The last occupants of "the Bush" section of Keaau Beach Park left peaceably Tuesday, heading to shelters, relatives’ homes or, in some cases, the road shoulder across Farrington Highway.

The action conducted by the city Department of Parks and Recreation, with backup from about 40 Honolulu Police Department officers, went about as smoothly as city officials had hoped.

There were no arrests or citations issued, and of about a dozen homeless who were still in their encampments when cleanup crews approached at about 9 a.m., all were in the process of moving out, police Maj. Ray Ancheta said.

The Hawaiian Humane Society, meanwhile, took possession of only five dogs, two chickens and one cat that were roaming around the one-mile stretch of vegetated beachfront north of the improved section of Keaau Beach Park.

Officials estimated that out of about 200 homeless living in the area with vegetation and bushes in January, only about 50 remained Monday. That number had dwindled to 12-15 people Tuesday.