2011Watershed Professionals Network (WPN)

Edith Kanakaole FoundationThe Kohala Center

HohonualewaECONorthwest

University of RedlandsFunding by NOAA

Wai Puni Kahaluu

112. ‘O ke käne huawai, Akua kënä The man with the water gourd container is like a god113. ‘O kälina a ka wai i ho‘oulu ai The vines that were propagated by water114. ‘O ka huli ho‘okawowo honua The taro top that multiplies115. ‘O pa‘i ‘a‘a i ke auau ka manawa A time when the root system spread116. ‘O he‘e au loloa ka pö The night is long117. ‘O piha, ‘o pihapiha Filling118. ‘O piha‘ü, ‘o piha‘ä Cramming119. ‘O piha‘ë, ‘o piha‘ö Stuffing120. ‘O ke ko‘o honua pa‘a ka lani Supporting the earth, securing the skies121. ‘O lewa ke au iä Kumulipo ka pö The time of Kumulipo is unstable122. Pö nö It is night

110. He nuku, he wai ka ‘ai a ka lä‘au A portal, plants are sustained by water111. ‘O ke Akua ke komo, ‘a‘oe komo kanaka The Gods enter, man does not have access

Kumulipo: Wa `Akahi (first age)

Key Questions

What and where are the major components of the water balance of the region (inputs/ processes/ outputs)?

How do we help to understand the value and function of the forest?

How do we articulate and better inform land managers and the public in their decision-making?

How do we state the obvious, in plain language?

Haumea Doctrines & Disciplines

Papahulilani“The Sky”

Papahanaumoku “The

Living”

Papahulihonua

“The Land/ Water/ Sea”

Kumokuhali`i“Rising up from the land

to cover it”“Vertical & Horizontal

Structure”

Primary Element of Water Capture

Ecosystem ServicesValue = “Waiwai” (based upon water)

Laws/ Rules: “Kanawai” (bound by water)Kīhoʻihoʻi Kanawai (Allowing restoration

of a changed area)

Kua ‘ā Kanawai (preserve natural processes)

Kai Okia Kanawai (Buffer natural process areas)

Map and classify these areas

Economic Valuation & Tradeoffs

Identifying the services valuable in native Hawaiian terms

Valuing those services in terms relevant to local decision-making

Next StepsQuantify and describe hydrologic processes

Map vegetation/ hydrologic connectivity

Develop valuation platform based on Kanawai

Develop a quantitative/ qualitative decision tool for land managers (based on available information)

Contact

Chris Heidercheider@watershednet.com541-760-0712