It was a morning full of smiles when several local stand up paddlers gathered in Haleiwa on the North Shore of Oahu to clean up the beach and historic Anahulu River after recent winds and flooding littered the beach with debris. Plastic bags, drink cups, window screening, and a plastic bucket were among some of the garbage pulled from the river.  The most difficult thing to cleanup was the irrigation tubing. Tangled in the trees and stuck on rocks underwater, the black tubing is difficult to remove. On the beach, fast food containers, clothing, paper towels, and plastic cups were caught in the rocks and tree roots along the shore. With a high field of vision stand up paddlers can spot floating plastic and rubbish from many yards away. All together approximately 6 bags of rubbish was collected. Then, after a morning of cleanup, some small waves rolled through making for a fun surf session with the cleanup crew. Everyone is looking forward to the next cleanup day. Here are some photos from the day:

Riken (left) relaxing in the calm waters before continuing on up the river.

One board piled with junk from the river. Plenty of geckos jumped on for a ride up and down the river.

Conditions were perfect for a still morning of river cleanup and good times on the water.

Nate paddles out of the river leaving it cleaner than before. Said Nate, "It's actually an extremely clean and beautiful river. We're stoked to be able to help keep it that way." 

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