MACZAC Douglas Tom Thumbs-Up Award 2011
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The first annual MACZAC Douglas Tom Thumbs-Up Award is being presented on September 23 to this year’s recipient, Hawaii Community Stewardship Network (HCSN), a nonprofit agency that works with local communities to care for their environmental heritage. The Award was established by MACZAC to recognize organizations that further the goals of MACZAC and the State of Hawaii’s Coastal Zone Management (CZM) Program, and which include active community engagement, especially with youth participation. MACZAC’s mission is to advocate for a comprehensive management system to restore, preserve and protect Hawaii’s marine and coastal environment.
The Award is named in honor of Douglas Tom, Hawaii’s long-serving, recently retired CZM Program Manager whose tireless work as a steward of Hawaii’s natural and cultural resources serves as a model for MACZAC’s “Thumb-Up” recognition effort. Mr. Tom served as the CZM Program Manager from 1978, when Hawaii’s CZM Program was approved, until 2009. Mr. Tom played a leadership role in formulating the U.S. Coral Reef Initiative and led the development of the Hawaii Coral Reef Plan, guiding the development of plans for the U.S. islands as well as the Presidential executive order establishing the U.S. Coral Reef Task Force. Mr. Tom also spearheaded the series of county public access plans, institutionalizing the concept of public access through the SMA permit system. For decades, Mr. Tom has been an outspoken advocate for ocean policy, both locally and nationally, and has advocated for action to address the impacts of climate change.
Click here for the Award's Press Release.
2011 Recipient is Hawaii Community Stewardship Network (HCSN)
HCSN was selected from among Hawaii’s outstanding environmentally-focused nonprofit organizations for its ability to empower 25 rural communities from around Hawaii in the areas of resource management, youth engagement, community advocacy, community-based economic development and program evaluation. HCSN builds capacity by fostering information networks between these communities so they may share locally developed resource management expertise. More information is available at their website: http://www.hcsnetwork.org/about
Other 2011 Nominees
HCSN was selected from among Hawaii’s outstanding environmentally-focused nonprofit organizations as this year's Award recipient. Also nominated for the Award were:
Coral Reef Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to saving coral reefs.
Ka Honua Momona, a Molokai nonprofit whose mission is to be a model of sustainability mauka a makai (from mountains to the sea).
Ka ‘Ohana O Honu‘apo, a nonprofit organization formed to co-manage the Honu‘apo Park, a 225-acre shoreline park located in Na‘alehu on Hawai‘i Island.
Mahuahua ‘Ai O Hoi, a project established to protect the marine and wetland environment of Kāne‘ohe Bay in a way that fosters traditional conservation practices and community education.
Malama Maunalua, a Hawaii Kai-based nonprofit organization that enhances the marine environment of Maunalua Bay through partnerships with multiple agencies, schools, paddling clubs, businesses, government agencies and the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program.
West Hawaii Fisheries Council, a nonprofit organization that works to preserve ocean ecosystems from Upolu Point to Ka Lae, Hawai‘i Island, by managing fishing activities to ensure sustainability, enhance near shore resources, and develop and implement plans to minimize resource depletion.
Contact Jessica Stabile at 808-587-2800 or jstabile@dbedt.hawaii.gov for more information.
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