This document discusses three major environmental issues in Hawaii: invasive species, plastic debris pollution, and coastal erosion. Invasive species like deer, goats, ants, and frogs have disrupted Hawaii's ecosystem. Plastic makes up nearly half of shoreline trash in Hawaii, carried by ocean currents from around the world. Scientists project that beaches will erode 20-40 feet by 2100 due to coastal erosion, threatening Hawaii's economy and environment.

1. Environmental Issues
in Hawaii
By Lauren Morgan

2. Three topics concerning
envrionmental issues in Hawaii..

3. Invasive Species

4. These are considered
invasive to Hawaii
Deer
Goats
Ants
Coqui Frogs
Miconia
And Many
Others…

5. One invasive species in particular
is the mongoose.

7. Plastic debris makes up nearly
half of the archipelago’s
shoreline trash. And it’s coming
from anywhere and
everywhere…

8. “These items get caught up in ocean
currents and unfortunately much of it
eventually lands, mostly on north and
east facing shores. Hawaii is recognized
around the world for our beautiful
beaches. Unfortunately we cannot say
they are pristine, because they’ve been
so seriously impacted by our trash.”-
Case

9. Coastal Erosion

10. Scientists at UH School of Ocean and Earth
Sciences and Technology(SOEST) studied
data from 10 retreating beaches on Oahu,
Maui and Kauai islands and found that
beaches will erode as much as 20 feet by 2050
and 40 feet by 2100.

11. “It is one of the most important things
that we need to focus in on, because we
are known for our beautiful beaches,
our sand, our environment… And if
that should go, that would be so
detrimental to the economy and to the
environment.”
-Senate President Donna Mercado Kim

12. Sources
 http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/hisc/info/
 http://www.defenders.org/publications/hawaii.pdf
 http://www.cnn.com/2016/06/03/us/hawaii-island-
trash-problem-irpt/index.html
 https://www.changesinlongitude.com/wp-
content/uploads/2012/01/Kuta-Beach-trash-walking-
575x422.jpg
 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/24/hawaii-
beach-erosion-study_n_6936036.html

13. Picture Sources
 http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/hisc/files/2014/04/littlefir
eant2.jpg
 http://dlnr.hawaii.gov/hisc/files/2013/02/Herpes
tes_edwardsii_at_Hyderaba.jpg
 https://www.greenbiz.com/sites/default/files/sty
les/panopoly_image_full/public/images/articles/f
eatured/plastic_copyright-
_sam_chadwick_sstockv2.jpg?itok=jMYZi1Lw
 http://asbpa.org/wpv2/wp-
content/uploads/2016/08/Hawaii.jpg