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Table 2e. B*10cultural Stewardship Opportunities Native Habitat • The County can collaborate with the State Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to create models for monitoring the carrying capacity of natural resources. • Ongoing conservation work can continue to evolve from species -specific conservation (e.g., Albizia eradication) to focus on ecosystem restoration across multiple land ownership to protect Hawai'i"s biodiversity. • Maintaining healthy, native -dominant forests offers immense savings of biocultural and water resources that might otherwise be lost to the impacts of climate change and invasive species. • Conservation lands hold significant value in the water resources they represent. • Incentivizing and developing regenerative land uses, such as agroforestry, can provide sustainable opportunities to ecosystems and communities. • Hawai'i can become a statewide adaptation and resiliency leader by focusing on its unique strengths and diversity to evolve with changing realities. • Urban forestry can be prioritized or incentivized in the County Code. Watersheds • Establish more place -based watershed partnerships to create unique management plans that incorporate the generational knowledge of those water systems and protect our island's watersheds. • Strengthen the integration of Hawaiian biocultural resource management and traditional ecological knowledge across County government. • Practice an integrated approach to ecosystem -based collaborative management that considers the entire ecosystem. • Watershed protection and management require collaboration and coordination across all levels of government and must include effective community engagement. Stewardship • Hawai'i Island has a large variation of its unique natural biomes and ecosystems. • Ongoing interagency coordination, including consultation with place -based land stewards, cultural and historical advisory groups, and other stakeholders. • The County can take a more proactive role in exercising its protective public trust role for natural and cultural resources. • Maintain and increase involvement with existing partnerships and identify new partners that help promote and enhance biocultural stewardship. • Collaborate to complete additional EPA -approved watershed plans to increase eligibility for future conservation funding. Cultural & Historic • Preservation of historic properties can enhance the educational, cultural, economic and general Assets welfare of the island. • Community Development Plans (CDP) can uplift community values and heritage character. • Consult with place -based culture and history advisory groups as well as other organizations that continue to elevate, protect,, and maintain community values, heritage, culture, and history. Scenic Character • The County has a strong policy foundation for scenic resources. • Scenic resources include historic buildings that contribute to community character and preserve the history of the area. • The scenic resources inventory and mapping project can be further developed into a program. 2.0 Collaborative Biocultural Stewardship I County of Hawaii General Plan 39