Honolulu, O’ahu Nov. 17th , the Surfrider Foundation’s O’ahu Chapter will present the 10th Annual John Kelly Environmental Achievement Awards. The awards are for those who have contributed towards protecting and enhancing our ocean, beaches and coastal environment. All proceeds will benefit Surfrider’s O’ahu Chapter and their efforts to preserve our coasts.
Held each year in honor of John Kelly, the Awards Ceremony honors those individuals and organizations that have followed in his footsteps and continued his legacy of environmental leadership. Below is a list of previous winners, all of whom are invited to attend the event:
Previous Winners
Lifetime Achievement Hawaii-Based Company Professional Surfer
2011 Cora Sanchez The Kona Brewing Company Kyle Thiermann
2010 Mark Cunningham Honolulu Weekly Duane DeSoto
2009 Yvon Chouinard Bill Braden The Malloy Brothers
2008 Shaun Tomson Styrophobia Dave Rastovich
2007 Randy Rarick Pacific Biodiesel James Pribram
2006 Peter Cole Schnitzer Steel Hawai‘i Pancho Sullivan
2005 Larry McElheny Jack Johnson/Brushfire Records Rochelle Ballard
2004 George Downing Oceanit Kelly Slater
2003 John Kelly Patagonia - Haleiwa Rob Machado
The Surfrider Foundation is a non-profit grassroots environmental organization dedicated to the protection and enjoyment of our world’s oceans, waves and beaches through Conservation, Activism, Research and Education (CARE). Originally founded in 1984 by a group of visionary surfers, the Surfrider Foundation is now in its 27th year and has grown to more than 80 chapters and 250,000 supporters, activists and members. The O’ahu Chapter has been busy working on issues of beach access, water quality, coastal preservation and plastic marine debris. For more information about Surfrider and the John Kelly Awards, please visit www.surfrider.org/oahu.