The World Surf League (WSL) is celebrating with a global paddle out beginning at 9:00 am at Publics surf break in Waikiki (between the Waikiki Aquarium and Barefoot Beach Cafe).

The movement is meant to bring awareness to ocean health and the WSL’s #STOPTRASHINGWAVES campaign, which is backed by the WSL’s own pledges including becoming carbon neutral by the end of 2019, eliminating single-use plastics by the end of 2019, and leaving each place better than it was found.

Visit wslpure.org to see the registered paddle outs around the world — there are registered paddle outs from Fiji to the Falkland Islands!

Surfrider, HIC, and Billabong are making even bigger waves with their beach cleanup following the paddle out tomorrow, from 9:30am – noon.

2019 marks the 14th annual celebration of International Surfing Day, which Surfrider founded in 2005, and they have an exciting lineup for Saturday including an all-levels yoga class from 9-9:45am, vegan bulletproof coffee from Sunrise Shack, lunch from Barefoot Beach Cafe, educational booths and more.

Please join us or support the cause by spreading the word!