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      <image:caption>Our updated Huli Sifter was sanded and painted to prevent splinters, and safety measures were implemented in both openings of the tube.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>For the safety of all our staff and the students we are fortunate enough to host, we for sure want to have an insurance plan!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Our operations team not only volunteer their hours on the beach clean up days, but they also work tirelessly behind the scenes to ensure we can grow as a non-profit, all out of love for the environment!</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Huli Sifter 2.0 a new and improved barrel sifter</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>The Hele Mua team learned how the Kauai non-profit Ho’omalu Ke Kai turns marine debris like washed up fishing net, into re-usable plastic sheets.</image:caption>
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