2006 Makapu`u Beach Clean-ups

Beach Environmental Awareness Campaign Hawai`i organized a group of Punahou students on the 19th November to clean Makapu`u Beach using the new sand sifters that had been made recently. They did a great job of picking up all the small pieces of plastic marine debris.
Makapu`u Beach		Makapu`u Beach and marine debris		After the clean-up

On 29th October, B.E.A.C.H. organized the Makapu`u Beach "Get the Drift and Bag It" clean-up as part of the Ocean Conservancy's International clean-up day. Student volunteers from HPU Hale Loa and Mililani Girl Scouts Troop 549 collected and recorded marine debris on data cards. Some unusual items were collected such as a wedding bouquet and a broken window with a wooden frame. The top 5 items collected were: 1203 pieces of broken glass, 881 pieces of plastic, 388 cigarette butts, 153 bottle caps/lids, 135 food wrappers/containers. A total of 3469 items were collected and recorded.
HPU Hale Loa students and Mililani Girl Scout Troop 549 before the clean-up		HPU students collecting and recording marine debris		HPU students cleaning the beach