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Home My WebLink About2015-11-16 - Draft Habitat Conservation Plan for Game Management at Puuwaawaa and Puuanahulu - Napuu Conservation Project11/16/2015 Draft Habitat Conservation Plan Presentation Overview for Game Management at Pu'u Wa'awa'a and Pu'u Anahulu What is an HCP and why do we need one? Napu'u Conservation Project Plan Area and Action Area Covered Activities Covered Species Avoidance/Minimization and Mitigation Schedule Need for a North Kona Game Mammal HCP HRS §171-3 and 183D DLNR is mandated to provide public hunting Game Management opportunities as well as protection of endangered species ti•HRS§171-3 mandates that DLNR manage and administer Hunting is a popular activity for many Hawaii residents forests,forest reserves,wildlife,wildlife sanctuaries,game Use of state and federal funds(Pittman Robertson management areas,public huntingareas,Natural Area Reserves(NARs),and other functions assigned by law. Funds)for game management HRS§1830-2 mandates that DLNR manage and administer the wildlife and wildlife resources ofthe State which,by definition, includes both game and non-game species. 1830-3 further mandates that DLNR adopt rules protecting, conserving,monitoring,propagating,and harvesting wildlife Under§1830-4,DLNR isgiven the authority to maintain, l manage,and operate game management areas,wildlife r.4 4 7 sanctuaries,and public hunting areas for these purposes. Ttr ArAi. State HCP:HRS 195D Why do we need an HCP?Take=to harass, harm,pursue, hunt,shoot, wound, kill,trap,capture,or collect endangered or threatened species of aquatic life or wildlife, or to cut,collect,uproot,destroy,injure,or possess Take of endangered species is illegal endangered or threatened species of aquatic life under state and federal law. or land plants,or to attempt to engage in any An ITL(Incidental Take License) such conduct authorizes take that is incidental to activities(e.g.game management)that are otherwise legal. A HCP must accompany an ITL 1 11/16/2015 State HCP:HRS 195D State HCP:HRS 195D Increase survival and recovery of the covered species Considers full range of the species on the island so that cumulative impacts can be assessed State HCP:HRS 195D State HCP:HRS 195D No loss of genetic representation of the affected population Must provide funding to implement the HCP and continue monitoring State HCP:HRS 195D State HCP:HRS 195D Covers both plants and animals The cumulative impacts must provide net environmental benefit 2 11/16/2015 Plan Area:103.988 Acres Sheep,goat and pig home rangesPu'u Wa'awa'a Forest Reserve and Pu'u Anahulu Game Management Area 7• ' `I I.4* .--,, f9.e.,44,.-,.,-,',F-7,1,,, ,..;.: i- 6 4 k,.4TO N ik Home Range Sizes air t9a d4 Mean female sheep=9.35 km2 s, "»..' . o Mean male sheep=12.02 km2 aPA °4, Goats=16.30 km2 7 FBS i a e Selected largest home range size(goats)and used to create area of impact around PWW andused PAH border=2.25 km Ncrih KonaGame Mammal HOPArea of Potential Impact Plan Area Area ofPotential ImpactLuc=i am Mg„xaY Private Inholdings Eaclesures Ioarrentandproposed, Covered Activities Covered Activities Hunting and Harvest(PR funds) A y Game Mammal Population Augmentation(State 'n Game Habitat Enhancement(State funds) funds) Food plots SFire Management Mineral supplementation Maintenance ofaccess roads and fuel breaks e• Game Infrastructure PR funds) Guzzlers and troughs(State funds) Cattle grazing Informational signage(PR funds) Prescribed burnsHuntercheckstations(PR funds) 01,yrd:13l y te 7;i1'+iM1 514 A{ e 1, ct` t,A:sl i ' - r .ftA `s L3 Si ;i 3 11/16/2015 N-rislitivp‘. - r, . > P10114 t4:', rr t% r a i, yt I r- 1yx All a r` yX s rcPBotanicalSurveys y k,p L _ . ,. t"W 4 / .._ _. rn,s r +cx.• x5 I"m.axxnoi s _ Covered Species h. TA Plants: Asplenium peruvianumvar.insulare Avoidance, Minimization, Halo pepe(Chrysodraconhawaiiensis) Kauila(Colubrina oppositifolia) rw and Mitigation Honohono(Haplostachys haplostachya) Maohau hele(Hibiscus brackenrdgeisubsp.Brackenridgei) "'^ ' a r. Koki'o(Kokia drynarioides) r Uhiuhi(Mezoneuronkavaiense) Neraudia ovate Exclosures Outplanting of Covered Aiea(Nothocestrum breviflorum) Species towards mitigationFiremanagement Pee(Portulacca sclerocarpa)(2014) s goal in exdosures Hawaiian Catchfly(Silene lanceolate) Scheduled fuel break and q a r -: Support ResearchPopolokumai(Solanum incompletum) road maintenance Stenogyne angustifolia IA'e(Zanthoxylum dipetalum var.tomentosum) A'e(Zanthoxylum hawaiiensis) Insect: 3 w. 11111 Blackburn's Sphinx moth(Manduca blackburni) w'OA. y Existing Exclosures Exclosure Rational All units within PWW(except 2 ten acre units in PAH) Exclosures contain:11 units totaling 4,180 acres fenced75%ofknown endangered plants covered underthe HCP locally rare species and species ofconcern Current units=4%of the Plan Area remnant forests with best remaining canopy Many small individual plant fences('Aiea,A'e, Unique cultural orbiological features,eg lavatube systems Ha la pepe,etc) or historical ranching features 4 11/16/2015 M Patntal C a Units in PWW and PAH PWW management Plan (approved)=3,400 acres lWtf0.r'.wf r.,y 1/ 4—Pw Ha= cManana thKonab;,a,Proposed Exclosures Units in PWW and PAH PWW management Plan (approved)=3,400 acresyo f Cad . r 4 HCP proposed=additional 1,357 acres IF Total proposed=4,757 acres=4.5%of the Plan h Area JJJ Total=8,937 acres=8.5%of the Plan Area° HCP Implementation Phasing J o M, e.a•Phase 1(years 0-8):Avoidance and Minimization L , O - Installation ofAvoidance andMinimization fences(protect existingplant a\'`) populations) He C / e Y', YY thw>o a,n Initiate enclosure management Full survey of each Covered plant species within enclosures(within a year ofinstallation) Initiate annual monitoring in enclosures Begin mitigation in enclosures I gir r ) Timed road clearing to avoid BSM take rauM Exactfootprint and locationofthese units maychangebased on ground surveys when implementing. 5 11/16/2015 HCP Implementation HCP Implementation Phasing Phasing Phase 2:(years 6-15):Mitigation Phase 3:(years 16-25):Maintenance Installation of remaining Mitigation Fence anyremaining unfenced exclosures exclosures Continued monitoring Initiate exclosure management and Adaptive managementbased on monitoring resultsoutplantingtomitigationgoals Initiate mitigation monitoring Permit Duration:25 years with the potential Initiate monitoring for BSM on'Aiea to renew based on overall success outplants Public Review and Comment Public Review and Comment Period Period 120 days:November8'h until February.3Wh,201- Comments can be sent to: _.._,._._.............. Document can be downloaded here:enterin website Departmentof Land and Natural Resources To request a printed copy,email: Division of Forestry and Wildlife Edith Adkins 1151.Punchbowl Street Room 325 Edith.d.adkins@hawaii.gov Honolulu,HI,96813 Public meeting date to bedetermined Attn:Conservation Initiatives Coordinator,Afsheen Siddigi Or email: Afsheen.A.Siddiqi@hawaii.gov 6