Saving Pelekane Bay

February 18, 2013 (West Hawaii Today)—Tons of sediment—possessing the potential of wreaking havoc on Pelekane Bay at Kawaihae—remains far from the shore on Kohala Mountain thanks to the efforts of a local nonprofit and nearly two dozen volunteers. The Kohala Watershed Partnership, which is helping to restore native forests in the watershed above Pelekane Bay, spent Saturday with 20-plus volunteers in “moon country”—a dry, barren oasis where infrequent, short-lived heavy rains flush thousands of pounds of sediment from the slopes into the sea.
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