BEACH MICROPLASTICS CLEANING MACHINE SHOWS PROMISE FOR HAWAI‘I
BEACH MICROPLASTICS CLEANING MACHINE SHOWS PROMISE FOR HAWAI‘I
Hoola One is the name of a curious looking, mechanical contraption, shipped all the way from eastern Canada to Hawai‘i to test its ability to literally suck small bits of plastic, known as micro-plastics, from the coastal sands of Kamilo Point on Hawai‘i Island. Developed as a class project by twelve mechanical engineering students at the University of Sherbrooke in Quebec, it’s hoped the giant vacuum cleaner will help keep this beach and others around the state, clean and plastics free. The co-founders are spending additional time on O‘ahu to talk about the Hoola One with non-profit beach clean-up organizations and potential funders to build additional models based on the prototype.
What:
News Conference
When:
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
11:00 a.m.
Where:
Kalanimoku State Office Building, 1151 Punchbowl Street, Honolulu
(First floor, makai breezeway)
Who:
• Jean-Felix Tremblay, Co-founder, Hoola One Technologies
• Samuel Duval, Co-founder, Hoola One Technologies
• Megan Lamson Leatherman, aquatic biologist, DLNR Division of Aquatic Resources & Hawai‘i Wildlife Fund
Resources:
HD video and high-res photos of the Hoola One prototype testing at Kamilo Point, Hawai‘i Island will be available.
