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He’eia Kea Harbor Ocean Tire Cleanup – Kaneohe Bay
Ocean Defenders Alliance
The He’eia Kea Ocean Tire cleanup in Kaneohe Bay is a semi-annual cleanup we do to remove tires from Kaneohe Bay.
This is heavy and dirty work but very fulfilling!
We need volunteers to help us pull tires onto the dock and out of the Ocean.
Our Scuba Divers will find the tires and dig them out of the mud and muck and float them with lift bags to the surface. Then our Snorkelers will swim to the tires after the lift bags come up and drag them back to the Pier. This is where that hard work kicks in! We need you to help us PULL tires out of the ocean and onto the docks so a local trash company can come and haul them away.
SO FAR WE HAVE REMOVED 32,000lbs OF TIRES FROM THIS SMALL HARBOR IN KANEOHE BAY!
Please come help us – it takes upwards of 20 – 30 people to pull out a tire full of mud and water.
Malama i ke kai!
Ocean Defenders Alliance
About the organizer
Ocean Defenders Alliance (ODA) exists to give people like you a way to clean our oceans!
ODA is funded by donations big and small from individuals and companies who are concerned about the problem of marine debris and want to be part of the solution.
The active work of cleaning our coastal waters and shorelines is done by a myriad of ODA volunteers of all ages from all walks of life. Young and old, people who are technical divers and those who can’t even swim, all come together with a common purpose: To work towards debris-free seas!
If you’re just learning of us, you’ll be glad to know we’ve been around a long time. Founded in 2000 by people just like you, and based in Orange County, California, ODA is a marine conservation organization and became a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 2002.
In general, the Hawaiian Islands are known as the “paradise islands.” We agree they’re incredibly beautiful. These islands deserve our stewardship and care especially because their beaches and waters are marred by abandoned fishing gear—both commercial and recreational—as well as plastic and “gyre-type” pollution.
In 2016, due to the great need for ocean cleanups, Ocean Defender Alliance (ODA) began working in Hawai’i. We kicked off our debris-removal work in Oahu with the help of long-time friend Stephen Boreman, Esq., his nephew Mash Hatae, Vicki Szymczak, and friends from the University of Hawai’i who are very concerned about the health of their local waters.
Since that time, ODA-Hawai’i has expanded significantly, with dozens of volunteers participating in ocean cleanups on Oahu and the Big Island, with Maui to be added in early 2022.
Debris
Because the coastal waters of Hawai’i are generally very deep, it’s quite different from the work we do off the coast of California where we can dive 35-100 feet and remove debris that’s sitting on the ocean floor.
The way the ocean currents flow, most ghost gear collects in the Pacific Gyre (garbage patch), but some spins out and washes ashore. Often, we remove very large quantities of fishing net from beaches along with fishing ropes and other garbage. Occasionally, we also find fishing equipment such as nets floating at sea, and regularly we find recreational fishing lines and toxic lead weights on the coral-laiden underwater cliffs and near-shore bottoms. ODA-Hawai’i is also expert at removing debris from harbors, bays, and inlets.
Good For
Groups, Visitors, Meeting People
Activity Type
Outdoor, Cleanup, Physical Labor
Cause
Environmental Conservation
Requirements
Min age 16+
RSVP Required, Minimum Age
He’eia Kea Harbor Ocean Tire Cleanup – Kaneohe Bay
Ocean Defenders Alliance
The He’eia Kea Ocean Tire cleanup in Kaneohe Bay is a semi-annual cleanup we do to remove tires from Kaneohe Bay.
This is heavy and dirty work but very fulfilling!
We need volunteers to help us pull tires onto the dock and out of the Ocean.
Our Scuba Divers will find the tires and dig them out of the mud and muck and float them with lift bags to the surface. Then our Snorkelers will swim to the tires after the lift bags come up and drag them back to the Pier. This is where that hard work kicks in! We need you to help us PULL tires out of the ocean and onto the docks so a local trash company can come and haul them away.
SO FAR WE HAVE REMOVED 32,000lbs OF TIRES FROM THIS SMALL HARBOR IN KANEOHE BAY!
Please come help us – it takes upwards of 20 – 30 people to pull out a tire full of mud and water.
Malama i ke kai!
Good For
Groups, Visitors, Meeting People
Activity Type
Outdoor, Cleanup, Physical Labor
Cause
Environmental Conservation
Requirements
Min age 16+
RSVP Required, Minimum Age
Ocean Defenders Alliance
About the organizer
Ocean Defenders Alliance (ODA) exists to give people like you a way to clean our oceans!
ODA is funded by donations big and small from individuals and companies who are concerned about the problem of marine debris and want to be part of the solution.
The active work of cleaning our coastal waters and shorelines is done by a myriad of ODA volunteers of all ages from all walks of life. Young and old, people who are technical divers and those who can’t even swim, all come together with a common purpose: To work towards debris-free seas!
If you’re just learning of us, you’ll be glad to know we’ve been around a long time. Founded in 2000 by people just like you, and based in Orange County, California, ODA is a marine conservation organization and became a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit in 2002.
In general, the Hawaiian Islands are known as the “paradise islands.” We agree they’re incredibly beautiful. These islands deserve our stewardship and care especially because their beaches and waters are marred by abandoned fishing gear—both commercial and recreational—as well as plastic and “gyre-type” pollution.
In 2016, due to the great need for ocean cleanups, Ocean Defender Alliance (ODA) began working in Hawai’i. We kicked off our debris-removal work in Oahu with the help of long-time friend Stephen Boreman, Esq., his nephew Mash Hatae, Vicki Szymczak, and friends from the University of Hawai’i who are very concerned about the health of their local waters.
Since that time, ODA-Hawai’i has expanded significantly, with dozens of volunteers participating in ocean cleanups on Oahu and the Big Island, with Maui to be added in early 2022.
Debris
Because the coastal waters of Hawai’i are generally very deep, it’s quite different from the work we do off the coast of California where we can dive 35-100 feet and remove debris that’s sitting on the ocean floor.
The way the ocean currents flow, most ghost gear collects in the Pacific Gyre (garbage patch), but some spins out and washes ashore. Often, we remove very large quantities of fishing net from beaches along with fishing ropes and other garbage. Occasionally, we also find fishing equipment such as nets floating at sea, and regularly we find recreational fishing lines and toxic lead weights on the coral-laiden underwater cliffs and near-shore bottoms. ODA-Hawai’i is also expert at removing debris from harbors, bays, and inlets.
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