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H.T. HARVEY & ASSOCIATES <br /> leS Ecological Consultants <br /> 50 years of field notes,exploration,and excellence <br /> June 26,2025 <br /> Jeffrey Darrow,Planning Director <br /> County of Hawaii,Planning Department <br /> 101 Pauahi Street, Suite 3 <br /> Hilo,HI 96720 <br /> Subject: Professional SOQ Submittal for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 <br /> Dear Mr.Jeffrey Darrow: <br /> Thank you for the opportunity to submit our statement of qualifications (SOQ) and express our interest in <br /> providing professional services to the County of Hawaii,Planning Department,during fiscal year 2025-2026. <br /> Since 1970, the highly trained ecologists and professionals at H. T. Harvey & Associates have delivered <br /> exceptional ecological consulting services to public agencies,private entities,and nonprofit organizations.Areas <br /> of service include: environmental analysis;permitting;restoration design;landscape architecture and planning; <br /> compliance support;and conservation planning.We apply our expertise in wildlife ecology,restoration ecology, <br /> plant ecology, fish and aquatic ecology, and landscape architecture in pursuit of our mission to create <br /> ecologically sound solutions to clients' complex natural resource challenges. We have had an average of 78 <br /> employees over the past several years across four offices in California and one in Hawaii,where we have been <br /> operating since 1995 and opened a local office in 2013. <br /> Our team has a keen understanding of state,federal,and county laws and regulatory procedures and are deeply <br /> familiar with the Hawaiian Islands' ecological history, native flora and fauna (including widely recognized <br /> expertise on federally and state listed threatened and endangered species),habitats, and species' environmental <br /> requirements, as well as the importance of managing invasive species. We also understand the relationships <br /> among Hawaii's unique natural resources, cultural traditions, economy,social values, and complex history.We <br /> perform rapid and efficient reconnaissance-level wildlife and plant surveys and assessments, conduct special- <br /> status species and habitat inventories, identify and assess plant and wildlife communities, understand <br /> community concerns, assist with county, state and federal permit processes, conduct pre and during <br /> construction biological monitoring, and develop management and mitigation recommendations and plans that <br /> are specific to client needs. Our Hawaii experts collaborate closely with their peers in our California offices, <br /> allowing us to provide quick and calculated responses to efficiently address client needs. <br /> The professional service categories for which we would like to be considered are: <br /> • PL.2 Botany(Botanical or Flora Survey) <br /> • PL.4 Community Planning(Community/Regional Plans, General Plan, Climate Adaptation) <br /> • PL.5 Community Planning (Environmental Planning, Environmental Assessments, Environmental <br /> Impact Statements) <br /> • PL.6 Community Planning(Land Use Codes/Studies,Form Based Codes) <br /> 720 University Avenue,Suite 200 •Los Gatos,CA 95032 •408.458.3200 • www.harveyecologv.com <br />