Volunteers vital to tsunami cleanup efforts

March 17, 2011 Heavy equipment, tools and tenacity were prevalent Thursday in West Hawaii, where volunteers banded together with government employees to clean up tsunami debris. Hawaii Rocks and Pineapple Custom are helping the state Division of Boating and Ocean Recreation remove wreckage off Kailua Pier, as well as out of Kamakahonu and Kaiakeakua bays. Kamakahonu Bay fronts Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel while Kaiakeakua Bay is on the other side of the pier. The businesses began donating their time, equipment, labor and expertise Saturday. Their reason was simple.
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Used with permission from West Hawaii Today