I thought I would share a few simple ideas we talk about at ocean girl camp for reusing and rethinking plastic. Ocean Girl Project starts in the ocean. You might think of us as mermaids :). We have fun and play and swim, surf, watch fish in the reef, plus we learn new things and in…
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Hibiscus 1 2 3, Let’s Grow Together!
Let’s learn how to propagate and grow native plants. Join instructors Heidi Bornhorst, a native Hawaiian plant and professional landscaping expert along with Colleen Kudo, a botanical alchemist and founder of Ocean Girl Project. When: Saturday March 11th 2017 Times: 9:30am-11:30am (light refreshments provided) Location: Kaimuki, address upon registration Sign-up: Please use registration form at…
Why Art and Creativity are Valuable
I believe it takes a village to raise a child and a heaping of wild creative art experiences to help a girl thru adolescence. In my many years of working with kids, helping them create art has proven to be nothing but good, featured below are ten worthwhile and valuable reasons why. Ten Reasons Why…
Ten Ways to Love the Ocean
This week, my mind is focused on the ocean, our Ocean Girl summer camp starts in 4 days and I am stoked! I thought I would share a few simple ideas we talk about at camp for reusing and rethinking plastic. You are welcome to add your own ideas and or suggestions in the comment…
Eyes of the Reef « Community Reporting Network for coral disease, bleaching, COTS and marine invasives
STILL TIME TO SIGN UP FOR FIRST “BLEACHAPALOOZA” DLNR’s Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) is supporting the first-ever Bleachapalooza; a grassroots effort that will bring volunteers together statewide to receive training on how to identify coral bleaching in their areas and how to report their findings to the Eyes of the Reef Network (www.eorhawaii.org). On…
Understanding Hawaiian Innovation and Ingenuity
July 7, 2015· By Trisha Kehaulani Watson There’s been a lot of discussion about Hawaiian innovation and Hawaiian cultural values, but more importantly there’s been a lot of misinterpretation about how Hawaiians would utilize science and technology today. I’d like to clarify some of this misinformation. I have a favorite quote from Marion Kelly “The…