Matt Lane works at the Peter Lik Gallery in Lahaina. But 12 years ago, when he was a server at Hard Rock Cafe just up the street, he organized the first Lahaina Town Clean Up. Saturday, Sept. 24 will see this year’s clean up, which has ballooned from a modest gathering of Lane and his trash bag-wielding friends into a well-funded, extensively sponsored event that enjoys … [Read more...] about Talking story with Matt Lane about the 12th annual Lahaina Town Clean up
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Malama Maui Nui removes thousands of pounds of trash from island beaches
Malama Maui Nui's annual “Get the Drift and Bag It!” event brought together nearly 600 volunteers during its marine debris cleanup campaign that ran Sept. 19 through Oct. 17. The volunteers confronted litter head-on, covering more than 28 miles of Maui beaches and shorelines–removing thousands of pounds of litter to help achieve litter-free oceans. “Get the Drift and Bag … [Read more...] about Malama Maui Nui removes thousands of pounds of trash from island beaches
This Saturday, April 19: Waiehu Beach Park Cleanup
Positive H2O, Surfrider Foundation and Community Work Day invites you to join the Waiehu Beach Park cleanup this Saturday. It's an opportunity for individuals, community groups, companies and families to come together and help keep Mauiʼs coast and ocean clean. Donations will be accepted–contact +H20 to find out how you can give. There will also be free pizza, provided by … [Read more...] about This Saturday, April 19: Waiehu Beach Park Cleanup
FREEcyle it! Repurpose Unused and Unwanted Items in your home and raise money for Baldwin High School
You don't need to contribute to our island's landfill problems just because you have stuff that needs to go. Instead, how about donating all that useless but otherwise still viable hardware to the recycling day at Baldwin High School? Hammerhead Recycling and Community Day Program have hui'd together to coordinate this day of sustainability with several other of the island's … [Read more...] about FREEcyle it! Repurpose Unused and Unwanted Items in your home and raise money for Baldwin High School
Ka Hale A Ke Ola gets a little help from some Maui friends, the Maui Fire and Flood folks, and Community Work Day Edible Garden Project
Maui's homeless resource center, Ka Hale A Ke Ola, has really been feeling the love lately from the community. It started in June, when Steve Blinder and the staff of Maui Fire and Flood decided to make dinner for 75 folks at the shelter. Then more recently the community came together to build an edible and native garden at the shelter's five-acre Wailuku property. It was a … [Read more...] about Ka Hale A Ke Ola gets a little help from some Maui friends, the Maui Fire and Flood folks, and Community Work Day Edible Garden Project