Causes: Children & Youth, Environment, Environmental Education, Military & Veterans Organizations, Veterans, Youth Development - Citizenship

Mission: We want to inspire more healing on our blue planet. Oceans and sea life are suffering from pollution, warming, and overall degradation. At the same time, many people in the world are working through physical or emotional challenges. Our mission at Sea Inspiration is to bring healing to people and the sea by sharing positive, healing, and inspiring ocean experiences.

Results: We have three primary programs. (1) My Beach Report (MBR) - An educational sea adventure show hosted by students, for students, to help them SEE the SEA—and inspire them to get active. MBR focuses on educating kids about our earth's marine environment and inhabitants. Through this programming we emphasize environmental stewardship, and teach students how each of them can make a valuable impact for marine ecosystems. Why this, and why now? Because knowledge is power. Through MBR, young people are learning how small changes made in their own lives—and their positive impact on sea life—will promote a healthier marine environment. My Beach Report programming also includes expert advisors and educators, such as world-renowned marine scientists Dr. Sylvia Earle, Dr. Richard Grigg, and Dr. Anthony Andrady. (2) Healing Adventures - This program uses experiences in and near the sea to help (and inspire!) people of all ages who face significant personal challenges. We encourage everyone to spend time in the sea(!), but through this program we focus our efforts on two specific groups of people: children with severe or terminal illness and US military veterans wounded serving their country. What we do through Healing Adventures is offer participants an experience of freedom and joy unlike anything most of them have ever had. In a fun, supportive atmosphere, adults and children alike can “spread their wings” and enjoy feelings of exhilaration and confidence as they experience ocean adventures such as surfing, paddling, snorkeling, canoeing, and swimming with marine wildlife. The watery environment we share with most of them is akin to a “healing tonic, ” especially in the warm Hawaiian ocean. . . and whether they adventure on land or sea—they’ll leave with a fresh, hopeful, healing perspective. Although we are a sea-focused organization, depending on the needs (and wants!) of our recipients, we sometimes arrange adventures that are not in the ocean. However, being in Hawaii, we are always surrounded by healing waters! For example, we may offer horseback riding, zip-line rides, or some of our wounded service members may even have the option of skydiving with our military spokesman, Colonel John Bates, U. S. M. C. (Ret. ), and his professional skydiving team “the Flying Leathernecks”!Your Sea Inspiration team knows that being outdoors in or near the ocean offers a therapeutic benefit for most people. We know, because we have felt it personally. Our goal through Healing Adventures is to share similar opportunities with others and help them gain whatever healing benefits are possible from the sea and nature. (3) Inspiring Ocean Videos (See Inspiration!) - Sea Inspiration does a great deal of filming in and around the sea. We do this because we want you to see the sea and its beauty. We want to help you understand how the sea can help heal humanity (& vice versa). And we want to inspire you to become an active force for educating others and protecting the seas.

Target demographics: people and oceans help each other

Geographic areas served: The Hawaiian Islands and provide media and material worldwide

Programs: healing adventures for ill children and (former or active) US military members with service-related injuries or challenges. We also create educational video/television programming that we share free-of-charge to children's hospitals, service/veteran's organizations, and US military channels.