Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Join Worldwide Monitoring Day: September 18

Last year a few Huakailani families participated. It is a great experience for the family.

World Water Monitoring Day: Saturday September 18, 2010 from 9a.m.-11a.m. World Water Monitoring Day™, officially celebrated on September 18 throughout the world, is an international education and outreach program that builds public awareness and involvement in protecting water resources around the world by engaging citizens to conduct basic monitoring of their local water bodies.

Hui o Ko'olaupoko and community volunteers will participate in World Water Monitoring Day by hosting two monitoring sites within the Ko'olaupoko moku of O'ahu. Sites include: Waimanalo Beach Park (meet at the lifeguard stand) and Kailua Beach Park (meet at the Kailua Canoe Club Hale). The public is invited to join with more experienced monitoring volunteers at these two locations on September 18, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 11a.m. to sample water quality in the ocean and nearby streams.

For more information or to RSVP call 808-381-7202
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