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<br /> What are the objectives of the proposed project? Choose only one category and use
<br /> additional pages as needed.
<br /> �7 Management Planning ❑ Maintenance Activities and Public Education
<br /> Digitized Resource Database: Implementation Phase
<br /> For Digitized Resource Database: Implementation Phase,HER aims to(i)build and maintain a well-organized,up-to-date digital resource database,(ii)to
<br /> collect LIDAR and orthomosaic data sets of the property,migrating them as layers into the resource database,(iii)to share the resource knowledge with key
<br /> stakeholders,and(iv)to leverage place-and STEM-based learning outcomes for interns and local students.
<br /> (i)Continue building and maintenance of digital resource database.
<br /> During early 2024,botanical survey technician Will Stein established a GIS database for Wai'ele,in order to track transects,property boundaries,forest
<br /> composition,and invasive species. This database is a work-in-progress,but has already proven indispensable for locating corner pins,establishing fire ant
<br /> boundary footpaths,prioritizing invasive plant control,and generating specialized maps.
<br /> As part of the PONC-approved Digitized Resource Database: Development Phase,since 7/1/2024 strategy/research meetings have made the following
<br /> determinations:
<br /> • The free and open-source platform QGIS is sufficiently robust to handle migration of orthomosaic and LIDAR data sets. In addition,the host of free plugins
<br /> and responsive user community means that analysis,reporting,and student-friendly formatting are all available to the Wai'ele resource database project at no
<br /> cost.
<br /> • QGIS mobile promises to be a powerful field-based tool for orienteering,tracking discoveries,tracking work accomplished,management,prioritization,and
<br /> baseline generation. Available for free on technicians'smartphones,this tool can easily be incorporated into maintenance practices.
<br /> • a part-time GIS technician("Curator")will be required to migrate/geo-reference already existing data,migrate Implementation Phase data,and train
<br /> technicians/stakeholders/property managers how to use the digital tools.
<br /> Accordingly,HER proposes to contract with a part-time Curator for sixty-eight hours of technical work stewarding Wai'ele's digital resources according to the
<br /> values of uniformity,consistency,breadth,depth,and user-friendly accessibility. The Curator will accomplish migration and geo-referencing of existing data,
<br /> including relevant content from Leila Kealoha's Natural Resource Inventory currently under contract through Malama O Puna. In all this work,safeguarding of
<br /> sensitive cultural information is of primary importance,and immediate and ongoing consultation with lineal descendant Keone Kalawe and the Wai'ele Advisory
<br /> Council(when it forms)will ensure this value is met.
<br /> (ii)Collect LIDAR and orthomosaic data sets of the property and migrate
<br /> The Spatial Data Analysis and Visualization Lab of UH Hilo will be contracted to perform a helicopter-based data collection mission in January,2026. Of note is
<br /> that this is a very new technology,and that up to the present it has been impossible to penetrate thick canopies to map the terrain to such a fine resolution.
<br /> Recent SDAVL acquisition of the lidar system means PONC can avoid incurring a costly subcontract with USGS,resulting in a 50%reduction in price compared
<br /> to the original quote of 10/11/2023. Also of note is that the property boundary between Wai'ele and the adjacent property to the south(140030430000)runs
<br /> directly down the middle of the alanui i kahakai. The scope of the bid(attached)mentions this third,non-PONC TMK so that the imaging can(at negligible cost)
<br /> incorporate the complete and intact historic alanui i kahakai,referenced in a land grant of 1852 and eligible for participation in the Na Ala Hele program. Finally,
<br /> SDAVL has graciously committed to absorb any cost overruns or unanticipated fees that might occur,ensuring this project will complete within budget. The
<br /> work includes
<br /> •site visit and establishment of approximately 20 temporary ground control points across the site with survey-grade differential GPS base station and receivers,
<br /> • helicopter aerial survey of the site with a Yellowscan Voyager lidar system capable of penetrating through vegetation to generate geo-referenced 3D data
<br /> products at a resolution of 10 cm or better and a photogrammetric camera to generate geo-referenced optical data products,including an orthomosaic,at a
<br /> resolution of 3 cm or better,and
<br /> • data processing and delivery of individual photos,differential GPS point coordinates,orthomosaics,lidar and photogrammetric 3D point clouds,digital surface
<br /> models,bare earth digital elevation models,and other associated data and metadata(including processing and quality reports,error analysis,etc.)
<br /> During January and February,2026,the Wai'ele Resource Database Curator will work closely with SDAVL personnel,both on-site and at the desktop to effect a
<br /> comprehension migration and merging of all deliverables into the Wai'ele QGIS Resource Database.
<br /> (iii)Share resource knowledge with key stakeholders and field technicians
<br /> By this time in the project,the goal of assembling a powerful land management tool will have been accomplished. Over the course of February through June,
<br /> 2026,a series of meetings will take place to share the digitized resource database with stakeholders. Project manager Diga Kern and the Curator will meet
<br /> with,at minimum,heiau architect and lineal descendant Keone Kalawe,archaeologist Lokelani Brandt,indigenous cropping systems expert Noa Lincoln,and
<br /> the Wai'ele Advisory Council if it has formed by that time. The purpose of the meetings will be to familiarize stakeholders with the breadth and depth of data
<br /> contained in the database,and to include training on how to navigate the database,if requested. Possible results of these meetings will include
<br /> • adjustments to maintenance activities to enhance the preservation,stabilization,or avoidance of identified cultural resources
<br /> • establishment of safeguarding protocols regarding sensitive cultural information contained in the database
<br /> • discussion of research initiatives or partnerships inspired by information in the database,such as including a UH Heritage Management candidate,teaming
<br /> with Niu Now to study the coconut population,studying planting pit'uala cultivation,etc.
<br /> • preliminary conversations about a comprehensive preservation and management plan
<br /> (iv)Leverage place-and STEM-based learning outcomes for interns and local students
<br /> This low-budget objective activates the potential of the digital resource database as a learning tool. Conversations will take place with several student
<br /> communities(Pahoa High and Elementary Schools,Kamehameha Schools,KUPU internship program,and Hawaii Academy of Arts and Sciences)to envision
<br /> STEM place-based programs incorporating specific layers of the resource database as a learning tool.
<br /> (See attachments for two letters-of-support and the SDAVL quote.)
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