Plastic Free News
Happy New Year and Mahalo for Your Support!
Hauʻoli Makahiki Hou! We hope your year is off to a great start! On December 17, 2019, Bill 40 was signed into law, banning most disposable plastics on Oahu by 2022. Your voice matters and we thank you for all your support with getting Bill 40 across the finish line! Did you make any green...
January 20 Plastic Free Hawaiʻi Beach Cleanups
Join us at one of two Plastic Free Hawaiʻi Beach Cleanups on Monday, January 20th from 9:00am to 11:00am at James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge at Kahuku AND Kalama Beach Park in Kailua. Check in starts at 8:30am. Wear a hat and reef-safe sunscreen, bring your reusable water bottle,...
Plastic Free Hawaiʻi School Mural Contest
Our annual Plastic Free Hawaiʻi School Mural Contest is under way and our first submission by Kalāheo Elementary School has been entered! There is still time to brainstorm, plan, sketch, collect and design materials needed to complete your PFH Mural before the February 21st deadline! The grand...
Semester at Sea Field Day on Oʻahu
On January 12 we worked with 75 students from the Semester at Sea program and Sustainable Coastlines Hawaiʻi to dive deeper into how we stop pollution at the source. The students and staff were joined by Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation co-founders Kim & Jack Johnson and saw the issue first hand as we...
Catch the Plastic Free Wave!
Collaboration was in the air this December as Plastic Free Hawaiʻi partnered with Bureo, Sustainable Coastlines Hawaiʻi, Countercurrent Art, Turtle Bay Foundation, Hydroflask, and WSL PURE on the Plastic Free Wave to raise awareness and inspire solutions to plastic pollution! The collaboration...
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A Reality Check on Environmental Racism & Plastics via @Surfrider surfrider.org/coastal-blog/e… #environmentalracism #plasticpollution
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Ocean Voyages Institute Sets Record with Largest Open Ocean Clean-up in History oceanvoyagesinstitute.org… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Congress - don’t forget the fishermen! Schools across the country depend on fishermen & seafood producers to feed k… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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The Smog of the Sea screening NOW facebook.com/kokuahawaiifou… @5gyres @jackjohnson @allatonceorg @kokua @PlasticPollutes #plasticfreehawaii
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The Smog of the Sea screening NOW facebook.com/kokuahawaiifou…
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2020
2019
September
- 09-17-19 International Coastal Cleanup
- 09-17-19 UPDATE: Ban Single-Use Plastics on Oʻahu! Support Bill 40!
- 09-17-19 Plastic Free Hawaiʻi is looking for volunteers!
- 09-17-19 Upcoming Events
- 09-17-19 Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure & Water Refill Station
- 09-17-19 Plastic Free Hawaiʻi Events Recap
- 09-17-19 Art Explorium Educator Materials
- 09-17-19 Parley’s Ocean Uprise Camp
- 09-17-19 2020 International Youth Summit on Plastic Pollution
August
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