2024-09-26 PL-INT-2024-008840 GP 2045 Draft Comments - E. Dunn

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Table 2: Biocultural Stewardship Opportunities Native Habitat • The County can collaborate with the State Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to create models for monitoring the carrying capacity of natural resources. • Ongoing conservation work can continue to evolve from species-specific conservation (e.g., Albizia eradication)to focus on ecosystem restoration across multiple land ownership to protect -v Hawai'i's biodiversity. • Maintaining healthy, native-dominant forests offers immense savings of biocultural and water resources that might otherwise be lost to the impacts of climate change and invasive species, t • Conservation lands hold significant value in the water resources they represent. 1 • Incentivizing and developing regenerative land uses, such as agroforestry, can provide c ( sustainable opportunities to ecosystems and communities. c ' • Hawaii can become a statewide adaptation and resiliency leader by focusing on its unique strengths and diversity to evolve with changing realities. • Urban forestry can be prioritized or incentivized in the County Code. v ( ? Watersheds • Establish more place-based watershed partnerships to create unique management plans that incorporate the generational knowledge of those water systems and protect our island's watersheds. l kArkl • Strengthen the integration of Hawaiian biocultural resource management and traditional ecological knowledge across County government. ti �kr�, x.11 r • Practice an integrated approach to ecosystem-based collaborative management that considers the entire ecosystem. • Watershed protection and management require collaboration and coordination across all levels of government and must include effective community engagement. r\- .t• 54--1s Stewardship • Hawai'i Island has a large variation of its unique natural biomes and ecosystems. • Ongoing interagency coordination, including consultation with place-based land stewards, cultural and historical advisory groups, and other stakeholders. L\ a Ao�.) I • The Count/can stake a more proactive role in exercising its protective public trust role for natural and cultural resources. • Maintain and increase involvement with existing partnerships and identify new partners that help promote and enhance biocultural stewardship. • Collaborate to complete additional EPA-approved watershed plans to increase eligibility for future conservation funding. Cultural & Historic • Preservation of historic properties can enhance the educational, cultural, economic and general Assets welfare of the island. • Community Development Plans(CDP)can uplift community values and heritage character. • Consult with place-based culture and history advisory groups as well as other organizations that continue to elevate, protect, and maintain community values, heritage,culture, and history. Scenic Character • The County has a strong policy foundation for scenic resources. • Scenic resources include historic buildings that contribute to community character and preserve the history of the area. • The scenic resources inventory and mapping project can be further developed into a program. r ✓� 'V� `�r'v`. L` L ,.„,„\)1.-jr 2.0 Collaborative Biocultural Stewardship County of Hawaii General Plan 40