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wWe extend our best wishes and warmest aloha to the children of Hawai'i asyou complete this first edition of the "Stick It to Storm Water Pollution"book.Those of us lucky enough to live in Hawai'i have a very special respon-sibility to care for our environment, because many of the plants and animalsin our Islands are found nowhere else in the world,W e hope this book helps you and your family learn about simple things youcan d o to keep ou r ocean and streams clean. Mahalo.

LT. GOVERNOR JAMES R."DUKE" AlONA JR.

GOVERNOR LIN DA LINGLE

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< So, what is astorm drain anyway?

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( clogged storm drain. ?;:%:. .-- &,- Ir !Y ' ' 7 -More alants.

Differenttrash belong! ,mwm.containers so raindoe- -. : capinto the stonn drain. Dr r a linfrom each polluting item to thcplacewhere it belongs.

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7fieping our rubbish out ofrr . (dorm drains i s on1 par) - I-'o ~ + l u b a t t ~ e t ~ k p * Lour waters clean. I t-4

We also haveto makesure that therainwater does not carry other types ofpollutioninto the storm drains. Remember- t

Ipollutionin our storm drains means it goes Iinto our streams, beaches, oceans, ground IIwater and even our drinkingwater. yuck! I

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So ask if you can helpwash the car on the grass instead, where thewater will draininto the ground. It helpsto usespecial biodegradablesoap for washing the car too -

ask your teacher what biodegradablemeans.Check the box above the betterway- to wash your car.

y,,. -r....-.l: .fTh&s mostty pdiutEorr flowing into the ocean from storm dans EW haveyou ever left orseen dog doo-doo on the sidewalk?Didyou know that rain maywash it into the sbrm drainsand into thie omah too?That is very dangerousbecause itdoesn'tWemuchto causepc$kNon.Just one gram of dog doocloo- about the size of an )IAPI;M- ontains over23 million fecal coliirm bacteriabigwrds for the p c k ystuff),some of which are disease causing andcan makeyou andme very ill if they endup inour ocean.So makesure thatyoufollow llio around on hiswalks,and pick up after Mmwhenws done.

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Compostingcombineswater protection with recyclingandconservation!you can even do it at home for free! What a great deal!

Here's how you can create your own homemadecompost pile.Ask a oarent to helo you out!1 r- T^ r _ 2

Add natural, organic waste- eaves, grass, fruit and* vegetable scraps, grassdippings, etc.- on top ofthe twigs, and mix it up

with a pitchfork,

3Stir the pile everya p l tM~&o spe-sdup the cornpastingprocess. t

5Let your compost sit for 4-6 weeks.

The result will be a rich, natural type of fertilizerfor gardens, potted plants, trees or shrubs.

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Good Job!Stirk It te &tormi lLmar r~~lutiar

guidebook! you've learneda lot about keepingour waters - and my home -

clean!

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