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Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge
Comprehensive Conservation Plan
One-time costs are project costs that have a start-up cost associated with them, such as purchasing a
new vehicle for wildlife and habitat monitoring, or designing and installing an interpretive sign.
Some are full project costs for those projects that can be completed in 3 years or less. One-time costs
can include the cost of temporary or term salary associated with a short-term project. Salary for
existing and new positions, and operational costs, are reflected in operational (or recurring) costs.
Funds for one-time costs will be sought through increases in Refuge base funding, special project
funds, and grants. Projects listed below show one-time costs, such as those associated with building
and facility needs including offices, road improvements, or new signs. One-time costs are also
associated with projects such as habitat restoration, invasive plant and animal control, and research.
Operational costs reflect Refuge spending of base funds allocated each year. These are also known as
recurring costs and are usually associated with day-to-day operations and projects that last longer
than 3 years. The CCP will require increased funding for new or expanded public uses and facilities,
habitat restoration and conservation activities, and new monitoring needs. The table below includes
operational expenditures such as supplies, utilities, and maintenance costs. Project costs include
seasonal staff needed year after year to accomplish each project; these staffing costs are not isolated
in this table but are included as part of the entire project cost. Staffing costs are addressed in table C-
4 later in this appendix.
Note that for the implementation timeline, priority is not indicated by the 5-year interval identified. If
a strategy is identified for implementation in the first 5-year interval, this does not indicate priority,
but rather fiscal and logistical realities that allow for that activity to occur the first 5 years.
Additionally, some strategies are sequential and depend on other strategies or may require additional
planning (e.g., step-down plans) before they can be implemented, thereby moving them into the
second or third 5-year interval segments. Also note that additional explanatory text for activities
identified in tables C-1 and C-2 can be found under sections outlining maintenance costs and
partnering projects.
Funding for the Refuge in FY2010 was $1,168,098.
Table C-1. One-time Costs Related to CCP Implementation.
Activity 5-year
intervals:
2015,
2020, 2025
CCP
Goals
Cost Estimate Potential fund
source
One-time Cost
Fence construction:
KFU fenced (15 mile fencing
including 15 ft wide fuel breaks)
2015 1-2 $1,246,097 In-hand (R1/ENG)
HFU units 9 and A-F 2020 3-5 • Unit 9:
$334,000;
DM, 1113(ES)
• Units A-F, TBD
Site-specific fencing to protect
endangered plant populations at
both units
2020 1,3 KFU: $25,000 DM, 1113 (ES)
C-2 Appendix C. Plan Implementation