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Resource Value 1)Public outdoor recreation and education, uicluduig ACCESS to beaches and — w. inountains: Ka'awah i gulch is the first major gulch and beach ' along the coast traversing Highway 19 from Honoka'a to Hilo. Ocean access along the pali are few,and publicly accessible beaches are even fewer. The gulches are some of the few places where segments of the Ala Loa and historic sites remain after sugar clearing along this coast,yet access along the Ala Loa and beach here at Ka'awali'i are privately owned and gated,as �` f construction of the house in 1992-1995 was somehow allowed over the historic Ala Loa trail as its siting was likely p„.W63 -tee forgotten.No Ala Loa or shoreline access of any kind was included in the Conditions of building on this = . � Conservation Land,for either the general public or Native Hawaiians,but nevertheless, Ka'awali'i remains W-au M.P.23.0 actively used by hunters,fishermen and outdoor AA 0— enthusiasts alike. Earlier Ka'awali'i PONC nomination in 2015 was hindered by access issues,so we will go into that further here. Above you'll see the alignment of the Ala Loa prior to the 1897 building of Old Mamalahoa as obtained from � •��^+E■ 0547- _ Jackson Sauer of Na Ala Hele DLNR Division of w� Forestry&Wildlife Hilo Office(Reg1859.tif). Please MEW IMMgV9OlI5 N me WNW of see land grant 3688, Lot 1,Lat 2 and L&Z Waipunalei Homestead on State Surveyors website(note road is reserved)and TMK Maps(3)3600i&(3)36005 above and high res downloadable via link. In the end photo above note the alignment far makai of Highway ig on K map(Hawaii State D.O.T. 2010 EA for Ka`awali`i Improvements)which was made combining portions of the Old(1897)Mamalahoa and Hilo Railway(1912). Currently,most folks hike in about ihour each way by 1 parking at the rear of the valley,walking the aqueductfCL below Highway ig and then scrambling along the stream bed.What we and Jackson Bauer see as the Ala Loa 1896&prior is deemed by the owners as a private "1922 Sugar Road" as stated in their 1992 Conservation District Use Permit application,we are searching for t Land Grant 5528 Anehila Holokahi&an abstractor to help clarify this issue.This road is now gated with private access permission given to a few,with fishermen ._ we've spoken to turned away. Even if public access is potentially contested and restored the 5 minute Ala I.o walk to the valley floor is still isolated from the ocean as hikers must cross the private property to reach the river 4` ►" mouth/beach area.The road branches at the stream 017 ' with one one poorly maintained road on the South Hilo <_ 1 p ly 1 � side that goes further back into the valley to what must : have been the 1906 crossing area_ 5ugg.26-02 4