Post on 31-Mar-2015
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)