Cross Roads

There comes a time in everyones life when they can choose the road in which they could be truly happy. A" Cross roads ", of sorts; on one side the road of true happiness, pleasure, and pristine bliss. The road which leads you home. one the other hand, if you choose the latter, the road of greed and dis-trust. The road of riches and commercialism. It's the same old tail of good and evil. A battle as old as time and space. A battle that's gone on within us, within our hearts and our minds. The easy path or the road less traveled. It's a choice each person must make themselves. The choice may be a personal decision but we're never alone with it. The journey we take with everyone. All of your loved ones travel the road with us. So before you pack your bags and start trekking think about the destination. Make sure it's a place you could take your momma. Live, love, and recycle.

Mahalo

http://www.cleanandgreenhawaii.org

promoting a positive impact on Hawaii's environment

Kewalo Beach Clean Up

With the success of our first beach clean up safely under our belt we have got our second in the books. I was contacted by surf corp. " Girls who Surf", last month and asked if CGCH would be interested in organizing a beach clean up during their Wahine Surf Contest. We are very excited to be involved and honored that so soon people are turning to us when looking for partnership. Now if we could only find a fiscal sponsor maybe i could sleep at night but alass thats another story all together.

Beach Clean-Up will be held at 10:00 am and will go until 1:00pm at Ala Moana Park. Meeting in the park by large parking lot next to the harbor. look for Green baloons. Without the help fromour community none of what we attemp could ever be accomplished. We depend on you

For more details or to register for Wahine Surf ( paddle or Bodyboard) Contest go to http://www.girlswhosurf.com/ or call 808-772-4583. Entries must be recieved by Mondays, September 13th.

"Project Green", art with a pupose

In the great silence of the Manoa Valley, while the whole town slept it hit me. I was puting paint to canvas, creating beauty out of chaos,but I was lost. Something that has always naturaly flowed through me like to much lemonaid. Art. My greatest passion and i'm somewhere els. My minds on "Clean and Green Campaign of Hawaii", and my love for our great island chain when it hit me. I will begin working on a fantastic new line of art pieces that would not only satisfy my un-waivering desire for artistic expression but would be guided by Clean and Green's Mission. " Project Green", was born. "Project Green", is a new line of art work constructed using non-recyclable materials destined for the landfill. Items such as beer bottle caps, old lighters, scraps of plastic and metals and soft drink toppers to name a few. Recycling the un-recyclables to create one-of-a-kind canvases that will sparkle and shine with a touch of a paint brush.

The ultimate goal of "Project Green", is to raise awareness on environmental issues such as recycling, energy waste, water conservation, sustainability and, most importantly, environmental education for our children. The children truely are our future, it's our responsibilitie to pass our wisdom along to ensure prosparity.

Great Success

The Ka'a'awa Beach Clean-up was a great success. We raised $420.00 toward applying for our 501c3 tax exempt application. The beach sparkled as well as thre people. We realy made a positive impact on the citizens of ka'a'awa. The first community beach clean-up ever organized in Ka'a'awa. Great big thank you to the Kalaka'ala family for your support. The event wouldn't have been such a success withoutt their un-waivering assistance. Mahalo to
MAC 24-7, Hula Motion, and Ka'a'awa Elementry School. Dreams come true when your wide awake.

Beach Clean-up in Ka'a'awa

The date has been set for Clean and Green Campaign's first (of many) community beach clean-ups. Our first location is Ka'a'awa Beach Park on the North west side of Oahu. We have been working dilegently, trying to raise awareness and educate Hawaii's citizens on the problems were facing concerning polutants entering our oceans. CGCH's Chairmen of the Board, Jerad Kamaka'ala said after setting out for a day of surfing off the coast in Ka'a'awa. Once reaching the breakers found himself surrounded by tiny bits and pieces of plastic. Plastic bags and cigerette butts liter the beaches and its time to make a change. We are recieving great support from the community, even the armed forces. The volunteer coordinater for the U.S Navy contacted me interested in our cause and offering the Navy's support. I mean the NAVY!

Gandhi Once Said

Gandhi once said that happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony. This fundamental philosophy rings true with directing a non-profit corporation. An organization that encompasses the way you live and feel. The bliss of being true to yourself. Clean and Green Campaign of Hawaii has become my montra. Be well, god bless, and live in the now.

1023

Got 1023 tax form in the mail today to file for 501c3. HOLY SHIST! the hype was dead on.well no rest for the weiry. Let's do it.,

Live In the Present

A non-profit is a model all business should strive for. A benefit not only on a consumer level but on all levels. Unfortunaltly thats not the way the world works, is it. In the words of Wu Tang Clan, " Money reules everything around me". Money drives the world and we're heading in the wrong direction. Thank god for those curagious few, those people that build churches, and rec-centers and give they're precious time to charity. Those people that still imagine life the way it should be, a gift. Live in the present and charish every moment.

So Much Beauty and Inspiration

Filed the articles of incorporation and with the attorney general. Now we're just waiting on the dreaded 1023 packet to come in the mail. I've heard horror stories about filing the IRS tax 1023 paper work since I had the idea of creating a nonprofit . One web sight even used it as a reason not to form a 501(c)(3) non-profit. The 1023 is thirty pages of IRS hell with each page more confusing than the last. But at last, I am immune. I go into all of this whole-heartedly and without confusion, fear, or pre-misconceptions. A musician friend of mine sings "Even now there's a time and place for better days". Tavana Mcmoore is one of the greatest musician/songwriters I've ever heard and I'm proud to say he's one of my best friends; but I'm gonna have to disagree with him. I couldn't imagine a better place to be or a better time to be there. I , as well as Tavana, live in Honolulu, Hawaii; a place of so much beauty and inspiration. So much in fact that I was inspired to form a nonprofit organization to help preserve the islands that we love so much. Clean and Green Campaign of Hawaii's mission is as follows:

MISSION: "Clean and Green Campaign of Hawaii is dedicated to promoting a positive impact on the environment through education, advocacy, art, group clean-up efforts, and recycling."

A charity built on the hope that very few can change the lives of many. Through the power of gods inspiration great things can be accomplished. It's going to be a long, hard, winding road; but with a lot of blood, sweat, and tears; great things will happen. In the beginning, I told myself that if even one life is changed for the better than we all would have succeeded. Well its safe to say a life has already changed......my own.

Until next time, God Bless

In The Beginning

In the Begining the idea of starting a non-profit corporation seemed so simple. It was the right decision. Everything seemed like it would just fall into place. This magical idea wasn't going to prove to be so simple, but through the trials and tribulations, ups and downs, and in betweens. In the midst of all the confusion awaits this holy feeling that everything is exactly the way it should be. That the pieces will fall leaving something, everything...bliss. The feeling of accomplishing what few do, to spend a life-time fulfilled. To give back to the place we love and leave it a little better than when we found it. The time is now, the place is here, the people are all around us, and everything is as it should be...wonderful.