The Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation is working to clean the Ala Wai Small Boat Harbor after the weekend’s heavy rains washed trash downstream.
“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,” said DOBOR Administrator Meghan Statts in a statement.
Crews with DOBOR collected rubbish and debris from finger piers on Monday morning. A contractor will remove debris from the trap at the mouth of the canal using heavy construction equipment on Tuesday.
“The debris is not a DOBOR issue and outfalls from the stream and under the Ala Wai bridge need to be addressed to prevent post-storm rubbish from even reaching the harbor,” Statts added. “Our division has been raising this issue for more than 25 years.”