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HomeMy WebLinkAboutComm 26-074 - LOS 26-04 TNC Comm 26-074 Comm 26-074 Comm 26-074 Njdifmmf!N/!Hbmjncb Dpvodjm!Ejtusjdu!7! Qpsujpo!O/!T/!Lpob0LbÈ!0Wpmdbop! IbxbjÈj!!Dpvouz!Jt!bo!Frvbm!Pqqpsuvojuz!Qspwjefs!Boe!Fnqmpzfs Comm 26-074 From:Michelle Galimba To:Shalan Crysdale Cc:Nohealani Ka"awa Subject:Re: PONC support letter requested for TNC"s application for Hilea land protection Date:Wednesday, January 28, 2026 3:48:07 PM Attachments:Hilea PONC LOS 1.28.26.pdf Aloha Shalan and Nohea, Please fiind my testimony attached. On Jan 28, 2026, at 2:17PM, Shalan Crysdale <scrysdale@TNC.ORG> wrote: Aloha kakou, I am humbly asking you consider submitting a letter of support for The Nature Conservancy’s proposal to purchase and manage 1,916 acres in Hlea using county PONC funds. Please find the attached support letter template \[insert your information bracketed in blue\] and map/information packet about the property to support TNC’s application for county of Hawaii st PONC funding, due at the end of this month on January 31. Should you decide to send in a support letter on TNC’s behalf, please copy Nohea and I in the email so that we can put your st letter into our application packet when we submit it on the 31. Letters will still be taken after st the 31 and submitted as public testimony. For more background on the Hlea land protection project, watch last year’s presentation to BLNR where we were awarded $2 million towards the purchase price. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2Q3SLAr2xA Thank you, Shalan and Nohea The Nature Conservancy <image002.jpg> Ka Field Office Shalan Crysdale 95-6006 Mmalahoa Hwy Director, Hawai‘i Island Forest Program Nlehu, HI 96772 scrysdale@tnc.org (808)4 43-5 413 nature.org/hawaii <Hlea protection project.pdf><PONC Attachment C LOS Template \[Draft\].docx> Comm 26-074 January 29, 2026 Property Management – PONC 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 1101 - 4252 Re: -5-- Aloha PONC Commissioners: I am writing to inform you of my strong support for for the -5-018-. -uluhe fern forest - high- – As Chair of the , of a (ASM Affilites of th of ing them for future generations. My master’s thesis, p for the Heritage Management program sity of Hawai’i at Hilo, of Hthe importrestoring to th an ing the . the opprotunity to out at the shoreline of I at the PONC erty I also formerly n intern for a I ’s to help mana assist in the stewa this large area. for PONC these is I Comm 26-074 I strongly support for . , , ASM Affiliates Hilo Chair, Cultural RCommission Comm 26-074 From:Matt Clark To:ponctestimony@hawaiicounty.gov Cc:Shalan Crysdale; Nohealani Ka"awa Subject:Testimony in strong support of the protection of the Hlea Property (Hlea PONC Application) Date:Thursday, January 29, 2026 2:39:49 PM Attachments:M Clark- Strong support for protection of the Hlea Property letter 1-29-2026.pdf Aloha, Please find attached to this email a letter providing testimony in support of the protection of the Hlea Property, comprised of approximately 1,916 acres, TMK: (3) 9-5-018-001, Ka, Hawai‘i Island, Hawai‘i (Hlea PONC Application). Feel free to reach out to me with any questions you may have. Mahalo, Matt Photograph Matt Clark | Director 507A E. Lanikaula St. Hilo, HI | O: (808) 969-6066 | M: | mclark@asmaffiliates.com | https://asmaffiliates.com Comm 26-074 Comm 26-074 From: To:ponctestimony@hawaiicounty.gov Cc:Shalan Crysdale; Nohealani Ka"awa Subject:Testimony for The Nature Conservancy"s Application- Hlea Land Protection Date:Thursday, January 29, 2026 3:30:16 PM Attachments:Hlea PONC Application Testimony, MJ Ranch.pdf Aloha, My name is Walter Andrade and I am a lifelong resident and established rancher in Ka. Please find attached a letter in support of The Nature Conservancy's proposal to purchase and manage 1,916 acres in Hilea, Ka. My family and I, as well as our ranch, have personally experienced and witnessed The Nature Conservancy's good works to preserve such pristine lands in our hometown. We are confident that The Nature Conservancy will continue their outstanding work with the community's best interest in mind should they receive the necessary funding to acquire this land. Mahalo for your consideration, Wally and the family of MJ Ranch Comm 26-074 H awai‘iWildlifeFund Celebrating 30 years of protecting Hawaii’s native wildlife through research, education and conservation. 29 January 2026 Property Management – PONC 25 Aupuni Street, Suite1101 TMK: (3) 9-5-018- AlohaPublic Access, Open Space& Natural Resource PreservationCommission(PONC) Commissioners, PONC This 1,916-acre property - critical habitat for many rare species (honeycreepers, Hawaiian Hoary bats, native plants, etc.) - - — — — www.wildhawaii.org Comm 26-074 Expand the local system of preserves environmental research, supporting community- ecosystems across the Hawaiian Archipelago for 30 - PONC nominationproposallast year) -on a clear vision of the community. summary, to help ensure permanent . Sincerely, Megan LamsonLeatherman, M. Sc. Bill Gilmartin, - & of Research, Emeritus | Hannah Bernard- www.wildhawaii.org Comm 26-074 From:Megan Lamson To:Shalan Crysdale Cc:Nohealani Ka"awa; Bill Gilmartin; Hannah Bernard Subject:Re: PONC support letter requested for TNC"s application for Hilea land protection Date:Thursday, January 29, 2026 10:05:56 PM Attachments:HWF LOS for Hlea - PONC Jan 2026.pdf Aloha and see attached :) Did you want us to share this directly with the PONC commission or will you folks share it with the nomination / submission packet? Best, Meg On Wed, Jan 28, 2026 at 2:21PM Shalan Crysdale <scrysdale@tnc.org> wrote: Aloha kakou, I am humbly asking you consider submitting a letter of support for The Nature Conservancy’s proposal to purchase and manage 1,916 acres in Hlea using county PONC funds. Please find the attached support letter template \[insert your information bracketed in blue\] and map/information packet about the property to st support TNC’s application for county of Hawaii PONC funding, due at the end of this month on January 31. Should you decide to send in a support letter on TNC’s behalf, please copy Nohea and I in the email so that st we can put your letter into our application packet when we submit it on the 31. Letters will still be taken st after the 31 and submitted as public testimony. For more background on the Hlea land protection project, watch last year’s presentation to BLNR where we were awarded $2 million towards the purchase price. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2Q3SLAr2xA Thank you, Shalan and Nohea The Nature Conservancy Shalan Crysdale Ka Field Office Director, Hawai‘i Island Forest 95-6006 Mmalahoa Hwy Program Nlehu, HI 96772 scrysdale@tnc.org (808) 4 43-5 413 nature.org/hawaii Comm 26-074 -- <''))))<< <*))))<< <''))))<< >>(((*> <''))))<< Megan R. Lamson Leatherman, M. Sc. HAWAI‘I WILDLIFE FUND Hawai‘i Program Director PO Box 1801, Kealakekua HI 96750 meg.HWF@gmail.com /megan@wildhawaii.org http://www.wildhawaii.org/ debris hotline 808/769-7629 meg cell Join our HWF e-Newsletter list to stay informed: Subscribe here Stranded, sick or injured marine animals or false killer whale sightings? Call the statewide marine wildlife hotline: (888) 256-9840 Marine debris? Report Marine Debris to DLNR or call the statewide MD hotline: (833) 4DA-NETS (833-432-6387) Hawksbill sea turtle sightings? Visit the HIhawksbills.org Oceanic manta sightings? Visit Manta Pacific's Manta ID Project Coral reef health issue? Report observations to Eyes of the Reef Network Coconut rhinoceros beetle or grub? Report at the Pest Hotline: (808) 643-PEST (7378) Comm 26-074 From:Debi Javar To:ponctestimony@hawaiicounty.gov Cc:Shalan Crysdale; Nohealani Ka"awa Subject:STRONG SUPPORT OF PROTECTION OF THE HILEA PROPERTY, TMK (3)9-5-018-001 Ka", Hawai"i Island (PONC) Date:Wednesday, January 28, 2026 5:53:22 PM Aloha PONC Commissioners: My name is Debra M Javar and I am pleased to provide strong support for the Public Access, Open Space and Natural Resource Preservation Commission application submitted by the Nature Conservancy Hawai'i and Palmyra ("TNC"). The property is located in the Hlea Nui ahupua'a and the Hlea Iki ahupua'a of the Ka' moku on Hawai'i Island. The "Hlea property" consists of 1,916 acres ecologically and culturally important land that is cherished by the local community and is threatened by development. The Hlea property is adjacent to other protected lands - the TNC Ka' Preserve and the State of Hawai'i Forest Reserve. The Kohaikalani Heiau on Makanau mountain has great significance in Hawaiian history and its Preservation is extremely important to the people of Ka'. TNC nominated these parcels for PONC to ensure that they are protected into the future, and so that conservation lands remain in conservation, and agriculture lands remain in agriculture. The call for Preservation of these specific lands is documented in the Ka' Community Development Plan's action plan under section 4.2 "Expand the local system of preserves." I, Debra M Javar, believe TNC is a suitable land trust to own and steward the Hlea property because it has an excellent reputation as a land steward within the Ka' community. TNC also has the skills and resources to manage the Hlea property as an addition to its Ka' Preserve and would develop a management plan for the property. In conclusion, I, Debra M Javar, STRONGLY SUPPORT the Hlea Legacy Land and PONC application submitted by TNC for protection of the Hlea property in perpetuity. Sincerely, Debra M Javar Comm 26-074 Comm 26-074 From:Wai"ala Ahn To:Kamalani Fujikawa; Nohealani Ka"awa; Shalan Crysdale Subject:NAKM Letter of Suppory PONC 2026 .docx Date:Friday, January 30, 2026 1:37:02 PM Attachments:PONC 2026 .docx.pdf Aloha TNC, Mahalo for the opportunity for our organization to submit a letter of Strong support for the Hlea PONC Application. Mahalo Piha for all the work you do for Hawai’i. Waiala Ahn President of N aalii K Makani Foundation Comm 26-074 Comm 26-074 Comm 26-074 From:Lori-Lee Lorenzo To:Shalan Crysdale; Nohealani Ka"awa Subject:LETTER IN SUPPORT OF HILEA PURCHASE Date:Saturday, January 31, 2026 8:46:40 AM Attachments:HILEA PROPERTY LETTER.pdf Aloha, Please see this letter in support of TNC Purchase. Let us know if you got it, and also where we submit it to for the PONC. Thanks, Frank & Mahina Comm 26-074 Property Management – PONC 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 1101 – 4252 Re: -5-018- Aloha PONC Commissioners: - and Palmyra (“TNC”). -term health of our - depends directly on the health of our forests. Preserving Hilea in its natural state is critical to maintaining th the last would have significant cultural, ecological, and community impacts. TNC with hunters, ranchers, schoolchildren, college students, and volunteers. Their stewardship Mahalo, - Comm 26-074 From:Lori-Lee Lorenzo To:Shalan Crysdale; Nohealani Ka"awa Subject:LETTER IN SUPPORT OF HILEA PURCHASE Date:Saturday, January 31, 2026 8:46:40 AM Attachments:HILEA PROPERTY LETTER.pdf Aloha, Please see this letter in support of TNC Purchase. Let us know if you got it, and also where we submit it to for the PONC. Thanks, Frank & Mahina Comm 26-074 Comm 26-074 From:Kaimi Kaupiko To:Shalan Crysdale Cc:Nohealani Ka"awa Subject:Re: PONC support letter requested for TNC"s application for Hilea land protection Date:Wednesday, February 18, 2026 1:54:30 PM Attachments:PONC LOS Kalanihale.pdf Aloha Shalan, sorry late reply - here is our letter of support, i know you guys still might take it for public testimony Kaimi On Wed, Jan 28, 2026 at 2:18PM Shalan Crysdale <scrysdale@tnc.org> wrote: Aloha kakou, I am humbly asking you consider submitting a letter of support for The Nature Conservancy’s proposal to purchase and manage 1,916 acres in Hlea using county PONC funds. Please find the attached support letter template \[insert your information bracketed in blue\] and map/information packet about the property to st support TNC’s application for county of Hawaii PONC funding, due at the end of this month on January 31. Should you decide to send in a support letter on TNC’s behalf, please copy Nohea and I in the email so that st we can put your letter into our application packet when we submit it on the 31. Letters will still be taken st after the 31 and submitted as public testimony. For more background on the Hlea land protection project, watch last year’s presentation to BLNR where we were awarded $2 million towards the purchase price. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2Q3SLAr2xA Thank you, Shalan and Nohea The Nature Conservancy Shalan Crysdale Ka Field Office Director, Hawai‘i Island Forest 95-6006 Mmalahoa Hwy Program Nlehu, HI 96772 scrysdale@tnc.org (808) 4 43-5 413 nature.org/hawaii Comm 26-074 -- Kaimi N. Kaupiko "We are what we repeat daily." Aristotle's Comm 26-074 Ka ‘Ohana O Honu‘apo Post Office Box 903 Nlehu, HI 96772 kaohanaohonuapo@gmail.com February 18, 2026 Aloha Chair Chang and PONC Commissioners: strong support r - Pritchardia maideniana - fresh Comm 26-074 Ka ‘Ohana O Honu‘apo Post Office Box 903 Nlehu, HI 96772 kaohanaohonuapo@gmail.com Mahalo, Comm 26-074 From:Ka "Ohana O Honu"apo To:Shalan Crysdale Subject:Re: PONC support letter requested for TNC"s application for Hilea land protection Date:Thursday, February 19, 2026 5:10:02 AM Attachments:KOOH LOS_Hlea_TNC_PONC 2026.pdf Hi Shalan, Please see the attached LOS from KOOH. Have a great day! On Wed, Jan 28, 2026 at 2:18PM Shalan Crysdale <scrysdale@tnc.org> wrote: Aloha kakou, I am humbly asking you consider submitting a letter of support for The Nature Conservancy’s proposal to purchase and manage 1,916 acres in Hlea using county PONC funds. Please find the attached support letter template \[insert your information bracketed in blue\] and map/information packet about the property to st support TNC’s application for county of Hawaii PONC funding, due at the end of this month on January 31. Should you decide to send in a support letter on TNC’s behalf, please copy Nohea and I in the email so that st we can put your letter into our application packet when we submit it on the 31. Letters will still be taken st after the 31 and submitted as public testimony. For more background on the Hlea land protection project, watch last year’s presentation to BLNR where we were awarded $2 million towards the purchase price. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2Q3SLAr2xA Thank you, Shalan and Nohea The Nature Conservancy Shalan Crysdale Ka Field Office Director, Hawai‘i Island Forest 95-6006 Mmalahoa Hwy Program Nlehu, HI 96772 scrysdale@tnc.org (808) 4 43-5 413 nature.org/hawaii Comm 26-074 From:Eleanor crysdale To:ponctestimony@hawaiicounty.gov Cc:Shalan Crysdale; Nohealani Ka"awa Subject:Preserving Hilea Date:Thursday, February 19, 2026 2:52:45 PM I am writing to support TNC purchasing land to preserve Hilea. I have confidence that TNC will protect the waterway for future generations. Thankyou, Eleanor Crysdale Comm 26-074 Comm 26-074 From:Pilimai Traub To:Shalan Crysdale; Nohealani Ka"awa Subject:Re: PONC support letter requested for TNC"s application for Hilea land protection Date:Wednesday, February 4, 2026 7:48:59 AM Attachments:PONC Attachment C LOS Template \[Draft\].docx.pdf Aloha, E kala mai for the late response. Please keep us updated. Aloha, Pilimai Monica Pilimai Traub MA Educational Leadership Secondary Science Teacher Kua o ka L Hpuu Virtual Academy Mailing Address: 345 Makalika Street Bldg #2 Hilo, Hawaii 96720 Main School Office:(808) 981-5866 Fax:(808) 981-5860 Hpuu Cell Phone leave text and/or voice messages: Check out my classroom projects at:http://www.donorschoose.org/pilimai On Wed, Jan 28, 2026 at 2:18PM Shalan Crysdale <scrysdale@tnc.org> wrote: Aloha kakou, I am humbly asking you consider submitting a letter of support for The Nature Conservancy’s proposal to purchase and manage 1,916 acres in Hlea using county PONC funds. Please find the attached support letter template \[insert your information bracketed in blue\] and map/information packet about the property to st support TNC’s application for county of Hawaii PONC funding, due at the end of this month on January 31. Should you decide to send in a support letter on TNC’s behalf, please copy Nohea and I in the email so that st we can put your letter into our application packet when we submit it on the 31. Letters will still be taken st after the 31 and submitted as public testimony. For more background on the Hlea land protection project, watch last year’s presentation to BLNR where we were awarded $2 million towards the purchase price. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2Q3SLAr2xA Thank you, Shalan and Nohea The Nature Conservancy Shalan Crysdale Ka Field Office Director, Hawai‘i Island Forest 95-6006 Mmalahoa Hwy Program Comm 26-074 Nlehu, HI 96772 scrysdale@tnc.org (808) 4 43-5 413 nature.org/hawaii KE ALA PONO Kua O Ka L New Century Public Charter School 345 Makalika, Hilo HI 96720 Office: (808) 981-5866 Fax: (808) 981-5860 Email: info@kuaokala.org This message is the property of Kua O Ka L Public Charter School and any attachments are confidential to the recipient of the email address to which it has been addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not copy, forward, disclose or use any part of this message or its attachments. 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Box 2360 Honolulu, Hawaii 96804 (808) 586-322 or relay CRCB@k12.hi.us Comm 26-074 Comm 26-074 From:Leinaala Enos To:ponctestimony@hawaiicounty.gov Cc:Shalan Crysdale; Nohealani Ka"awa Subject:Strong Support Letter for Hilea Property, TMK: (3)-5-0180001 Date:Saturday, January 31, 2026 12:09:59 PM Attachments:PONC Attachment Hilea.docx - Google Docs.pdf Aloha Kakou, Please find my letter of support for protection of the Hilea Property by The Nature Conservancy Hawai’i and Palmyra. As a long time resident (55 yrs.) and community advocate for at least 50 of those years of Ka`u and our Hawai’i Island communities I have attached my letter of support. I thank you for your positive consideration in this matter. O wau no me ka ha`aha`a, Leina’ala Enos Comm 26-074 Comm 26-074 From:Raylene Moses To:Shalan Crysdale Subject:Personal Letter of Support Date:Friday, February 20, 2026 1:59:40 PM Attachments:PONC_Hilea_Support_Letter_Raylene_Aulii_Moses.pdf Aloha Shalan, You may add my personal letter of support. Mahalo, Raylene Sent from my iPhone Comm 26-074 Comm 26-074 Property, comprised of approximately 1,916 acres, TMK: (3) 9-5-018- Aloha ePONC Commissioners: The Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail (NHT)is pleased to provide strong support for the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resource PreservationCommission application and culturally important land that is cherished by the local community. While the Ala Kahakai is a system of coastal trails, the trail system connects to the and can be considered as a continual cultural landscape. TNC nominated these parcels for PONC to ensure that they are protected into the future, and so that the conservation lands remain in conservation, and agricultural lands remain in agriculture. The call for preservation of these specific lands is documented community development plan. Ala Kahakai NHT believes TNC is a suitable land trust to own and andhas the skills and resources necessa. In conclusion, Ala Kahakai NHT Sincerely, Aric Arakaki, Superintendent Comm 26-074 From:Arakaki, Aric To:Shalan Crysdale Cc:Nohealani Ka"awa; William Keoni Fox Subject:Re: \[EXTERNAL\] Help protect Hilea: PONC support letter requested for TNC"s application for Hilea land protection Date:Tuesday, March 3, 2026 10:39:53 AM Attachments:Ka"u PONC 030326.pdf Aloha e Shalan, Attached is our Letter of Support for the PONC acquisition at Hilea. Best regards, Aric Arakaki, Superintendent Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail 73-4786 Kanalani Street, #14 Kailua Kona, HI 96740 Mobile: (808) 217-0307 https://www.nps.gov/alka/index.htm From: Shalan Crysdale <scrysdale@TNC.ORG> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2026 4:39 PM To: Subject: \[EXTERNAL\] Help protect Hilea: PONC support letter requested for TNC's application for Hilea land protection This email has been received from outside of DOI - Use caution before clicking on links, opening attachments, or responding. Comm 26-074 Aloha mai kakou, I am humbly asking you consider submitting a letter of support for The Nature Conservancy’s proposal to purchase and manage 1,916 acres in Hlea using county PONC funds. Please find the attached support letter template \[insert your information bracketed in blue\] and map/information packet about the property to support TNC’s application for county of Hawaii PONC funding, due to PONC Testimony ponctestimony@hawaiicounty.gov on February 2, 2026. Should you decide to send in a support letter on TNC’s behalf, please copy Nohea and I in the email so that we can put your letter into our testimony packet when we submit it on the 2nd. Should you be interested in attending the March 9 PONC meeting in person to voice your support in person, please let me know and we’ll arrange your ride to the county building in Kealakehe that day. For more background on the Hlea land protection project, you can watch last year’s presentation to BLNR where TNC was awarded $2 million towards the purchase price. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2Q3SLAr2xA Thank you, Shalan and Nohea The Nature Conservancy Ka Field Office Shalan Crysdale 95-6006 Mmalahoa Hwy Director, Hawai‘i Island Forest Nlehu, HI 96772 Program scrysdale@tnc.org (808) 4 43-5 413 nature.org/hawaii Comm 26-074 Comm 26-074 From:William Keoni Fox To:ponctestimony@hawaiicounty.gov Subject:Testimony in Support of the Hlea Property PONC Suggestion, Agenda Item VI.1.d. (Sugg. 26-04, Hilea, Ka" u, Hawaii) Date:Wednesday, March 4, 2026 11:56:15 AM Attachments:ATA Letter of Support.pdf On behalf of the Ala Kahakai Trail Association, please see enclosed letter in support of the Hlea PONC Suggestion 26-04 submitted by The Nature Conservancy Hawaii and Palmyra (“TNC”). Mahalo Keoni Fox Ala Kahakai Trail Association (808) 351-6279 mobile Comm 26-074 The Nature Conservancy,Hawaii and Palmyra Tel(808) 537-4508 923 Nu‘uanu Avenue Fax(808) 545-2019 Honolulu, Hawaii 96817 nature.org/HawaiiPalmyra Property Management – PONC 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 1101 - 4252 Date: Sent Via E-Mail: Ben Shapiro (ponctestimony@hawaiicounty.gov) Re: Photographs to supplement PONC suggestion form for Property (TMK: (3) -5-018-001) Aloha, Public Access, Open Space & Natural Resource Preservation Commission (“PONC”) Commissioners, below to supplement -5-018-001 The photographs help convey why the Property is a TNC conservation priority . Mahalo nui loa, Sincerely, P.O. Box 1132 (808) 443-5413 cc: Marian Chau, Associate Director of Conservation, TNC Mele Coleman, Protection Specialist, TNC, mele.coleman@tnc.org BOARD OF TRUSTEES Duke E. Ah Moo Kris Billeter Dr. C. Tana Burkert Anne S. Carter (Chair) Kaiulani de Silva Daniel J. Dunn Dave Eadie Jan Elliott Matt Emerson Hon. Judith Epstein Dr. Alan M. Friedlander Benjy Garfinkle Sean A. Hehir Puni Jackson Brett MacNaughton Janet Montag Alicia Moy John R. Sabas Bradley E. Smith Julie Smolinski Vern Yamanaka Ihupani Advisory Council: Christopher J. Benjamin Kenton T. Eldridge Eiichiro Kuwana Duncan MacNaughton Jean E. Rolles Crystal K. Rose Nathan E. Smith Founders: Samuel A. Cooke Herbert C. Cornuelle Comm 26-074 The Nature Conservancy, Hawaii and Palmyra February 26, 2026 Page 2 Supplemental Photos for Hlea Property PONC Suggestion Form TNC (December 2021). Photo 2: farther . Photo by TNC (December 2021). Comm 26-074 The Nature Conservancy, Hawaii and Palmyra February 26, 2026 Page 3 Photo 3Photo by TNC (Dec. 2, 2024). Photo 4Photo by TNC (Dec. 2, 2024). Comm 26-074 The Nature Conservancy, Hawaii and Palmyra February 26, 2026 Page 4 Photo 5Photo by TNC (Dec 2, 2024). Photo : Upslope view of ‘u above on the Photo by TNC (January 2025). Comm 26-074 The Nature Conservancy, Hawaii and Palmyra February 26, 2026 Page 5 Photo . Photo by TNC Photo 8: View of the Ninole Hills (from left to right); , Pu‘u, within the ‘a of . Photo by TNC (20).