Honu'apo Park Resource Management Plan

Honuÿapo Park Final Resources Management Plan
3.7 Federal Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program
Several public agencies as well as private companies, community organizations,
and individuals contributed funds toward the purchase of the Honuÿapo Park
property. Of the public agencies, NOAA committed funds for the purchase
through the Coastal and Estuarine Land Conservation Program (CELCP). The CELCP
is a program designed to protect coastal and estuarine areas “with important
conservation, recreation, ecological, historical, or aesthetic values, or that are
threatened by conversion from their natural or recreational state to other use.”
The requirements for planned uses on lands purchased with a CELCP grant are
specified in the CELCP Final Guidelines (Appendix C) and include:
• The general public should be allowed access to the property. For this
purpose, user fees should not be charged, or if so, the amount of the fee
should comply with the local state standard. All revenues accumulated from
the fees shall only be used for maintenance or management of the property.
• Activities that are considered consistent with the conservation purposes of
the grant include: resource protection, restoration and enhancement, such
as vegetative erosion control; recreational activities, such as hiking, hunting
and fishing; access for swimming, kayaking and canoeing; research and
educational activities. Small scale construction, such as restrooms or
boardwalks for the purpose of facilitating activities is allowed.
• Activities generally considered to be inconsistent include: active agricultural
or aquaculture production, shoreline armoring or other hard erosion control
structures, expansion of roads, facilities for active recreation such as sport
facilities, water parks, playgrounds, etc.
• Pre-existing uses on the property should not be expanded or converted to
other uses without prior approval of NOAA.
The project team communicated with NOAA to ensure that the proposed plan met
the requirements of the CELCP. NOAA requested that developed park areas not
exceed 15 acres or about 6% of the entire property to ensure the conservation of
important coastal and estuarine resources. NOAA also requested that roads,
parking areas, and hard trails be paved using low-impact development techniques
such as permeable pavers or pervious asphalt.
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