Protecting Hawaii's natural & cultural resources since 1981
New Address:
335 Hahani Street #342132, Kailua, HI 96734
Hawaii’s Thousand Friends is a non-profit organization 501(c)(3) organization. Your donations are tax deductible. Mahalo!
Know Your Rights
The goal of this website is to inform and empower citizens with information so that you can fight for free-flowing clean stream water, clean oceans, comprehensive land use planning, and insist that all Hawai'i's laws and rules are followed that conserve and protect Hawai’i’s natural and cultural resources and historic sites.
All of us who call Hawai`i home have a role to play to protect Hawaii’s natural beauty and natural & cultural resources.
Read more about everyone’s duty to protect the environment in the Hawaii State Constitution, especially Article XI on Conservation, Control and Development of Resources.
All of us who call Hawai`i home have a role to play to protect Hawaii’s natural beauty and natural & cultural resources.
Read more about everyone’s duty to protect the environment in the Hawaii State Constitution, especially Article XI on Conservation, Control and Development of Resources.
Annual Report 2022
Click below to download HTF's 2022 Annual Report.
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The Real Purpose of Rail
Real estate consultant Stephany Sofos said . . . “it goes back to the whole thing that rail was never about transporting bodies - it was to try and create housing” with the ability of residents to then use rail as transportation. (4/2/20 StarAdvertiser)
For information about rail see the rail issues page.
For information about rail see the rail issues page.
The Environmental Notice
To receive periodic notices of Environmental Impact Statements (EIS), Conservation District Use Applications (CDUA), Coastal Zone Management Notices, Special Management Area (SMA), Shoreline Certification Applications and Federal Notices go to the Environmental Review Program and sign up for the The Environmental Notice.
Water Quality Alerts
The Hawaii Department of Health’s Clean Water Branch has an ocean water quality advisory system to let the community know about impacts to the water quality of our beaches throughout our islands. To subscribe to the notification system click here and click "subscribe" on the Clean Water Branch site. For information on the Department of Health Clean Water Branch go to https://health.hawaii.gov/cwb/clean-water-branch-home-page/about-cwb/