Earth Day events
Today is Earth Day, but the spirit of the eco-celebration will carry through the week with several related events:
>> Makapuu cleanup and Earth Day Celebration with Sustainable Coastlines, Sea Life Park and Soultrex. Check-in at 9:30 a.m. today at Makapuu Beach Park, with the cleanup at 10 a.m. and trash weigh-in at 11:45 a.m. Volunteers will get $5 admission to Sea Life Park for the Earth Day Celebration featuring live music, family fun and educational displays from noon to 5 p.m. The first 200 volunteers to sign in at the cleanup tent at Makapuu will also get free lunch. Bring an empty Coca-Cola product to be recycled to get admission for $15 for adults and $10 for ages 3 to 12. For more information, call 259-2545 or visit www.sealifeparkhawaii.com.
>> “Picnic for the Planet” with The Nature Conservancy, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. today, He‘eia Pier Deli, part of a global effort break the Guinness World Record for the largest picnic.
>> Keiki Earth Day at Baby Awearness, 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Manoa Marketplace Shopping Center, with make-and-take crafts, miniature farmers market, smoothie-making, sing-alongs and music with Uncle Wayne and the duo Lea and Jeff, as well as pop-up shops by Mamanu, Pulu Organics, Wimini Hawaii, Jolie and Jane, Puka Revival and Death by Scrapbooking, and classes on cloth diapering and “baby wearing” sling techniques. Call 988-0010 or visit www.babyawearness.com.
>> “Save the Rain,” part of Hui o Ko‘olaupoko’s Green Homeowners Series, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Heeia State Park. Learn how to install a rain garden and other ways to reduce polluted runoff from residential properties, with educational activities for keiki. For more information, contact Todd Cullison at 277-5611 or tcullison@hawaii.rr.com, or visit www.huihawaii.org.
>> ‘Ohi‘a Productions’ “Voices of the Rainforest,” 4 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Stevenson Middle School cafeteria; written by Lisa Matsumoto with music and lyrics by Roslyn Catracchia, the show teaches children about Hawaii’s precious rain forests and the importance of preserving them. Advance tickets are $6 for ages 3 to 17, seniors and military; $10 for adults ($8-$12 at the door). Call 943-0456 or visit www.ohia.org.
Fundraiser benefits Prayers on Wings
Prayers on Wings is hosting a fundraiser from 4 to 10 p.m. April 29 at Pupule’s Lounge, 2334 S. King St.
Proceeds will help the group continue its Rubber Ducky Workshops, which raise awareness of the importance of communication between critically ill children and their families.
Entertainment will be provided by Yozam Dave Toma, EMKE, Triple BG, Chaos, Kalliyan and Chloe from Chaotic Five, and Melanie. Cost is $20, which includes a buffet dinner, $15 without dinner. For tickets, call 341-5820 or 383-2832.
JAL picks winners of its haiku contest
Japan Airlines has named three middle-schoolers as the Hawaii Region grand-prize winners in its 12th World Children’s Haiku Contest.
They are Zelda Cole, a seventh-grader at ‘Iolani School, and seventh-grader Allison Farr and eighth-grader Zena Simpkins, both of Le Jardin Academy.
Their haiku were chosen from 580 entries.
The biennial contest, sponsored by the JAL Foundation and JAL offices throughout the world, seeks to cultivate a mutual understanding among children from various cultures and backgrounds.
The haiku will be considered for publication in the airline’s “Haiku by World Children, Volume 12” anthology, to be released later this year.
