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o Meet total maximum daily load (TMDL) targets <br />o Leverage state, federal, and private sector funding to implement best management practices <br />o Monitor best management practices. <br />Implement management plans for priority areas and resources. <br />Organizational Considerations: The Action Committee may want to establish one or more subcommittees to <br />spearhead this action. Likewise, it may want to ask community partners to assume responsibility for <br />some of the steps. It may also be helpful for groups to focus on specific high-priority sites or areas. <br />Other Resources: Technical guides for developing watershed and other resource management plans (see <br />Appendix V4A) <br />Other communities: Ka'GpGlehu Marine Life Advisory Committee, Kahalu'u Bay Education Center (KBEC), Hui <br />Aloha Kiholo, Hui Malama o Mo'omomi, Blackfoot Challenge <br />Grants and other financial assistance from partners, the Harold K.L. Foundation, the NOAA Marine Education <br />and Training Mini Grant Program, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, US FWS Partners for Fish and Wildlife, Wildlife <br />Habitat Incentives Program (WHIP), Natural Area Partnership Program (NAPP), Forest Stewardship Program <br />(FSP), Wetlands Conservation Grants, National Coastal Wetlands Conservation Grant Program, The <br />Conservation Fund, Conservation Finance Network, Public Lands Everyday, The Conservation Alliance. <br />Community Action 9: artner with the Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species and the Big Island <br />Invasive Species Committee in managing invasive species. <br />Need: Alien species, particularly ungulates such as feral pigs and goats, trample and devour vegetation, <br />leaving bare ground or openings for alien plants that consume more water and increase runoff. Invasive <br />floras are changing not only the 'face' of the forest but also how it functions. An example is that in East <br />Hawai'i, invasive plants have already reduced estimated groundwater recharge by 85 million gallons a day. <br />Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species (CGAPS) is a voluntary group including state, federal, and county <br />agency directors and managers, nonprofit directors, and chairs and managers of island -based invasive <br />species committees. CGAPS benefits from the knowledge and guidance of world-renowned scientists who <br />are dedicated to protecting Hawai'i from invasive species. <br />Potential Community Lead: Action Committee; Community Associations <br />Potential Community Partners: Big Island Invasive Species Committee, Department of Agriculture; University <br />of Hawai'i's Ant Lab; <br />Potential Allies: Hawai'i Invasive Species Committee, Mauna Kea Watershed Alliance, local community <br />associations <br />Potential Next Steps: The Action Committee can provide leadership by: <br />• Raise awareness within the community about this issue; <br />Community Action Guide: 2018 20 <br />