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provide a net benefit to native ecosystems at risk in Hawaii; and to benefit and <br />educate community members and school children through participation in a <br />community project. <br />Biological monitoring and Education: Monitoring (plants and animals) and <br />education could also be accomplished on the 59 -acre parcel jointly with students <br />and community members. Biological monitoring exposes people to their natural <br />environment and instills a sense of pride and ownership. This is especially true of <br />monitoring sites where revegetation actions have been done by the same group. <br />Education on native species and their habitat needs could also be included in a <br />management plan and would be consistent with State and Federal recovery and <br />management plans. <br />D. Fully disclose proposed /expected benefits to the community and the <br />neighborhood, whatever they may be, such that they know what to expect and can <br />be included if that is a proposed option. Meeting with the neighbors in an open <br />manner to share information and receive suggestions should be done in an inclusive <br />and accommodating fashion. <br />Biological Information from the State of Hawaii's 2005 Wildlife Report: <br />Hawaii Amakihi <br />Hawaii 'amakihi are generalized foragers that most often glean arthropods from the <br />leaves, blossoms, twigs, branches, and less frequently from tree trucks of a variety of <br />trees, ferns, and shrubs. Feeds on nectar predominately from the flowers of 'ohi'a <br />(Metrosideros polymorpha), mamane (Sophora chrysophylla), and native lobelias <br />(Campanulaceae), but also forages on flowers of a number of other native and non- <br />native plants. Hawai'i'amakihi also eats fruit from native and non - native plants, but <br />predominately from pilo (Coprosma spp.). <br />CONSERVATION ACTIONS: Hawaii 'amakihi likely have benefited from management <br />activities designed to conserve other endangered forest birds in the Hakalau Forest <br />National Wildlife Refuge, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park, and the 'ola'a /Kilauea <br />Watershed Partnership. These efforts include fencing, ungulate and small mammal <br />control, forest restoration, habitat monitoring, and studies of disease and disease <br />vectors. In addition to these efforts, future management specific to the Hawaii <br />'amakihi may include the following: <br />1. Translocation of captive bred individuals to Lanai and Kaho'olawe. <br />2. Public education and outreach. <br />3. Continue protection and management of wildlife sanctuaries and refuges. <br />4. Continue forest bird surveys and habitat monitoring. This information is <br />needed to assess the efficacy of habitat management efforts. <br />Apapane <br />