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PRIORITY #8: HONOIPU <br /> (656 points out of possible 900) <br /> F' r <br /> �e <br /> 44 ., <br /> y, <br /> a <br /> Tax Map Key (3) 5-6-001:074 consisting of approx. 17.547 acres of the <br /> Honoipu Upolu ahupua'a in the District of North Kohala, Hawaii. <br /> Anticipated Use <br /> • Continued access on Old Coast Guard Road to the shoreline parking lot and the Na Ala Hele <br /> trail at Puakea/Pali Akamoa. Cultural practices and gathering <br /> • Shoreline gathering, subsistence fishing, surfing, and recreation <br /> • Protection of significant cultural, historic, and natural resources such as the recovery of three <br /> endangered, endemic shrubs: Acharanthes, Ko'oloa'ula, and Ohai <br /> • Hawaiian Monk seals have been sighted along the shoreline <br /> Significance <br /> • Honoipu may be translated as "gourd bay" because the shape of the bay and surrounding <br /> cliffs resembles a gourd. The bay is a "hono" place, with calm seas, protected from the strong <br /> Apa'apa'a winds of Kohala. It is known for its traditional landing site for interisland canoes <br />