Final Comprehensive Conservation Plan - U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...

Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge
Comprehensive Conservation Plan
Rank Project Estimated
Cost
3 Rehabilitate 2.5-mile Alleyway Road, which provides access to the Upper,
Middle, and Lower Honohina Units and the northern portion of the Middle
Hakalau Unit. Repairs will provide all-weather access to maintain upland
habitat in desired condition by facilitating critical wildlife and habitat
management efforts such as fence maintenance, pig control, weed removal,
population monitoring, biological research, and tree planting that will benefit
15 endangered species.
$ 319,300
4 Rehabilitate 4 miles of eroded dirt road that provides access to the upper
portions of the Pua ‘Ākala, Hakalau, and Honohina Tracts. Repairs will
provide all-weather access to maintain upland habitat in desired condition by
facilitating wildlife and habitat management efforts such as fence
maintenance, pig control, weed removal, population monitoring, biological
research, and tree planting that will benefit 15 endangered species.
$ 511,700
5 Rehabilitate the 2.1-mile fence surrounding the Pua ‘Ākala Feral Ungulate
Management Unit. The fence will exclude ungulates from 500 acres of
upland native rain forest habitat used to maintain populations of eight
endangered bird species, the endangered ‘ōpe‘ape‘a, and nine species of
endangered plants.
$ 120,100
6 Rehabilitate 0.6 miles of road on a private lands easement to allow access to
the KFU. Repairs will provide all-weather access to maintain upland habitat
in desired condition by facilitating fence maintenance, ungulate control, weed
removal, and wildlife population monitoring, which will help lead to the
recovery of 17 endangered species.
$ 56,500
7 Remove 12.12 miles of abandoned barbed wire fences on the HFU. These
fences were erected during the ranching operations of previous landowners.
They are all in poor condition and no longer functional. The fences impede
access by staff engaged in weed and ungulate control, interfere with tree
planting and wildlife viewing by visitors, and are a safety hazard when the
wire becomes hidden by grass or tangled in vegetation.
$ 230,500
8 Rehabilitate dilapidated 115-year-old Pua ‘Ākala Cabin and outbuilding to
preserve the historic structures. A November 2002 Architectural Survey by
the National Park Service contractors concluded that Pua ‘Ākala Cabin and
outbuilding are eligible for the National Register of Historic Places and that
immediate steps should be taken to prevent further deterioration.
$ 583,400
9 Rehabilitate 1.87-mile Hakalau Stream Road, which provides access to the
midsection of the Shipman Management Unit. Repairs will provide allweather
access to maintain upland habitat in desired condition by facilitating
fence maintenance, pig control, weed removal, population monitoring,
biological research, and tree planting to benefit 15 endangered species.
$ 341,000
10 Rehabilitate 2.87 mile Nauhi Road, an eroded dirt road that provides access
to Nauhi Cabin and 3 management units. Repairs will provide all-weather
access to facilitate critical wildlife and habitat management efforts such as
fence maintenance, pig control, weed removal, population monitoring,
biological research, and tree planting to benefit 15 endangered species.
$ 378,000
C-10 Appendix C. Plan Implementation