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Our Purpose

To promote and carry out programs that protect Hawaii's natural beauty, to preserve and enhance landscapes and streetscapes, protect historical and cultural resources, promote and protect scenic views, protect Hawaii's shoreline. improve community appearances, and foster the establishment and preservation of scenic road systems.
To promote education of the public about the economic, social, and cultural benefits of protecting and enhancing scenic resources and community appearances.
To cooperate with local, county, and state efforts while providing information to garden clubs, historic preservation groups, environmental organizations, civic groups, govenmental agencies, and other individuals and organizations interested in preserving and enhancing our visual assets.
To monitor, study, and analyze federal, state, and local policies affecting visual assets; to encourage and foster any other such activity that has the purpose of promoting the appreciation and preservation of our scenic resources.

Events

SCENIC HAWAII, INC. INVITES YOU TO THE GENERAL MEMBERSHIP LUNCHEON

Please join us in welcoming our Guest Speaker
Jim Bickerton, Public Interest Lawyer
speaking on "Efforts to Preserve Open Public Space at Kaimana Beach & Haleiwa Beach Park"
Thursday, April 25, 2013
11:30 am
Hale Koa Hotel, Kalia Room
2055 Kalia Road

Price of the Luncheon is $25.00
(Includes tax, tip)
Please make checks payable to: Scenic Hawaii
RSVP: No later than, April 22, 2013 to Mrs. Robert Law, 649 Onaha Street,
Honolulu, Hawaii 96816 or by telephone at 737-8327.
Please invite a guest.

 

 

Betty Crocker Awards

Scenic Hawaii, Inc. would like to ask your support as we prepare to host the Eleventh Annual Betty Crocker Landscape Awards program, the only one like it in Hawaii honoring outstanding private, professional, community and xeriscape gardeners throughout the state. It's a chance to recognize some of the thousands of people who work quietly every day to keep our state green and beautiful. In the past ten years of the program, we have honored more than a hundred individuals, companies and volunteer groups in this program named for Betty Crocker, one of the founding members of Scenic Hawaii and a dedicated, longtime advocate of protecting the state's natural beauty. With your help, we would like to continue to expand this program and recognize many more people for their continued hard work.

Nominations are now being accepted for the 11th Annual Betty Crocker Landscape Awards.
Nominations are being sought in four
categories:

  • Private individuals (Passionate gardeners
    with green thumbs)
  • Landscape Industry (Professional)
  • Volunteers, Community and Non-profit
    Groups
  • Xeriscape (Gardens that feature drought
    tolerant plants and conservation of water)

To Nominate a Garden or Landscape, please submit the following:

  1. 2013 Betty Crocker Landscape Awards completed nomination form
  2. A short letter explaining why this particular individual or project should be honored
  3. Photographs are required upon submission. Photos should show off best features of garden.

Reminder: Be sure to submit complete contact information for the nominee/entry as well as the person nominating the garden.

  • Nominee/Entry Name
  • Award Category
  • Address
  • City State Zip code
  • Phone
  • Email
  • Nominator
  • Address
  • City State Zip code
  • Phone
  • Email

Nominations can be sent to:
Scenic Hawaii Betty Crocker 2013 Landscape Awards,
c/o PBR Hawaii & Associates Inc.,
1001 Bishop Street Suite 650, Honolulu, HI 96813
tel. 808-521-5631

Or by email: bettycrockerawards@gmail.com
The deadline for nominations is Friday, May 17.

Click here to download a nomination form as a PDF

The Scenic Hawaii Betty Crocker Landscape Awards reception will be held on Monday, June 24th at the Outrigger Canoe Club, 5:00 p.m.

Our silent auction "A Night in a Secret Garden" was so successful in 2012 that we are looking for donations that can be used in our silent auction this year. In return, we can promise that your company will be recognized as a silent auction donor in the program at the awards banquet, which will be held June 24, 2013 at the Outrigger Canoe Club in Waikiki. And, of course, Scenic Hawaii is a non-profit organization, so your contribution is tax deductible. Please send your donations to the address above addressed to Scenic Hawaii Silent Auction or contact Diana Doerr at #946-6601 to arrange for pick-up of any donation items. If you prefer to make a cash donation, make checks payable to Scenic Hawaii, Inc., Betty Crocker Memorial Fund, and mail to the address above. Your support for helping to keep Hawaii clean, green and beautiful is much appreciated.

You can download a Silent Auction donation Form (PDF) here.