Teamup Cleanup with UpCycle Hawaiʻi
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 joins up with partners from the Upcycle Hawaii crew to remove plastic pollution from our shores and then turn them into useful treasures!
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.
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 and friends help Love The Sea hard-to-reach cleanup recover nearly 5 tons of plastic debris from Kahakuloa, Maui.
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.
HWF President and Program Director, Megan Lamson, checks in about wildlife and debris statistics of our 4-island partnership after the first two years.
Our team of educators are missing the classroom visits and hope your children (and you) find value in our virtual environmental education offerings. Head on over to our Youth Education page to learn more and be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel too to see what’s in store!
Plastic pollution is a global problem with local solutions. Hawai‘i Wildlife Fund (HWF) addresses this critical issue working with local communities.