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contributing to the water table,the kula lands also playa role in capturing the water drawn in by the <br /> nearby forests. Since them a kai and mauka lands of Ka`alaiki are currently protected, protecting <br /> the kula lands assures that the watershed for this area will remain healthy, contributing to Hawaii <br /> islands water supply. Ka`alaiki is known for its abundance of underground water, and stories are <br /> told of the divers of Ka`u who would dive into the ocean with their empty gourd containers to <br /> capture these sweet waters from springs rising from the sea floor. Although this area only receives <br /> twenty to forty inches of rain per year,water is plentiful at the coastal area. Anon-perennial <br /> stream, Hilea Gulch lies at the north boundary of the ahupua`a,with a total length of 16.9 miles, <br /> rises up to 4200 feet elevation and flows down to Kawa. Preserving this property from subdivision <br /> and residential development will minimize pollution, erosion, and runoff which would negatively <br /> impact the property's stream and groundwater resources. <br /> Sugg.26-05 <br />