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City eyes $3M flood study of Wailupe Stream Watershed

The last major valley stream in East Honolulu that’s not fully lined with concrete is now under consideration for an intergovernmental flood control study. The proposed $3 million study of the Wailupe Stream Watershed, to be undertaken by the city Department of Design and Construction and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, would look to plan and design flood control features to prevent potential flooding in and around communities like Aina Haina.

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Part of the Wailupe Stream is seen on Friday in Aina Haina. The last major valley stream in East Honolulu that’s not fully lined with concrete is now under consideration for an intergovernmental flood control study.
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The proposed $3-million study of the Wailupe Stream Watershed, to be undertaken by the city Department of Design and Construction and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, would look to plan and design flood control features to prevent potential flooding in and around communities like Aina Haina. Wailupe Stream is one of 10 such streams that drains its watershed into the roughly 7-mile-long Maunalua Bay.
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Part of the Wailupe Stream is seen on Friday in Aina Haina.
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Part of the Wailupe Stream is seen on Friday in Aina Haina.
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Part of the Wailupe Stream is seen on Friday in Aina Haina.
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Part of the Wailupe Stream is seen on Friday in Aina Haina.
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Part of the Wailupe Stream is seen on Friday in Aina Haina.
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Part of the Wailupe Stream is seen on Friday in Aina Haina.
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Part of the Wailupe Stream is seen on Friday in Aina Haina.
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The Wailupe Stream Bridge is seen on Friday.
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Part of the Wailupe Stream is seen on Friday in Aina Haina.
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Part of the Wailupe Stream is seen on Friday in Aina Haina.
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A kolea is seen perched in a part of the Wailupe Stream.
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Part of the Wailupe Stream is seen on Friday in Aina Haina.
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Part of the Wailupe Stream is seen on Friday in Aina Haina.
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Part of the Wailupe Stream is seen on Friday in Aina Haina.

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City eyes $3M flood study of Wailupe Stream Watershed