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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSTU.23-02 - Ooma Progress Report County of Hawaii OFFICIAL USE ONLY. Department of Finance PO No. C.011322 Property Management Division Vendor#27891 25 Aupuni Street, Suite 1101 Rcv'd:4/30/24 y Hilo, HI 96720 Approved for payment: Telephone: (808) 961-8069 HV Dated: _8/27/24 STEWARDSHIP GRANT PROGRESS REPORT PLEASE CHECK TYPE OF PROGRESSREPORT: SEMI-ANNUAL ❑ ANNUAL ❑ ENTER INFORMATION IN THE FIELDS PROVIDED. 1. NAME AND ADDRESS OF ORGANIZATION: KOHANAIKI 'OHANA P.O. BOX 1602 KAILUA KONA, HI 96745 2. PERSON TO CONTACT: KAREN EOFF 3. CONTRACT NO.: RESO. 207-23 4. CONTRACT AWARD AMOUNT: $38,220.00 5. PROJECT NAME (same name used on contract): O'OMA SHORELINE BEACH PARK STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM 6. PROJECT PERIOD: JULY 1, 2023-JUNE 30, 2024 7. PROGRESS REPORT PERIOD: JULY 1, 2023- DECEMBER 30, 2023 8. PROJECT LOCATION (list all TMKs from the contract): TMK 7-3-009:004 9. CERTIFICATION: The Applicant certifies that the information contained in this report is true and correct to the best of his/her knowledge. NAME OF AUTHORIZED OFFICIAL: KAREN EOFF TITLE OF AUTHORIZED OFFICIAL: VICE CHAIR, KOHANAIKI 'OHANA SIGNED: DATE: 3.28.2024 Stewardship Grant Progress Report,Page 1 of 10 A. PROJECT OVERVIEW: Maintain a heathy,safe,clean environment at the O'oma Shoreline. Re-establish the strand vegetation and native habitat as recommended in the October 2014 Flora and Fauna Study conducted by Geometrician Associates LLC for the O'oma shoreline. These native host plants will support endemic hylaeus bees as well as native birds. Educate the community and student volunteers about the importance of responsible stewardship of natural and cultural resources by participating in the entire process of growing native plants from seed to maturity. B. PROJECT ACCOMPLISHMENTS During this reporting period,we have succeeded in: 1. Clearing over 2 acres near the entrance to the O'oma shoreline of invasive Christmas Berry, Fountain Grass and Kiawe Trees. This has enabled many native strand vegetation plants to re-establish colonies and thrive. 2. Installing Electric Wire Fencing to keep the local goat herd from eating the native plants. 3. Enhancing the demonstration garden at the entrance with plant identification signs. The native plants are now filling in the area an reproducing new plants on their own. 4. Hosted school students and community groups for work days and tours averaging 2 X's a month. D C. PROJECT CHALLENGES The goats remain a challenge and we are now working on more permanent fencing to surround the project area. Hand watering the new out-planted areas has also become a challenge.We are working with Kohanaiki Shores to bring water to the area. This will enable us to install drip irrigation and be more efficient. D. FUTURE PLANS RELATING TO THE PROJECT Many of the native plants that have been propagated in our Nursery and ready to go into the ground. Out-planting these natives will be the focus of the remainder of the fiscal year. This will be done as soon as the new fence is installed and drip irrigation system is functioning. Students and community volunteers will help plant and clear small weeds. Install more permanent fencing solutions Install drip irrigation E. PHOTOGRAPHS, MAPS, AND OTHER EXHIBITS (These must be attached at the end of the report as a Word document. If you attach photos, be sure to caption each photo with a date and subject. If it is a group picture, please identify the group and date photo was taken. No need to name the individuals in the photo. There is no need for the same location maps that were attached in the original application. Maps can be sketches and/or drone photos illustrating before and after activities.) 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Photo from Septemer 2023 work day. h p r ,iia ,�,,,, R . 9 /�iiia � a✓//ii/ ' %///P/' f/ i / / y eft PUAKALA HAVE RE-ESTABLISHED THEMSELVES Puakala Colony has established themselves wham the invasive Kiawe, Fountain Grass and Christmas 'Berry have been removed, 3.21 .24 iii Iy " r ~M rr v a ,w y m r 1 w h 4 Y,f � 1 s e + Ne q� RECENTLY PLANTED NATIVES ARE THRIVING By removing the invasive Christmas Berry and Fountain Grass, the native plants are thriving and propagating themselves. We see the native pollinators, (Hyleus Bees) returning and new vegetation coming up. We will continue out-planting from our nursery and work to increase the successes. 12.23.23 *1L 4"A� FWAYI A' NMA-AKA 0 PO HU'EHU 171 U V ix Ifs UA KALA p 640: