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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> INTRODUCTION <br /> <br /> <br /> Many of the ancient trails, which are still protected as public land or with traditional <br /> access rights, connect areas of natural beauty that have cultural significance. Even though the <br /> 19`h and 20th centuries brought rapid physical and cultural changes, some of the trails lead to <br /> remote spots that are important for traditional gathering and other cultural practices. The areas <br /> they traverse include some stands of fairly intact native vegetation with little modern <br /> development, offering a glimpse to the past. <br /> <br /> Figure 1-1: General Land Cover Map <br /> <br /> f I I ! F-- t a i~ <br /> <br /> 3 <br /> i <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> i <br /> I- czec ~ t_ etarI"~ <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> r f- <br /> <br /> .R„1PItC,I I,NiWA <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> . li a:d F.., <br /> r' <br /> l e ~A! -u, o d G1,, <br /> ~`~..~rtiveiree.andFn,.s <br /> ` n,iw~,clation <br /> Id of Opell \V,,i,, <br /> Extensive tracts of Puna's landscape were transformed when Western contact brought <br /> large scale resource exploitation and agriculture in successive waves. Sandalwood export began <br /> in 1790, reaching its peak between 1810 and 1825. After Hawai`i's first forestry law in 1839 <br /> restricted the removal of sandalwood trees, cattle ranching and coffee cultivation became the <br /> <br /> 1-2 <br />