It’s been a while since I last posted. Been devoting pretty much all of my time to this project, but now that we are entering the review phase of producing our SWARS, looks like I’ll be posting more often.
Today we have a Technical Advisory Committee (a committee of the Natural Resources Conservation Service) via PeaceSat so that all of the Pacific Islands can participate.
Here is the Outline and Issues for Hawaii’s Assessment of Forest Conditions and Trends. The Strategy document will mirror this structure, and will address the items in the Issues section.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Message From the Chair 9
Hawaii State Motto 10
Introduction and Objectives for this Assessment 11
Methodology 17
Scope 17
Data 17
Process 17
Stakeholder Groups Consulted 17
Priority Landscape Areas (where and why) 18
Hawaii’s Themes 18
Hawaii’s Forests: Historical Context 20
The Aina (working title) 33
The Ahupuaa Paradigm and Ecosystem-Based Management 33
Land Use and Zoning in Hawaii 35
Conservation zone 37
Agriculture zone 40
Urban Zone 41
Coastal Zone 46
Near Shore Zone 48
Issue-Based Themes 49
Watershed Management 49
- Benefits 53
- Threats 54
- Trends 54
- Present Condition 54
- Priority Landscapes 54
- Data Gaps 54
Conservation of Biodiversity 55
- Benefits 55
- Threats 55
- Trends 55
- Present Condition 55
- Priority Landscapes 55
- Data Gaps 55
Forest Products 55
- Benefits 59
- Threats 59
- Trends 60
- Present Condition 60
- Priority Landscapes 60
- Data Gaps 60
Forest Health: Invasive Plants, Insects, and Diseases 60
- Benefits 62
- Threats 62
- Trends 62
- Present Condition 65
- Priority Landscapes 65
- Data Gaps 65
Wildfire 66
- DOFAW’s Fire Management Program 66
- Fire History 67
- Collaboration 67
- Planning 67
- Harmful Effects of Wildfires in Hawaii 67
- Threats and Trends 68
- Impacts on Watersheds and Groundwater 68
- Soil erosion and coral reef impacts 68
- Threats to Native Biodiversity 68
- Threats in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) 72
- Wildfire and Fuel Loading Cycle 72
- Present Condition 72
- Fire Response Zones 72
- Funding 73
- Establishment of a Land Fire Protection Law 73
- Wildland Urban Interface 74
- Community Wildfire Protection Plana 74
- Priority Landscapes 74
- Firewise Hawaii Program 74
- Data Used 76
- Hawaii Fire Danger Rating System (HFDRS) 76
- Hawaii Fuel Models 76
Climate Change/Sea Level Rise 79
- Threats 79
- Trends 79
- Present Condition 79
- Priority Landscapes 79
- Data Gaps 79
Coastal Issues 79
- Benefits 79
- Threats 79
- Trends 79
- Present Condition 79
- Priority Landscapes 79
- Data Gaps 79
Recreation & Tourism 80
- Benefits 80
- Threats 80
- Trends 80
- Present Condition 80
- Priority Landscapes 80
- Data Gaps 80
Health of Our Urban Forests 80
- Benefits 80
- Threats 84
- Trends 84
- Present Condition 84
- Priority Landscapes 84
- Data Gaps 85
Multi-State and Regional Issues 86
- Benefits 87
- Threats 87
- Movement of Invasive Species
- Impacts of Climate Change/Sea Level Rise on the Pacific Islands Region
- Trends 87
- Access to Various on-line resources documenting trends of climate change/sea level rise
- Education and Capacity Building
- Present Condition 89
- Priority Landscapes 89
- Data Gaps 89
Graphics for Document (Temp) 90
Appendix A: Timeline of Forest Management in Hawaii 91
Appendix B: Plans Considered 105
Resource Land Acquisition Plans and Priorities in the State of Hawaii 106
County Plans & Priorities 106
County of Hawaii 106
County of Maui 106
County of Kauai 107
State Plans & Priorities (organized by agency) 108
Department of Land and Natural Resources 108
Department of Agriculture 110
Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism 110
The University of Hawaii 111
Other Plans & Priorities (within Hawaii, but not State or county) 112
Appendix C: Stakeholder Involvement 113
City & County of Honolulu Watershed Partners and Projects 113
Appendix D: Orthography and Language 117
Appendix E: Acronyms 119
Appendix F: Glossary and Place Names 121
Appendix G: 2008 Farm Bill Summary of Forestry Title VIII 125
Bibliography 141
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