Volunteers with Surfrider Kauaʻi recently teamed up with 56 students and others from Alakaʻi O Kauaʻi to clean up a beach in East Kauaʻi.
The Kōloa charter school sent 45 first- and fourth-graders and 11 adults to lend a hand at Nukoliʻi Beach Park outside Līhuʻe. Members of the Alakaʻi O Kauaʻi cohort and nonprofit together removed a total of 235 pounds of mostly marine debris during the day of service.
“Mahalo to Alakaʻi O Kauaʻi students, teachers and families!” said Surfrider Kauaʻi in its recent email newsletter.
Keiki also participated in an outdoor classroom, with educational games and activities, and students collected data for Surfrider’s marine debris spreadsheet. The community science project began in 2013.
Hawaiʻi Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Aquatic Resources joined the cleanup crew, too.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Get involved, make a difference and help protect the island loved by its community.
Surfrider Kauaʻi has a great upcoming lineup of beach cleanups, net patrols, youth education activities and community events. Bring a friend and be part of the solution to plastic pollution.
WEEKLY EVENT
Net Patrol
- Every Wednesday
- Text Scott at 816-781-5883 to confirm location.
NOVEMBER EVENTS
Youth Beach Cleanup
- Today (Nov. 6)
- Lydgate Beach Park, 4470 Nalu Road, Kapaʻa
- Call or text 808-635-2593 to join the Surfrider Kauaʻi Education Team.
Girl Scout Fest
- 4 p.m. Nov. 8
- Help inspire the next generation of ocean protectors. Call or text 808-635-2593 to join the Surfrider Kauaʻi Education Team.
Net Patrol
- 3:30 to 6 p.m. Nov. 11
- Ninini Point (Near Ninini Point Street, Līhuʻe)
Trashion Show Booth at Rice Street Block Party
- 4 to 7:30 p.m. Nov. 14
- Come celebrate creativity, community and turning trash into treasure.
Youth Beach Cleanup
- Nov. 20
- Nukoliʻi, Kauai Beach Road, Līhuʻe
- Call or text 808-635-2593 to join the Surfrider Kauaʻi Education Team.
Beach Cleanup with Na Kamaliʻi o Hānamāʻulu
- 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 22
- Hānamāʻulu Beach Park, Kapule Highway, Līhuʻe
Pau Hana Beach Cleanup
- 4 to 5 p.m. Nov. 27
- Outrigger Kauaʻi Beach Resort & Spa Nukoliʻi, 4331 Kauaʻi Beach Dr., Līhuʻe
- Meet at beach in front of the hotel.
Food Bank Music Festival
- 3 to 9 p.m. Nov. 28
- Anahola Marketplace, 4523 Ioane Rd., #12.5 (at 12.5-mile maker)
- Stop by the Surfrider booth and say aloha.
READY TO GET INVOLVED?
Whether you have an hour to spare or want to become a regular volunteer, there’s a place for you at Surfrider Kauaʻi.
- Sign up for events online.
- Questions or want to join Education Team? Call or text 808-635-2593.
“Together, we can protect our beaches, remove marine debris, inspire our keiki and keep Kauaʻi beautiful for generations to come!” Surfrider Kauaʻi said in its newsletter.
