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PROPOSAL. For Implementation of the Hawai'i Ocean Resources Management Plan In Partnership with the COUNTY OF HAWAI'I'S PLANNING DEPARTMENT and IKA `GHANA 0 HONU'APO A Nonprofit Community Organization in Ka'u, Hawai'i For its Wetlands Habitat Restoration Plan for Honu'apo Estuary (i) Project Summary a. Project Title: Wetlands Habitat Restoration Plan for Honu'apo Estuary b. Applicant: County of Hawaii, Planning Department c. Other Government Agency Partners: County of Hawaii, Department of Parks and Recreation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Pacific Coast Joint Venture Partnership d. Community Partners: Ka 'Ohana Honu'apo e. Contact Information: Dana Okano, Planner, County of Hawaii, Planning Department, 808 -961 -8288, Ext. 255; Lehua Lopez -Mau, Executive Director, Ka ' Ohana 0 Honu'apo, 808- 989 -9891; Dennis Riordan, Ka'u Parks Supervisor, County of Hawaii, Department of Parks and Recreation, 808- 896 -4258; Chris Swenson, Pacific Islands Coastal Program Coordinator, USFWS , 808 - 792-9400; Jane Rubey, Hawaii State Coordinator, Pacific Coast Joint Venture, 808 -217- 6658. ff. Project Site Description: Honu'apo Estuary is in a rural community, located in the District of Ka'u on the Island Hawaii. It is a significant natural and cultural feature of the County's 225 -acre Honu'apo Park and includes Whittington Beach Park, recently acquired (2005) through the dedicated work of community volunteers, known as Ka 'Ohana 0 Honu'apo. The estuary includes a reef, mudflats, marshland, pond and associated uplands, all of which support a rich diversity of native fish and wildlife. Honu'apo Park is the largest county park and part of one of the longest undeveloped coastlines in the State of Hawaii. g. Project Abstract: The main objective of this project is to develop an integrated habitat restoration plan that will give the County, Ka `Ghana, and partners the justifications and technical information needed to acquire large -scale grants and other resources to implement the plan. In order to accomplish this objective, the County and Ka ' Ohana 0 Honu'apo would contract the services of a habitat biologist with expertise in wetlands habitat restoration planning and management. The biologist would be responsible for developing a restoration team, compiling and analyzing information, coordinating planning activities, and writing the plan. Planning activities proposed for funding here include planning services, baseline surveys, topographic /bathymetric mapping, and GIS mapping of important wetland features and planned restoration tasks. Additional activities covered by other secured and pending funding sources include hydrological /engineering consultation, archaeological surveys, administrative support, and a broader resource management plan for Honu'apo Park. The I EXHIBIT "A"