Crews with the DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation crews started cleaning storm debris from the Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor that they described as endless. The cause of all the trash is the flooding from this past weekend’s rain.
HONOLULU (Island News) — DLNR Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation (DOBOR) crews started cleaning heaps of storm debris from the Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor.
The weekend weather caused debris and rubbish to flow upstream into the ocean entrance of the Ala Wai and into the largest recreational boat harbor in the state.
DOBOR Administrator Meghan Statts spoke about her team’s efforts, “This work is endless, as past experience has shown that once an area is cleaned up, more trash comes in. This debris is generated far upstream and unfortunately the entrance to the ocean and the small boat harbor forms a collection basin.”
Trash and debris from …