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The implementation of this Integrated Natural Cultural Resources Management Plan <br /> <br /> (INCRMP) for Palamanui is a feasible way to protect the identified valued resources and places at <br /> Palamanui. <br /> PLAN <br /> i <br /> This Integrated Natural Cultural Resource Management Plan ("Plan") addresses <br /> preservation, mitigation, management and stewardship measures for the resources at Palamanui. <br /> i <br /> Implementation of the Plan is intended to protect and manage preservation areas and the <br /> important cultural places and practices in Palamanui. <br /> i <br /> The Plan will be updated as the component plans which are incorporated into it are <br /> revised. Components of this Plan will also be reviewed from time to time not less frequently than <br /> every two years and updated as needed. <br /> • Sources of Information for INCRMP. The INCRMP was prepared using information <br /> obtained through various technical studies that were done for Palamanui, contacts with kOpuna <br /> i <br /> and others knowledgeable about the Kekaha region, discussions with the University of Hawaii, <br /> background information acquired during the course of Hiluhilu Development, LLC's development <br /> of the Makalei Estates subdivision and field observations by members of the development team <br /> for Palamanui, and testimony before the State Land Use Commission during evidentiary hearings <br /> on the Hiluhilu Development, LLC's Petition for reclassification. , <br /> The technical studies included the Archaeological Inventory Survey of the Kau <br /> Development area (June 2003), Palamanui Civil Infrastructure (February 2004), Biological <br /> Reconnaissance, Land of Kau, North Kona, Hawaii (October 2003), Groundwater Resources of <br /> Kau, North Kona, Hawaii, A Water Study for Hiluhilu Development, LLC (June 2003), Hiluhilu <br /> Cave Fauna Survey (December 2003), and the Cultural Impact Study Hiluhilu Application <br /> Process Project Kau Ahupua'a Land of Kekaha (June 13, 2003 revised December 11, 2003). <br /> The Cultural Impact Study included historical research, oral interviews with kOpuna resources and <br /> a description of the interrelation between the natural archaeological sites and cultural practices. <br /> These technical studies were incorporated into the Final Environmental Impact Statement that <br /> was accepted by the State Land Use Commission in September, 2004. Some of the <br /> 6iluhilukxlass~Q~ICRMPEx42 rev051905fmal 2 <br /> <br />