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Native Forest Management Flan <br /> TMK: 1 -3- 008 - 034 -0000 <br /> Total Area: 36.047 acres <br /> Owners: Ida and Merrill Smith <br /> Description: <br /> The 36.047 acre property included in this management plan (1 -3- 008 -034) includes <br /> approximately 31.5 acres of coastal forest, a previously cleared house site (with a <br /> residence) which includes approximately 4 acres, and a 0.5 acres area which is being <br /> transferred to the historical owner as already approved by land court (see - attached, map). <br /> This. management plan applies to the 31.5 acres of coastal forest only. As confirmed by a <br /> site visit in July 2004 (S /A) this property is predominantly native Hala (Pandanus) forest. <br /> Native plant species include, but are not limited to; Asplenuim nidus (Bird's Nest Fern), <br /> Thespesia populnia (Milo), Hibiscus tiliaceus (Hau), Canthium odoratum (Alahe'e) and <br /> Schaevola sericea (Naupaka Kahakai), Hawaiian cultural plants (Polynesian) include <br /> Cocos nucifera (Nui), Callophylum inophylum (Kamani), Morinda citrifolia (Novi). <br /> Introduced naturalized plants include Maile Pilau, Schefflera actinophylla (Octopus <br /> Tree), Cecropia obtusifolia , Tournefortia argentea (Tree heliotrope) and Schinus <br /> terebinthifolius (Christmas Berry). It is important to note that some areas are greater than <br /> 95% native while there are other areas that are predominantly Niu and Kamani; both <br /> classified Polynesian introductions. Culturally, Polynesian introductions are classified as <br /> native while Botanical classification includes only indigenous and endemic species. <br /> Overall, native vegetation represents greater than 60% of the total vegetation cover and <br /> tree cover constitutes greater than 25% of forest cover. <br /> Management Plan <br /> This property is a sensitive coastal habitat and every effort must be made to prevent <br /> significant erosion while protecting the native habitat. Therefore, any and all weed <br /> eradication efforts must be slow and methodical avoiding clear- cutting large areas of <br /> vegetation. There is an extremely high rate of native flora in this forest, substantial <br /> natural re- seeding is occurring (Hala, Ekaha and Milo). A combination of techniques will <br /> be utilized to reduce noxious alien plant invasion and increase native species It is <br /> Appendix 2 <br /> Page 1 <br />