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Can't commit to four hours a week? Is Hanauma Bay
too long of a commute? No problem! You can help protect Hanauma Bay and
Hawaii's marine environment in many other ways. Here are a few ideas to
get you started:
- Take a class, or attend a program, at a local
university, community college, museum or nature center
Here on Oahu, check out: Hanauma
Bay, University
of Hawaii, Waikiki
Aquarium
- Inform yourself of coastal issues. Learn about
the impacts of alien species, tourism, development, fishing and recreational
usage of coastal areas… Read everything you can!
Places to start: search your local
library, bookstores, newspaper, the web...
- Get wet! Explore coastal areas in your community
- Support a marine-related or environmentally focused
non-profit in your community through membership, volunteer assistance,
a monetary donation, or in-kind gift.
To support Hanauma Bay, contact: Friends
of Hanauma Bay
To find volunteer opportunities in Hawaii, visit: www.volunteerhawaii.org
To find other volunteer opportunities in your area, visit: VolunteerMatch
Search the national database of non-profits: GuideStar
- Learn about relevant legislation under consideration
in your area
For the Citizen's Guide to Hawaii's State Legislature, visit:
Hawaii
State Legislature
- Support the creation of new marine protected
areas, and abide by the regulations protecting existing ones.
For Hawaii's administrative rules, visit: Division
of Aquatic Resources, DLNR
- Get the Drift and Bag It! Learn how to participate
in the world's largest, one-day volunteer effort to clean up the marine
environment, or how to find other events in your area.
For Get the Drift and Bag It! Visit: International
Coastal Cleanup
Help protect our beaches, check out: U.S.
EPA's Beachgoer Guide
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© 2003-2004 Hanauma Bay Education Program,
University of Hawaii Sea Grant Extension Service
100 Hanauma Bay Road ~ Honolulu, HI 96825 ~ Ph: (808) 397-5840 ~ E-mail:
hanauma@hawaii.edu
Last updated
March 17, 2008
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