Gov Lingle holds public meeting at Kahuku High School cafeteria March 4 Tues.6:30-8:30

Saving Kawela Bay Feb 8,2008 Friday

Yesterday, the Ko`olauloa-North Shore Alliance, representing many organizations (including the Surfrider Foundation Oahu Chapter) who support the initiative to purchase the undeveloped lands at the Turtle Bay Resort, held a press conference at the Capitol with Senator Clayton Hee. 

Groups that supported the purchase of these lands surrounded the room of the press conference with their banners.

At the conference, the specifics of three bills were discussed and groups expressed their support for acquiring the land around Turtle Bay and Kawela Bay, land on the Ka ‘Iwi coast, and the Galbraith Estate lands near Wahiawa, all for preservation.

Gil Riviere of KNSA and Senator Hee 

hese bills were heard in a meeting of the Senate Water and Land Committee that followed. The committee deferred vote, but Hee said he intends to pass the Turtle Bay bill. The next hearing is set for 2:45 p.m. Tuesday at the state Capitol, Room 224. Information on these bills is here. 

Meanwhile, over at Sand Island State Park in collaboration with Kokua Foundation and Star 101.9, our chapter held its largest beach clean-up ever, with over 460 people lending a hand to pick up heaps trash at this large beach park. This was one of 5 clean-ups held simultaneously on Oahu.

Sand Island Clean-up Volunteers

Participants were offered access to pre-sales tickets for the Kokua Festival in April, and with Jack Johnson and Dave Mathews slated to play along with a bunch of other groups, this proved to be a strong incentive, along with sunny weather after a couple of weeks of rain. 

A huge mahalo to all who came out and helped clean our beaches, to those that volunteered to help run this successful event, to Kokua Foundation, and to Star 101.9!