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25 08 What are the objectives of the proposed project? Choose only one category and use additional pages as needed. ✓❑ Management Planning ❑ Maintenance Activities and Public Education In order to purchase the Garden and bring it back into operation, the Friends of Amy Greenwell Ethnobotanical Garden (the Friends) have engaged in a number of planning exercises including a Community Forest Management Plan (2019) and an initial Strategic Plan (2021) in addition to a number of stand-alone projects. The garden now requires a new Master Plan incorporating the entire area of the Garden and providing a basis upon which to build and upgrade the physical space and facilities needed to serve all areas of the Garden's mission. The objectives of the Garden's Master Plan, for which we are requesting County management planning funds, are as follows: 1) to review and integrate existing plans; 2) to re-engineer the use of Garden space to maximize utilities in furtherance of all areas of our mission; 3) to reclaim, restore and/or redesign currently unused or underutilized spaces; 4) to plan for the restoration, revitalization, and expansion of the Garden's curated outdoor plant, biocultural, and archaeological exhibits; 5) to ensure that the development of the Garden's space is sustainable and reflects the public interest. The specifics of each of these objectives are detailed as follows: Objective 1) Review and integration of existing plans To develop a master plan, we will first break down the results of previous planning processes, remove extraneous or outdated elements, identify overlapping areas and conduct a gap analysis. Through this approach we will understand how well our current use of the Garden's physical space and resources contribute to the fulfillment of our strategic plan, what can be improved and how, and what is feasible to accomplish going forward. Objective 2) Re-engineer the use of Garden space to maximize utilities This objective involves an analysis and redesign of how current space and facilities are allocated to achieve the strategic mission of the garden. Objective 3) Reclaim, restore and/or redesign unused/underutilized spaces There are currently several large areas of the Garden that are not used or underutilized. These include Pa'ikapahu Heiau located in the subdivision makai of the Garden and across the highway, an overgrown archaeological preserve in the southward mauka section of the Garden, an unused triangle of land outside the mauka fence at the top of the Garden, and a discontinuous one-acre parcel of land that will be only partially used as a nursery area for larger tree seedlings. (Note: there are preparatory maintenance activities for these areas planned in the next section). Objective 4) Restoration, revitalization, and expansion of the Garden's curated exhibits We will review existing exhibits and identify those in need of restoration/revitalization. In addition, some of the areas treated in Objective 3 will be used for new or expanded exhibits. Objective 5) Ensure that the development of the Garden's space is sustainable and reflects the public interest The Master Plan will require a budget forecast to estimate the financial implications of planning choices, with expert input as to economic sustainability. A participatory stakeholder process or public consultation of the draft plan will inform revisions and ensure that decisions fulfill public needs. FINAL 2025 Stewardship Grant Application,Page 4 of 13