Cleaning up underwater: Volunteers remove dozens of tires, loads of debris from Honokohau Harbor

  • Volunteers, including those above and below water, removed 45 tires and about 2,500 pounds of other debris, including hoses, PVC piping, carpet, anchors and more, during the Ocean Defenders Alliance, Hawaii-organized event at Honokohau Harbor on Saturday. (Courtesy photo/Special to West Hawaii Today)

  • A divers jumps into the water Saturday at Honokohau Harbor during a cleanup event organized by Ocean Defenders Alliance, Hawaii. (Courtesy photo/Special to West Hawaii Today)

  • Divers bring tires to the water's surface Saturday at Honokohau Harbor during a cleanup event organized by Ocean Defenders Alliance, Hawaii. (Courtesy photo/Special to West Hawaii Today)

  • A volunteer wheels tires pulled from the bottom of Honokohau Harbor on Saturday during a cleanup effort organized by Ocean Defenders Alliance, Hawaii. (Courtesy photo/Special to West Hawaii Today) (Courtesy photo/Special to West Hawaii Today)

  • Animals can become entangled in the debris debris, like this unfortunate eel that met its demise when it got entangled in some fishing line. A group of about 45 volunteers from all over the Big Island converged on the world-renowned dive and fishing port to remove as much man-made man-made debris from the harbor waters as possible in an effort organized by Ocean Defenders Alliance, Hawaii. (Courtesy photo/Special to West Hawaii Today)

  • Forty-five tires were pulled from the bottom of Honokohau Harbor on during a cleanup organized by Ocean Defenders Alliance, Hawaii. (Courtesy photo/Special to West Hawaii Today)

  • Tires pulled from the bottom of Honokohau Harbor line the docks on Saturday. A group of about 45 volunteers from all over the Big Island converged on the world-renowned dive and fishing port to remove as much man-made debris from the harbor waters as possible in an effort organized by Ocean Defenders Alliance, Hawaii. (Courtesy photo/Special to West Hawaii Today)

A group of about 45 volunteers from all over the Big Island converged on Honokohau Harbor on Saturday in an effort to help beautiful Hawaii.