Hawai`i Tropical Forest Recovery Act
Concepts, Recommendations and Action Items

 

GUIDING CONCEPT 2

TRADITIONAL AND COMMUNITY USES
Traditional uses and cultural concerns of native Hawaiians and members of the local community should be respected and appropriately accommodated. Establish a sensitivity towards the rights, responsibilities, and practices of the indigenous culture of Hawaii and to the values and concerns of local community members.

 

RECOMMENDATION 3: Establish a sensitivity towards the rights, responsibilities, and practices of the indigenous culture of Hawaii.

 

SPECIFIC ACTION ITEMS:

1. Identify and promote understanding [of the] Hawaiian perspective to include the traditional values and cultural concerns of native Hawaiians:
   1. Convene a task force to identify native Hawaiian traditional values and cultural concerns, including gathering, recreation, and replenishment.
   2. Develop and implement a public education program to promote understanding and appreciation of native Hawaiian values, and the need for management programs that adequately and appropriately address such values.
2. Establish a process for planning and implementing management programs and activities for public lands, as well as working with private landowners and managers, to secure permission from private landowners for access to gathering from private sector lands.

 

RECOMMENDATION 4: Determine community forest practices and uses. Identify and implement forest management practices to meet local community needs.

1. Identify and promote the understanding of local community members when planning or carrying out forest management activities.
   1. Provide informational/educational material to include written publications and videos that are objective, factual, and user-friendly; and
   2. Develop and implement a public education program to promote the understanding, appreciation of values, and need for management programs that adequately and appropriately accommodate all people.
2. Provide the means whereby the various values, needs, and concerns of local community members are equally considered and appropriately prioritized. Establish community-based processes for planning and implementing management programs and activities on public lands.
3. Provide the mechanism to hear, review, and accommodate, where appropriate and reasonable, special considerations and specific requests.

 

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• Concept 1: Working Relationships
• Concept 2: Traditional and Community Use
• Concept 3: Stewardship of the Forest
• Concept 4: Incentives
• Concept 5: Training and Education
• Concept 6: Research and Demonstration
• Concept 7: Planning, Inventories and Monitoring
• Concept 8: Economic Development
• Concept 9: Innovative Funding

 

 

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