HONOLULU (Island News) -- 100 people came together at the Waikiki beach walk to make genki balls.

Genki balls are created to clean and restore polluted water. They are made out of EM1, molasses, rice bran and soil.

Outrigger and the Genki Ala Wai project have been teamed up for over three years.

They help clean the canal and eat up all the sludge that's polluting the water.

Kiana Bemis, the general manager of the Outrigger Waikiki Paradise Hotel, said "Not only do we see the physical changes in the Ala Wai condition itself, but it also speaks to the community and promotes awareness on the importance of ocean conservation."

The group made nearly 2,000 genki balls.

But is all the work worth it?

Two volunteers, Robert and Edwina Yamamoto, said "I mean, to see life in there from now to

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