MORE FISH IN THE SEA • E Ola ke Kai, E Ola Kakou

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 4, 2009
Contact: Liz Smith or Hannah Bernard
Email: lizsmithpr@yahoo.com

More Fish in the Sea:  E Ola ke Kai, E Ola Kakou
An Ocean Awareness Fair- Seeking Sponsors
Paia, Hawaii-   Event sponsors are being sought for next month’s ocean awareness fair to be held at Maui Community College.  On Saturday, April 4, many of Maui’s community groups and organizations are hosting “More Fish in the Sea: E Ola ke Kai, E Ola Kakou”.  Companies and organizations that are actively engaged in assisting with the recovery of the health of our ocean can apply for honorary sponsorship.  Deadline to apply is Monday, March 16. Companies and individuals can also qualify to become an honored donor with cash or in-kind donations, which will be tax-deductible.. 

The event, which will take place on Maui Community College’s Great Lawn, will include guest speakers followed by break-out action groups, entertainment, keiki games, food booths and a film festival.  Admission to the event is free.  The goal of the event is to raise awareness and launch actions that help bring back the health of Maui’s coastal waters.  The event’s tagline, E Ola ke Kai, E Ola Kakou, means that as the ocean thrives, so do we. 

The event’s guest speakers will include Uncle Mac PoePoe, with the Hui Malama O Mo’omomi, Donna Kahi Kahakui, a renown paddler, EPA special agent and founder of Kai Makana, and Iokepa Nae’ole, Maui’s own foremost Cultural and Environmental Educator.   As the sun sets the outdoor film festival, featuring ocean-related movies, will start.  The event will also include information on several island-wide projects that will be occurring on Sunday, April 5, for which event participants can sign up to participate.

“We’ve all seen it ourselves or seen the news and know that our ocean is in trouble, but if we work together we can help make it better,” says Hannah Bernard, one of the event coordinators and the President of the Hawaii Wildlife Fund. “By working together and separately in our own way, all of us can assist in the revitalization of the health and beauty of our ocean.”

More Fish in the Sea is being organized by a consortium of Community groups, non-profit organizations, foundations and businesses, including Hawai’i Wildlife Fund, Kai Makana, Maui Tomorrow, Sierra Club, Maui Community College’s Sustainability Club, MauiFEST Hawaii, and the Harold KL Castle Foundation.

For information on the event, including sponsorship, please contact Hawaii Wildlife Fund at (808) 575-2046 or 280-8124. 

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