Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Program FY17_FY21

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E. Location The game bird guzzlers will be located at Kuaokala GMA and Makua Keaau PHA. Hunter check stations will be located at each Public Hunting Areas public access point. Buildings and infrastructure are located at various locations throughout the District. 5-Yr Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Total $1,000 1 $20,000 1 $22,000 1 $25,000 1 $20,000 1 $102,000 Project 24 W-27-GF-05 Game Facilities Construction: Kauai A. Need The newly built Kokee Hunter Checking Station's plumbing will need a water catchment tank, water pump and septic system to be installed. The Kokee hunter checking station services more than eight hunting management units on west Kauai. The building will be able to accommodate two wildlife personnel during scheduled hunting seasons and regular working days. The hunter check station is also used as a command post when there are fires in the Kokee area. The fence line along the western section of the Kekaha GMA will need to be replaced after more than forty years. The fence was maintained for cattle ranching operations by the former Kekaha Sugar Company, which dissolved in 2000 leaving behind remnant cattle and seven miles of fence. Prior to 2000, Kekaha Sugar Company leased portions of the Kekaha GMA from the State. The existing fence is adjacent to the Maria lowlands being used for diversified agriculture. The new fence will need to be upgraded to seven feet high to keep deer from jumping over it. Along the fence, a service route will need to be made for maintenance. Up to a half a mile of new fence per year will need to be constructed to finish the job in ten years. The newly established Hunting Unit L — Cooperative Management Area located on former Kekaha sugar cane lands will require fencing portions of the range to reduce crop depredation by game animals. The cooperative agreement with the Agribusiness Development Corporation - State Department of Agriculture (ADC) allows the DLNR-DOFAW to assist in game animal population control through public hunting. Construction of new or replacement of old gamebird water units are needed in the Kekaha GMA and Hunting Unit L. New low -maintenance water units systems will be installed. The establishment of two new hunter access routes and parking areas in Hunting Unit C of Lihue-Koloa and Moloa'a Forest Reserves are needed to increase hunting pressure and provide more hunting opportunities. B. Objectives • Plan, design and install the plumbing system at the Kokee hunter checking station. • Plan and construct up to 1 mile of fence and access road along the western boundary of the Kekaha GMA per year. 39