Featured Videos

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	Our Plastic Planet Bartholomew "Buckeye" Bottoms and Cheryl "Sandy" King created "Our Plastic Planet" in 2008-2009 with pictures and footage from Hawai'i and beyond to show that plastic pollution is a major problem plaguing the whole planet. It's even more timely now that the Japanese tsunami debris is grabbing everyone's attention.
	Kayakin' with The Boobies at Palmyra Atoll Palmyra Atoll = Paradise! It is home to multiple species of boobies: red-footed, masked and brown boobies. I used my GoPro camera on this beautiful day to show their fly-bys.
	Part 2 "The Release": 2011 Maui Hawksbill Nest #1 Excavation After camping out at the 2011's season first Oneloa nest for over 2 weeks without any hatchling emergence, we (Skippy, Glynnis and Cheryl) excavated the nest on day #70 of incubation. Please see "Part 1" for footage of what we found as we dug out this clutch of 170 eggs. We rescued 158 hatchlings! This is my infrared footage of the release.
	Part 1 "The Rescue": 2011 Maui Hawksbill Nest #1 Excavation After camping out at the 2011's season first Oneloa nest for over 2 weeks without any hatchling emergence, we (Skippy, Glynnis and Cheryl) excavated the nest on day #70 of incubation. This is infrared, action footage of what we found as we dug out this clutch of 170 eggs. We rescued and released 158 hatchlings! Please see "Part 2" for the release.
	Oneloa, Maui Hawksbill Hatchling Heading Into The Waves. Dec 31, 2011 The Hawai'i Wildlife Fund Hawksbill Recovery Project closely monitors Maui's critically endangered hawksbill sea turtle nests. This is the fourth and final nest of the 2011 nesting season, and we were lucky enough to witness this sunrise emergence of over 100 hatchlings.
	Maui Turtle Track TV Hawksbill and green sea turtles nest on Maui and in order to protect these sites, it's important that tracks are reported right away. This slideshow shows track examples for both species so they can be identified.
	Kanapou Cleanup Pickup: Retrieving the Team This is how we get everybody on and off Keoneuli Beach (Kanapou Bay Kaho'olawe, HI) during our marine debris cleanups. Kaho'olawe Island Reserve Commission (KIRC).
	Jack Johnson Jams at 5IMDC, Waikiki 2011 We were honored to have Jack Johnson, donator of millions of dollars to eco-causes, heartfully speak and sing about marine debris and plastic pollution. It was definitely a highlight of the conference! His appearance was particularly fitting since his Kokua Foundation is doing outstanding work, and as he mentions, working to solve these global issues is "better when we're together".
	Turtles In Trouble I really wish I created this cute cartoon, but I give all the credit to The Travel Foundation and the Marine Conservation Society. I just wanted to share it again because it's so well done and very applicable to Hawai'i too. Enjoy, and please pass it on!
	A Local Hawaiian Hawksbill's Reef Search for... One of our West Maui regulars, "Pueo", soars over the reef in search of... We're not exactly sure yet... But we're figuring it out and it's not just sponges! Please check out our website for more information, to get involved with our projects, and to report Hawaiian hawksbill sightings: http://wildhawaii.org.
	2009 Hawksbill Turtle Nesting Season at Kealia, Maui Hawai'i Wildlife Fund's Hawksbill Recovery Project had a very successful 2009 nesting season at Kealia, Maui. Hawaiian hawksbill sea turtles are critically endangered so they need extra conservation efforts. Mahalo to all for your support! For more information and to get involved: http://wildhawaii.org.
	SHARKASTICS "Sharkastics" are what we've termed plastics that have obvious bite marks (jagged serrations and/or punctures) from sharks and other animals. They are commonly found during our marine debris cleanups in Hawai'i and we want to determine their global distribution. In attempt to gather more information and assess this issue's impacts on shark survival we've created www.sharkastics.org.
	Hawaiian Monk Seal Tribute {French Frigate Shoals} I was lucky enough to join the NOAA Fisheries Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program on a mission to French Frigate Shoals during the fall of 2008. It was an experience of a lifetime and hopefully this little film/photo collection will raise awareness of the plight of the critically endangered Hawaiian monk seal and the beauty of Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument.
	Kanapou Cleaner-Uppers Acting like a catcher's mitt, Kanapou Bay on the island of Kaho`olawe in Hawai`i captures both local and international marine debris from all across the Pacific ocean. The prevailing currents and winds funnel derelict fishing gear, shipping crates, beach toys, footwear, and debris of all types onto Keoneuli Beach.
	Kealia Hawksbills The Hawai'i Wildlife Fund Hawksbill Recovery Project monitors the nesting activities of critically endangered Hawaiian hawksbill sea turtles. This footage is of "Hapa" & "Lele", two hawksbills who nested at Kealia, Maui, HI in 2010. For more information, please check out www.wildhawaii.org. Mahalo!