Volunteers pulled 3,200 pounds of invasive algae from Maunalua Bay
First Hawaiian Bank volunteers joined Mālama Maunalua at Kuliʻouʻou Beach Park. The bank's volunteers have now hauled out more than 4.2 million pounds of invasive algae over time.
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Volunteers from First Hawaiian Bank joined Mālama Maunalua on Saturday and pulled 3,200 pounds of invasive algae from Maunalua Bay at Kuliʻouʻou Beach Park. Hawaii News Now reported the cleanup as part of ongoing work to restore the bay's marine habitat. The headline figure is this one outing, not a new annual total.
Over time, the bank's volunteers have removed more than 4.2 million pounds of invasive algae from the bay. That running total is separate from Saturday's 3,200 pounds.
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