MidWeek East - Oct 27, 2021

FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 27, 2021
HONG MOVES TO ATLAS
Karen Hong joins Atlas Insurance Agency as sales producer and consultant. SEE PAGE 2
VIRTUAL HULA FEST
Two East O‘ahu hula hālau perform in the Prince Lot Hula Festival. SEE PAGE 3
Coasting Toward A Sustainable Future
A PUBLICATION OF
AN EDITION OF
(From left) Sustainable Coastlines Hawai‘i’s
global education specialist Hideki Kimukai, communications manager Monica Mc Lenigan, executive director Raphael Bergstrom and global education specialist Paul Lecomte at their Wai‘ālae Avenue office in front of a mural by waterman and artist Mark Cunningham. ANTHONY CONSILLIO PHOTO
TBY KYLE GALDEIRA
he first waves of change that led to the founding of Sustainable Coast- lines Hawaiʻi, during an impromptu
brainstorm session a decade ago that focused on ways to help Hawai‘i’s fragile coastal ecosystem, have steadily grown into a tidal wave of positive momentum.
Sustainable Coastlines Hawaiʻi, a non- profit based on Oʻahu and driven by a mis- sion to inspire local communities to care for their coastlines, was started 10 years ago by “eight friends sitting around a table in Kaimukī trying to figure out ways to make a difference in their community,” as com- munications manager Monica McLenigan explains.
A decade later, Sustainable Coastlines Hawai‘i has cleaned up more than 500,000 pounds of debris from state coastlines with the help of nearly 35,000 volunteers, and has educated over 40,000 students along the way.
“At Sustainable Coastlines Hawai‘i, we hope to continue to grow our impact and find new, innovative ways to tackle the plastic
SEE PAGE 14