Hawaii Save The Animals

Hawaiians have long shared their paradise with other species, and visitors can help protect the animals and their habitats to continue to ensure their coexistence. Marine life is a definite focus as Hawaiian shores teem with dolphins, seals, fish, turtles, and whales.

EarthTrust Windward Environmental Center, 1118 Maunawili Rd., Kailua, HI 96734 (☎808-261-5339; www.earthtrust.org). Occasionally needs unpaid interns for 2 months or longer in its efforts to protect marine life from drift nets or to research dolphins. Office support especially needed.
Hawaiian Humane Society, 2700 Waialae Ave., Honolulu, HI 96826 (☎808-946-2187; www.hawaiianhumane.org). Houses less exotic animals with no less needs. Accepts volunteers year-round. Walk a dog by the seashore or take a pet to the hospital.
Pacific Whale Foundation, 300 Maalaea Rd., Ste. 211, Wailuku, HI 96793 (☎808-249-8811; www.pacificwhale.org). An organization on Maui dedicated to marine conservation. Promotes appreciation of marine life such as the archipelago’s humpback whales, Lanai’s wild dolphins, and threatened coral reefs. Offers education and event positions.
Wild Dolphin Foundation, 87-1286 Farrington Hwy., Waianae, HI 96792 (☎808-306-3968; http://wilddolphin.org). Offers visitors the opportunity to work alongside marine biologists studying Oahu’s spinner dolphins, whales, turtles, and coral reefs. There is no cost for the program, but it does not offer food, housing, or transportation.

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