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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Thursday, September 17, 2009

Hawaii join's Saturday's worldwide cleanup


Advertiser Staff

All Hawaiian Islands will participate in the "Get the Drift & Bag It!" campaign Saturday, cleaning up beaches across the state, including for the first time Kalaupapa on Molokai.

The annual event spans 90 nations from Argentina to Vietnam and last year volunteers cleared 6.8 million pounds of litter and marine debris from the coastlines.

For information from different islands visit www.getthedriftandbagit.com and www.coastalcleanup.org or call:

Maui – Dana Smith (808) 877-2524
Kalaupapa – Arthur Aiona (808) 567-6802 x1304
Hawaii - Terry Miura (808) 961-8695
Kauai – Capt. Paul Clark (808) 651-3452
Oahu - Chris Woolaway (808) 753-3311