Comm 26-095 - LOS 26-02 Conners, Doug

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Comm 26-095 Resource value 1A. Public outdoor recreation and education, including access to beaches and mountains Existing and potential uses including swimming, fishing, hiking, picnicking, surfing, canoe/kayak access, and shoreline recreation. The valley and trail corridor could support hiking, biking, horseback riding, -based learning. 1B. Preservation of historic or culturally important land areas and sites Loa alignments, and mauka-makai trail systems. The area is part of a documented cultural landscape connected to traditional travel, farming, fishing, canoe-making, and ceremonial movement between shore and uplands. Historical studies and traditions link the area to -era trail rights, and long-standing Hawaiian land use patterns. 1C. Protection of natural resources, significant habitat or ecosystems, including buffer zones Natural resources include a stream, estuary, shoreline, reef ecosystem, forested gulch, freshwater influences, and seabird habitat, showing ecological diversity. The area is a critical fishery, productive reef area, and coastal ecosystem with freshwater influence from the valley and aquifer. Protection would help conserve a connected upland-to-coast ecological corridor. 1D. Protection of forests, beaches, coastal areas, natural beauty, and agricultural lands The site includes undeveloped shoreline, gulch, stream mouth, beach, scenic coastal cliffs, and open-space value. There is potential for agriculture / agroforestry / cultural stewardship uses on the valley floor and references rich soils and former agricultural use. The property preserves a rare mauka-makai landscape connection with scenic and educational value. 1E. Protection of watershed lands to preserve water quality and water supply The stream, estuary, aquifer well, pumphouse history, and freshwater contribution to the nearshore environment. The valley is part of a broader watershed-to-ocean system, where protection supports water quality, reef health, and coastal ecological function. 2