Noted environmental activist Capt. Charles Moore will present new footage and findings from his 2014 research voyage, at 7 p.m. March 7 at the Honokaa People’s Theatre. ADVERTISING Noted environmental activist Capt. Charles Moore will present new footage and findings
Noted environmental activist Capt. Charles Moore will present new footage and findings from his 2014 research voyage, at 7 p.m. March 7 at the Honokaa People’s Theatre.
Joining him for a talk-story session will be Rick Anthony, a key figure in the international Zero Waste Movement. The program also will include a special screening of ‘Plastic Paradise,’ an award-winning 2013 documentary by Angela Sun that delves into plastic pollution on Midway Island and beyond.
Moore is known for his ground-breaking studies of the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch.” In the summer of 2014, he led his 10th expedition into the mid-ocean gyre where plastic debris collects. They found pollution had worsened since the last voyage in 2009 in part because of the Japanese tsunami. They also discovered synthetic reefs forming in the mid-ocean — new and troubling habitats for multiple species of marine life.
Moore’s crusade began in 1997 when he found himself sailing through a vast “plastic soup” between Hawaii and California. Subsequent expeditions produced game-changing research and enhanced public awareness of the perils of throwaway plastics.
Moore and Anthony will discuss the environmental and health risks of plastic pollution, as well as achievable solutions.
General admission is $6. Moore’s book, ‘Plastic Ocean,’ will be available for sale and signing.
For more information, call (808) 987-0558.
