Marine Debris Forum

A Marine Debris Forum will be held Wednesday, October 22nd at the auditorium of the Hawai`i State Capitol. This free public event will include a featured speaker, panel discussion, information tables, door prizes and refreshments. Hawai`i State Senator Gary Hooser and Hawai`i State Representative Lyla Berg will attend and will welcome everyone. The panel of experts includes: Featured Speaker, Charles Moore, Founder of the Algalita Marine Research Foundation; Regina Woodrom Rudrud, Maritime and Fisheries Anthropologist at UH Manoa; Donna Kahiwaokawailani Kahakui, Founder of Kai Makana; Suzanne Frazer, Co-Founder of the Beach Environmental Awareness Campaign Hawai`i (B.E.A.C.H.) Featured speaker Charles Moore will present 'Zero Waste? The Ocean Can't Wait!' The program will introduce new research findings from the great North Pacific Subtropical Gyre, and ideas on how to deal with pelagic plastics which plague our oceans. This event is part of Marine Debris Awareness Month, sponsored by Hawaii International Year of the Reef, B.E.A.C.H., Malama Hawai`i, and the UH Sea Grant Hanauma Bay Education Program. For more information about Marine Debris Awareness Month, please visit: http://www.b-e-a-c-h.org