Thinning out the thicket

Kevin Sullivan cuts down some old bamboo Saturday during a volunteer day with the Friends of Lili’uokalani Gardens at the park on Banyan Drive in Hilo. This month’s tasks involved thinning out the bamboo thicket.

Alec Goodson helps Kenji Kuroshima cut through a fallen piece of bamboo Saturday during a volunteer day with the Friends of Lili’uokalani Gardens at the park in Hilo.