HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – Since 2019, hundreds have participated in the popular process of shaping and chucking genki balls into the Ala Wai Canal.
But over the past few months, organizers with The Genki Ala Wai Project saw a 70% dip in volunteer turnout. A genki ball making and tossing event was canceled last month because only one person signed up.
Project leaders believe a Hawaii Pacific University (HPU) study suggesting genki balls are ineffective may have discouraged the public…