Throughout the process of getting to this point we went through many obstacles, such as a lot of rescheduling and deciding which event to choose for our project. At first we chose to clean the Kahuku Shoreline for 4 hours and clean up as much pollution as possible. But, we wanted to make a bigger impact, and with an organization. So, we chose to go with 808 clean ups event of cleaning up the Palolo Canal. The main reason we chose this was because we knew the trash from the canal leads into the ocean, so by starting at the canal we are preventing any trash from there leading into the ocean. During the clean up we started at the very beginning of the canal and worked our way down picking up the trash and putting it in a bucket, then once the bucket was filled we transferred it to the garbage bags, we filled 4 bags up. Then, once we finished cleaning, Liv the 808 clean ups supervisor, brought an at home water test, and we tested how clean the water was, which turned out to be super basic.
Overall, I’ve gained more knowledge on the issue and a new perspective on being a global citizen. This was a small action of a small group of people cleaning up trash in a canal, but when looking at the bigger picture, we actually made a big difference. I believe the more we realize our actions affect more than we think, the more motivation and work will be achieved. Especially after talking with Liv, she inspired me to go out into my community and do more for it. After doing this clean up, it makes me support not the bill even more because after witnessing all the plastic in the canal I want to get rid of plastic even more. I want to continue work like this because this only can make a positive impact, and it teaches me to be a better person. The more action we take, the change will be made, and we need this especially with today’s circumstances.
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Kamryn OmatsuI am a sophomore student at Kamehameha School Kapalama, and for my Kahiau project Alexis and I are volunteering to clean up the Kahuku Shoreline Archives
May 2017
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