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Re-Use Hawaii is dismantling Waialae Bowl

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Quinn Vittum, owner of ReUse Hawaii, left, and team leader Keoki Nanod-Sitch, right, watch as Cody Padilla cuts through the bowling alley wood floor on Thursday, June 8, 2017 inside the old Waialae Bowl bowling alley in Kahala. ReUse Hawaii has three days to break down the lumber and wood from the alley floors, panels, and other reusable items inside the bowling alley, which was last open in 2008.

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Re-Use Hawaii Executive Director Quinn Vittum inspected the machinery and lane-operation section inside the old Waialae Bowl on Thursday in Kahala. Re-Use Hawaii has three days to break down the wood from the 20 lanes and collect other reusable items inside the bowling alley, such as bowling balls and pins. The bowling alley operated for 50 years and closed in 2008.

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A Re-Use Hawaii employee carries off a piece of a bowling alley gutter.