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Pacific Whale Foundation removes more than 12,000 pounds of marine debris in 2025
The Pacific Whale Foundation, the designated Marine Debris Rapid Response partner for Maui Nui, is reporting more progress in its ongoing effort to remove harmful debris from local waters.
HPU looks to convert thousands of pounds of marine debris into sustainable products
Just over a year ago, Hawai‘i Pacific University’s Center for Marine Debris Research launched the first and only marine debris Plastic Recycling Research Facility in the state.
Canadian Students Help Combat Hawai‘i’s Microplastics Problem
A group of engineering students at the University of Sherbrooke in Quebec, Canada have been working with the Hawai‘i Wildlife Fund (HWF) to design a prototype machine to remove small pieces of plastic debris from beaches. Their invention is called HoolaOne. The HWF has been working with volunteers to clean the coastlien near Kamilo Point […]
Hawai‘i Nei Project Removes Thousands of Pounds of Marine Debris
Over the past two years, the Hawai‘i Nei Marine Debris Removal Project has removed a combined 369,393 pounds of pollution from four of Hawaiʻiʻs islands.
