Thank you to all who came out Saturday! International Coastal Cleanup 2019 was yet another great success as over 170 volunteers came out and 111 pounds of debris from Kalama Beach Park was collected. The ICC is the biggest beach cleanup event of the year across the globe. This year we had the pleasure of partnering up with the Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation and All Good Sunscreen.

We collected

23 pounds of Micro Plastic

77 pounds of Trash

11 pounds of Recycle

For a total of 111 pounds of debris

The International Coastal Cleanup started with 2,800 volunteers more than 30 years ago, and has blossomed into a worldwide international effort with support from over 100 countries, many US states, and millions of volunteers. These efforts have collected an estimated 220 million pounds of trash. Unfortunately, this is a drop in the bucket of the massive amount of plastic and trash that we throw away every day. The International Coastal Cleanup is a great way to reduce the amount of trash present on our coasts, but even more important is informing people of the need to reduce our trash output and plastic use. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, approximately 1.4 billion pounds of trash enter the ocean each year! While we are lucky to teach guests from around the world about Kailua Bay and share our beautiful waters, it is not without reminders of a problem we ourselves have created: plastic pollution.

Want to know what we are doing with all the micro plastics?

Come and find us at Kailua’s first Oktoberfest this Saturday 9/28 for a great family activity. We will have a station for keiki to turn the micro plastics into their own beautiful art piece. The micro plastics were all collected at Kailua Beach.

Future Events

If you were unable to attend this last clean up, we will be partnering with DLNR for the Wedge-Tailed Shearwater banding and survey out on Kaohikaipu (next to Manana) on Wednesday 10/2 from 7am- 3pm. If you are interested in joining us out on the island email Volunteer@Kailuabeachadventures.com. Volunteers are recommended to bring swim clothes, water shoes, drybag, water, snacks and or lunch. Be prepared for lots of bending, standing, walking, swimming, kayaking, and the heat.