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Palolo resident Dave Watase is right that a flood gate at the Ala Wai Boulevard bridge is a better and cheaper solution than what is being proposed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (“Council clears controversial Ala Wai plan,” Star-Advertiser, Aug. 22).
A flood gate fed by high-capacity flood pumps would drain the canal without affecting upper watersheds or necessitating a costly and ugly wall. This is what New Orleans is doing, and is the smart way to go.
Ronald Hoffman
Waikiki
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