By the Inside Outreach team · July 27, 2026The Kona Low storms showed us something we can’t ignore. When waterways are choked, floods get worse.
This past weekend we kept going on removing mangroves and debris from one of the two rivers that lead to Kaiaka Bay, where the water finally reaches the ocean.
Several hundred yards
With support from community partners, private landowners, selfless volunteers and Team Rubicon, we cleared several hundred yards of an area that has been a big concern for a long time. A section the City and State hadn’t reached.
Why it matters
Water needs somewhere to go. When the path is blocked, it backs up into homes and farms. Keeping these areas maintained means steady water flow in its natural direction, and a lot less damage next time.
Clearing a stream is a lot cheaper than gutting a flooded house.
Just the beginning
This will be an ongoing project. We hope it inspires a bigger, collective effort to maintain waterways for every community, not just this one.
Mahalo nui to everyone who got muddy with us.
