Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 33, Number 12, 1 December 2016 — Input needed on Wao Kele o Puna [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Input needed on Wao Kele o Puna

By Office of Hawaiian Affairs Staff Since the beginning of 2016, OHA has been working with its contractor, Forest Solutions ine., and a number of subcontractors, to draft a Comprehensive Management Plan (CMP) for Wao Kele o Puna, OHA's 25,800-acre landholding in Puna, Hawai'i. A substantial component to the

planning process has been eommunity engagement, whieh so far has been conducted through ethnohistorical interviews and a community advisory eouneil, called the 'Aha Kūkākūkā. Before a first draft is produced, OHA seeks to gather additional community input through a public community meeting. The meeting is currently scheduled for Jan. 5, 2017, and will likely be held in Puna or Hilo. The exact time and loeahon will be announced on the Wao Kele o Puna page of OHA's website in December. We highly encourage any interested community members to attend. Any questions regarding this community meeting or the general planning process ean be directed to 'Olu Campbell at 808-594-1848, or at oluc@oha. org. ■

OHA is developing a management plan for its 25,800acre Wao Kele o Puna. - Photo: KWOPile