State pays $1.17 million for acreage near marsh

By Gary T. Kubota

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 14, 2013

~~<p>The longtime effort to restore wetlands at Hamakua in Windward Oahu has reached a major milestone: acquisition of a hillside that recharges the nearby marsh, helping to preserve wildlife and native plants.</p>
<p>State officials held a ceremony Wednesday in Kailua to announce the purchase of 67 acres of Hamakua hillside from Kaneohe Ranch, including drainage gullies emptying into the marsh.</p>
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The longtime effort to restore wetlands at Hamakua in Windward Oahu has reached a major milestone: acquisition of a hillside that recharges the nearby marsh, helping to preserve wildlife and native plants.

State officials held a ceremony Wednesday in Kailua to announce the purchase of 67 acres of Hamakua hillside from Kaneohe Ranch, including drainage gullies emptying into the marsh. Login for more...