The 3.5-acre Laukahi Slopes Mini Park in the middle of a Waiʻalae Iki neighborhood on Oʻahu is hilly and overgrown with trees, bushes and grass — a fire risk.
Earlier this month, the City and County of Honolulu park was closed temporarily and surrounded by an electric fence.
About 100 sheep and goats were let loose inside. The “flerd,” a flock of sheep and a herd of goats, was brought to eat as much of the vegetation as possible…