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The studies that have been conducted to date provide the starting points to assess the value of the natural and cultural resources in Palamanui. Continuing discussion with kupuna and descendants of Hewahewa will add additional context into the cultural practices associated with this land. The interaction between those who wish to exercise gathering rights, the cultural advisory committee and the owner and master association will also help in developing the modern context in which the natural resources can be used to perpetuate Hawaiian culture. The use of resources without depletion goes back to the concepts of kuleana and ho'oku'ikahi. Stewardship involves the users of the resources as much as the custodians. The users must appreciate the need to use the natural resources so that they will be available for future generations. Care and maintenance of the resources involve a recognition that these resources will need active care. The proposed development will result in significant changes to the land and will result in the presence of residents, visitors, students and workers on land that has not seen active use for many years. These changes require active management of cultural and natural resources to minimize the adverse impacts of these changes. Although the remaining fragment of lowland dry forest is among the most intact remaining, there is a need to reduce fire hazards, reduce grazing by goals and cattle, and reduce the influence of invasive alien vegetation. Signage of significant archaeological and natural resources and the circulation of informational material about the relationship of those resources to the Hawaiian cuture are also components of stewardship. Part of the mo'olelo for the Kekaha lands is that those were the lands in which future kahuna were trained. Notwithstanding the apparently barren nature of the land, kahuna nui such as Hewahewa, a close advisor to Kamehameha I, used this area to train future masters of their craft. Given the history of these lands for the training of kahuna, it would be appropriate to coordinate the stewardship program with the University of Hawaii and other schools, especially with respect to Hawaiian language, culture and history, botany and other life sciences. Participants fn Stewardship. Integrated management requires coordinating efforts among affected interest groups. In this case, that group includes: hiluhilukalass~QJCRMPEx42 revO5l905fma1