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Transcript: Stimulus Money Hits The Waves In Hawaii
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- September 13, 2009
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LYNN NEARY
NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday
09-13-2009
Stimulus Money Hits The Waves In Hawaii
Host: LYNN NEARY
Time 12:00-13:00 PM
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LYNN NEARY, host:
Billions of dollars of economic stimulus money is going to build bridges, improve infrastructure and help people avoid housing foreclosures. But there's also a tiny bit of that money, $167 million, to restore 50 coastal habitats in the country. Wilma Consul visited two of those sites in Hawaii.
WILMA CONSUL: On this windy morning on the shores of Maunalua Bay, a group of about 20 people hold hands in a circle to pray in Hawaiian before the day's task.
Unidentified Man: (Foreign language spoken)
CONSUL: These folks are volunteers and ...