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PRIORITY #7: JgSEPHROCK ARBORETUM <br />(Scored 77.667%) <br />TK4KNo. /3\7-4-OU8|O57.consisting nfapproximately 47.9 acres |Uthe ahUpVa^awfHpnok6hau/ <br />District ofNorth Kona, HaVyai'|. <br />SITE DESCRIPTION <br />The property Is centrally located In the outskirts of Kailua-Kona at the end of Kealakaa St., a short distance <br />from Kealakehe Elementary and Intermediate Schools, It is in a climate zone where native Hawaiian dryland <br />forest once existed, but the invasive species 8koa (Leucoenoolaucp) was predominant when the landowner <br />first purchased the property. Used for cattle grazing for several decades, 'the land also sustained several large <br />r <br />nature trees, such as kukui nut (Aleurites molucanna), Monkey Pod (Sarn <br />aneosonx/n)and Jacaranda <br />(Jacaranda /ninosifo0o),inaddition <br />tuafew remnant Hawaiian dry <br />forest species, such asa|ahe'e <br />(Psydrox odor#to)'ohemakai <br />(Polysclassnndwicensb),rne|api|o <br />(Capparis snoJmich/ono) <br />ko'oko'V|aV(8kfanann67onbho), <br />lama (DVnspyrwss¢ndwicensis)and <br />Subject property <br />Kealakehe Elem. tintermediate <br />Schools <br />The |andovvne,'srequest is that <br />PON[acquire the entire 47.8acres <br />|nthe form ofaConservation <br />Easement. <br />Since purchasing and occupying the <br />property less than 5years ago, the <br />owner, Jill Wagner, has fully <br />restored anapproximately 7.5acre <br />area |hHawaiian J,y|andforest, the <br />most rare and endangered forest <br />type in Kona. More acreage |nthe <br />arboretum ispresently being <br />restored to Hawaiian dry forest, <br />Hawaiian dry forest restoration bsucceeding, thonkstntheuwnersfendn8oftheendnaprmpertykssendaU <br />protection from wild goats, sheep, pigs, and turkeys, all ofwhich can bedevastating tonative p|andn8o>. <br />Additionally, there are 3 acres of fire break protecting the property, <br />