"Well, in this case, what’s bad is a type of algae which is taking over the reef and preventing the others from getting a foothold and from growing here," said Ralph Dykes, Malama Maunalua. "And also in the case of the leathery mud weed that I gather you’ve heard of before, it’s something the fish don’t like to eat so it’s of no use to the fish that used to live here."
"We’re out of balance right now," said Leighton Taylor. "Both in the sea and upland, so one of the things Malama Maunalua is trying to do is work with the community to re-establish that balance. We’re working down here in the reef, but there’s work to be done upland, too."
"We have the hukis," said Kini Gleason, Malama Maunalua. "We have what’s going on up mauka and what we need are people to come out and organize and run some of these things so that we can spread ourselves out to some other projects."
And you know it’s not just getting the work done, it’s the fun of being down here and doing it," added Taylor. Some people go out and play golf – - Ralph and I go out and pull algae…and we’d love to have people help us."
"So with the efforts of Malama Maunalua and the other organizations and the Great Huki they had, it looks like we’re going to bring the bay back to life," said Karen Gleason, Malama Maunalua. "It’s so exciting and I just never dreamt it would happen."
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