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• Develop appropriate management strategies
<br />Other Resources: Grants and other financial assistance from partners, the Harold K.L. Foundation, the NOAA
<br />Marine Education and Training Mini Grant Program, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, US FWS Partners for Fish
<br />and Wildlife, Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP), Natural Area Partnership Program (NAPP), Forest
<br />Stewardship Program (FSP), Wetlands Conservation Grants, National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant
<br />Program, The Conservation Fund, Conservation Finance Network, Public Lands Everyday, The Conservation
<br />Alliance
<br />Community Action 18: Secure funding through PONC, DLNR LLCP, or other similar programs for
<br />purchase of easements and potential acquisition of land to protect views of Waipi'o Valley rim.
<br />Need: The area west and southwest of the Valley is within the Forest Reserve and Special Management
<br />Area, and, consequently, has limited development potential as well as an added level of discretionary
<br />review, through the SMA process. However, the Valley rim on the east and southeast sides are within the A -
<br />40a Zone District, with the potential for one dwelling unit per acre, an 'ohana unit, and additional farm
<br />dwelling units, subject to compliance with HCC Section 25-5-77. By right, the A -40a setbacks are 30 feet
<br />front and rear and 20 feet side yards. Consequently, structures can locate and encroach into the viewshed
<br />from the Valley floor. Certain resources are valuable and vulnerable enough to merit acquisition.
<br />Potential Community Lead: Action Committee
<br />Potential Community Partners: PONC, the Nature Conservancy and the Hawai'i Island Land Trust, Trust for
<br />Public Land (TPL), Land Trust Alliance, Pohaha I Ka Lani
<br />Potential Allies: County of Hawai'i (County Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources Preservation
<br />Commission (PONC), Cultural Resources Commission), DLNR Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) and
<br />State Historic Preservation Division (SHPD), National Park Service (HVNP and AKNHT), The Nature
<br />Conservancy, Hawaiian Islands Land Trust, Trust for Public Land, O'ahu Resource Conservation and
<br />Development Council, The Conservation Fund, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
<br />Potential Next Steps: The Action Committee can provide leadership by:
<br />• Submitting recommendations and nominations to the Public Access, Open Space, and Natural Resources
<br />Preservation Commission (POMC).
<br />• Encouraging landowners to establish conservation easements.
<br />Other Resources: Legacy Lands Conservation Program, Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program,
<br />Farm and Ranchland Protection Program, Forest Legacy Program, USFWS Recovery Land Acquisition (RLA)
<br />program, USFWS Habitat Conservation
<br />Community Action 19: Support community organizations, such as the Waipi'o Circle, in developing a
<br />watershed plan based on the Waipi'o Valley Stream Management Plan, the Hanalei Watershed Hui
<br />model or similar community-based management plans.
<br />Need: One of the largest valleys in the Hawaiian Islands, the Waipi'o Valley is fed by five streams—Wailoa
<br />River, Waima, Ko'iawe, Alakahi, Kawainui, and Hi'ilawe —and nine waterfalls that still support native fauna.
<br />The protection and management of these watersheds is particularly important to Waipi'o.
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