Letter: Seek innovative waste control at Ala Wai Canal

The Ala Wai Canal was initially built to support growth in Waikiki and filter debris to keep beaches clean. However, the Ala Wai has become the place that needs cleaning. Noxious fumes, murky water and trash flowing down from rivers upstream are a scene many paddlers and kayakers like me are all too familiar with. Yet it is an essential training ground, launching point and ILH race course.