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The whine of chainsaws and rumble of wood chippers are echoing around the shores of Pearl Harbor. Work crews are clearing an invasive species of mangrove from the shoreline and coastal streams that empty into Hawaii's most famous body of water. "Pearl Harbor is being choked out by red mangrove," says Amanda Millin, a field crew manager overseeing a team of five. Millin notes that in most tropical ecosystems, mangroves provide a variety of environmental benefits, including sequestering carbon, controlling erosion control and fostering biodiversity.

Hawaii Reboots Depression-Era Conservation Corps Using Pandemic Assistance Funds Update RequiredTo play audio, update browser or Flash plugin. A Kupu Aina Corps work crew funded by CARES Act money uses chainsaws to clear invasive mangroves from the area around Pearl Harbor on the island of Oahu. Courtesy Malama Pu'uloa The whine of chainsaws and rumble of wood chippers are echoing around the shores of Pearl Harbor. Work crews are clearing an invasive species of mangrove from the shoreline and coastal streams that empty into Hawaii's most famous body of water. "Pearl Harbor is being choked out...

3:01 For several weeks, the whine of chainsaws and rumble of woodchippers have been heard around the shores of Pearl Harbor. Work crews have been clearing invasive mangroves from coastal streams that empty into Hawaii’s most famous body of water. Amanda Millin, a field crew manager overseeing a team of five, says red mangrove is choking the Pearl Harbor ecosystem.  “Everywhere else in the tropics, all around the world,  mangrove sequesters carbon, creates biodiversity, it’s erosion control but here in Hawaii mangrove is invasive and it takes over,” she explains. Millin and her crew ...