OUR COMMITMENT TO A CLEANER MOANA
While we love spending time gathering shells along Hawaii's coastline, there's no ignoring the damage humans have done to this delicate ecosystem. Home to more than 1200 miles of reefs and unique species of fish and wildlife including monk seals, honu (sea turtles), naiʻa (spinner dolphins) and koholā (whales) our kehakai (shoreline) is now littered with ʻŌpala (trash) and micro plastics. Many species hold significant spiritual importance in the Hawaiian Culture, thus preserving these delicate ecosystems is crucial to maintaining the balance of Hawaii’s natural splendor.
While looking for shells, and enjoying the beauty o ka 'Āina (of the land) know we are constantly on ʻŌpala (trash) patrol. For each handful of pukas know another handful of harmful plastics have been removed from our oceans.
We encourage you to do the same! A great way to integrate this into precious beach time is to add a ziplock bag to you beach bag setup. Now when you see something in your own backyard- you can pick it up, and dispose of it. Keiki (kids) in tow? Make it a game and see who can collect the most!
Although we may seem far away, the ocean waters connect us all. Join us in doing our part to protect them for our future generations.