The Hawai'i Youth Sustainability Challenge is providing Maui students an opportunity to realize innovative eco-friendly ideas through their annual project-grant program. The fourth annual program, which supports student-led environmental initiatives for keiki in grades 6-12, is being presented by conservation and education nonprofit Kupu in partnership with Kokua Hawai'i … [Read more...] about Grant Money for Student-Led Eco-Solutions
Natalie McKinney
Drastic Plastic: What we learned about plastic pollution and Hawaii at the sixth International Marine Debris Conference
It's pervasive, persistent, produced from petrochemicals. It takes many forms and can be found as lightweight Styrofoam packaging, rigid polyvinyl chloride pipes, polyethylene water bottles, high-density polyethylene laundry and milk bottles, nylon ropes and nets and thousands of variations and applications. Look around you and count all the things made of drastic … [Read more...] about Drastic Plastic: What we learned about plastic pollution and Hawaii at the sixth International Marine Debris Conference