WAIMEA — While most of Waimea was unscathed by Tropical Storm Darby last week, Ulu La’au and The Streamside Trail of Waimea weren’t so lucky.
WAIMEA — While most of Waimea was unscathed by Tropical Storm Darby last week, Ulu La’au and The Streamside Trail of Waimea weren’t so lucky.
On Saturday morning, local volunteers, Outdoor Circle, and Waimea Trails and Greenways members gathered at Waimea Nature Park for a cleanup day to clear debris and broken tree branches from the path and park. Raging water also washed away a bridge on the nearby Ke Ala Kahawai O Waimea, The Streamside Trail of Waimea, which once served as a shortcut for students on their daily walk to Waimea Elementary and Middle schools.
Arlene Block, secretary of the park advisory committee, said, “The stream went up about 4 feet over its banks, wiping out much of the trail. We’ve got debris that’s been washed down from the stream laying every which way along the trail, blocking it.”
Manning a chainsaw to breakdown the larger trees was Daryll Ziegler, while the park’s maintenance manager Ken Block sorted debris. Local residents Maria Diaz-Iyke, Alice Jenkins, Cheryl Langton, Block and other volunteers helped to restore the path in the park. Clem Lamb, Waimea Trails and Greenways project chairman, focused on the streamside trail.
The morning cleanup effort was organized by Waimea Outdoor Circle.