HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Ala Wai Canal is teeming with life and it’s all thanks to the thousands of “Genki balls” tossed into its waters by the Genki Ala Wai Project. The most recent ...

University of Hawaii researchers are warning that by the year 2050, heavy rain combined with sea level rise could cause up to 70% of Waikiki’s storm drainage system to fail.

Right now, the recommended alternatives for the Ala Wai canal, involve using other areas, like parks and golf courses, as catch basins for storm runoff to prevent flooding.

Researchers at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa discovered that by 2050, large rain events combined with sea level rise ...

HONOLULU — An ambitious project aims to clear up one of Oahu’s most polluted waterways: the Ala Wai Canal.That clean up plan involves tossing mud into the water, but not just any mud. Mudballs ...

WAIKIKI, Hawaii (KHON2) — The sludge at the bottom of the Ala Wai Canal near Jefferson Elementary School was 23 inches deep in July, 2021. It has dropped by 18 inches since then and Genki Ala ...

“State crews will be handling the Ala Wai Canal and that surrounding area. City crews are going to be working upstream of the canal, today into tomorrow, making sure that we clear as much debris ...

Waikiki Beach, a major economic engine in a tourist-heavy state, could be wiped out by flooding after a huge storm. Jae C. Hong/AP. The new Ala Wai Canal Project would increase the system's ...

WAIKIKI (HawaiiNewsNow) - A major project to clear out the Ala Wai Canal is starting to take shape. The final Environmental Impact Statement for the dredging and repair work was just released, but ...

Debris from upstream has flowed into the ocean entrance of the Ala Wai Canal and its harbor. ... 500 Ala Moana Blvd., Suite 7-500, Honolulu, HI 96813; call 808-529-4773; ...

The Ala Wai Canal carries water from three streams to the ocean, along with plenty of pollutants, making this waterway unsafe for fishing or swimming "As a person who paddles in the Ala Wai, ...