The 2010 Kokua Festival was a huge success!  Mahalo to all of our dedicated volunteers, partners, and crew who worked tirelessly all weekend.  Also, mahalo to our amazing line-up: Jack Johnson, Ziggy Marley, Taj Mahal and the Hula Blues Band, Jake Shimabukuro and Anuhea and the Green.  You guys ROCK!

Kokua Village was bustling with learning and sharing of green initiatives and products. There was record breaking interest and participation in the Kokua Festival Greening Measures!  Over 8,000 plastic water bottles were diverted from the waste stream by fans who used the Menehune Water Refill station, 300 cars were taken off the road by fans who rode their bikes and parked at the Kokua Festival Bike Valet, and over 1,500 fans made Earth Day Resolutions at the Kanu Hawaii Solar Powered Photo Booths.

1,900 Kokua fans turned in their Festival Passports and completed a minimum of three greening actions, which means over 5,700 collective actions were taken!  A few lucky winners walked away with great prizes including pit seats, a Pono Ko’olau Ukulele signed by Kokua Festival artists, a Globe bicycle and an Everpaddle stand up paddle. 

What’s left of the Eco-Friendly 2010 Kokua Festival Merchandise is now available for sale on the Kokua Hawai’i Foundation online store.  So get your exclusive Kokua Festival water bottle, reusable tote bag, beach towel or t-shirt now!

Congratulations to this year’s KEAP recipients that attended our 2010 Keiki Kokua Day event.  The Kokua Hawaii Foundation, Bill Healy Foundation, RevoluSun, Stretch Island Fruit, Inc. and Simple came together with environmental organizations to celebrate the efforts made by students to make positive environmental change on their campus and communities.
 

This day of reward for students grades K-12 included an awards presentation, engaging educational activities, goody bags for all keiki to take home and dancing to a performance by Jack Johnson, Ziggy Marley and Zach Gill. 

This year’s Keiki Kokua Day was so much fun and we look forward to more schools joining us next year.  Teachers and administrators please spend some time on our website to learn how you can submit a Kokua Earth Action Project proposal for 2010-2011. Hope to see you at next year’s Keiki Kokua Day.

Keiki Kokua Day and Kokua Festival participants viewed the artwork of the thirteen Kokua Calendar finalists. Everyone had the opportunity to cast their vote for their favorite “Be Energy and Water Wise” calendar art. Congratulations to first grader, Xander Amatore, whose artwork will be featured as the 2010-11 Kokua Calendar cover.