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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: Community Circle of Waipi'o Valley (Friends of the Future)
<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, Pohaha I Ka Lani,
<br />surfers, fisherman, 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
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<br />To make the best use of limited resources, identify regional management priorities
<br />• Consider stakeholder input, feasibility, and potential benefit/impact when establishing priorities.
<br />To prioritize watersheds that require protection and/or management, identify major land covers, land
<br />uses, and polluting activities, as recommended by the ORMP (see Appendix V4A). Given the pristine
<br />streams, areas in between the Maulua Gulch to Wailuku River area will likely be priorities.
<br />• For coastal areas, consider a coastal resource management plan, as described above.
<br />Document historical and current conditions in high priority areas using local, place -based knowledge and the
<br />best science available IML I"
<br />• Clearly identify resources, their significance, and threats.
<br />• Start with existing documentation and maps in the CDP (including the Community Profile and Appendix
<br />V4A), historic maps, past studies, fishermen, hikers, surfers, local Hawaiian families with ahupua'a-
<br />specific knowledge, and other existing resources.
<br />• Map popular hunting, fishing, surfing, swimming, and hiking areas. Though they shouldn't be publicized,
<br />commonly used areas should be identified so that they can be protected and managed.
<br />• Inventory and map undocumented resources in coastal areas, including coastal fish populations,
<br />estuaries, anchialine pools, tidal wetlands, coral reefs, vegetation, turtle nesting and feeding sites, and
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