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According to the DHHL 'Aina Mauna Legacy Program, mauka on Humu`ula Forestry lands you can find"Palila,the Hawai'i 'Akepa, Hawai'i Creeper, 'Akiap6l5'au, 'Io, Koloa,Nene, and Hawaiian Dark Rumpled Petrel (PG 29) and a list of endangered plants are on page 92 including the na'ena'e and '6ha wai plant species and the natural communities of mamane subalpine dry forest and koa/mamane montane dry forest. This mauka-makai corridor provides protection as streams and gulches are often the last fragile refuge fauna and flora in the lowland. These ecosystems are highly at risk and remediation is difficult once a complex web is disrupted, however the studies above show there are likely species that could use study&stewardship here. 4) Protection of watershed lands to preserve water quality and water supply Watershed:According to the 20o8 Division of Aquatic Outstanding Resources (DAR)Atlas of Hawaiian Watersheds Ka`awali`i Aquatic Resources 82002 is a perennial stream with a watershed area of 23.3 ' square mi , 61.3%watershed zoned conservation,with 65.7% i • .�, controlled by the state and 17.2%controlled by OHA. No s ; sampling has occurred at the estuary,but headwater sampling notes 3 types of Native O`opu (Goby);Awaous guamensis, Lentipes concolor, Sicyopterus stimpsoni (Alamoo,Nakea, Nopili) and Endemic Hawaiian Damselfy Megalagrion calliphya 4 (last surveyed in 198o,Table 18 on PG 189 of HSA doe below). Historical studies that consider the stream worthy of protection ;µme include the Hawaii Stream Assessment (199o) rank Outstanding Aquatic Resource (Map 4 above from PG2o6), Substantial _ Riparian Resource (PG 227 Table 28 -At least 2 Threatened and Endangered Birds &at least 1 Rare Plants), Cultural Resources HAWAII Unknown/Not surveyed(possibly substantial due to valleys along this coast protected from sugar bulldozing) and Moderate Recreational Resource (Page 286 Table 40 includes Hiking • Swimming Fishing Hunting and Views.The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service ranked this as a High Quality Stream(1988), with an overall DAR watershed and biological (native and introduced) combined ranking of 5, which includes reach diversity, stewardship,wetness, size and other factors. HAl-"A KEA W'ATERSHE.ALLIANCE -�'"^"+ MAI�-A KF AM AFE&S![EO ALLLLtiCE l i. Seats Cw1ama6cn piatrict .. �..* - un pOFAW AIenagee A°aea Pek Mum .a.a. —..x Awe Mal —a " AW A yr" Figure 12:Conservation District Subzones Figure 16:DOFAW Managed Areas A large gap exists in our local knowledge of critical stream ecosystems in many areas and scientists too treasure these public spaces, as they are often intentionally or inadvertently excluded by private landowners as well as the larger public. Here we see that no Estuary Biotic Sampling has been conducted in the studies above, only upper headwater reaches,this is Sugg.26-02 14