by: Kimberlee Speakman (KHON)
Puuhonua O Honaunau is one of the national parks on the Big Island that isn't being run due to the government shutdown, however visitors are still coming in. But with park staff off, there's no one to clean the messes left behind.
A small group decided to clean the park after two weeks of the park closure.
"When we found out that the park department was unable to be able to work on keeping the place clean, we decided that we would take it in our own hands and be I guess, 'sacred vigilantes,' and just go there and start cleaning up," said Randyl Rupar, one of the volunteers.
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