Plastic Free News
International Coastal Cleanup Day
September 17, 2018
Join Plastic Free Hawaiʻi on Saturday, September 15 for International Coastal Cleanup Day. We will host cleanups at two locations (rain or shine)!:
- Kahuku (The dirtiest beach on Oʻahu) - at James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge (JCNWR). Enter the refuge off Kamehameha Hwy at Mile Marker...
Plastic Free Hawaiʻi Youth Summit Rescheduled
September 17, 2018
Hawaiʻi students are invited to join the first annual Plastic Free Hawaiʻi Youth Summit. We are in the process of RESCHEDULING the Plastic Free Hawaiʻi Youth Summit due to Hurricane Lane. Registration is still open at this link. This summit is open to students and teachers grades 6-12 who have...
Hawaiʻi Youth Sustainability Challenge
September 17, 2018
Kōkua Hawai‘i Foundation, in partnership with Kupu, launched the third annual Hawai‘i Youth Sustainability Challenge, which supports student-led environmental initiatives. Students who want to help their schools or communities go green now have a chance to earn funding to back their big ideas....
Featured Youth Activist: Dyson Chee
September 17, 2018
Dyson, a homeschool junior, longtime body-boarder and SCUBA diver, became aware of environmental issues when he was 13 and became involved in civics and youth activism to be part of the solution. He is launching a project called Project O.C.E.A.N. to tackle the threat of single-use plastic...
Upcoming Events
September 17, 2018
Plastic Free Hawaiʻi will be offering our awesome merchandise and outreach at Vegfest Oʻahu on Saturday October 13, from 12:00pm-5:30pm at Frank Fasi Civic Grounds at Honolulu Hale. We will have our Plastic Free Hawaiʻi bamboo sporks, stainless steel straws, bamboo utensil sets, reusable...
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Celebrate Farm to School Month this October thegardenisland.com/2018/09/19/haw… #farmtoschool #f2smonth #ainainschools… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Straws, Straws, But Which One?ecolunchboxes.com/blogs/news/str… via @ecolunchboxes #plasticfreehawaii
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UPDATE: All Hawaii public schools and HIDOE offices statewide will be closed Thursday and Friday. Only essential pe… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Letter to Parents re: #HurricaneLane: Communications on school closures will begin tonight. Effective Wednesday, af… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Aloha ʻĀina Recycling Drive TODAY 8/18 9am-12pm at Sunset Beach Elementary School! Swing by and drop off Hi-5s, scr… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
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Archive
2018
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
April
- 04-13-17 April 15th Beach Cleanups
- 04-13-17 Happy Earth Month!
- 04-13-17 Kōkua Hawaiʻi, Go Reusable!
- 04-13-17 Kōkua Hawaiʻi Foundation Benefit Dinner at the Proud Peacock
- 04-13-17 Earth Month Events on Oʻahu 2017
- 04-13-17 Plastic Free Hawaiʻi Spring 2017 Volunteer Training
- 04-13-17 Hawaiʻi Environmental Cleanup Coalition (HECC)
- 04-13-17 Ocean Friendly Restaurants Hawaiʻi: New Criteria