TOP TEN DEBRIS ITEMS COLLECTED ON THE NORTH SHORE OF OAHU
1. Cigarettes
52,130
2. Food Wrappers/Containers
6,226
3. Caps And Lids
5,591
4. Plastic Bags
5,048
5. Pieces of Plastic
4,604
6. Styrofoam Pieces
1,571
7. Glass Bottles
1,451
8. Beverage Cans
1,336
9. Broken Glass
1,022
10.Straws / stirrers
680
(Of Mention-Starbucks)
509
During the 2009 Beach Clean Ups on the North Shore of Oahu, 474 Volunteers spent approximate 948 hours, cleaning up Kamehameha Highway and our beaches. They collected 8,530 pounds of trash, 89,253 debris items, which were hauled to the dump. Including labor and supplies, we saved the State of Hawaii approximately $15,000.00. In addition, 6 under-water clean ups, provided 186 pounds of lead weights that were collected and recycled back to the fishermen.
Overall, Cigarettes filters, cigar tips and tobacco packaging with a grand total this year of 52,600, remains, year after year, over 50% of the debris found. This has been a horrible trend for all the 10 years of tracking debris items in the whole state of Hawaii. With the car manufactures no longer providing ashtrays and public ashtrays disappearing, the public is using our Aina. Of great help would be for Hawaii rental car companies to provide disposable ashtrays in the cars, which could be taken to the beaches, etc. Better yet- A no smoking ban on all beaches.
Plastic Bottle Caps will remain a problem, so long as the plastic bottles cannot be recycled with the lids on. This is fixable.
Haleiwa Town is to be commended on going plastic bag-less. However this campaign needs to be stepped up and more community effort is needed. Free promotional bags as gifts monthly, for visitors would be wonderful. As a whole town, cost could be cut.
A review of the money being spent by the State and C & C on contracts to clean our beaches is imperative. Maybe the neighborhood Board #27 could look into this or form a committee.
With our State not having a Litter Prevention Office in over five years, our Litter highway signs are disappearing. We need this office. It affects education and tourism. (Records on file in office)
Beach Cleanup, November 14th, Velzyland
Highlights for March 2008 Cleanup
Highlights of the items collected on the March 28th cleanup! Kawailoa - Papailoa to Chun’s Reef Park. (2.5 Miles) on North Shore!
Adopt A Beach Hawaii and Keep America Beautiful will again join
together to do the Great Hawaii Clean Up 2009 along with 3 million
volunteers Nationwide. Saturday, March 28th and Saturday April 25,
2009 at noon on the North Shore. Headquarters will be Chun’s Reef at
61-529 Kam Hwy. on the beach.
We are proud to announce that Hickam Air Force is sending 40 to 50
volunteers and we have a Church family group of approx. 30 joining in
with us this weekend plus about 15 to 20 tourists and local volunteers.
Last month Feb. 28th saw the record broken in 8 years of volunteers; 70
people worked- collected and recorded on the North Shore: 1,900
cigarette buts, 208 plastic bags and 186 bottle caps- just 3 items of the 30
debris items we count and track monthly for 8 years! We are so proud
of our volunteers. ALOHA and MAHALO!
Marine Debris Monitoring Program
Adopt-A-Beach Hawaii- Clean-Up Schedule - 2009
Meeting place: 61-529 Kamehameha Hwy, Haleiwa, Chun’sReef, (North Shore)
Look for the signs and banners on Kam. Hwy. 1/2 way between Waimea and Haleiwa Town
Time: 12:00 Noon – Last Saturday of the month - Phone:(808) 637-2211 - Fax: (808) 637-5003
Websites: www.adoptabeachhawaii.org & www.seaturtlesinternational.org
*Rain or shine -if safe! *Dangerous waves or flooding will result in cancellation.
All volunteers are provided with a trash bags, gloves and purified water.
*********Please bring a hat, sunscreen and beach shoes.
*Certificates available for school programs and Community service.
January 31st
July 25th
February 28th
August 29th
March 28th Many Mahalos to the 324 Intelligence Squadron Airman's Council, stationed at Hickam Air Force Base!
Save The Sea Turtles International, non-profit foundation (STSTI), , Eco
North Shore Vacation Rentals & Tours, North Shore.Com & Pioneer Ace Homes Supply, Friends
of Hawaii Charities, Aloha Computers, Nani ’O Wai’anae, SurfNetWork & volunteer members.
Marine Debris Monitoring Program
The Environmental Protection Agency and the Center for Marine Conservation developed a
national program .The National Marine Debris Monitoring Program was a SIX-year study, now
completed and was designed to determine the sources of litter on the beach. STSTI is
continuing the program with Adopt-A-Beach Hawaii. The information gained through this
program gives researchers in Hawaii a better understanding of Hawaiian trends in the sources
and types of Land and Marine litter. For more information on the six year study - see the
National Marine Debris Monitoring Program website at www.cmc-ocean.org.
Save The Sea Turtles International (STSTI)
Save The Sea Turtles International Public Foundation sponsors beach clean-ups on the North
Shore of Oahu every month for over eight years. We study and document 30 debris items
found in Hawaiian Beaches and Highways. Many turtles and other sea life are injured or killed
each year in Hawaii and worldwide, due to land and marine man made debris. We are
changing that, one beach at a time, with Adopt-A-Beach Hawaii.org. STSTI is also involved in
getting recycling on all Hawaii beaches. We have many programs and always need volunteers!
***Certificates & Community Service accredited letters available.
Aloha and Mahalo (Thank You) for Keeping our beaches beautiful!
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service invites you to help commemorate the centennial of the Hawaiian Islands Reservation, the nation's largest conservation area.
February 3rd, 2009
5:30pm to 8:00pm
Kilauea Point National Wildlife Refuge
Kilauea, Hawaii
Due to the larger turn out of volunteers monthly, we are in need of supplies
and Community appreciation gifts for Volunteers at monthly raffle after
clean ups. Any Donation welcomed. Call for pick up or drop off at above
address.
COMMUNITY APPRICIATION GIFTS:
• Lunch and Dinner coupons
• Recycle shopping bags
• Tee Shirts/ Hats/ sarongs
• Paintings
• Stickers
• Towels
• Hawaiian Souvenirs for Tourist that volunteer!
• Gift cards: food/ store
• Children Toys.
SUPPLIES:
• 6 metal trash cans for recycling at beach trash cans stations.
• 15 metal long handle pickers (Ace @ $25 each)
• 10 safety vests (Ace @ $15 each)
• 10 boxes of disposable rubber gloves. All Lg.
• 2 boxes of non latex “ “ “ “
• 6 boxes of 90-gallon plastic bags for our recycle bins.
• 2 sign holders/ Blue Plastic Easels (Toys r Us @ $27 each)
• 10 small sign riders (for change of times and events) $25
• 2 new plastic signs @ $35 each
• 12 plastic clip boards
• 2 dozen pens
• 2 plastic (4 to 6 drawers) drawer organizers
• Cases of Drinking water!
• Color Printing of Calendars
Many Mahalos to the University of Hawaii West Oahu Business Club & US Navy! (Beach Clean Up October 25th)
Marine Debris Monitoring Program
Adopt-A-Beach Hawaii- Clean-Up Schedule – 2008-2009
To raise awareness of the impact of marine debris on marine life, in this 2008 International Year of the Reef, a series of free, public events will take place in October for Marine Debris Awareness Month. This is a unique opportunity to hear from the leading researcher of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, Captain Charles Moore; to see Algalita Marine Research Foundation film: "The Synthetic Sea Story" and the BBC documentary "Message in the Waves" which inspired many to make a difference; and to hear from local researchers and educators about marine debris and the impact on sea turtles and sea birds.
The Beach Environmental Awareness Campaign Hawai`i (B.E.A.C.H.) is partnering with the U.H. Sea Grant Hanauma Bay Education Program to present a weekly educational film/lecture series every Thursday evening in October at the Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve Theatre. This series of events are free and open to the public. Parking is also free after 5:30pm.
Marine Debris Awareness Month events also include a Marine Debris Forum at the Hawai`i State Capitol and displays of student art work.
Further details about Marine Debris Awareness Month events:
Films: "Hawai`i – Message in the Waves" and "The Synthetic Sea Story"
6:30pm Thursday 2nd October, 2008 at Hanauma Bay
"Hawai`i - Message in the Waves" is a BBC Natural History Unit documentary that explores the dangers of plastic debris in the marine environment and the threat to marine animals and birds in Hawai`i. For more information visit: www.messageinthewaves.com
<http://www.messageinthewaves.com/> "The Synthetic Sea Story" is a documentary produced by the Algalita Marine Research Foundation (AMRF) about the threat of plastic debris in the ocean and impact on marine life. The film follows AMRF to the North Pacific Sub-tropical Gyre, Hawai`i and California as they sample and study plastic debris in the ocean and on beaches. For more information visit: www.algalita.org <http://www.algalita.org/>
"Sea Birds as Indicators of Plastic Pollution in the Marine Environment" by David Hyrenbach
6:30pm Thursday 9th October, 2008 at Hanauma Bay
Dr. David Hyrenbach, Associate Professor of Oceanography at the Hawai`i Pacific University will discuss the pervasive problem and impacts of plastic ingestion by seabirds with emphasis on the ecology and habitat of the Laysan and Black-footed albatross.
David Hyrenbach is an Associate Professor of Oceanography at Hawai`i Pacific University College of Natural Sciences. His expertise is in seabird foraging ecology, the habits of far-ranging marine vertebrates and the conservation of pelagic systems. His research interests include use of satellite telemetry to understand the ecology of highly migratory pelagic species including marine birds and turtles in the main and Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. For more information visit his website: www.pelagicos.net <http://www.pelagicos.net/>
"Marine Debris" by Suzanne Frazer
6:30pm Thursday 16th October, 2008 at Hanauma Bay Suzanne Frazer, Co-founder of the Beach Environmental Awareness Campaign Hawai`i will discuss marine debris and the work of the Beach Environmental Awareness Campaign Hawai`i (B.E.A.C.H.), an all volunteer organization that is concerned with reducing marine debris on Hawai`i’s beaches through beach clean-ups, litter prevention and environmental education. For more information visit the Beach Environmental Awareness Campaign Hawai`i website: www.b-e-a-c-h.org <http://www.b-e-a-c-h.org/>
"Synthetic Polymers Entering the Marine Food Web" by Charles Moore
6:30pm Thursday 23rd October, 2008 at Hanauma Bay
In his talk, Charles Moore, Founder of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation, will explore the consequences of our society’s profligate waste over the last half century, and how it is showing up in the ocean’s food web from the smallest marine animals to the largest cetaceans. He will explain the unexpected longevity of our waste in the marine environment, how it threatens the ocean’s biodiversity, and what we must do to change the tide of trash inundating our shores.
Charles Moore founded the Algalita Marine Research Foundation (AMRF) in 1994 to study and restore the ocean environment. Since his discovery of the Eastern Garbage Patch in 1997, he has dedicated his time and resources to understanding and remediating the ocean’s plastic load. For more information visit the Algalita Marine Research Foundation website: www.algalita.org <http://www.algalita.org/>
"Our Ocean Dumping Grounds: Consequences and Repercussions for Sea Turtles"
by Regina Woodrom Rudrud - 6:30pm Thursday 30th October, 2008 at Hanauma Bay
Regina Woodrom Rudrud, Maritime and Fisheries Anthropologist, University of Hawai`i at Manoa will discuss the consequences of life for sea turtles within an ocean of marine debris as well as sea turtle biology, behaviour and life history.
Regina Woodrom Rudrud is a sea turtle conservation biologist as well as a maritime and fisheries anthropologist who has studied sea turtles the past ten years in several countries. Ms. Woodrom Rudrud is a lecturer in the anthropology and biology departments of the University of Hawai`i at Manoa teaching courses which include the biology of marine reptiles. Ms Woodrom Rudrud also works as an independent contractor for the NOAA Fisheries Marine Turtle Research Program.
Marine Debris Forum
A Marine Debris Forum will held at the auditorium of the Hawai`i State Capitol on Wednesday October 22nd 6:30pm-9:00pm. This free public event will include a panel of speakers, information tables, door prizes and refreshments. Hawai`i State Senator Gary Hooser and Hawai`i State Representative Lyla Berg will attend and welcome everyone.
The panel of speakers includes: Featured speaker - Charles Moore, Founder of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation, Panelists - Regina Woodrom Rudrud, Maritime and Fisheries Anthropologist at the University of Hawai`i at Manoa, Donna Kahiwaokawailani Kahakui, Founder of Kai Makana, Suzanne Frazer, Co-founder of the Beach Environmental Awareness Campaign Hawai`i.
Featured speaker, Charles Moore will present "Zero Waste? The Ocean Can't Wait!". The program will feature new research findings from the great North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, and ideas on how to deal with pelagic plastics which have become a plague on our oceans.
For more information about Marine Debris Awareness Month, please visit the Beach Environmental Awareness Campaign Hawai`i website: www.b-e-a-c-h.org <http://www.b-e-a-c-h.org/>
Marine Debris Awareness Month is being sponsored by Hawai`i International Year of the Reef Campaign, Malama Hawai`i, B.E.A.C.H., UH Sea Grant Hanauma Bay Education Program.
Beach Clean Up Photos - May 24th and May 31, 2008
Click the image for a larger view. A big mahalo to Kanani Oury for the photographs!
Wyland Art Auction
Limited edition copy #2 prints signed by Wyland, Frank Fasi (Past Mayor),
Quentin Kawananakoa (Last Royal Hawaiian), Kelly Slater, Bill Patty, Con Con.
Click on one of the images above to view a larger version.
Adopt
a Beach Hawaii - Beachside Recycling Program
2007 Report Card
2007 was an amazing year for Adopt-A-Beach and Save the Sea Turtles International, with turtle rescues,
beach and reef clean ups, oceanographic research and educational projects. We give much mahalos to all the
local schools and charity groups we partnered with along the way! Also, many thanks to the generous donors
and volunteers who made this all possible.
