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plan, it is up to the owner, and there should be some, you know—it could be clarified but, yes,
<br /> clearing out and replanting is what is necessary.
<br /> VITOUSEK: So, I mean the thing that I am thinking here is, on the large scale, is that this land
<br /> is zoned agriculture, but we are in essence stopping any potential agriculture from happening,
<br /> with the idea that the proliferation of native forests and creation of native habitat has a value to
<br /> the community equal to the agricultural value, equal or greater than the agricultural value of the
<br /> property, and so finding a way to see that vision realized where this is actually adding that value
<br /> by increasing the native forest, and not just simply carving out house lots within an invasive
<br /> forest, is the key, and I think that forest management plan is really crucial in doing that. I would
<br /> have loved to have seen what is being proposed so that we would have an idea of whether the
<br /> forest management plan is worthy of eliminating the agriculture and allowing for the increased
<br /> density. And, you know, maybe if you guys can just give us idea of your vision for what you
<br /> want to accomplish on the property in terms of restoring a native forest or anything like that, that
<br /> would be helpful.
<br /> JACKSON: Chair Vitousek, are you directing that to Mr. Fuke or to staff?
<br /> VITOUSEK: To the applicant.
<br /> FUKE: Okay, for that, I don't know ifI'm looking to see whether Mr. Hinchcliff is still on,
<br /> but apparently, he's not, I don't see his name on it.
<br /> VITOUSEK: He's here, yep, he's here.
<br /> FUKE: Oh, I'm sorry. Mr. Hinchcliff, you want to answer this question in terms of what you
<br /> envision in terms of the forest management component?
<br /> HINCHCLIFF: Sure. I mean, regarding that, I mean, number one, I think for what I want to do
<br /> with my family, you know, is, of course, we want to grow things to, you know, to be able to eat
<br /> from and things like that, so I you are getting at if I'm looking at possibly clearing the whole
<br /> thing and doing some kind of infrastructure, no, I mean I'm looking actually to preserve
<br /> whatever is there and just build us a pad for a home and the rest is for preserve. If we need to
<br /> take out any invasive species like CJ Kanuha is saying, you know, that's what I'll do and regrow
<br /> something else in there. So that's kind of my plan; I don't have a full plan, but that's kind of
<br /> what I'm looking at.
<br /> VITOUSEK: Basically to, you know, clear the areas for the home and then retain as much forest
<br /> as you can and then clear invasives from the forest replant with natives. And then would you be
<br /> doing the, like, agricultural type stuff within that 80 percent or within the 20 percent?
<br /> HINCHCLIFF: Probably most likely within the 80 percent is what we'd be looking at, you
<br /> know,because like they said if there is—because I did read their report, too, and any invasive
<br /> species, you know, I mean, take that out, and then, you know, either grow coffee or different
<br /> things, you know, dry land taro or things like that. That's what I would, I'll see me doing.
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