
Kai Makana has done an excellent job attracting public attention. Take a look at some of the news coverage of our events. Sponsoring Kai Makana is an excellent way of being noticed while contributing to the health of our oceans.
    ![]() photo by Mary Ann Changg ©2001  | 
    
    ![]() photo by Mary Ann Changg ©2001  | 
    
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2008  | 
  
| Honolulu Advertiser 05/07/08 - "Mokauea cleanup helps kids give back" | 
| KHNL 04/19/08 - "Mokauea Restoration" | 
| KITV 04/18/08 - "Military Hauls Tons Of Trash From Mokauea Island" | 
| KHNL 03/27/08 - "Restoring Mokauea Island" | 
| KHNL 03/26/08 - "Hawaii's Last Native Fishing Village, Mokauea Island" | 
2007  | 
  
| KHON 10/27/07 - "Clean-up of historical Mokauea Island" | 
| Honolulu Starbulletin 07/05/07 - "Rebirth of Mokauea" & "Restoring an island and pride" | 
| Honolulu Advertiser 05/07/07 - "No ka 'oi" | 
| Honolulu Starbulletin 03/27/07 - "Kahakui wins environmentalist honor" | 
| Yves Rocher Foundation-Institute 02/28/07 - "... 2007 Women of the Earth award ceremony" | 
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       2004  | 
  
| Honolulu Advertiser 05/08/04 - "200-mile canoe trek to raiser environmental awareness" | 
| Makai Ocean Lifestyle Magazine November 2004 - "Paddling for Life - Going the Distance " | 
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       2003  | 
  
| Hawaiian Airlines In-flight video - "Crossing the Channels" | 
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       2002  | 
  
| Tiare Girl Magazine 09/02 "Kai Makana - Ocean Education through Action" | 
| Honolulu Star Bulletin 06/27/02 "Kahakui wanted a chance" | 
| KGMB 3/30/2002 Lt. Governor, Mazie Hirono, visits Kai Makana in support of the Wai`anae Environmental Educational Day | 
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         2001  | 
    
| Honolulu Star Bulletin 03/27/01 "Waianae Coast to celebrate ocean environment, island culture" | 
| Honolulu Star Bulletin 04/01/01 Youths participate in Kai Makana | 
| Honolulu Star Bulletin 04/02/01 Kai Makana and Waianae Coast Community rallied youths | 
| My TV Jams 04/01 | 
| CNN - Live at Daybreak 06/22/01 "Paddling to Protect the World's Water" | 
| Honolulu Advertiser 06/24/01 "Hawai`i paddler completes solo run on Hudson River" | 
| Honolulu Star Bulletin 06/25/01 "Kahakui completes 55-mile solo paddle" | 
| Honolulu Advertiser 07/15/01 "Hudson River ho`okupu for paddler Kahukui" | 
| Honolulu Advertiser 11/07/01 "Paddling trip in Tahiti offers new goals for teens" | 
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         2000  | 
    
| Island Scene Magazine April 2000 "Digging Deep - Put her in a canoe and there's no doubt Donna Kahakui will go far." | 
| Honolulu Advertiser 04/20/99 "Kahakui will try to paddle around Oahu" | 
| Honolulu Advertiser 04/22/99 "Kahakui half way" | 
| KITV 4/20/00 Canoe Paddler Donna Kahakui begins attempt to paddle around island of Oahu. | 
| KHON 4/20/2000 Donna Kahakui begins solo trip around O'ahu. | 
| KHNL 4/20/2000 Canoe paddler Donna Kahakui begins paddle around island of O'ahu. | 
| KITV 4/21/00 Canoe Paddler Donna Kahakui begins paddle around island of O'ahu. | 
| KHON 4/21/200 Donna Kahakui begins paddle around island of O'ahu | 
| KHNL 4/21/2000 Donna Kahakui continues paddling trip around island of O'ahu. | 
| KHNL 4/21/2000 Donna Kahakui arrives at Haleiwa Harbor four hours ahead of schedule. | 
| KITV 4/23/2000 Canoe paddler Donna Kahakui completes solo trip around island of O'ahu, lands at Hilton Hawaiian Village. | 
| KGMB 4/23/2000 Donna Kahakui is first solo canoe paddler to circumnavigate O'ahu. | 
| KHON 4/23/2000 Donna Kahakui circumnavigates O'ahu via solo canoe. | 
| KHNL 4/23/2000 Paddler Donna Kahakui completes solo circumnavigation of O'ahu. | 
| Honolulu Advertiser 10/24/2000 "Hawai`i paddlers triumph in Tahiti" | 
| Honolulu Advertiser 11/24/2000 "Paddling to save the ocean" | 
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         1999  | 
  
| Honolulu Star Bulletin, 03/27/99 Newswatch: Activist to paddle 140 miles for cause | 
| Honolulu Star Bulletin, 03/30/99 "For the Ocean's Sake" | 
| Honolulu Advertiser, April 1999 "Paddler plans Big Isle-O'ahu Solo Journey" | 
| Honolulu Advertiser "Paddler stops to rest on Moloka'i" | 
| Kalamalama 4/12/99 "Record setting paddler to raise $50,000 for environment" | 
| Pacific Paddler -- Cover June 1999 "Donna Kahakui's 131 Mile paddle" | 
| Wahine Magazine June 1999 "A Distant Shore" | 
| Honolulu Star-Bulletin 6/8/99 "Kahakui Proves her dedication to ocean" | 
| Hawaii Kai Press 6/9-6/15/99 Projects detail history, ecology of Maunalua Bay | 
| Spirit of Aloha April 1999 "Paddling Heroine" | 
| Hana Hou Summer 1999 "Ocean Warrior" | 
| Honolulu Magazine August 1999 "Stars on the Water: Donna Kahakui" | 
| Paddler Magazine September 1999 "Paddling for Hawai'i's Marine Life" | 
| KHON 4/29/99 6pm. | 
| KITV 4/29/99 AM news | 
| KGMB 4/18/99 5pm | 
| KHNL 4/30/99 AM news | 
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       1998  | 
  
| Honolulu Star Bulletin 04/13/98 Features: Wood Craft | 
| Honolulu Star Bulletin 07/06/98 Features: Wood Craft | 
| Honolulu Star Bulletin 07/27/98 Features: Wood Craft | 
| Honolulu Advertiser 12/17/98 "Champion Paddler is on Mission to Protect Hawai'i's Reefs" | 
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| Kai Makana is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization, established in 1997, to provide volunteer, in-kind, and financial support for marine wildlife conservation and education. | |