I want to share with all of you a wonderful foundation my family is a part of. The name of this foundation is Kokua Hawai’i Foundation based in Haleiwa, Hawai’i. This foundation is close to our hearts because most of our family live on the varies islands. Hawai’i is the only place I have ever been where my soul feels at ease. I just feel like I am home when I am there, which is weird considering I was born and raised in Louisiana.
You may have heard of their founder Jack Johnson. Now stay with me because this is not some foundation a celebrity has started and basically lets the people that run it use his name. Jack Johns is very committed to this project and its success. He was born and raised in Haleiwa and still resides in Hawai’i so these issues are very personal to him. Not only does he put on a concert every year on Oahu but he also goes to the local schools to teach the children the 3 R’s. All money donated to Kolua is used locally to protect beautiful Hawai’i. Starting with our children is the first step and Kokua recognizes that. Our parents show us where the once beautiful sugar cane fields would sway in the breeze and make you think it was waves of green water. Now those fields are covered with houses. The beaches are eroding at a tremendous rate. The picture you see here was taking in Haleiwa. You can see from the root system how much the beach as eroded.
The beaches along with eveything else in Hawai’i are very fragile. In the coming weeks I will be posting more information on the foundation and ways you can help in your own community to make the earth a little bit better. With your help we can make the earth a little greener.