Kai Makana volunteers regularly pick up marine debris and trash that are carried to Mokauea Island by the ocean tides. Plastic bags, broken glass, old TVs, bike parts, cans, bottles and other debris all make their way to the island from O’ahu as well as other islands in the Pacific.
On October 27, 2007 – Make A Difference Day, New Hope, Keehi Marine Center and hundreds of volunteers began to remove the broken glass, bicycles, old wood, and other debris from Mokauea island.