Waialua neighbors clear a mile of mangroves along the stream
More than 40 volunteers, including farmers, equipment operators, and Team Rubicon, opened more than a mile of Ki'iki'i Stream after the community waited decades for permission.
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More than 40 volunteers spent the weekend in Waialua clearing mangroves and debris from Ki'iki'i Stream, Hawaii News Now reported. Residents, farmers, heavy-equipment operators, and Team Rubicon worked the banks together. The aim was to open more than a mile of the stream, out to where it meets the ocean, so water can move through.
Waialua resident Kalei Gamiao said people had been asking for permission for more than 30 years. He and his father, Derek Gamiao, helped lead the project. They told the station it took years because they needed the Gilman Estate, which owns the land, to agree. Once that yes arrived, the crew went to work as a neighborhood, not as a single contractor.
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More than 40 people spent a weekend in Waialua, Hawaii, pulling mangroves and debris out of Ki'iki'i Stream. Farmers, heavy-equipment operators, and volunteers from Team Rubicon worked together. They cleared more than a mile, from the neighborhood out toward the ocean, so water can move instead of backing up. Kalei Gamiao, who lives in Waialua, said the community had asked for permission to do the work for more than 30 years. He and his father, Derek Gamiao, helped lead it. The landowners at the Gilman Estate said yes.
- Why would plants growing in a stream cause trouble when it rains?
- Why did the neighbors need permission before they could start?
- What job could you do on a cleanup if you cannot run a machine?
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