NTBG has developed this proposed plan to create a special subzone within the Conservation District of the State of Hawai'i. Foundational to this proposal is a management structure that will create a partnership with the private landowner (NTBG), the State of Hawai'i (Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) and the community (via the Lāwa'i Kai Resource Advisory Committee).
We believe this proactive approach will create a true ahupua'a-based management strategy that effectively integrates the management of the cultural, terrestrial, aquatic and marine resources and balances the management of these resources with the desires to see this area used for conservation, research, education, and limited recreation. If we are successful in this visionary approach, Lāwa'i Kai will become a pu'uhonua -- a place of refuge -- for future generations to love and enjoy just as we have.
The Lāwa'i Kai Master Plan of August 2012 consists of the following documents (PDF):
Preface, Contents and Chapters 1-13: Introduction, Principles & Vision, Property, Existing Conditions, Management Plans
Chapter 14: Exhibits
Chapters 15-17: Acknowledgments, References, Appendices
The following documents (PDF) are resource studies used to prepare the Plan:
A Survey of Marine Resources of Lawa'i Bay (2.2 mb)
Archaeological Inventory Survey (5.2 mb)
Cultural Impact Assessment, Allerton Garden (2 mb)
Biological and Habitat Assessment, Lower Lawa'i Stream (1 mb)
Botanical Inventory of Allerton Garden (1mb)
If you would like to share comments specific to this plan, please email:
nknplan@hawaii.rr.com
