Outdoor apparel company Patagonia is giving $5,000 to three Hawaiçi nonprofits, but is seeking help from the public to determine how the grant money should be divided.

Employees of Patagonia’s Haleiwa store decided to distribute the $5,000 between Halawa Valley Land Trust, the Oçahu chapter of the Surfrider Foundation and genetic engineering watchdog Hawaii Seed.
The company is accepting votes at its store through Saturday as to which nonprofit will receive $2,500, $1,500 and $1,000.
The store is among 25 U.S. Patagonia stores participating in the “Voice Your Choice” campaign now in its second year. Last year, the campaign through 23 stores distributed $100,000 to environmental groups, including the North Shore Community Land Trust.