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Thousands of ‘genki balls’ dropped into Ala Wai Canal

By Cindy Ellen Russell

April 2, 2022

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Members of the Genki Ala Wai Project and the Eco Rotary Club of Kaka'ako, along with other corporate and local sponsors, threw 5,000 Genki Balls into the Ala Wai Canal on Saturday, April 2. Pictured are the Genki Balls which are made of Effective microorganisms (EM), molasses soil and rice bran.
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Hawaiian Airlines employee Mikki Hanamoto, holding a Genki Ball, along with other colleagues just before the tossing the balls into the Ala Wai Canal on Saturday, April 2. The employees also helped make the balls in March prior to the event.
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People who participated in the event push off in canoes at Ala Wai Canal on Saturday, April 2.
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A diagram on how effective microorganisms (EM) work, shown at the event at Ala Wai Canal on Saturday, April 2.
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Employees, friends and family of Waste Management gathered at the event at Ala Wai Canal on Saturday, April 2.
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2022 APRIL 02 CTY GENKI BALLS HSA PHOTO BY CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM Members of the Genki Ala Wai Project and the Eco Rotary Club of Kaka'ako, along with other corporate and local sponsors, threw 5,000 Genki Balls into the Ala Wai Canal on Saturday, April 2, 2022. The Genki Balls, which contain fermentive bacteria, digest and oxygenate sludge in the canal. Pictured are the Genki Balls which are made of Effective microorganisms (EM), molasses soil and rice bran.
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Christina Laney-Mitre, President of the Eco Rotary Club of Kaka'ako, speaks at the event at Ala Wai Canal on Saturday, April 2.
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Jenny Do, President Elect of the Eco Rotary Club of Kaka'ako, takes part in the event at the Ala Wai Canal on Saturday, April 2.
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Hawaiian Airlines employees toss Genki Balls into the Ala Wai Canal on Saturday, April 2. The employees also helped make the balls in March prior to the event.
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Participants throw Genki Balls into the Ala Wai Canal on Saturday, April 2.
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Participants of the Genki Ball event throw the balls into Ala Wai Canal on Saturday, April 2.

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