Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 29, Number 7, 1 July 2012 — Kōkua at Kewalo Basin cleanup [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Kōkua at Kewalo Basin cleanup

Even the smallest hands ean make a difference, as Anuhea Leong-Wilkinson proved at a June 2 eleanup of 0'ahu's Kewalo Basin Park. The 3-year-old worked alongside sister Pōlanikūle'a, 4, and mom Alieia Wailehua-Hansen, who works in OHA's travel services department. In all, some 24 OHA leaders, staff and their families lent a hand in the effort involving more than 150 volunteers. "Our biggest turnout yet," said Ron Iwami, president of the nonprofit Friends of Kewalos, whieh organized the fifth annual eleanup. Volunteers were treated to luneh provided by the nonprofit and educational booths by the Nahonal Oeeanie and Atmospheric Administration and others. Iwami provided updates on water-quality testing being done ahead of a project to add 1 00 slips and redo and reconfigure piers, and OHA CE0 Kamana'opono Crabbe spoke about the state's recently approved transfer of Kaka'ako land to OHA. As for Leong-Wilkinson and her sister, at day's end mom took them for a well-deserved eool treat - Menchie's yogurt, their favorite. - Courtesy: hawaiianswell.com

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