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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018 Hawaii Wildlife Semi Report_Kawa, Ka'u TMK.: (3) 9-5-016:006 & 030Post Office Box 70, Volcano HI 96785 – www.wildhawaii.org 2017 PONC Progress and Spending Report Hawai‘i Wildlife Fund Jan 2017 – July 2018 Re: 2017 PONC Grant for Hawai‘i County (# C.006636) Project Name: Estuary and Shoreline Conservation Grant Duration: Feb 1, 2018 – Dec 31, 2018 (final report due Sept 2019) Progress Report Covers: Feb 1, 2017 – July 31, 2018 Budget Report Covers: Jan 1, 2017 – July 31, 2018 Area: TMK (3) 9-5-016:030 and TMK (3) 9-5-016:006 Submitted: 20 August 2018 Compiled by: Megan R Lamson, HWF Program Director, , (808) 217-5777 Executive Summary: i Wildlife Fund (HWF) has incurred numerous delays to our proposed timeline to conduct estuary from February to December 2017. due to final approval and notification to proceed from PONC team members, and also some - manufacturer on 3 occasions). These delays led to the submission of a revised timeline (April 2017 to to be submitted in September 2019. Despite these lengthy delays, HWF has been able to meet most of the deliverables 2017 PONC application (including hosting 9 restoration other non-During these efforts, over 243 participants (111 kids) helped to remove a total of 1,135 lbs. of marine debris and ~1,500 lbs. of invasive plant species (2 truckloads) from along the periphery of the fishpond and adjacent shoreline. r plans to finalize, print, and install the resou Post Office Box 70, Volcano HI 96785 – www.wildhawaii.org During this 18-month reporting period, HWF staff and volunteers have conducted the following: PERMITTING / PLANNING WORK: - Apr 2017 - Apr 2017: Reached out to COH Planning Department to amend current Special Management Area Minor Permit (SMM 14- - June 2017: Received SMM 14- - an () to Department of Land - Sept 2017: Reached out to state DLNR Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands (OCCL) about SPA HA-14- - Oct 2017 “NMOK” ui Kaupu) (Lauren Kurpita). - -14- - an 2018). - June 2018: ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND RESTORATION WORK: - Jan 2017: Purchased a hand-- temperature, conductivity, pressure, salinity, pH and the amount of available dissolved oxygen. - Mar 2017 : HWF hosted a coastal ecosystem th graders from Pahala - Apr 2017 : HWF hosted a coastal ecosystem th - oved) - Oct 2017 event ). - Nov 2017 – Jan 2018: - dissolved oxygen meter malfunctioning and needs to be repaired by manufacturer. - Jan 2018 and one HWF team m for 2018, again - Feb 2018 : HWF and NMOK co- (estimated at 25 participants, 4 , 80 lbs. marine debris removed). - June 2018 Post Office Box 70, Volcano HI 96785 – www.wildhawaii.org - July 2018 and lbs. marine debris removed, 1,500 lbs. invasive paspalum and California In total, HWF team members hosted (or co-hosted) a total of 9 restoration workdays over this 18-month reporting period, including 7 shoreline cleanups and 2 estuary / shoreline cleanup workdays. During these efforts, 243 participants (111 kids) helped to remove a total of 1,135 lbs. of trash and ~1,500 lbs. of invasive plant species (2 truckloads) from along the periphery of the fishpond. NEXT STEPS: - - The in April 2016. - at other appropriate u). - possible (planning for - PARTNERS ENGAGED AND INVOLVED: - Three Mountain Alliance) - National Geographic Student Collective - ey brought: o Pono o nd Science - - DLNR Department of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW) - DLNR Office of Conservation and Coastal Lands (OCCL) - - ) - - - Schools involved: Pahala Elementary Post Office Box 70, Volcano HI 96785 – www.wildhawaii.org INTERIM BUDGET REPORT: Jan-17 to Jun-18 Proposed Budget % Proposed Expenditures (through 7/18) % Expenditures (through 7/18) COUNTY PONC supplies 3750 28.41% $1,800.61 28.06% 1850 14.02% $3,214.90 50.10% travel 2000 15.15% $600.00 9.35% other* 800 6.06% $802.08 12.50% signage 4800 36.36% $0.00 0.00% Subtotal (COH) $13,200.00 100.00% $6,417.59 100.00% MATCH (HWF) personnel 4320 18.35% $2,142.00 8.37% fringe 0 0.00% $321.30 1.26% contractual 5040 21.41% $1,344.00 5.25% other (volunteers**) 14184.64 60.25% $21,792.00 85.13% Subtotal (HWF) $23,544.64 100.00% $25,599.30 100.00% TOTAL $36,744.64 $32,016.89 County funds remaining $6,782.41 Cash in hand $182.41 All ment, travel, and “other items” For the County portion: ents, including re-- Professional Pro meter and probes to measure pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen, conductivity, and salinity. Travel costs included include , more rashguards, any expenditures to order, print, and install turtle signs, and travel costs. No expenditures have been made yet concerning the educational signage (aside from labor For the Match (HWF) portion: total value of volunteer time based on a 4-