The League of Women Voters of Honolulu is honoring Jeff Mikulina for his role in conserving and protecting Hawaii's environment.

Mikulina, executive director of the Blue Planet Foundation, will receive the Donald and Astrid Monson Community Action award for his contributions.

Mikulina, former executive director of the Sierra Club Hawaii, will be the first recipient of the award.

“;Jeff's outstanding contributions during the past decade to responsibly manage and conserve Hawaii's environment have made our state a better place to live for years to come,”; said Piilani Kaopuiki, president of the League of Women Voters of Honolulu, in a news release.

Mikulina, who was director of the Sierra Club for 10 years, was instrumental in the passing of legislation that set caps on Hawaii's greenhouse gas emissions, made solar water heaters a standard feature on new homes and increased funding of natural resource conservation and management through tourism taxes.

A reception will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. on Nov. 13 to honor the late Donald and Astrid Monson and Mikulina. The event will be held at the Honolulu Elks Club in Waikiki. Reservations are $50 per person. Pupus and live music will be available at the event.