Fourth-grade students in Hawaii will have a chance to visit national parks under the Every Kid in a Park program thanks to a partnership between the Kokua Hawaii Foundation, U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Fourth-grade students in Hawaii will have a chance to visit national parks under the Every Kid in a Park program thanks to a partnership between the Kokua Hawaii Foundation, U.S. Forest Service, National Park Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Renowned musician, waterman and conservationist Jack Johnson, together with his wife, Kim, have made a commitment via their Kokua Hawaii Foundation to fund $100,000 worth of field trip grants, with the goal of reaching all 17,000 fourth-grade students in the state. The Oahu couple created the foundation in 2003 to support environmental education in Hawaii’s schools and communities.
The Every Kid in a Park program was started by the White House to encourage fourth-graders to visit national parks and other federal lands and waters for free with their families and classes. Every Kid in Park recently released a video with Jack Johnson encouraging kids to visit their public lands.
Fourth-graders can visit www.everykidinapark.gov and complete a fun educational activity to print a paper pass. Students may also trade in their paper pass for a more durable pass at participating federal sites nationwide.