HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0071.001 2006-2008 Kim Tavares
Fern Forest, Glenwood
PO Box 338 -Volcano, HI 96785
808-985-9070
kimtavares@yahoo.com
To: Council Chairman Pete Hoffmann, Vice Chair Angel Pilago,
and Hawaii County Council Members
Cc: Julie Leialoha, Big Island Invasive Species Project Manager (BIISC)
Re: Res. 32-07 Old Hakalau Mill Site &Miconia (Comment)
In 1996 the County Council provided seed monies to enable the Miconia Action Committee to launch
an educational campaign, and to collect information regarding Miconia locations on the island.
Miconia location reports were collected and confirmed for roughly six months, and then the data was
mapped and analyzed. New funds were obtained to hire a small field crew to control or contain the
infestations around the island. I was hired in 1996 as the crew leader, two crew members were also
hired to work with me to stop the Miconia invasion. We focused on smaller, do-able sites, close to
forest reserves and plants in isolates places far from the Onomea core. Three sites along the Hamakua
coast were found outside the Onomea core: Laupahoehoe, Ninole, and Hakalau.
The Hakalau plants were found along the river banks, under and neaz the Hakalau bridge. The biggest,
oldest tree (with many flowering parts) was found and destroyed at the Old Halakau Mill site.
Because of this tree and a few others that may have fruited along the steep cliffs by the bridge, there is
a need for continued maintenance at this site. Seedlings will probably pop up for decades, but if they
are controlled before they fruit, then the seed source will eventually diminish, and the area will be
clean.
I would like to suggest that the Council take measures to protect this new asset from Miconia, and to
become a more active partner in Big Island Invasive Species Committee initiatives. It would be
consistent with the draft recommendations of the Puna Community Development Plan working group
on Natural Resources Preservation and Protection.
Sincerely,
Kim Tavares ~ ~ I
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