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Huakailani School Service Learning

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This is dedicated to all of the people in the world who want to see

the change they want to see in the world! You can make it happen!


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Contents

Huakailani Adopt-a-Block 2010 5

The Cigarette Butt Planters are Ready 5

GREAT JOB HUAKAILANI 6

Check out the Adopt a Block Pics 6

ENV Web Site 6

The Eco-Composter has Landed on Campus 6

Sept. 25th The International Coastal Clean-up comes to Kailua

Beach 6

Huakailani is a Plastic Free Kailua Partner 7

Join Worldwide Monitoring Day: September 18 7

Kailua Beach Clean-Up for the International Coastal Clean-Up

Redux 8

ADOPT A BLOCK COMING UP - OCTOBER 17 - SUNDAY 8

10.17.10 Adopt a Block Video 9

Next Clean Up: January 23, Sunday 9

ADOPT A BLOCK JANUARY 23 9

National Green Week Activities Kick Off 10

WEEK 1 RESULTS OF LS SNACK TRASH WEIGHT IN 10

Our Islands: A Public Ashtray? Honolulu Weekly 11

Adopt a Block Clean Up on May 14th! 11

Next Adopt-a-Block Clean Up - AUGUST 27 11

Mahalo to the Adopt-A-Block Crew! 11

Save the Date - November 6 Adopt a Block 11

Be the Change Grant Finalist! 12

Youth Philanthropy Grant 12


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November 6 Adopt-a-Block is Cancelled 12

Making Bokashi 12

Bokashi is Ready! 12

Making an Impact on Our Environment 13

Tuesday, December 13, 2011 13

January 14, 2012 14

Worm Composting 15

THE WORM BALL! 16

URBAN GARDEN 16

Harvested Lettuce! 17

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Huakailani Adopt-a-Block 2010

Monday, July 05, 2010

Calling all Huakailani Environmental Heroes!We are kicking off Year 2 of our participation in the Adopt-a-Block program on July 18.Sunday.Huakailani School completed their first year with the Adopt-A-Block Program in 2009-2010. They received the Good Neighbor Award from in May 2010 from the city andcounty of Honolulu for their volunteer efforts and for making a positive impact on theircommunity.This program integrates with Mayor Mufi Hanneman's concept of the 21st centuryAhupua'a, but also requirements under the City's storm Water Management Program tofurther reduce the amounts of pollutants entering the storm drain systems.The work that Huakailani Volunteers do with this program helps to improve the quality ofwater running into the Hamakua Stream and the storm water drains of Kailua.The students and families of Huakailani School have made a commitment to help keepKailua Town clean one street at a time and improve the quality and conditions of thecommunity by keeping pollutants off of the City roads and connected waterbodies. Thestreets that Huakailani has adopted are especially important because of the proximity tothe streams and ocean.

The Cigarette Butt Planters are Ready

Saturday, July 17, 2010

They just need to be filled with sand anddelivered on Monday. From left to right,they go to: Pail Lanes, Midas, Big CityDiner and Ohana Karaoke.

The girls will count the cigarette buttscollected on the July 18 Adopt-A-Block litter clean up day. The planters will be deliveredon July 19. The goal is to pick up less cigarette butts on our October Adopt-A Block-Clean Up.


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GREAT JOB HUAKAILANI


Mahalo to the hardworking HuakailaniOhana who volunteered for the July 18,Adopt-A-Block Clean Up.S tein , B rooks, Gonsa lves , Wagner ,Morrow, Zimmerman, Bauske, Darby,B a r t r a m , B r o w n , A c q u a v e l l a ,Z iegner /Mur ray, Lukas36 FabulousVolunteersThe Adopt-a-Block Teams cleared streetgutters and sidewalks of trash and leafl i tter , p icked up 4 bags o f t rash thatincluded 853 cigarette butts and 7 bags

filled with compost.Be sure to check out the Adopt-A-Block Video to the left.

Check out the Adopt a Block Pics


Hekili Street looks great! :)

ENV Web Site

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Check out the Department of Environmental Services - Our Clean ups have been

highlighted!

http://www.cleanwaterhonolulu.com/storm/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=3552

The Eco-Composter has Landed on Campus

Monday, September 06, 2010

Sept. 25th The International Coastal Clean-upcomes to Kailua Beach


Sept. 25th The International Coastal Clean-up comes to

Kailua Beach

We're planning to join the world's largest beach

clean-up effort on the morning of Saturday,

September 25th, the International Coastal Clean-up

forwarded by the Ocean Conservancy.

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From Baltimore to Bangladesh, Ocean Conservancy

leads the world's most astounding grassroots cleanup effort.

Every year in September, more than half-a-million people in 100

countries remove millions of pounds of trash from beaches and

waterways all over the worldand collect data on what they find.

Kailua Beach Clean-Up*PLEASE check back for updates*Saturday, Sept. 25th8:30amcheck-in11:00am: Join us for the trash weigh and tally and a low-impact pot-luck lunchKailua Beach Park, 450 Kawailoa RoadMeet near Main Parking Lot, East of BuzzsWhat to bring: sunscreen, hat work gloves water bottles a great attitude low-impact lunch

box or food to share family and friends

Huakailani is a Plastic Free Kailua Partner


Plastic Free Kailua is a grassroots organization focusing on

reducing the use and distribution of single-use plastics, such asgrocery bags, drink bottles, and deli containers. Their primary

focus is the Kailua area, build ing on the local values of

community and care for our beaut iful part of the island.

Huakailani is joining them to forward a mission of consumer and

retailer responsibility. We are committed to taking thoughtful,

personal action to reduce single-use plastics in your life. We will

help launch a plastic education and reduction program with local

businesses in the near future. Meetings and beach clean-ups

happening soon, so stay tuned. The first official meeting planned

for September 16. Contact Mrs. B if you are interested in

attending the meeting with her.

Join Worldwide Monitoring Day: September 18

Tuesday, September 07, 2010

Last year a few Huakailani families participated. It is a great experience for the family.

World Water Monitoring Day: Saturday September 18, 2010 from 9a.m.-11a.m.WorldWater Monitoring Day, officially celebrated on September 18 throughout the world, is

an international education and outreach program that builds public awareness and

involvement in protecting water resources around the world by engaging citizens to

conduct basic monitoring of their local water bodies.Hui o Ko'olaupoko and community volunteers will participate in World Water Monitoring

Day by hosting two monitoring sites within the Ko'olaupoko moku of O'ahu. Sites include:

Waimanalo Beach Park (meet at the lifeguard stand) and Kailua Beach Park (meet at the

Kailua Canoe Club Hale). The public is invited to join with more experienced monitoring

volunteers at these two locations on September 18, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 11a.m. to

sample water quality in the ocean and nearby streams.

For more information or to RSVP call 808-381-7202


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Kailua Beach Clean-Up for the InternationalCoastal Clean-Up Redux


Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Mahalo to the Zaffran/Monahan Family who joined Mr. and

Mrs. B on the Clean-Up Crew!

Kailua Beach Clean-Up for the International Coastal Clean-

Up Redux

The Clean-Up on Sept. 25th was an excellent success! Throughout the morning, 27

volunteers, plus a handful of cute keiki, put on gloves and went off with their buckets,

bags, and screens. We collected litter from the beach parks and plastic pollution from the

coastline between Kailua Beach Park and Kalama Beach Park.

Details compiled from our volunteers' trash tally sheets are below. We collected90POUNDS in 2 hours! All the data from this international event will be posted on theOcean Conservancy website in the following months.8 Paper bags 69 Cups, plates or cutlery 36 Plastic bags 165 Food wrappers 27 Balloons

33 Pull tabs 15 Plastic beverage bottles 1 6-pack holder 12 Glass bottles 68 Straws 22

Beverage cans 14 Toys 161 Caps or lids 22 Items of clothing, shoes 15 Pieces of

Styrofoam 1000 Bits of micro-debris 200 Fishing line, net, or rope segments 5 Oil or

bleach containers 40 Floats and lures 13 Pieces of plastic sheeting 1700 Cigarette butts

2 Batteries 4 Cigarette lighters 2 Diapers 9 Cigar tips 1 Syringe, 18 band-aids 38

Tobacco wrappers 6 toothbrushes

Volunteers noted the massive amount of litter within the parks. We will be working to

create more places to dispose of cigarette butts as well as to add recycling bins. There is

always more to be cleaned up in these high traffic areas, so we encourage you to pick up

a bag of trash every time you visit!

The event was followed by a low-impact potluck. Except for a few toothpicks and a paperplate, we generated no waste!

We extend a giant thank you and mahalo to all the participants who came out to supportthe efforts, those who donated buckets and supplies, and those who made some goodies

to share. The Hawaii ZTA Alumnae Chapter made this their September event and drew

ladies from around the island to help. Additionally, Huakailani School supplied us with the

coolers for the day.

Tentatively, our next Clean-Up is scheduled for December. We are accepting ideas if you

know of a Windward beach location or stream that is need of a clean-up crew.

ADOPT A BLOCK COMING UP - OCTOBER 17 -

SUNDAY

Tuesday, October 05, 2010

The next Adopt a Block Clean-Up is on Sunday, October 17 from 9 -11. We will be

picking up litter, counting cigarette butts (in hopes of finding less because we gave out 5

cigarette butt planters right after the last clean up in July), cleaning the street gutters on

Hekili Street (stretch from Bowling Alley Driveway to Food Land Driveway), launching the

use of our Eco-Composter (green ball near our garden) and doing more storm drain

stenciling. An RSVP will be e-mailed out soon so families can sign up for the various

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adopt-a block jobs/areas.

We hope you can join us!

10.17.10 Adopt a Block Video

Sunday, October 31, 2010Check out the pictures from the 10.17.10 Adopt a Block Clean up! Way to go!

Next Clean Up: January 23, Sunday

Sunday, January 09, 2011

Our next Adopt-A-Block date is soon approaching (January 23rd), and I wanted to take

this opportunity to explain to our new families and others that haven't participated a little

bit about the program. The Adopt-A-Block program at our school was initiated back in

September of 2009. It involves the cleanup of Hekili St. and includes the area across the

marsh on Hamakua St. and back around to Hekili St. This area used to be littered withrotting plants, cigarette butts and rubbish. Through the school's efforts, the problem is not

as significant and property owners have actually taken an interest in this upkeep. The

school has also stenciled storm drains in the area during these cleanups to send a clear

message to the public to try to keep trash and debris out of the storm drain system. The

cleanup usually takes place every 2-3 months, lasts for a couple of hours on a Saturday

or Sunday morning, and makes a huge difference in our community!

There are a few reminders for those who chose to participate.

1. Everyone must wear covered shoes. 2. Gloves will be provided and must be worn by

all participants. 3. Don't forget your sunscreen! :)) 4. Everyone must sign a release form

which will be provided at the cleanup. 5. We encourage you bring a water bottle to keep

hydrated. We hope to have a big turn out. Mark your calendars!!!

January 23rd (9am-11)Mahalo for your participation!

ADOPT A BLOCK JANUARY 23

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Animoto Video from the most recent video has been posted. We had 30 volunteers come

out to help. The Cigarette Butt count was a little over 1200 and we collected about 4 bags

of compost and 2 bags of trash. This is a reduction in the amount of litter found in all

categories.

The long term effects of Huakailani taking care of Hekili Street are becoming evident.Way to go!

The girls and families identified several new areas that could use cigarette butt planters.

We will begin work on the decorating and setting up the new butt planters in February.

Stay tuned!


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National Green Week Activities Kick Off

Friday, February 11, 2011

Our school will be taking part in a very

e xc it i ng sus ta ina bi l i t y e d ucat io nal

opportunity during National Green Week

2011. The goal of this program is for

students to learn firsthand how they can make a difference in saving our planets valuable

resources, no matter how small. Our school will be joining thousands of others from

across the nation to achieve the following sustainability objectives during National Green

Week 2011:

February - Help Eliminate half-million lbs. in trash with the waste free snack challenge

March - Green Energy Challenge

Waste-Free Snacks Overview

Prior to the Week of February 14, the students weighed all snack trash collected to

determine the amount of trash accumulated from snack leftovers for 5 days. During our

Green Week we are strongly encouraging the students to use reusable snack and drink

containers to carry snacks and drinks to school. Students will weigh daily snack trash.

Note: fruit waste such as apple cores and banana peels will not be counted towards the

snack weight totals. They will go in the compost.

Our schools' totals will be sent in to be added to the nationwide numbers. Nationwide

totals will be posted on the National Green Week website.

Parent Tip: Please shop ahead to purchase minimal-waste snacks and drinks and/or buy

bulk or fresh items and pack in reusable containers.

WEEK 1 RESULTS OF LS SNACK TRASHWEIGHT IN

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Here are the results f rom the Week 1Weigh-In!

Let's see if we can reduce the amount of

trash in Week 2!

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Our Islands: A Public Ashtray? HonoluluWeekly


Friday, February 18, 2011

Our Islands: A Public Ashtray? Honolulu Weekly

Adopt a Block Clean Up on May 14th!

Friday, May 13, 2011

9:00 - 11:00 - See you there!

Next Adopt-a-Block Clean Up - AUGUST 27

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

AUGUST 27 from 9am - 11am

Join us for the next Adopt a Block Clean Up

- Mark Your calendars!

Mahalo to the Adopt-A-Block Crew!

Monday, August 29, 2011

Only 2 bags of trash collected this time!

700 cigarette butts. 2 bags of compost.

LOOKING GOOD HEKILI STREET!

Save the Date - November 6 Adopt a Block

Wednesday, September 07, 2011

Next clean up is on November 6 from 9 -11. See you there!

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Be the Change Grant Finalist!



Great news! We have been selected as a finalist for the 'Be the Change Grant." We

received this grant last year for the Plant Your Butts Here campaign. This year, we wrote

a grant to begin Bokashi composting at our school to be a food-waste free school. Three

of our students learned how to make Bokashi at the Service Learning conference they

attended last spring.

The girls invited to a finalist interview on September 25. Wish them luck!

Youth Philanthropy Grant

Sunday, October 09, 2011

We received the Youth Philanthropy Grant! Our New Service Learning Project will be to

become a food waste free school!

November 6 Adopt-a-Block is Cancelled

Thursday, November 03, 2011

The Adopt-A Block clean up this weekend on Sunday has been cancelled due to lack of

participation.

We will reschedule this clean up for another day after the holidays in 2012.

Making Bokashi

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Making Bokashi!

Bokashi is Ready!

Monday, December 05, 2011

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Making an Impact on Our Environment

Monday, December 05, 2011

The cigarette butt planter at this spot on

Hekili Street got cracked and had to bethrown away. We dumped out the sand

from the planter in the grass.

Look what the spot looks like!

How does this have an impact on our

environment? Think deeply! What do you

think?

Tuesday, December 13, 2011The Compost bars are set and the Bokashi is ready!We collected and weighed all of the food waste for 2 weeks to determine the average

amount of food waster our school produces each week.

We produce approximately 1.3 pounds of food waste each day at Huakailani. In 1 week

that is over 5 pounds.

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January 14, 2012

Saturday, January 14, 2012

ADOPT A BLOCK CLEAN UP - JANUARY 14, 201230 VOLUNTEERS!

FIRST CLEAN UP IN THE NEW 2012 YEAR!771 CIGARETTE BUTTS REMOVED WE FILLED 3 TRASH

BAGS WITH RUBBISH. RECYCLABLES WERE

RECYCLED! ABOUT 20 PIECES OF SHARP GLASS

REMOVED CHECK OUT THE STAT GRAPHS BELOW!

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Worm Composting

Friday, January 20, 2012The 4-5-6 graders harvested worm vermicast from the

Worm Compost Bin and prepared the new Worm

Condo. After a lot of work sifting through the vermicast

to remove the worms, the worms were placed in their

new home.

Moving day for our worms! This is their new condo!

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THE WORM BALL!

Friday, January 27, 2012

HUGE WORM BALL!

URBAN GARDENFriday, January 27, 2012

@ HUAKAILANI SCHOOL FOR GIRLS

L ET TU CE C RO WN F LO WE R

B L O O M I N G

Butterflies laid eggs on the Crown Flower

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Leaves! We have caterpillars!

Harvested Lettuce!

Thursday, March 08, 2012

We harvested three heads of lettuce fromour garden today and had a lettuce saladsnack!

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