Teamup Cleanup with UpCycle Hawaii
HWF joins up with partners from the Upcycle Hawaii crew to remove plastic pollution from our shores and then turn them into useful treasures!
HWF Intern Stories – Leah Sherwood
Then-graduate student at UH Hilo and HWF intern on Hawai‘i Island, Leah Sherwood, writes about her colorful experience in this guest blog: “A beach cleanup on the southern coast of the island of Hawai‘i” from March 2019.
Hidden Meanings: What brand names reveal about marine debris along our southern shorelines
For eight years, HWF and volunteers kept track of the marine debris items that washed ashore with brand names and UHH graduate student, Mike Stone, investigated the patterns and what it told us about the most common debris items, types, and brands washing up along the Kaʻū coastline.
HWF Assists Love The Sea on Maui Coastal Cleanup
HWF and friends help Love The Sea hard-to-reach cleanup recover nearly 5 tons of plastic debris from Kahakuloa, Maui.
HWF Removes Over 14.4 Tons of Fishing Net and Lines from Hawaiʻi Shores!
Hawai‘i Wildlife Fund (HWF) is pleased to announce that 14.4 tons (28,800 pounds) of derelict fishing net and line bundles that were collected over the past couple years were moved to landfill over the past two weekends.
Hawai‘i Nei Marine Debris Removal Partnership
HWF President and Program Director, Megan Lamson, checks in about wildlife and debris statistics of our 4-island partnership after the first two years.
Marine Debris Removal Projects
Plastic pollution is a global problem with local solutions. Hawai‘i Wildlife Fund (HWF) addresses this critical issue working with local communities.