Thanks to the can-do spirit of the Kokonut Koalition, there are now scores of new wooden steps in place on the popular tramway-track hike at Koko Crater. In an agreement worked out between Honolulu Hale and the all-volunteer community group, the city allocated funds for supplies and the nonprofit provided the muscle.

The ongoing emergency repairs to the vertical climb are intended to slow down erosion and otherwise buy some time while a long-term solution is worked out for the track, which was built in the early 1940s with 1,048 ties (now used as steps). For more on the ongoing effort, visit www.kokonutkoalition.org.