10 a.m.

Sunday, February 13, 2011
VIP Whalewatch
Whalewatch with Conference Experts
Embark on an unforgettable whalewatch with the presenters from the “Evening with the Experts” event. Each presenter will narrate a part of the whalewatch, so guests will hear from each one and will get their unique perspectives on the whales that are encountered. Two-hour cruise from Lahaina Harbor. Reservations required. Reservations can be made by clicking here for Malaea or here for Lahaina or calling 808-249-8811, ext. 1
Monday, February 14, 2011
Whale-entine’s Day Cruise
Enjoy a romantic evening of watching whales and a five course chef-prepared dinner featuring locally grown and produced Maui products. From Lahaina Harbor. Reservations required. Contact Pacific Whale Foundation. Reservations can be made by clicking here or calling 808-249-8811, ext. 1

2011 Whale Day Celebration Saturday, February 19, 2011
Time: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Where: Kalama Park, Kihei (scroll down for more info)
Featuring • Live Entertainment • Made in Maui Vendor Fair • Children’s Activities • Eco-Alley • Silent Auction


The Maui Whale Day Celebration

2011 marks the 31st anniversary of Maui’s largest and longest running celebration of its famous wintertime residents, the humpback whales! Whale Day is the signature event of the Maui Whale Festival. Whale Day will also be bigger than ever, with live music by some of Hawaii’s top musicians, a new “Made on Maui” vendor fair, more restaurant food booths with great food by popular Maui restaurants, expanded environmental displays, activities for kids, and lots of information about whales! Whale Day is free and open to all.

The 2011 Whale Day Celebration will take place Saturday, February 19, 2011 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Kalama Park in Kihei. Please check back here for more information to be added soon!
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