Kauaʻi Coastline Cleanup: Ahunkini (Behind the Airport)

We spend a large portion of our time scanning the coastline around the island for marine debris and grabbing it every chance we get. Amongst the directors and word from the community, we take surveys and notes throughout each month to determine where the most good could possibly be done with a large group cleanup effort. For this community coastline cleanup, we scanned all around the coast. Unfortunately, we have to report that there is marine debris pretty much everywhere on the Windward exposed areas, as well as the leeward areas that experienced flooding over this past few days. We cleaned as much as we could everywhere we went as always, but have to say that behind the airport is still the most marine debris ridden spot. It seems to be a collection zone for loads of marine debris and rarely gets community traffic to upkeep the constant flow it receives. Being…