Tsunami Debris Sightings

The table lists possible tsunami debris mentioned by a variety of sources. Dates are approximate find dates.

Date	Picture	Location	Description	Source
2/24/2013		Wailua Beach, Kauai	Made in Japan ATV tire, 19" rim, broken off from axle.	Carl Berg (Surfrider)
2/21/2013 (same photo as 2/15)		Kapaa Shores, Kauai	Large piece of floating dock similar to the one found on 2/15/2013.	Carl Berg (Surfrider)
2/21/2013		Kealia Beach, Kauai	42 yellow buoys.	Don Heacock (DLNR) and Carl Berg (Surfrider)
2/21/2013		Kealia Beach, Kauai	Ribbed buoy together with 3 other buoys and large styrofoam pieces.	Don Heacock (DLNR) and Carl Berg (Surfrider)
2/19-21/2013		Hanauma Bay	Large oyster buoy.	Nikolai Maximenko
2/14-21/2013		Campbell Wildlife Refuge, Kahuku	Large oyster buoys.	Bernard Capel
2/15/2013		Makapuu	Concrete encased styrofoam, 5ft. x 4ft: a dock? Barnacles & oyster shells.	Cammy Fumar; also reported by KHON2 TV
2/15/2013		Waipake, Kauai	Large oyster buoy.	Carl Berg and Surfrider-Kauai volunteers
2/14/2013		Kapaa, Kauai	Floating dock part.	Carl Berg, Surfrider Foundation
2/13/2013		Malaekahana	20-ft. boat with barnacles and Kanji characters.	Scott Brady, in HawaiiNewsNow
2/2013, first week		Waipake, Kauai	Refrigerator door.	Carl Berg and Surfrider-Kauai volunteers
2/2013, first week		Waipake, Kauai	Small refrigerator.	Carl Berg and Surfrider-Kauai volunteers
2/2013, first week		Waipake, Kauai	Large buoy.	Carl Berg and Surfrider-Kauai volunteers
1/19/2013		Nohili Point, Barking Sands, Kauai	Buoy, appx. 250lbs, appx. 15ft long and 4.5ft in diameter. Kanji or Hangul characters.	Dennis Rowley, Pac. Missile Range Facility
1/18/2013		Waialua, North Shore, Oahu	Cylinder, appx. 7ft wide, 3-4ft tall.	KHON2 TV report
1/16/2013		Honokohau, Kailua, Kona	Skiff, appx. 18-20ft long, floating upside down.	Dennis Cintas, in Hawaii Tribune-Herald
First days of January, 2013		Hanauma Bay, Oahu	Refrigerator; Japanese tag, barnacles; floated several days in eddy; then entered bay.	Lynn Pullen and Alan Hong reported 1/07/2013
12/24/2012		Waipake Beach, Kauai	Small refrigerator door, Japanese tag, barnacles; found during daily beach cleanup.	Carl Berg, Surfrider Foundation, Kauai
12/23/2012		Punaluu, Oahu	Skiff, 24ft long, found in surf; Asian green mussels; kanji characters on bow and side.	Leilehuanani Kane Tapado, in HawaiiNewsNow
11/29/2012		Kahana Bay, Oahu	Skiff, 20ft long, kanji characters, similar to other boats found from tsunami.	Brad Camphouse, reported 11/30 on HawaiiNewsNow,confirmed debris
11/10/2012		Kahuku Golf Club coast, Oahu	Refrigerator with barnacles and kanji characters and serial number.	Kahi Pacarro, found during Sustainable Coastlines Hawaii Event
11/04/2012		Kahala Beach Park, Oahu	3-gallon gas can; non-native barnacles and kanji characters	Chris Ostrander
10/24/2012		Off-shore Diamond Head lookout, Oahu	White plastic fragment (probably a lid), size of a large hand, with kanji characters	Francois Ascani, while paddling
10/18/2012		07°13' N by 150°54' W	Large black oyster buoy; floating high in water; only a few barnacles.	Jim Mackey sailing from Hawaii to Tahiti on This Boat
10/03/2012		Naalehu, Kau, Island of Hawaii	Metal object: appx.12ft tall, appx. 20ft diameter; on shore below Na`alehu.	Found by hikers, report by Julia Neals, Ka'u Calendar News
9/30/2012		Waimanalo Beach, O'ahu	Asahi beer crate, kanji characters, washed up on beach.	Found by John Gallagher, report HawaiiNewsNow
9/29/2012		700 miles north of Molokai	Skiff, 20ft long, barnacles. Owner in Japan found, not interested in having boat back.	Found by fisherman on the Zephyr, report by HawaiiNewsNow
9/28/2012		Kokee Beach in Hana, Maui	Plastic hardhat; letters "Toyo"; from Toyo Safety Industrial in Japan. Found in tidepool.	Kelson, Jud and Kelley reported to the IPRC
9/26/2012		Kawaihae Harbor, Island of Hawaii	Large red 500-watt lightbulb; kanji characters; gooseneck barnacles.	Kinkaid reported to the IPRC
9/24-28/ 2012		Kaunakai beach, Molokai	Large grey 500-watt lightbulb; kanji characters.	Dane Christopher, report by Molokai Dispatch
9/24-28/ 2012		East end, Kaunakakai, Molokai	Large plastic open-top container, kanji characters, washed up on beach.	Midge Nakagagawa, report by Molokai Dispatch
9/24-28/ 2012		Ualapue, Molokai	Gasoline tank, still smelling of gasoline, kanji characters, found floating.	Local Keiki, Keahe and Namaka, report by Molokai Dispatch
9/24/2012		34°9' N by 178°4.4' E	Pleasure boat Sinonome, 1.5m above surface	Shinyoumaru, Japanese vessel
9/18/2012		Floated off Sea Life Park, Oahu	Blue box, appx. 4 - 5ft tall; label of company: Y.K Suisan Co., Ltd., destroyed by tsunami.	Workers at Makai Ocean Engineering, in HawaiiNewsNow
9/17/2012		30 miles north of Hana, Maui	Dock, 30ft x 50ft; after 3 days vanished. Floated through Molokai Channel in IPRC model.	Seen by Fisherman reported by HawaiiNewsNow
8/20/2012		Hanalei Harbor, Kauai	Large red 500-watt lightbulb; kanji characters; gooseneck barnacles.	Cody Kimura, reported by Carl Berg, Surfrider Kauai