The Genki Ala Wai Project began with a simple idea: that ordinary residents, working together, can help restore the Ala Wai Canal. Since 2019, more than 17,000 volunteers from over 300 schools, businesses and community groups combined have joined us to make over 270,000 genki balls, all without any government funding. This effort, powered entirely by donations and volunteer energy, has produced measurable improvements: more than 20 inches of polluted sludge reduced, cleaner water with significantly less Enterococci bacteria near the Hawaii Convention Center, and the return of marine life to areas where it had long disappeared. Today, sightings of native fish, hammerhead sharks, spotted eagle rays, and even monk seals are reshaping the reputation of one of Hawaii’s most polluted waterways. ...read more read less