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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0493.036 2000-2002 • • ° ,i,• ~e, Y e~~a6 ~4^ i ~ 4. 5 ~--~~IV~~ ~~i~4.e~ -1.l1~- By..__ 13ox ~34A ~~~etu~~, ~[~~~i'i 3~?43 ~-_.._,''r Y '1`r!~ a®e~~ ~`ax S4SaSS5-5214 ~s~~_-~------ --------..___p.,.~........~,: ~A41nty ~9Unc~I/l j~4 f-'¢:.4 y, ~.t$~ OAfic rs.~ y 3. Ar6~ne fyb~k .~Ul ~ 1 , 2~1J~ Vicaf?r~~sts Ta t~~ C ~f~n!y L.GUr~Cii of FiUbMai'r K~9~tfin (~S3Ctta,1CCC~: Karin ~aze!r~uf~ ~stit"r~©rsy for the p~dfi~ h~carirt~ r~~ord;r~c~ tt~~ County K.iar2'1 ;~t~r{ir~ l~R~rry Bdr:,x. ~~t tai P1c~tn ~~d~ De>cir!<< Ciura tAr JIfS: ~ ~se~n~ Tr~$ure vVr~ ~a ~.)ute~c~or e~.irci~ soJgc~~sts ste~t~ cf the Qr~ b±aengin~~rir~~ `J~i ti$~Pt~JP9 tC7 C7PlC~t~~: floc3d ~'~GRt5, Sl3CF1 G5 tha COt3~E'rC1tIV~r.' P°(tOC.~r?I 4~fOJC-~Gt ~~cc~raina in rac..~ss at Uit; Lca'c~t?, trite 1~9aimea Nc~tur~ Park, ~rit~t US~.A, JcAnn ,;,or~eq NR S arty tV~a ",~C1i.riC7 Kea S~oi! end YVc~t~r Cans~rvt~tio°~ nistwicf far csikc~irc~ Si;~:~rt~ °#~ase raf~r to "r~~ s~conci sttJdy' etc., in c~ae~~,~+..x ~a aii C®~n1y G~?7~,oi f'!an r~visiot~. {Vt~ry htititet~r Advisor $ir1 +EfE''Y, Cara4 N~rdricks r., ~ Gr~c:~a S~osaB r}~rZ~ ~IbCk. PCE'S6(:~rl! .ic !:3icat~i~vi ~v"+lt,~,rT''+v Cg C~i.t i da'Cst C.+rCI~ ~aQIB HarPS F9er,dncks ~'SdsB ~m^t4~! ,~3dy ~$feQl(° °ia~4~ Y~(rfl~t4t Ckx4~ Z.uke ~~oJt~?~ ~~~J~~ ~Pt~~ A3~ ~'ih l~taa.,,, ~ j:9 j. df i a s s b4~~a . ~ s 4 P. t~ox 6~~~, llCanouela, ~a~ai'l 9~74.~ T~tepl~o~e & Fax 80~-~~5.521{! c~~s June 3, 2002 G. Arty ~dack M.r. Je '4~4'iiliarxAS, Acting F~istrict Conservationist Nat 17esot~`~;e Cozaservation Service Vk~ ~ is U.S. p~at~nt of ~g~risult~re ~a (~laa~r~i Kohler P.U.1~ x 1089 K~i~ Halh~i KaxTiu ~ _ ;k~I 9fi7~3-1089 K ~toP~ r . '~filiianAS. ~ ~n~ra ~rci~~ Ulu I,a au, the Vd'ai~~a Nature Park, is lookirs~ forvaard tc~ callat~arati~ e+vith. NFtCS izx the cle lopment of a eoeACeptua[ plan erixaee:rin~ desl~n for stre~nl~ak stao~€ 7rr sail' Lion of portic~ras of ~~`~ailcoloa s~e~rf, vv~iach flows tigrouh tl~€ Park. ~,s va! expla' :d in ot~x T~ecer~al~r 18, 2001 letter, the py`c)#ect gill be a model for convAAUnit4~ sus si~~$~1X' a dlJ.Gat' fl d I&~ti.iA'f81 re~larCe ~~RTi~rit. So far is yr, tJlu La'au carnrr~ut~ity volunteers have cleared rrzast ofthc loose ~a~ debrss oTri ~w~'aikolaa streaar?. 7'hrotagh a Castle Foundation education ~raz~t, a Z1' X l~a~ M~~tec 24" P t Ccnter (greenhouse) h~ been c:ornpleted; allovti~ propation and ~rowir~ of ~Ja iian Plants for the Park. Several rrilddle school student ~rrojeots ha~~~: bin Cpl ~#end?lcA~s cond~a ed ~ the Pa°~k, incltadirag plantixt~ Hav~aiian t'~ora, ~reeaihot~ cor~t~action, and ~U' ar~~.lysis. Sale eft 5t~laderlts to participate 2n tlAe strexaxTa ~~'~ilaz,~atiori paojc~ct t)I also. i~peaAdzng large Plantisag, funded by a ~ l',Jlu Naa~ai grant, mill ~ soft ago fished tt~i,s sun~rrter. Jo Ols)ts#~rt ~a~s Data l-l~S:s Vale ha our collaborative stream project togetl~ir can Agin s~3on. Kindly let us lcnovb~ Ric~3a~d ~lalier the sch dole far yam resource persons to visit ~JVairTiea ~ we can plan ahead, ~ t.31u ~ I.a'au mare esserYtially volunteers. Jam t~~dsight L~~~ Zu9ce Aloha., ,/J~' ~ G. Arl ne Mack, Presideaat 1~lsirr~ . Clutdaor Circle cc: D Kanil~c~ Car lyn 5tew~art Ke Kaneshira l:. Yatraacnoto SOtI'Tl~ KOH.~:A, Profile °1'he South Kohal district can be divided irtto t,wo separate watershed areas. T`he Waimea Village watershed extend into the Kahala Mountains. [`These rttountains have high rainfall] ~eaw rsaiaafal! aaccurs i these mouutai~s and several intermittent streartas [descend from them and] flow through the Crnea area, Upon reaching tl,e vvairYaea plains, these strearras Nana to the west and flovar toward Ka aihae across the extremely perrrteable lava flows of Matana Kea, The VVaikoloa stream has cau d flooding vs?ithin the town of !~'airnea during high intensity storrrts when waters overflow du ~ to sharp st'°earn bends and generally inadequate flawacarrying capacities. Its ~~dititsn ~r~ is sasm ®odin c®neer~ around the s$re~ abut~ia the Kse~vaihae rts~d, 'The second water hed area above the Kawaihae to Anaehoorrialu shoreline extends front the coast to the peaks of sane Kea to Mauna Loa. `T°he area is semi-arid with few well defined channels and infrequent stn flows. [Where are tiro fl control projects are in progress within the district., both aa~ithin the town of Wa?irnea. 'f'he f st project, which consists of a lined chaaxnel aced flood water retarding structure for the Lanirna au Strea?xa, has been constructed under the authority of the ~1Vatershesl Protection aaadFlood Co trot Act `l s~> ~y~~z; <~~+e ~ ~s~~:5~+x~-s~r~~~2~ sir .fi 2f, -4n. f3°r r 's<$$ 1 ~c.~ J To r~T..< aL S` fi.~C• ~.S~a~~rf # b~i; ...6E4A386~~a* `"'C ,a~ ~~y3 4.~~' c, r7 9b3~4 X~ ~•.~'>E ~2 sr k.. .4 r < ~ S, 2 f. ~:f ~So 3'.t £~3~'~ ~.a~."~,nrkA ms's £:R~~` v dEk~-~S~i'~iS ~t ~a~i~~.is'nv'&: ?~r~'~§3~-.~ 1-ligh intensity st ins have caused flooding along the (1Vlamalahoa] ~tneen lf~a~hat ~aet Highway [at Puako and long the highway} fronn Kawaihae to Puako[.] aft Pa~_ ss. `T°hese storms are very infrequ t and tend to .^reate flash floods. High flows have bin experienced in the Hapuna $each and S ncer beach Park areas due to the flash floods. 'I°tae P~tako 13each lots have also been subject t flooding. Kuria the eveasiaszt tef Se~te~tser ~.19~~. heavy r~~aa~ enerattd a Bash flt?ud 4oa ,~,tswaiakestkua ~trea. 7`he fltsadwaters ®verto~t~e~ the e~istia draiaa ~ wa s ausira daa a to ri~e~te ~rtsaterties< asacal~rll~ the ~~i Terrace Ctsndcsaeiniesan 'aiittDitsst ~ill~ a ICtsntatty rasads sad driaa faeiiities.. fin l~9'i c®nst ~fi®a was coax feted era the Pstrlttr ~~ash de°saina~~ i€nareaveeat~. `The iaa r~vezteents div tied the Kaueia sad I..aniaura~es Strews t®ard aase~ ~s i~ads. T'laaodia hay d ~ subst~aflsel data a its the residential subdiwisioa ~t the l~eta~ Key l~eit ftttrt, To iii :ate the floodi~ the deweio r his eons eted f~~sd etsntrol easaares oi€' sitt and 8 ' e ~tstte ~e ~ eat +af ~"raast~tsr~#atioaa intends YtD iastesil> three sets taf ae~ eeslve~s teat sgte. a Mate ~e~~rt~eat tef'Traaasastse-tati®ae else intends its restli~a seed re face W~i~k~ ; An ad ed at o the coastal ares~s results from fire [which] that leaves the upper slope areas with litnited gro d cover and thus more susceptible to flooding. l01 Flooditag ae~d ocher N~€1 }~9 s