Mature monkey pods in Manoa saved

Thanks to the quick work of members in the Manoa Outdoor Circle, two giant monkey pod trees on Oahu Avenue will not be removed.  Instead the sidewalk will be repaired and the planting space expanded so that the trees can grow strong and the cars can travel safely. 

A neighbor happened to strike up a conversation with city workers investigating the trees and learned that they were being considered for removal because the sidewalk was lifting and the curb was uneven.  

"Who was here first? The tree or the sidewalk?" she asked herself and then set about trying to find an alternative to cutting down these majestic old trees.  She called Jerry Lam and the members of the Manoa branch.  Thanks to their teamwork and advocacy (they collected 100 petition signers in just a few hours!), the trees remain in place and the sidewalk and curb have been reworked. 

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