Other Ways to Help

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:

Educate Yourself

• 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...

Educate Others

• Bring your child's class to the bay for an educational program
  
• Find out how to make a reservation: Bringing a school group to Hanauma Bay
  
• Share what you learn with friends and family

Do Something

• 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

© 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 September 13, 2004
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