If it’s not one thing, it’s another.
This was the scene earlier this morning at Waialae Beach Park. Our own floating garbage patch, or two, stuff apparently washed down by yesterday’s heavy rain.
Perhaps a community cleanup effort of some kind will be required to keep this stream from filling with trash.
Meanwhile, an inquiry from one of the morning Kahala Beach walkers is bouncing up and down the line through the Army Corps, and the Clean Water Branch at the State Department of Health. The inquiry concerns whether there was any testing done during the recent dredging to see whether the water and sand were safe for swimming and playing. Turns out there are a number of conditions included in the permits that allow dredging, but it doesn’t appear there’s any clarity in practice on how or weather these conditions are being implemented.
The person who made the inquiry has been persistent, but has not received any substantive reply as yet. I’ll try to keep track of progress on this front.
Garbage in stream at Waialae Beach Park.
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My edit to this post:
“The person who made the inquiry has been persistent, but has not received any substantial threats as yet.”
Just kidding around. I’m sincerrely glad that someone is digging into this situation.
One would expect the hotel to Adopt the stream to protect their beach area from contamination. Regular cleanup squads help keep Manoa Stream from polluting the areas downstream. George Arizumi has been organizing this effort for many years.
Ian: Congratulations on the “hero” award. I recall reading or seeing about the huge (miles in diameter) garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean. I wonder if anything is being done about it?
Of interest, we in Kailua are experiencing the same lack of response/interest from the Clean Water folks at DOH. The stream that emanates from Enchanted Lake (Kaelepulu Pond) is held back from entering Kailua Bay by a sand berm. City is supposed to open the berm each month during high tides. They frequently don’t or open it at the wrong time. In the meantime, some citizens are concerned about whether (and if so, what) contamination exists in the stream.
Would be interested in speaking with “Persistent Person.”
The City is not supposed to open Kaelepulu stream on a monthly basis. They have no permit to do so. They are allowed to open the stream mount for flood control purposes only. The sand berm that forms naturally should not be interfered with except in emergencies.