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Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge
Comprehensive Conservation Plan
one-time activities such as planting, or long-term involvement including planning, design, and
actual on-the-ground implementation for a restoration site.
Interpretation opportunities about the history of the area, ties to Native Hawaiian cultural practices,
and historical use of Refuge resources should be offered.
Objective 7.4: Enhance outreach targeting local communities to promote appreciation of and
generate support for the KFU.
Enhance outreach targeting local communities to promote appreciation of and generate support for
the KFU and its resources. The outreach efforts will focus on accomplishing the following:
• Build awareness and support amongst local communities, with special emphasis on Native
Hawaiians;
• Build positive name recognition for both units of Hakalau Forest NWR specifically and the
Refuge System in general; and
• Maintain and expand partnerships with conservation organizations, adjacent landowners,
other Federal, State, and County agencies, Native Hawaiian groups, high schools (including
Hawaiian charter schools), colleges, businesses, civic clubs, hunting organizations, and the
interagency Navigating Change educational partnership.
Strategies to achieve objective:
Work with existing partners (Friends of Hakalau Forest NWR, Three Mountain Alliance, Imi Pono
no ka ‘Āina) to promote awareness and appreciation.
Develop and cultivate new partners and outreach efforts.
Rationale:
Outreach to local communities would allow the Refuge to reach populations that may not otherwise
learn about Refuge resources and management programs.
2.3.3.3 Goal 8: Protect and manage cultural resources and historic sites for their educational
and cultural values for the benefit of present and future generations of Refuge users and
communities.
Objective 8.1: Increase identification, monitoring, protection and restoration of all cultural
resources and historic sites, while increasing staff and public support and appreciation.
Increase identification, monitoring, protection and restoration of all cultural resources and historic
sites, while increasing staff and public support and appreciation. These efforts will focus on
accomplishing the following:
• Build Refuge capacity and understanding for cultural and historic sites to assist with
management; and
• Expand knowledge for the public related to Refuge cultural and historic resources.
Strategies to achieve objective:
Evaluate known/potential Refuge cultural resources and historic sites.
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