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B) Securing access by the fishing community to one of the most used fishing sites on the Hamakua coastline. This property contains on its coastal cliffs, one of Hamakua's most frequented fishing sites. The firm packed dirt of the cliffside grounds, with stanchions cemented in the dirt and rocks for fishing poles, and the presence of a rustic table testify to generations of fishermen using this site, which lies predominantly on the nominated property. In my approximately ten to twelve daytime trips past this site over the past 2 years, I have seen fishermen there 3 times. As this undeveloped 38 acre property is for sale by its absentee owners with recent $500,000 price drop to now $1.9 million, it is likely that any new owners will build an upscale residence not far from the ocean cliffs, accompanied by extensive landscaping, much as has happened to the adjoining property to the east. Even if the public's fishing continues to be allowed, there will likely be a sense of unintended intimidation felt by fishermen in such a renovated environment. It would likely make this less of a fishing destination. Thus, saving this property in its unimproved form would be of significant benefit to the fishing community. The name of this site among fishermen is `Pink House' or `Crack Stone' or `Muka'a'. The fishermen that I have spoken to about this site have expressed support toward the vision, elaborated in this nomination, of management primarily by a hui of environmental and cultural organizations in the area. There is no fishermen's group or fishing association in this Hamakua area. However the potential to have influence in the management of this property would likely precipitate a new association of these fishermen, taking part along with Honokaa High School and other organizations of the area, in development of the desired vision of this property. EDUCATION: The vision which is proposed in this nomination is one which transforms this current landscape, one of Guinea grass and scrub-brush dominated low intensity pastureland, into restored native forest and culturally guided `food forest' or agroforestry. The school principal and agriculture instructor at Honokaa High School have expressed enthusiastic interest in making this proposed transformation a project undertaken by students at the school in association with organizations offering expertise and experience in the proposed vision. Currently a number of HHS students in the agriculture classes receive college credit for work which they do in the `food forest' cultivated by the Hui Mau collective in Paauilo on the coast. That project emphasizes Hawaiian cultural practices for food cultivation through community engagement, offering it's bounty to community participants. Hui Mau has offered it's guidance for this Haina makai project, though due to its extensive commitment in Paauilo it cannot assume Stewardship responsibilities for this nominated property. Likewise, the Kohala Center has an experimental garden in Haina, and has culturally guided agroforestry experience, and so could avail Honokaa School of guidance, but is unable to assume Stewardship of any new properties. Food forest would likely be a limited segment of the 40 acre project. More extensive in land area would be the restoration of native forest. This would need guidance from the Division of Forestry and Wildlife or one of their affiliated branches or organizations. Riley DeMattos from Forestry & Wildlife, DLNR, has indicated that he could serve as technical consultant with site visits perhaps 1 x/month should the property be acquired by the County toward forestry as described. Alysia Fischer, who works with Na'puu Natural Resource Management, which contracts with DLNR for restoration of native forest at Sugg.26-03