Hawaiian Airlines and The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii have formed a partnership that will include having airline employees volunteer for conservation projects.
Hawaiian Airlines also will promote The Nature Conservancy's message of environmental preservation through its onboard "Hawaiian Skies" video program, as well as other communication channels. In addition, Hawaiian is providing The Nature Conservancy with a $10,000 gift to support its Corporate Council for the Environment - money that will be used for educational outreach programs. The partnership is part of the airline's 80th anniversary celebration.
The volunteer effort kicks off July 18 with Hawaiian employees helping remove invasive foreign plants from the Waikamoi Bird Loop on Maui. Other projects are planned for the Big Island, O'ahu and Kaua'i.
(Read more at the HonoluluAdvertiser.)
The Nature Conservancy since 1951 has been using science and partnerships to protect Earth's most important natural places. It is the leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people. Their accomplishments:
- Protected more than 119 million acres of land and 5,000 miles of rivers worldwide - and we operate more than 100 marine conservation projects globally.
- Have more than 1 million members.
- Work in all 50 states and more than 30 countries - protecting habitats from grasslands to coral reefs, from Australia to Alaska to Zambia.
- Address threats to conservation involving climate change, fire, fresh water, forests, invasive species, and marine ecosystems.
Hawaii is such a special place, and such an endangered one with constant threats from species disappearance to Maunalua Bay pollution, that Hawaiian Air's commitment is very encouraging and exemplary. Our thanks to Hawaiian Airlines.
Barbara Abe, Realtor
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barbara@barbarashawaii.com
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