2007 Makapu`u Beach Clean-ups






Feb. 3

Volunteers helped clean up the beach and rocks at Makapu`u Beach. Thank you to all the families, individuals, and groups who participated in the clean-up. 46 bags of marine debris, 2 tires, 1 five gallon bucket of broken glass, a surfboard, bar-b-que grill, metal chair, metal poles, scrap lumber, 2 piles of fishing nets, and 1 bag of recyclables were collected. Mahalo to our sponsors: Kale's Natural Foods and Ben & Jerry's.
Some of the participants before the clean-up.

Volunteers pulling and pushing derelict fishing net out of the sand. Beach clean-up volunteer, Phyllis (of Hawai`i Kai) with bucket full of marine debris and more in her arms.


Volunteers collecting marine debris from the rocks. Suzanne (left) clapping winner of Ben & Jerry's ice cream cone - Laura (right) who is drawing the next winner.

Winners of Kale's Natural Foods t-shirts. Winners of Ben & Jerry's ice cream coupons.


Happy volunteers at the end of the clean-up.





 
Coral Photograph Credit to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Department of Commerce and Dr. James P. McVey