MISSION STATEMENT

The Surfrider Foundation is a nonprofit environmental organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of the world's oceans, waves and beaches, for all people, through Conservation, Activism, Research and Education (C.A.R.E.).

Every Surfrider Foundation chapter shall have the following primary and specific purposes:

• To safeguard and enhance the quality of surfriding environments and public access to such areas.

• To educate the public regarding the importance of the oceans' waves as recreational resources and the need to preserve surfriding sites for future generations.

• To provide its members the opportunity for grassroots community involvement, which furthers these objectives.

All chapter activities flow from these goals.

The Kauai chapter was founded in 2006. We are united by our love and respect for the ocean and our desire for clean water, healthy beaches and access to such sites. Surfrider was founded by surfers and many of us surf whenever we can. And, when we speak of surfers, we include any and all of the tribe who ride the waves, whether it be with their bodies, surfboards, body-boards, sailboards or kite boards! However, our members come from many walks of life. We are environmentalists and water enthusiasts. Anyone who shares our goals is welcome to join us

The Surfrider Foundation is a grassroots, non-profit, environmental organization that works to protect our oceans, waves, and beaches. Founded in 1984, Surfrider Foundation's most important coastal environmental work is carried out by Surfrider Foundation's 60 chapters located along the East, West, Gulf, Puerto Rican, and Hawaiian coasts.

Surfrider Foundation now has over 50,000 members in the USA; in addition, International Surfrider Foundation chapters and affiliates have been established in the 5 foreign countries of Japan, Brazil, Australia, France and Spain.