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Improve game bird and native habitat in fenced exclosures and remove game <br />mammals. <br />E. Location of Work <br />Puu Waawaa Forest Reserve and Puu Anahulu GMA. <br />F. Cost <br />5-Yr <br />Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Total <br />$259,000 1 $266,000 1 $274,000 1 $283,000 1 $283,000 1 $1,365,000 <br />Project 5 W-24-GO-01 Game Operations and Maintenance: Hawaii County - East <br />Hawaii District <br />A. Need <br />East Hawaii District is the largest district in the state, with 13 public hunting areas totaling 454,000 <br />acres. Game program operations facilities are scattered throughout the island and maintenance requires <br />considerable travel time and expense. The deterioration of fences, roofs, water storage sheds, and metal <br />pipelines are exacerbated by volcanic fallout. The subtropical climate also leads to rapid <br />rotting of wooden structures. These factors combine to increase the frequency of maintenance work that <br />is needed to maintain the costibenefit ratio of developmental investments. All nine (9) checking stations <br />must be regularly inspected and kept operational in the face of vandalism. <br />B. Objectives <br />Operate and maintain facilities and infrastructure in 13 public hunting areas totaling 454,000 acres in <br />order to support wildlife management activities and provide wildlife oriented recreation opportunities to <br />the people of Hawaii. Maintain baseyard facilities. Conduct nuisance wildlife investigations and solutions <br />throughout the whole district. <br />C. Expected Results and Benefits <br />Continue to provide opportunities for wildlife recreation activities, including provision for an <br />estimated 50,000 hunter trips for the five-year duration of the project, and an estimated <br />annual harvest of 400 pigs, 100 goats, 100 mouflon sheep, 100 feral sheep, 500 quail, 500 pheasant, <br />500 chucker partridge, 500 francolin, 200 turkey, and 200 dove. <br />D. Approach <br />Maintain 10 hunter checking stations and other support buildings, 22 game bird water units and <br />feeders; maintain and replace as needed five (5) miles of fence, and 500 hunting area boundary signs. <br />Fifty three miles of roads will be maintained by grading the existing road bed. <br />Activity — Hunter Chekstation Maintenance <br />16 <br />