|
|
Beach Environmental Awareness Campaign Hawai`i (B.E.A.C.H.) is an all volunteer, non-profit organization concerned with bringing awareness and solutions to the problem of marine debris on Hawai`i's beaches through:
- Environmental Education
- Marine Debris Removal and Research
- Plastic Reduction and Litter Prevention Campaigns
for the purpose of saving and protecting marine life, sea birds and the ocean/coastal environment.
Visit our About B.E.A.C.H. page for more information.
|
|
 |
Wherever you are in the world, you can help us with this international problem of marine debris by becoming a member of B.E.A.C.H. today - click here for more information
Photo: © James Watt |
|
Protecting sea turtles and marine life from harmful plastics: Plastic bags to be banned on the island of Hawai`i in 2013
Hawai`i County Mayor Kenoi signed Bill 17 banning plastic shopping bags into law on Tuesday 17th January, 2012. The law will take effect in 2013. B.E.A.C.H. supported the bill by sending in testimony.
A ban on plastic shopping bags took effect on 11th January, 2011 on the islands of Maui, Lana`i and Moloka`i. The bans on O`ahu and Kaua`i are unfortunately not bans as they are allowing bags made of plastic (with an additive) still to be used which is not a ban at all.
Beach Environmental Awareness Campaign Hawai`i has been at the forefront of the effort to educate the public in Hawai`i about the harm caused by plastic bags to sea turtles and marine life and has led the way in providing and encouraging people to use reusable bags. B.E.A.C.H. helped the first grocery store in Hawai`i to go plastic bag free, and supported interisland, local and state bills to ban plastic bags. B.E.A.C.H.'s plastic bag reduction campaign has been ongoing since 2007.
|
Photo: Nina Wu |
|
"Get the Drift", Honolulu Star-Advertiser,
Monday 28th November, 2011
Article about B.E.A.C.H. and the impact marine debris from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch has had on the Kahuku coastline. |
NEW! B.E.A.C.H. caps and Marine Debris Awareness Student Art Project books
for purchase. click here for more information
Earth Day is April 22nd order your Earth Day bags now - only $3 or 2 for $5
click here |
|
 |
Photo: © Robert Shallenberger |
|
Reusable Bamboo Utensil Sets
Help protect Hawai`i's sea birds by using reusable utensils instead of plastic ones.
B.E.A.C.H. Resuable Bamboo Utensil Sets are now available from B.E.A.C.H. and SoulTrex at Windward Mall and make great Christmas gifts. Click here for more information. |
|
 |
Photo: © Suzanne Frazer |
|
Marine debris removal, Kamilo Beach
On the 28th June and 3rd August, 2011 B.E.A.C.H. volunteers removed more than 700 pounds of marine debris from Kamilo Beach. Photo on the left shows some of the marine debris collected on 28th June. |
Photo: © Tim Silverwood |
|
Rope bundle removed from Kahuku coastline
A 42 foot bundle of rope weighing more than 1500 pounds was removed from the Kahuku shoreline on 2nd and 3rd July 2011 by Suzanne and Dean from B.E.A.C.H. and Tim Silverwood from the Australian organization, Take 3.
|
Marine debris removed from Kahuku beach
Volunteers removed more than 1200 pounds of rope, net and plastic from the Kahuku coastline from 7th - 10th March, 2011.
|
|
Photo: © Suzanne Frazer |
"B.E.A.C.H. Highlights Issue of Marine Debris", East Oahu Sun, 19th May, 2011
 |
|
Article about B.E.A.C.H. Marine Debris Awareness Student Art Project, East O`ahu Sun, Thursday 3rd March, 2011
|
 |
|
Sundance Film Festival
Brita Filter For Good Film Project winner, January 2011: "Plastic Tide"
Short film about the problem of marine debris in Hawai`i interviewing B.E.A.C.H. co-founder Suzanne Frazer at Kahuku Beach.
|
"Bag It" documentary
Award winning film about plastic shopping bags, single use disposable plastic products, plastic in our oceans, environment and how chemicals from plastic end up in our bodies. Click here for a screening near you.
|
 |
|
The work of B.E.A.C.H. and Co-Founders, Suzanne Frazer and Dean Otsuki was recognized and honoured by Councilman Stanley Chang and the City and County of Honolulu at a ceremony on Wednesday 26th January, 2011 at Honolulu Hale. |
"Beachcoming to Save the Planet", Midweek, Wednesday 19th January, 2011
Article about B.E.A.C.H. and B.E.A.C.H. co-founders.
 |
|
Rope and net removal
B.E.A.C.H. volunteers Suzanne and Dean removed 50 feet of rope and net weighing 2833 pounds from Kahuku Beach over 5 days in December 2010. Removing this debris is important to ensure the safety of monk seals and green sea turtles that come ashore in this area. Thank you to Matson Navigation for their support in providing a container and transporting the debris to Schnitzer Steel where it wil be cut up for the Nets to Energy program. |
"Salty Sandcrab" webcomic (click below)
Coral Photograph Credit to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Department of Commerce and Dr. James P. McVey. Dolphins, Japanese Angelfish, Green turtle, and Laysan Albatross photos by James Watt. Humpback whale photo by James Mobeley
Unless noted otherwise, the contents of this website are Copyright © 2006-2012 B.E.A.C.H. Please ask permission before using photographs from this website.
|
