World Oceans Day celebrations take place across Hawaii
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Monday is World Oceans Day, and some events took place Sunday.
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At the Sea Life Park, volunteers and community members teamed up with 808 Cleanups to help clean up Baby Makapuu Beach.
The park also welcomed families for their Keiki Sunday World Oceans Day event.
Admission was free for keiki, and families were able to meet and learn about how to protect endangered marine life.
“We want to continue to really emphasize education and let people know that conservation is important,” said Erica Neves, director of sales and marketing for Sea Life Park.
Park trainer Alejandra Carolina Martinez emphasized that it’s up to the current generation to teach the next.
“It’s our job to kind of teach the next generation, that’s the whole goal, right? So if we stop doing that, then what’s going to happen with the future generations?” she said.
Martinez said that World Ocean Day great reminder for everyone to do their part.
“I think that Ocean Day is a good way to remind people that this is something that we should be thinking about all the time, and it’s a nice little nudge, or reminder, that there are things we can be doing to help,” she said.
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Over 100 pounds of rubbish was removed from Baby Makapuu Beach Sunday morning, according to the organizers.
They also noticed an overall improvement in the area compared to past pickup days.
Meanwhile on Kauai, volunteers cleaned up Nukolii Beach, one of Kauai’s most impacted beaches, filled with marine debris.
Hoomalu Ke Kai hosted the event.
Volunteers also enjoyed live music, food vendors and learned about the importance of conservation and protecting the natural wildlife.
In addition, the Waikiki Aquarium is hosting special events throughout the month in celebration.
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