Plastic Free News
Next Beach Cleanup January 21
Our next beach cleanup is on Monday, January 21 for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service at Kahuku & Kalama beaches. The Kahuku cleanup will be at James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge, enter through the gate off Kamehameha Hwy at Mile Marker 14 and follow banners to the beach (or use this...
2018-19 Plastic Free Hawaiʻi School Mural Contest!
Our Plastic Free Hawaiʻi School Mural Contest is now accepting submissions! Bring your vision of a Plastic Free Hawaiʻi to life by incorporating marine debris, plastic bottle caps or other single-use plastic items collected from the school, families or beach/campus cleanups. Students and...
First Ever Plastic Free Hawaiʻi Youth Summit
Our first ever Plastic Free Hawaiʻi Youth Summit was held the weekend of November 10 & 11 and attended by over 80 youth grades 6-12, from Oʻahu and Maui! The two-day summit included a beach cleanup at James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge at Kahuku, "Artivism" project with Ethan Estess,...
Request a Plastic Free Hawaiʻi Presentation
Plastic Free Hawaiʻi offers school presentations throughout the year to schools, businesses, and community groups on Oʻahu. Presentations cover the local waste stream, as well as the issue of plastic pollution and solutions we can tackle. Please e-mail [email protected] to...
Straub’s Waste Reduction Efforts
Straub Hospital has had continued efforts, partly with our support since 2017, to reduce waste in their operations, successfully replacing foam cups with reusable ones in patient care and tackling many other sustainability efforts. They have found that many waste reduction efforts also save...
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Mother's Day is right around the corner--what are you getting for the amazing eco-minded mamas in your life? Not su… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Way to go Maine!!!!!!! twitter.com/PlasticPollute…
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Congratulations @kokua founders kim & @jackjohnson on the launch of the @BYO_Bottle campaign! @allatonceorg… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Posted 25 Apr -
Earth Day Beach Cleanup with Le Jardin Academy @KailuaKayaks & @kokua kailuabeachadventures.com/beach-clean-up… #plasticfreehawaii #earthday #beachcleanup
Posted 25 Apr -
“Fore the Waves” The Plastic Pickup.org and Countercurrent are designing and fabricating a 26ft wide x… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
Posted 23 Apr
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Archive
2018
December
- 12-27-18 Next Beach Cleanup January 21
- 12-27-18 2018-19 Plastic Free Hawaiʻi School Mural Contest!
- 12-27-18 First Ever Plastic Free Hawaiʻi Youth Summit
- 12-27-18 Request a Plastic Free Hawaiʻi Presentation
- 12-27-18 Straub’s Waste Reduction Efforts
- 12-27-18 BYOBowl @ Banan
- 12-27-18 Surfrider UH Club Tackling Straws
September
- 09-17-18 International Coastal Cleanup Day
- 09-17-18 Plastic Free Hawaiʻi Youth Summit Rescheduled
- 09-17-18 Hawaiʻi Youth Sustainability Challenge
- 09-17-18 Featured Youth Activist: Dyson Chee
- 09-17-18 Upcoming Events
- 09-17-18 Request a School Presentation
- 09-17-18 National Geographic Geo-Inquiry Training Sessions
- 09-17-18 Young Ocean Leaders Wanted!
July
June
- 06-29-18 Take the Plastic Free July Challenge
- 06-29-18 Checkout Bags to Cost $0.15 Each on Oʻahu
- 06-29-18 Featured Youth Activist: Karen Abe, ʻIolani School
- 06-29-18 Art Explorium’s Creative Reuse Open House for Educators
- 06-29-18 Surfjack Summer at the Swim Club
- 06-29-18 Moana Lani Festival & Zero Waste Summit
- 06-29-18 Free Plastic Pollution Lesson Plan
- 06-29-18 7th Annual Environmental Education Symposium
May
- 05-30-18 Volunteer & Partner Appreciation
- 05-30-18 Plastic Bag Ban to Include Fee on Oʻahu
- 05-30-18 June Events
- 05-30-18 Featured Youth Activist: Shannon Murphy, Kaiser High School
- 05-30-18 Plastic Free Hawaiʻi Celebrates Earth Month
- 05-30-18 Maryknoll School Cleans Makapuʻu Beach
- 05-30-18 Kualoa Beach Cleanup with Blue Zones Project
- 05-30-18 Educators: Save the Date for Creative Reuse Open House
- 05-30-18 Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation Volunteer & Partner Appreciation
- 05-30-18 Oʻahu ʻĀINA Educator Training for ʻEwa Schools
- 05-02-18 Beach Cleanup at Kualoa Beach Park
- 05-02-18 Plastic Free Hawaiʻi Celebrates Earth Month
- 05-02-18 Lāʻie Beach Cleanup Yields 975 Pounds of Marine Debris
- 05-02-18 Plastic Free Efforts at Punahou School
- 05-02-18 Oʻahu ʻĀINA Educator Training for ʻEwa Schools
March
- 03-23-18 Hawaiʻi Representation at the 6th International Marine Debris Conference
- 03-23-18 Spring Plastic Free Hawaiʻi Volunteer Training
- 03-23-18 March 31st Beach Cleanup at Lāʻie Beach Park
- 03-23-18 Hawaiʻi Foam Ban Update
- 03-23-18 Plastic Free Hawaiʻi at the Keiki Great Aloha Run
- 03-23-18 Plastic Free Hawaiʻi Makapuʻu Beach Cleanup
- 03-23-18 Hawaiʻi Businesses Switch from Plastic to Paper Straws
- 03-23-18 Youth Advocacy: SEEQS
- 03-23-18 Maui Students Attend National Youth Plastic Solutions Conference
- 03-22-18 Plastic Free Hawaii
- 03-02-18 Spring Plastic Free Hawaiʻi Volunteer Training
- 03-02-18 Plastic Free Hawaiʻi at the Keiki Great Aloha Run
- 03-02-18 Next Beach Cleanup at Lāʻie Beach Park
- 03-02-18 Plastic Free Hawaiʻi Makapuʻu Beach Cleanup
February
- 02-09-18 The Republik Switches From Plastic to Paper Straws!
- 02-09-18 Beach Cleanup at Makapuʻu Beach
- 02-09-18 Plastic Free Hawaiʻi School Art Mural Contest
- 02-09-18 Civics is Sexy 2018
- 02-09-18 Huge Turnout for Plastic Free Hawaiʻi Beach Cleanups
- 02-09-18 KHF Mini-Grant & Field Trip Grant Deadline is March 1
2017
November
- 11-28-17 #GIVINGTUESDAY
- 11-28-17 Beach Cleanup and Restoration at Kahuku Point
- 11-28-17 2017-18 Plastic Free Hawaiʻi School Mural Contest!
- 11-28-17 Reuse mART
- 11-28-17 School Presentations on Plastic Pollution
- 11-28-17 Hawai‘i Youth Sustainability Challenge Grant Opportunity for Students
- 11-28-17 Oʻahu’s Foam Ban Deferred
October
- 10-27-17 Oʻahu’s Foam Ban Needs Your Help!
- 10-27-17 Beach Cleanup and Restoration at Kahuku Point
- 10-27-17 2017-18 Plastic Free Hawaiʻi School Mural Contest!
- 10-27-17 School Presentations on Plastic Pollution
- 10-27-17 Mahalo to our Volunteers!
- 10-27-17 Water Refill Station at Children and Youth Day
- 10-27-17 Marine Educators’ Night
- 10-27-17 41st Annual North Shore Menehune Surf Contest Goes Plastic Free
September
August
- 08-31-17 Plastic Bag Loophole Closed in Victory for Oahu
- 08-31-17 PFH Beach Cleanup: International Coastal Cleanup Day 2017
- 08-31-17 Sign up for the Fall 2017 Plastic Free Hawaiʻi Volunteer Training
- 08-31-17 Hawaiʻi’s Major Cleanup Organizations Collect and Share Data
- 08-31-17 #StopSucking for a Strawless Ocean
- 08-31-17 Magic Island Beach Cleanup
- 08-31-17 VegFest Oʻahu 2017 To Be Plastic Free
- 08-31-17 2017 Haleiwa Arts Festival
- 08-31-17 Creative Reuse Open House for Educators
- 08-31-17 Mālama Loko Ea Foundation Hosts Smog of the Sea Screening