PD BACKGROUND REPORT (PL-PDI-2022-000004)

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koa forest with mamane, and open koa forest. The Larger Parcel also contains acres of forestland that were converted many decades ago to pastureland. The following land use designations relate to the Protected Property: 1. State District Boundary. The Protected Property is classified as "Agriculture," as defined by Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapter 205. Use of the Protected Property is limited as set forth in HRS Chapter 205. 2. County Zoning. The Protected Property is zoned "Agriculture," as defined by Chapter 25-5-70 of the Hawaii County Code, and is limited to the uses prescribed therein. C. Development. The above land designations permit subdivision of the Protected Property and construction of dwellings or other structures. The locations for possible future structures shall be approved in writing by Grantee. No permanent dwellings shall be permitted on the Protected Property. D. Conservation Values. The Protected Property possesses important forest ecosystems, forest resources and products including, but not limited to, commercial forest product values and pharmacopeia, as well as open space, recreational, and research/educational values collectively, the "Conservation Values". These specific Conservation Values are of interest for protection through this Easement: 1. Forest Ecosystems — The Protected Property contains ecologically significant forest ecosystem values including, but not limited to, overall watershed health, forest health protection, and biodiversity. The Protected Property contributes to the overall watershed health of Kealakekua ahupua'aANatershed and larger Kona region through contribution to groundwater and aquifers recharge that supply the island with fresh water, capture of cloud drip and condensation by vegetative cover, more specifically canopy trees and shrubs, and reduction of soil loss due to erosion. Continued management focusing on water quality and quantity improvement and coral reef protection through forest health protection and corresponding reductions in soil erosion are essential to the overall health of the property and the State. Forest health protection by means of suppression of invasive vegetation and feral animals is further described in the required multi -Resource Forest Management Plan or Forest Stewardship Plan (the "Plan"). The Protected Property contains and contributes to Hawaii's overall blodiversity including threatened and endangered plant and animal species. 2. Forest Resources and Products — The Protected Property is comprised of a significant amount of forest resources and products including, but limited to carbon (woody biomass, trees, shrubs, grass, and soil carbon), timber resources (living, dead and dying trees), cultural gathering material, pharmacopeia, as well as other forest products. The parties agree that commercial and non-commercial vegetative management can also promote forest health. Preservation of the Protected Property's forest resources and products is not only important to conserve natural characteristics of the region, but also for management and to continue to promote Hawaiian industries and cultural practices. The preservation of the Protected Property as a working forest enables the Property to continue to provide the public and society with a wide -range of goods and services (i.e., high -quality jobs, local/sustainable industry, a diversity of forest based commercial goods, pharmacopeia, etc.). I Open Space — Preservation of the Protected Property's conservation and 419099_I .DOC 2 P 84". A.-PR-D. ) D-PQ'In,WW+~.