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2017 PONC Final Activities and Spending Report
Hawai‘i Wildlife Fund
Jan 2017 – Dec2018
2017 PONC Stewardship Grant for Hawai‘i County (# C.006636)
Project Name: Estuary and Shoreline Conservation
Anticipated Project Timeline: Feb 1, 2017 – Jan 31, 2018*
Extended Grant Duration: April 2017 – Dec 31, 2018**
* per original 2017 PONC proposal application dated Aug 2016
** extended timeline after two grant agreement amendments (per Amendment No. 2 dated Sept 2018)
This Final Activities and Spending Report Covers a -year period: Jan 1, 2017 – Dec 31, 2018
Area: TMK (3) 9-5-016:030 and TMK (3) 9-5-016:006
Compiled by: Megan R Lamson, HWF Program Director (available at )
Submitted: 26 January 2019 (amended version submitted March 29, 2019)
Executive Summary:
a lengthy postponement to our proposed timeline due to multiple
conducting until all required permits
in hand restoration
began in February 2017 and ended in January 2018 HWF postponed in early 2018
in the experiencing
delays in receiving the County Depand
Recreation, and some -
These delays led to
August 2018ssion by
delays, HWF has been able to meet the deliverables as planned
application (including hosting 11 restoration
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over 276 participants (143 kids) helped to remove a total of 1,309 lbs. of marine
debris and ~2,000 lbs. of invasive plant species (3 truckloads) estuary
and adjacent shoreline In addition, HWF has
-resistent 2x3’ metal sign and post has been pre-purchased and is pending
, State, Federal agencies a to help protect the native species and
in
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During this two-year period, HWF staff and volunteers have conducted the following:
PERMITTING / PLANNING WORK:
- Apr 2017(ARC)
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Area Minor Permit (SMM 14-
- Jun 2017: Received SMM 14-
- Aug 2017: Replied regarding email
Kittrena Morgan
- Sept 2017: Reached out to state CCL) about
SPA HA-14-
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(HIHTRP
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- Jun 2018:
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ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND RESTORATION WORK:
- Jan 2017: Purchased a hand--
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- Mar 2017 : HWF hosted a coastal ecosystem
th
- Apr 2017 : HWF hosted a coastal ecosystem
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ay (17 pa
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event
- Nov 2017 – Jan 2018:
Little Fire Ants (LFA) – but
- Sep 2017:
- Jan 2018
,
again
- Feb 2018 - (estimated at
25 participants, 4
- June 2018
- July 2018 and
National Geographic Student Collective high school students and IPNKA youth group (94
participa
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nd
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-resource monitoring (students
5
- in the
estuary and not counted in these numbers (18 participants,
Deliverables Summary:
The proposed one-year project included 4 quarterly estuarine and
coastal habitats at K , -year project, HWF team members hosted (or co-
hosted) 11 , including 8 shoreline cleanups and 3 estuary
cleanup During these collective 276 participants (143 kids) helped to remove a total
of 1,309 lbs. of marine debris and ~2,000 lbs. of invasive plant species (3 truckloads)
estuary periphery
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MOVING FORWARD and NEXT STEPS:
- ontinue to:
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as requested, and as HWF r
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PARTNERS ENGAGED AND INVOLVED:
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- IPNKA) - Three Mountain Alliance
- National Geographic Student Collective
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- board members
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- Schools involved with HWF :
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o Sciences
o Pahala Elementary
o – Hilo
HAWKSBILL SIGNAGE INFO:
the more common green turtle (honu) occur
· 15 –
– 225 eggs in up to 6
0 days leading to some
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and on Maui at
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SELECTED PHOTOS:
Draft hawksbill painting for sign by Patrick Ching (as of 3/5/2019):
The following three photos are July workdays with HWF, Imi Pono No Ka ‘Aina, National Geographic
Student Collective, HIHTRP and NMOK. Fourth photo is of the Dec 2018 workday with HWF, KUPU and
NMOK. Photo credit for all images goes to HWF.
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FINAL BUDGET REPORT:
ment, travel, and
“other” items
For the County portion:
including YSI calibration supplies,
-aid supplies and
re-rashguardsincluded a hand-
and necessary probes to measure pH, temperature, dissolved oxygen,
conductivity, and salinityd eleven -75 per trip per
vehicle and any other mileage reimbursement
HWF team members, postage to return YSI to deal a DLNR permit
For the Match (HWF) portion: Costs included -time one additional
contractors to help coordinate events, LFA trail-cutting
vlabor
but not contractors
based on a 4-s and hour (based on the 2016 estim i
volunteers conservative estimate project total)
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County Funds
$36,744.64
Proposed
other donated by 250 volunteers at $24 / hour
equip
travel
other*
signage
supplies
personnel
contractual
(volunteers**)
workday
Subtotal (HWF)
/
other
FINANCIALS FOR FINAL REPORT (PONC COUNTY(PONC) MATCH (HWF)
* Lifeguard certification fees, postage and OCCL permit application.** Estimated at 4hrs