Growing up in Alaska and living in Hawaii, Dr. Janik is, if nothing else, a naturalist by location. For 12 years, he hiked, skied, camped, fished, prospected, and photographed Southcentral Alaska from Valdez to Denali. A former member of the National Association for Interpretation and California Native Plant Association, he participated in BayIt's [San Francisco] Bay Area Interpretive Training Program, and led private tours in the Bay Area interpreting the local natural environment and Ohlone Indian culture. His archeological and naturalist interests have taken him to numerous times to ancient Greek, Roman, Pacific and Southern American Indian as well as Hawaiian cultural sites. After finishing advanced training in environmental epidemiology at the University of Utah's Rocky Mountain Center for Occupational and Environmental Education, he did a Summer Faculty Fellowship at NASA-Johnson Space Center assisting in the determining water quality requirements for recycled water. Immediately after, he accepted a post-doctoral Research Associateship with the U. S. National Academy of Science / National Research Council to NASA-Johnson Space Center and later NASA-Ames Research Center focusing once again on water and the medical requirements of reclaimed, recycled water. In 1993, afer retiring from private medical practice, he moved to Hawaii to serve as a USDA Cooperative Extension Service Water Quality Agent to Northshore Oahu, and Community Educator for the Kaiaka-Waialua Hydrologic Unit Area Project. He established Hawaii's CAP (Classroom Augmentation Project) and PEP (Public Education Project) addressing clean water, and native plant and culture restoration. In the process, he served as Executive Producer for the Two-Telly-Award-Winning made-for-television documentary "Clean Water, Common Ground." In 1996, he received a Certificate of Appreciation from Honolulu Mayor Jeremy Harris for his services in protecting Hawaii's environment. |
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 "Mokuleia presents
an ideal model - a general microcosm - for studying the effects that
people have on water quality in all countries, including mainland USA,
especially in terms of land management and water quality control." - Wild Film News |
Clean Water Common Ground National Film Network, 1999
Includes Participants' Studio Discussion ISBN 978-0-8026-0704-1
A penetrating look at Hawaii’s struggles to address water quality
issues in “paradise,” Clean Water, Common Ground contends that the responsibility of maintaining good convservation practice is upon each of us. Nowhere is this more true than on Northshore Oahu in
Hawaii, which includes pristine Mokuleia Beach, considered by many to be one of the
loveliest beaches in the world. We must recognize the dramatic role water has in shaping our environment, and how it affects different species of animals and fish in the ocean. If we address the chief threats to our environment and determine the measures needed to tackle those threats head-on, we may be able to preserve both water and land for many generations to come. But we must act now! DVD also includes a studio discussion, highlighting the key issues posed in the film. Produced by Daniel S. Janik Directed by Mary Tuti Baker |
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