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Home My WebLink AboutKawa Resources Management Plan -Final (August 2017)KAWA RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN FINAL “ KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN FINAL 2017 PREPARED FOR: PREPARED BY: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ----------This page intentionally left blank.---------- KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 iii KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 iv KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 1 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 2 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 1-1 ’ KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 1-2      KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 1-3 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 1-4 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 1-5 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 1-6 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 1-7 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 1-8 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 1-9 Provide management guide for the County Protect, restore, and perpetuate resources at Kāwā Fulfill grant agreement KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 1-10     KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 1-11 MANAGEMENT GOALS Maintain the integrity of Kāwā to continue to serve as a special place for the community and future generations Protect, restore and maintain habitat for native flora and fauna species, including threatened and endangered species Protect and perpetuate cultural knowledge, cultural resources and cultural practices unique to Kāwā Provide opportunities for place-based educational programs at Kāwā KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 1-12 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 1-13 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 1-14 AT THE MOUTH OF HĪLEA STREAM KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 2-1 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 2-2 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 2-3 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 2-4 SURF BREAK AT KĀWĀ KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 2-5 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 2-6 SALT PANS AT KĀWĀ KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 2-7 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 2-8 DIFFERENT VIEWS OF KEʻEKŪ HEIAU, LOCATED ON THE CLIFF TO THE NORTHEAST OF KĀWĀ BEACH. KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 2-9 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 2-10 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 2-11 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 2-12 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 2-13 A GREEN TURTLE FORAGING ON LIMU HAWKSBILL TURTLES COME ON LAND ONLY TO NEST KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 2-14 KĀWĀ HAS SUITABLE HABITAT FOR THE ENDANGERED HAWAIIAN COOT KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 2-15 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 2-16 ENDANGERED HAWAIIAN HOARY BATS ARE LIKELY PRESENT AT KĀWĀ ENDANGERED HAWAIIAN PETRELS LIKELY USE THE AIRSPACE OVER KĀWĀ TO FLY TO AND FROM THE SEA THE MIGRATORY PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER USES HABITAT AT KĀWĀ KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 2-17 THE ENDANGERED ORANGE-BLACK HAWAIIAN DAMSELFLY IS FOUND AT KĀWĀ IN THE BRACKISH ESTUARY FORMED AT MOUTH OF HĪLEA STREAM HAWAIIAN MONK SEAL RESTING NEAR KĀWĀ BEACH ON DECEMBER 21, 2016 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 2-18 AN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF HAWAIIAN YELLOW- FACED BEE, HYLAEUS ANTHRACINUS, HAS NOT BEEN DOCUMENTED AT KĀWĀ BUT MAY BE PRESENT SINCE THERE IS SUITABLE HABITAT AND OTHER SPECIES OF HYLAEUS ARE PRESENT KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 2-19 IMAGES OF MANINI (TOP) AND ʻĀHOLEHOLE (BOTTOM) KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 2-20 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 2-21 MAIAPILO IN LAVA FIELDS AT KĀWĀ COASTAL VEGETATION AT KĀWĀ. LEFT TO RIGHT: ʻILIMA; PĀʻŪ O HI‘IAKA; PŌHUEHUE NAUPAKA, AN INDIGENOUS SHORELINE SHRUB, LOCATED ALONG THE COASTLINE AT KĀWĀ ʻĀKULIKULI, AN ENDEMIC PLANT COVERS AREAS ALONG THE SHORELINE AND ON PĀHOEHOE LAVA NEAR THE OCEAN AT KĀWĀ KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 2-22     KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 2-23 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 2-24 LEFT: KAʻILIʻILI BEACH, LOOKING SOUTH. RIGHT: A HAWKSBILL SEARCHING FOR SUITABLE NESTING SITE AT KA‘ILI‘ILI BEACH KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 2-25 KĀWĀ POND, A TWO-ACRE SPRING-FED INTERTIDAL POND, PROVIDES IMPORTANT HABITAT FOR MANY NATIVE AND ENDANGERED SPECIES KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 2-26 THE BRACKISH ESTUARY FORMED AT MOUTH OF HĪLEA STREAM PROVIDES HABITAT FOR THE ORANGE-BLACK HAWAIIAN DAMSELFLY AND POTENTIALLY FOR THE HAWAIIAN COOT KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 2-27 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 2-28 VEHICULAR TRAFFIC HAS DAMAGED HAWKSBILL NESTING HABITAT AT KĀWĀ IN THE PAST KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 2-29 A GREEN TURTLE ENTANGLED IN MONOFILAMENT FISHING LINE KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 2-30 CALIFORNIA GRASS CAN ELIMINATE OPEN WATER HABITAT FOR NATIVE WATERBIRDS AND INSECTS, SUCH AS THE HAWAIIAN COOT AND THE ORANGE-BLACK HAWAIIAN DAMSELFLY KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 2-31 INVASIVE AND PREDATORY MOSQUITO FISH (POECILIID) ARE COMMON IN HAWAIʻI’S STREAMS A FERAL CAT ON OʻAHU WITH A DEAD HAWAIIAN COOT KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 2-32 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 3-1     PROTECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES, CULTURAL HERITAGE, AND OVERALL ECOSYSTEM AT KĀWĀ Maintain Sense of Place Minimize Human Impacts Vegetation Management Predator Control KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 3-2 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 3-3    KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 3-4 KĀWĀ SPRINGS KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 3-5 VEHICLES PARKED NEAR KĀWĀ POND KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 3-6 STUDENTS FROM A LOCAL SCHOOL HELP TO COLLECT TRASH AND MARINE DEBRIS AT KAʻILIʻILI BEACH KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 3-7 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 3-8 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 3-9 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 3-10    INVASIVE VEGETATION REMOVED NEAR A HOUSE SITE KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 3-11 INVASIVE SEASHORE PASPALUM WITH AN EXTENSIVE ROOT SYSTEM KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 3-12 INVASIVE CALIFORNIA GRASS COVERS A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF KĀWĀ POND KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 3-13 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 3-14 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 3-15 EXAMPLE OF A LIVE TRAP (TOP) AND A SNAP TRAP (BOTTOM) FOR PREDATOR CONTROL OF SMALL MAMMALS. KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 3-16 AUTOMATIC MULTI-KILL TRAP AUTOMATIC MULTI-KILL TRAP KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 3-17 PREDATOR FENCE AT KAʻENA POINT, OʻAHU KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 3-18 EXAMPLE OF HOGWIRE PANEL FENCE IN MĀKAHA VALLEY, OʻAHU. KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 3-19 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 3-20 STAFF FROM THE HAWAII ISLAND HAWKSBILL TURTLE RECOVERY PROJECT CONSTRUCTS A TEMPORARY NEST ENCLOSURE AROUND NESTS TO PROVIDE PROTECTION FROM PREDATORS, VEHICLES, AND PEOPLE   KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 3-21 HAWKSBILL HATCHLINGS HEAD FOR THE OCEAN KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 3-22      KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 3-23        KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 3-24       BEACHES ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF GREEN SEA TURTLE HABITAT; PHOTO TAKEN AT NEARBY PUNALUʻU BEACH KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 3-25 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 3-26    KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 3-27      KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 3-28 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 3-29 EXAMPLE OF SIGNAGE FOR THE ORANGE-BLACK HAWAIIAN DAMSEFLY; PHOTO TAKEN NEAR TRIPLER MEDICAL HOSPITAL, OʻAHU SIGNAGE TO INFORM VISTORS ABOUT HABITAT; PHOTO TAKEN NEAR TRIPLER MEDICAL HOSPITAL, OʻAHU KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 -30 ----------This page intentionally left blank.---------- KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 4-1 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 4-2 STEWARDSHIP OF KĀWĀ County agencies State and Federal agencies Community Organizations Lineal Descendants KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 4-3 OFFICE OF PUBLIC ACCESS, OPEN SPACE, AND NATURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION Provide staff support for the PONC program Administer and manage the PONC maintenance fund Actively maintain and preserve PONC lands and easements KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 4-4    KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 4-5 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 4-6 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 4-7 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 5-1 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—FINAL JU 2017 5-2 KAWA RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—APPENDICES JU 2017 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—APPENDICES JU 2017 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—APPENDICES JU 2017 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—APPENDICES JU 2017 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—APPENDICES JU 2017 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—APPENDICES JU 2017 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—APPENDICES JU 2017 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—APPENDICES JU 2017 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—APPENDICES JU 2017 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—APPENDICES JU 2017 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—APPENDICES JU 2017 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—APPENDICES JU 2017 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—APPENDICES JU 2017  KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—APPENDICES JU 2017     KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—APPENDICES JU 2017 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—APPENDICES JU 2017 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—APPENDICES JU 2017 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—APPENDICES JU 2017 KAWA RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN KAWA RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—APPENDICES JU 2017 KAWA RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN KAWA RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—APPENDICES JU 2017 KĀWĀ RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PLAN—APPENDICES JU 2017