Help wanted: citizen scientists needed to clean plastic from the beaches of Hawaii

Maui Waena Intermediate School | Kahului, HI

In Maui, the Eastern Pacific Gyre is depositing trash on the shores of paradise. Teams of citizen scientists are cleaning the beaches and cataloging a problem that keeps coming back.

Story produced by: Cailyn Omuro, Jazmyne Viloria, and Zoe Zane at Maui Waena Intermediate School in Kahului, Hawaii. Instruction provided by STEM SRL Connected Educator Jennifer Suzuki.