Local Companies Donate More than $280,000 to The Nature Conservancy of Hawai'i
Since 1987, Local Businesses Have Joined Together
to Help Protect Hawaii's Natural Environment
HONOLULU, HI — November 12, 2008 — This year, more than 120 local businesses supported environmental conservation in Hawai‘i by donating more than $280,000 to The Nature Conservancy of Hawaii’s Corporate Council for the Environment.
The Conservancy launched the Corporate Council for the Environment in 1987 to engage the business community in caring for Hawaii’s environment. In the past two decades, the Corporate Council for the Environment has grown into a coalition of local businesses who have given more than $3 million to protect Hawaii’s natural heritage.
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Monsanto Moloka'i Site Lead Ray Foster presents check to Ed Misaki, TNC's Moloka'i program director.
Hula Grill General Manager Orrin Cross (left), Marketing Manager Seanna Clark and Chef Scott McGill
presented Hula Grill's contribution to Emily Fielding, TNC's Maui marine coordinator (second from left).
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Local businesses that join the Corporate Council for the Environment at the Executive Leadership Circle level ($10,000+) are: Alexander & Baldwin, Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc., Maui Land & Pineapple, Monsanto Fund, Outrigger Enterprises, The Shidler Family Foundation, and Skyline Eco-Adventures.
Other significant contributions came from ABC Stores, AES Hawai‘i, Atlantis Submarines, Bank of Hawai‘i, Blue Planet Software, Dowling Company, First Hawaiian Bank, Hula Grill, First Insurance Company of Hawai‘i, Goodfellow Brothers, Haleakalā Ranch Company, Kūki‘o and Macy’s West.
“We are very grateful to our local companies for their continued generous support," said Suzanne Case, The Conservancy's Hawai‘i Executive Director. “In uncertain economic times, protecting the environment can get deferred, but these companies know that in Hawai‘i the economy is the environment. Their vision and commitment helps us ensure a sustainable Hawai‘i – for us and for our children. ”
Since 1980, The Nature Conservancy of Hawai‘i has been conserving and managing native habitats and ecosystems in Hawai‘i. With a system of 11 preserves on the islands of O‘ahu, Maui, Moloka‘i, Kaua‘i and Hawai‘i, the Conservancy directly protects 40,000 acres of critical habitat. Today, the Conservancy is taking conservation to a new level in Hawai‘i by protecting the larger landscapes and biological systems of which these preserves are a part. The Conservancy has also extended its work from the forests to the reefs and is engaged in marine conservation in the near shore waters of the main Hawaiian Islands.
The Nature Conservancy is a leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people. The Conservancy and its more than 1 million members have protected nearly 120 million acres worldwide. Visit The Nature Conservancy on the Web at www.nature.org.
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