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Ala Wai flood control plan gets major overhaul

CRAIG T. KOJIMA / OCT. 10
                                The project was undertaken to reduce major flooding in a 100-year storm event, loss of life and long-term economic damage within the 19 square miles of the Ala Wai Watershed, which encompasses Waikiki, Manoa, Palolo and Makiki, as well as McCully, Moiliili and the University of Hawaii.

CRAIG T. KOJIMA / OCT. 10

The project was undertaken to reduce major flooding in a 100-year storm event, loss of life and long-term economic damage within the 19 square miles of the Ala Wai Watershed, which encompasses Waikiki, Manoa, Palolo and Makiki, as well as McCully, Moiliili and the University of Hawaii.