Honu'apo Park Resource Management Plan

5.3 Park Site Plan and Proposed Improvements
Honuÿapo Park Final Resources Management Plan
The proposed Honuÿapo Park site plan was developed with agency and KOOH
input and through observation of site conditions from field reconnaissance visits to
the property. The Site Plan is more detailed than the Land Use Plan. Elements of the
site plan are described below by major park land use area and are presented
graphically in Figure 5-2. This plan proposes that areas in the northern portions of
the property, which are rich in archaeological resources, remain “as is” with
limited improvements and human access; consequently, these areas are not
included on the site plan.
Site Plan Elements:
New Coastal Park Section
The new coastal park section’s theme is the protection of the wild Kaÿü landscape,
with sweeping views both ma uka and ma kai, and with a focus on restoration of
indigenous and endemic coastal plants of Hawaiÿi. This park area is the starting
point for hiking trails along the coastline and is accessed via paved “Mill Ditch
Road”. Access roads, parking areas, and hardened trails are paved using lowimpact
development materials such as porous asphalt or permeable pavers, as
requested by NOAA to comply with the requirements of the CELCP grant.
In order to help protect marine fauna and nocturnal birds from light pollution, the
parking areas and pavilion in this section of Honuÿapo Park are lighted only during
evening hours instead of overnight. Due to its remoteness, no potable water or
showers are available at this park area.
Elements include:
� An open multiuse pavilion, up to
1,500-square feet in size, is
located on elevated ground (~
10-12 ft above grade) in the
central part of the park and
provides sweeping views of the
Kaÿü coast and hillsides. The
pavilion is constructed without
sidewalls, and painted so as to
blend well into the surrounding
landscape. Landscaping and
trees around the pavilion also
help screen and integrate it into
the landscape. Interpretive
displays that provide information
on the park’s natural history and
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Example interpretive display that could be
used in Honuÿapo park pavilions and
Discovery Garden