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Comm. 25-001 From: Diaa Kern To: PONC Cc: Ventura. Hamana Subject: Re:Additional Information Requested for the 2025 PONC Stewardship Grant Application-HER(25-05) Date: Friday,December 13,2024 3:34:03 PM Attachments: 2025 Stewardship Grant Application Fillable-Rev 12.13.2024.pdf Aloha Eva, In answer to your questions: Whatever you can do to clarify how and which tasks are being coordinated between Malama o Puna and HER will be helpful,i.e., status of the application for a SMA permit that will cover HER's activities, and how management planning is being structured and coordinated. Transition of on-the-ground activities (LFA control, marine debris cleanup, trail maintenance, native planting, invasive plant removal) has occurred seamlessly from MOP (23-24)to HER (24-25, 25-26)because of the continuity provided by Diga Kern as coordinator and principal field technician for both organizations. Diga works closely with Eileen Ohara and Jaya Dupuis, EDs of those respective organizations, for instance, coordinating with Eileen during the 4 month extension of the 23-24 contract, writing of progress and final reports, and attending necessary meetings. For 24-25, MOP is responsible for the maintenance activity of fencing, keeping myself and the lineal descendant in the loop. In terms of SMA permits, MOP and HER will each obtain separate permits for their respective activities. With regard to management planning, both organizations are contributing to the preparatory phase, as is the County directly. In 23-24, MOP commissioned the requisite "Vegetation Analysis and Botany Report" and the supplemental "Wai'ele Steering Committee Policies and Procedures" and "Natural Resource Assessment." Remaining are an Archaeology Inventory Survey, which just went into contract directly between the County and ASM Affiliates, with Matt Clark on lead, and a land survey. After initial hesitation because of concern that the survey pins might alter archaeological features, a consensus has been reached that at least a staking can happen safely and that the County will handle that in-house or more likely contract directly with a surveying company to expedite that. Hamana, could you fill in Eva on the progress of that? In addition, HER has taken the lead in the supplemental management planning preparation function of centralizing digital resource data and obtaining overhead Lidar and orthomosaic imaging of the property. More on that below. In terms of conducting the actual management and preservation plan, no absolute decision has yet been reached about what entity will conduct the planning. This is appropriate since the Wai'ele Steering Committee has not yet formed and is expected to weigh in on the route to be taken. Malama O Puna is well positioned and has the capacity to sponsor the planning entity, if necessary. RECOMMENDATION.- My understanding of the steps necessary to reach the management planning stage of development has been built anecdotally through conversations and tips from