April 23rd, 2022, 31 scuba divers, freedivers and park goers cleaned up Point Panic in Honolulu with the help of Hawaii Marine Animal Response and NudiWear.
The group met up at 8AM and finished up around noon – collecting:
- 48 glass bottles,
- 38 aluminum cans
- Hundreds of feet of fishing line
- 31 pounds of lead fishing weights!
The most unusual items found: a sock monkey, a metal patio chair and table, and a bra!
Other items removed included:
- fishing hooks
- golf balls
- tire
- dinner plate
- LOTS of single use plastics – particularly on land
- gloves
- face masks
- chunks of fiberglass