#international coastal cleanup

The 21st Annual Lahaina Town Cleanup, held in conjunction with the Ocean Conservancy’s “International Coastal Cleanup” and Mālama Maui Nui’s “Get the Drift and Bag It!” campaign, invites both residents and visitors to join this global movement to remove litter and debris from coastal environments.

The 20th Annual Lahaina Town Cleanup takes place on Saturday, Sept. 28 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is held in conjunction with the Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup and Mālama Maui Nui’s “Get the Drift and Bag It!” campaign.

The Lahaina Town Cleanup returns for its 20th year on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. The cleanup is an opportunity for residents and visitors alike to join in a global effort to remove litter and debris from the coast.

Today, Ocean Conservancy scientists have released a new analysis that shows a correlation between an increase in statewide plastic grocery bag bans and a decrease in plastic grocery bags found on beaches and waterways by Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup volunteers. Maui and Kauai County implemented plastic bag bans in 2011, followed by Hawai’i and Honolulu Counties.

Ocean Conservancy is calling for volunteers worldwide to join the 39th annual International Coastal Cleanup (ICC), the world’s largest beach and waterway cleanup effort, launching on Sept. 21, 2024. With plastic pollution at crisis levels, ICC organizers invite everyone who loves the ocean to take action by joining a cleanup in their area.

Community volunteers are hosting cleanups and submitting data as a collective effort in collaboration with The Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup.

Volunteers with the 16th Annual Lahaina Town Cleanup collected a 1-ton trailer worth of debris much of which was from abandoned campsites along the West Maui shoreline.  

Mālama Maui Nui is hosting their annual “Get the Drift and Bag It!” cleanup campaign from Sept. 19 to Oct. 3 in partnership with the Ocean Conservancy. The cleanup campaign aims to empower and mobilize Maui residents in their environmental stewardship of the island community.

Last year, more than 500 volunteers participated in the Lahaina Town Clean Up, cleaning the Westside of Maui from Puamana to Māla Wharf and…

On Sept 16, Hawaiian Paddle Sports and Hawaiʻi Mermaid Adventures will bring together ocean lovers at Maui’s Poʻolenalena Beach for a morning of beach cleaning.

The 12th Annual Lahaina Town Clean Up took place on Saturday, Sept. 24 along the streets, harbors and beaches of Lahaina Town from Puamana to the Māla Boat Ramp.

Volunteers conducted cleanups from Sept. 19 through Oct. 17, 2015 along more than 28 miles of Maui beaches and shorelines, collecting thousands of pounds of litter during the effort.

Volunteers picked up trash from a mile stretch of coastline along Kahului Beach Road during the coordinated effort on Saturday morning, Sept. 19, 2015.

Mālama Maui Nui will once again participate in the volunteer-driven International Coastal Cleanup campaign on Sept. 19, 2015.

Here on Maui, local affiliate, Mālama Maui Nui conducted beach cleanups and educational events. The group is now gearing up for ‘Get the Drift and Bag It’, the next cleanup campaign that focuses on protecting oceans, waterways, and marine wildlife from trash and debris as part of the International Coastal Cleanup on September 19, 2015.

The event is scheduled to run from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. this Saturday, Sept. 20, at two locations: Kaʻa Point by Kanahā Beach Park in Kahului; and the 10th Annual Lahaina Town Cleanup at Kamehameha Iki Park with cleanup extending along the coast from Puamana to Kāʻanapali.