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00:00:00: SOUND UP
00:00:02: [MUSIC PLAYS, JACK JOHNSON SINGS – GRAPHIC – Explore] The mission of Explore is to champion the selfless acts of others. Explore went on a fact-finding mission to the Hawaiian Islands and discovered the essence of ‘Aloha.’
00:00:22: [GRAPHIC – Kokua Foundation]
00:00:27: JACK JOHNSON: What I would do is I’d make the drums first, and the guitar like this.
00:00:34: SIGN - “Welcome to Sunset Elementary School”
00:00:36: JACK: And then, I’d add in the base line, like this. I was a one-man band. And then I’d put in the guitar.
00:00:50: MAN: The term ‘Kokua’ literally means, “to help or to support.” Hawaiians have this saying, “Makahana kaiki’ You learn by doing.
00:00:59: JACK JOHNSON, Co-founder, Kokua Foundation: Anybody know what 2x3 is? (BACK AND FORTH WITH KIDS – “Yeah, six.”) How about this one? What is 3x6? (KIDS, “Eighteen.”) My, you’re fast. How about the 18th letter in the alphabet? (KIDS – “R”) Woahh!
00:01:12: CHARLIE: How did you guys know that?
00:01:13: LITTLE GIRL: I know the song.
00:01:16: CHARLIE: ‘Cause I was just counting. That was really quick.
00:01:17: JACK: Yeah, it took you a minute there.
00:01:18: CHARLIE: It’s, like, IBM Mainframes all around. This here is a lot of brainpower.
00:01:22: JACK: See? Smartest kids in the world, here at Sunset Elementary School. Okay, so you guys know that part and you know this part, too? [SINGS, “Reduce, reuse, recycle.”] You want to sing with me? All right, here we go. [SINGS – “Three it’s a magic number.”]
00:01:49: CHARLIE: [GRAPHIC – Charles Annenberg Weingarten, Founder, Explore] : Yes, your music is gifted, but it’s your consciousness toward the environment and some of your programs and your foundation. Would you mind telling me about the Foundation you’ve created?
00:01:58: JACK: Kokua Hawaii Foundation, which we’ve developed here in Hawaii, it’s environmental education for kids. We started talking about this idea of working with schools in Hawaii and we wanted to focus on, uh, environmental issues and, basically, teach them about recycling and, at a young age, introducing that concept to kids.
00:02:17: KALIKO AMONA, Program Director: Our three main programs are our 3R’s Recycling Program. We pay for a pick-up service and provide lesson plans for recycling on campus.
00:02:26: JACK: (SINGING – “We’ve got 3Rs we’re gonna talk about today.”
00:02:30: KALIKO: We also have an environmental field trip assistance program, giving grants to small schools that, otherwise, wouldn’t be able to afford field trips. Our largest program is called “Aina in Schools” That’s a farm-to-school program. It includes gardening education and nutrition lessons on campus.
00:02:50: KIM JOHNSON, Cofounder, Kokua Foundation: We try to always take the positive angle, especially with the community programs. Like, we have a new program called “Plastic-free Hale’iwa” that – addressing the use of single-use plastics on the island.
00:03:02: JACK: (CONTINUES TO SING – “…We got to learn to reuse, because 2x3 is 6 and 3x6 is 18 and the 18th letter in the alphabet is ‘R’. We got 3R’s we’re gonna talk about today. We got to learn to reduce, reuse, recycle…”
00:03:23: JACK: Louder. (AS KIDS SING ALONG)
00:03:31: [GRAPHIC – EXPLORE – Never stop learning – AS MUSIC PLAYS]
With the support of the Annenberg Foundation
Explore has made possible to: Kokua Foundation
00:03:55: [GRAPHIC] To learn more:
Kokua Hawaii Foundation
www.kokuahawaiifoundation.org
Director & Host Charles Annenberg Weingarten Explore Producers Tom Pollak Roger Jackson Liz Marks Hawaii Producer Cynthia Ann Scrima Story Produced and Written by Cynthia Ann Scrima Director of Photography Mike Prickett Andrew Sachs Editor Brian T. Meehan Sound Recordist Lucretia Miller Photography Tony Harrington Graphics Lachlan Westfall Production Assistant Leah Dawson Mahalo to: Ruth Holmberg The Sunset Beach Elementary School Children Donne Dawson State of Hawaii & The Hawaii Film Office Walea Constantinau & The Honolulu Film Office Sandra Kunimoto & The Hawaii Department of Agriculture Luella Kurkjian & Hawaii State Archives Special Mahalo to: Jack Johnson Cord International & Hana Ola Records explore.org Made possible by the Annenberg Foundation @2008 Explore Annenberg LLC
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The Kokua Hawai'i Foundation was founded by Jack Johnson and his wife Kim, who wanted to share the importance of caring for the planet with Hawaii's youth. Through catchy songs like 'Reduce, Reuse, Recycle,' and enabling schools to run field trips, gardening education, and nutrition programs, the foundation is helping to create an environmentally conscious generation.