The Ala wai is infested with flesh eating bacteria Vibrio Vulnificus . A man by the name of Oliver Johnson died from falling into this polluted Ala Wai due to these flesh eating bacteria on April 6, 2006. Sadly this is all due to the temperature being perfect for the bacteria to thrive.
There is also the problem of how global warming is affecting the water level of the Ala Wai. This presents a extreme danger for people since if he water from the Ala Wai were to rise above the level of the canal, the polluted water wold then may be able to flood into the areas around it, and allowing the danger of the flesh eating bacteria to attach to humans. The temperature of course is a big problem with the canal. Since the bottom of the canal is made of concrete, more heat is absorbed and therefore the temperature of the water can be extremely warm. Due to this it provides a danger to the people and animals of the Ala Wai And of course there's the big problem of the turbidity of the water. Sine two other rivers flow into the alawai and, where the rivers meet, a lot of dirt and sediment is clumpde together there and therefore the turbidity is huge. Many people also throw their trash into the alawai and sewage is said to be in there too. The Ala Wai has become a danger to Hawaii and needs to be monitored. As a part of my robotics class, I am going to help in making a sensor to monitor the sediment and temperature of the water in certain locations of the canal.
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