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Donation Aids Trail Repairs
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Central Pacific Bank Foundation pre- sented Kokonut Koalition with a check for $30,000, which will be used for urgently needed supplies for temporary repairs to Koko Crater Trail in Hawai‘i Kai.
Individual donations are still welcome and can be made at Kokonut Koalition’s GoFundMe page: gofundme.com/f/help- us-save-the-koko-crater-trail.
The first phase of repairs, from the trail head to the bridge, is complete. Wood ties were replaced and supported with gravel. The rehabilitation project is now in phase two, extending from the bridge to the sum- mit.
All funds will be used to purchase sup- plies and equipment.
“CPB Foundation is proud to support Kokonut Koalition with a $30,000 grant,” states CPB Foundation executive director, Keith Amemiya, in a release announcing the donation.
“We also encourage the users of the trail to contribute what they can. This is one of the largest volunteer-driven projects in the state and all the organizers are unpaid. I’m grateful for everything they were able to ac- complish so far.”
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“We made a lot of progress, but we an still use the public’s help,” states David Nixon, Kokonut Koalition president.
“There are ways you can help out just as part of your climb, by carrying some gravel up the hill or helping to remove the large number of disintegrated rail ties to the sides of the trail over the years.”
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(Top) Volunteers haul supplies to make necessary repairs up Koko Head Trail. PHOTO COURTESY HGEA (Above) Kokonut Koalition members pose with the $30,000 check that CBP Foundation presented to the group. PHOTO COURTESY CPB FOUNDATION