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establishment of a scenic corridor.
<br />Other Resources: State Department of Business Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT)
<br />See also Community Action 2 Establish acquisition priorities, using PONC criteria, and secure priority lands.
<br />4.6 Protect and Enhance Ecosystems and Watersheds
<br />Community Action 8: Collaborate with Mauna Kea Watershed Alliance, the County and appropriate
<br />State and Federal agencies in developing and implementing watershed management plans and
<br />projects.
<br />• Ensure that Native Hawaiian practitioners directly tied to the subject area are consulted while
<br />developing or implementing natural resource plans in culturally sensitive areas.
<br />Need: The protection and management of watersheds is particularly important to Hamakua because the
<br />Planning Area is home to 73% of the watersheds on the Island (107 out of 146). Moreover, the Planning
<br />Area is unique in the State for its density of relatively pristine streams, especially the Maulua Gulch to
<br />Wailuku River area.
<br />Often, resources and landscapes have multiple owners and fall under several different jurisdictions.
<br />Effective resource management, therefore, requires high levels of collaboration and coordination among a
<br />wide range of agencies and organizations.
<br />Likewise, few know the resources like those who use and enjoy them. Local Hawaiian families, cultural
<br />practitioners, hunters, fisherman, hikers, farmers, and ranchers who know and frequent the forests,
<br />agriculture lands, and coastline are well-positioned to play a leadership role in managing them.
<br />Potential Community Lead: Action Committee
<br />Potential Community Partners: Residents familiar with local natural resources, owners of shoreline and
<br />agricultural property, Mauna Kea Watershed Alliance, Hawai'i Wildlife Fund, 'Aha Moku Advisory
<br />Committee, Hawaiian Civic Clubs, Mauna Kea Soil and Water Conservation District, Three Mountain Alliance,
<br />The Nature Conservancy, Kamehameha Schools, Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, surfers, fisherman,
<br />hunters, hikers
<br />Potential Allies: Makai Watch, Reef Check Hawai'i, Project S.E.A.-Link, UH Sea Grant, NOAA (Office of Habitat
<br />Restoration, Marine Debris Program, Community-based Restoration Program), Hawai'i Island Hawksbill
<br />Turtle Recovery Project, KUA: Kua'aina Ulu 'Auamo, Department of Land and Natural Resources (DOFAW,
<br />OCCL, DAR, DOCARE, Fisheries Enforcement Units), DOH Clean Water Branch, County of Hawai'i (Planning,
<br />Game Management Advisory Commission), Big Island Invasive Species Committee, USFWS Pacific Islands
<br />Coastal Program, The Kohala Center, Malama Kai Foundation, Pacific Fisheries Coalition, Locally -Managed
<br />Marine Area (LMMA) Network, Landscape Conservation Stewardship Program, Public Lands Everyday.
<br />Potential Next Steos:
<br />To make the best use of limited resources, identify regional management priorities:
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