Got Aloha for a Teacher?
I have been a lifeguard for over 10 years, I'm originally from Hilo but now I live in Kahana, West Maui. I have been getting more actively involved in important things (conservation/politics) going on in Maui since 2007, before that I was more into social/athletic activities. I am currently President of the Save Honolua Coalition a 501c3, a member of the Maui Nui Marine Resource Council, a Ka Ipu Kukui Fellow, and member of E Alu Pu.
I love Hawaii because I was born and raised here and it is the only home I have known, I have visited other places and of all the places I've been I love it the most. I love the culture, the people, the weather, the 'aina, the kai and the possibilities for self-sufficiency.
Canoe paddling, surfing, swimming, community networking, reading, writing, Beach clean-ups, vermicomposting, lo'i/auwai restoration, spending time with family, friends and my dog Pili
As part of the Maui Nui Marine Resource Council's clean water committee, we were discussing the best way to do something about all the runoff/brown water around the island. Luckily there was a water quality consultant in our midst who pointed out the Clean Water Act already exists and there are...
I just harvested my first zucchini! I didn't put a paper bag around it, but it still came out perfect (no stings). We are in the process of prepping a garden bed at my boyfriends house too. I also got him into composting so we are pretty stoked! And the cucumbers are going off now too, but...
I am not the main organizer of this event, but there will be a community clean up in memory of local surfer/artist Ron Cassidy at Honolua's Lipoa Point on this day along with a party afterwards at D.T. Flemings beach park. More details as the day gets closer. Honolua clean ups are hard core, at...
