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The Trust for Public Land in Action: 2019 C E L E B R AT I N G W HAT YO U M A D E P O S S I B L E IN HAWAIâ&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I AND BEYOND

The need to connect to nature unites us At The Trust for Public Land, we know that great parks and access to nature are essential components for sustainable environments and strong communities—and supporters like you are critical to moving our mission forward in the places that need it the most. Thanks to your investments, today more than 8 million people live within a 10-minute walk of a place created or protected by The Trust for Public Land. Study after study shows that access to nature and green space improves human health, happiness, and community well-being, as well as the measurable benefits of reducing pollution, cooling air temperatures, cleaning drinking water, giving people a place to exercise, and providing a place to grow fresh, healthy produce.

residents, and losing our sense of community. It already feels lost in parts of O‘ahu, and people across the islands feel it eroding away. People long for the healing power of community. Community makes health, it has health, and it is health.” We believe that change comes through action, education, and inspiration. These principles are the foundation for all that we do and help ensure that our work has staying power for generations to come. Read on to learn about some of our favorite examples of the transformative impact your support has made here in Hawai‘i, and, more importantly, look to the future with us as we continue to make Hawai‘i a more livable, healthy, and sustainable place for our neighbors. Mahalo a nui,

Lea Hong Hawai‘i State Director Edmund C. Olson Trust Fellow

Recently, I’ve been reviewing the 2018 Community Health Needs Assessment for Hawai‘i, and the following quote has stayed with me: “At the foundation of community, we have our land that provides everything we need to live. The people of this place work together for the benefit of all, including two sacred obligations—to nurture the keiki and to honor the kūpuna. And many generations of migrants to these islands have added flavor to that reciprocal relationship among people and place. But as much as we have added to community, we also do many things to diminish it. In the eyes of many in Hawai‘i today, we are losing healthy places, creating more disconnection to our land, putting the needs of visitors ahead of

MEET OUR HAWAI‘I TEAM

(Left to right) Leslie Uptain, Reyna Ramolete Hayashi, Lea Hong, Raeanne Cobb-Adams, Steve Rafferty

DID YOU KNOW? Our 501(c)(4) affiliate, The Trust for Public Land Action Fund, provides strategic, legal, and fundraising assistance for ballot measure campaigns and legislative advocacy. At the federal, state, and local levels, we advocate for the importance of parks and open space and the need to fund them.

Here in Hawai‘i, in the early 2000s we led efforts to create funding in all four counties and at the state level, generating a total of $227 million to help protect Hawai‘i’s open space, agricultural lands, watersheds, and cultural lands. At the federal level, we have long sponsored and participated in legislative advocacy for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and in 2019, we celebrated Congress’s permanent re-authorization of the fund!

Since 1996, we’ve guided nonpartisan political action on over 520 ballot measures across more than 30 states nationwide, generating over $72 billion new public funds for healthy land and water.

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A Day on the Land 2019 Sunset Ranch, HI

A D AY O N T H E L A N D More than 170 volunteers and 13 companies joined us for A Day on the Land at Sunset Ranch on O‘ahu’s North Shore. The Trust for Public Land has protected 36 sites across Hawai‘i, including Sunset Ranch and Waimea Valley. Together with North Shore Community Land Trust, we purchased a conservation easement over the ranch ensuring the property will never be developed and helping to maintain the rural character of the North Shore. Our annual volunteer workday focused on the restoration of the rarely accessed upper portions of neighboring Waimea Valley, which we also helped to conserve. Volunteers helped steward the land through activities like trail maintenance, removing invasive plants, and caring for a grove of koa trees dedicated to the children of HUGS Hawai‘i.

Ka Iwi Coast Mauka Lands Ka Iwi Coastline, HI

K A I W I E X P L O R AT I O N S The Ka Iwi Coalition began 40 years ago as a small but mighty group of residents who came together to advocate for the protection of the Ka Iwi coastline on O‘ahu. In 2017, The Trust for Public Land and Livable Hawai‘i Kai Hui joined countless volunteers, partners, and generous community members to purchase and protect the last of the coast’s threatened properties to preserve them for community benefit and enjoyment. In June, we invited the community to join us for guided hikes at our Ka Iwi Explorations, where over 150 hikers experienced the natural and cultural resources of the area and learned about plans for the future. Join us next year on March 28 and 30 for Ka Iwi Explorations 2020!

Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail C E L E B R AT I N G 4 0 Y E A R S O F P R O T E C T I N G L A N D S A L O N G T H E T R A I L • Kāwala, a 795-acre property recently purchased by Kuahiwi Ranch, with whom we are working to secure an agricultural easement over the pasture land that will also preserve numerous cultural sites, benefit Ka‘ū’s abundant marine ecosystem, and ensure that the property is used for agriculture in perpetuity, perpetuating Ka‘ū’s paniolo traditions.

The Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail is a 175mile corridor and trail network that traverses through hundreds of ancient Hawaiian settlement sites and over 200 ahupua’a. The ancient coastal path that once encircled the entire island travels through nine special places that The Trust for Public Land helped the community protect— including our first project in the state at the Kalapana expansion of Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park, completed in 1979. Today, we are assisting the Ka‘ū community alongside the nonprofit Ala Kahakai Trail Association and the National Park Service’s Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail to purchase and protect six properties they value.

• Manāka‘a Fishing Village, a 348-acre property that includes archeological sites such as heiau, burials, extensive lava tube habitation sites, underground springs, habitation enclosures, and the remains of Manāka‘a Fishing Village. The property has some of the best cattle grazing lands in Ka‘ū.

• Pōhue, a 16,456-acre property that includes the only white sand beach for many tens of miles in the rugged district of Ka‘ū. Hawaiian hawksbill and green sea turtles, and Hawaiian monk seals rely on Pōhue’s beaches, and the property also contains many cultural sites such as fishing shrines, unique petroglyphs, and the remains of a once-thriving coastal village.

• Waikapuna, a 2,013-acre property where revered Hawaiian scholar Mary Kawena Pukui spent her summers. The familial knowledge passed down at Waikapuna informed her many significant works and was the foundation upon which the 20th century Hawaiian cultural renaissance relied. The land is also rich in natural resources and the mauka lands are used for cattle grazing.

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• Kiolaka‘a, a 1,836-acre property that includes native dryland forest and portions of the ancient Lua Nunu cave system, the most extensive refuge cave on Hawai‘i Island—which features a fortress with an elevated defensive wall and 102 sleeping platforms, built during the wars with Kamehameha. The pasture lands are leased for cattle grazing, allowing for grass-fed beef production in Hawai‘i.

• Kaunāmano, a 1,363-acre coastal property that is home to heiau, burial sites, kōnane boards, petroglyphs, and pictographs. Kaunāmano is a critical link for endangered species and migratory and native shore birds. It is also prime cattle grazing land and a choice fishing spot for Ka‘ū’s many subsistence fishers that rely upon the ocean to feed their families.

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Hawai‘i Advisory Board We are so grateful for our volunteer leaders who advise, guide, and inspire our work across Hawai‘i Nei! Dr. Noa Emmett Aluli, Moloka‘i General Hospital Stanford Carr, Stanford Carr Development F. Mahina Duarte, The Waiwai Collective Kā‘eo Duarte, Kamehameha Schools Steve Kelly, James Campbell Company Mark Linscott, Kaiser Permanente Earlynne Maile, Hawaiian Electric Kurt Matsumoto, Pūlama Lāna‘i Edmund C. Olson, The Edmund C. Olson Trust

Blake Oshiro, Capitol Consultants of Hawai‘i Gregory Pietsch, Pietsch Properties Brad Punu, Honolulu Seawater Kirstin Punu, NAVFAC Pacific Race Randle, The Howard Hughes Corporation Tom Reeve, Conservationist Michael S. Spalding, Michael Spalding Realty Gregg Takara, Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Carol Wilcox, Author

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The Trust for Public Land’s staff and Hawai‘i Advisory Board Kāne‘ohe, HI

KĀ N E ‘ O H E P R OJ E CT S P OT L I G H T The Trust for Public Land is assisting the Kāne‘ohe community, local farming nonprofits, and the State of Hawai‘i to protect 1,000 acres in Windward O‘ahu that includes the cliffs pictured above—a beloved and iconic backdrop of the area. The lands comprise a vast cultural landscape from the peaks of the Ko‘olau Mountains to a series of higher elevation historic lo‘i kalo terraces (wetland taro fields). The lands include

freshwater springs, at least 11 streams and tributaries, native forest, priority watershed, critical habitat for native plants and animals, heiau, burials, and geological formations famed in Hawaiian mo‘olelo, mele, and oli. Over the coming year we will be planning extensive community outreach in the region in order to determine the best path forward for these important lands.

In the year ahead, your partnership will support... • Continue our work along the Ka Iwi Coast, including facilitating public hiking opportunities as part of the Ka Iwi Coalition and monitoring conservation easements to ensure the continued integrity of the natural and cultural landscape.

PA R K S F O R P E O P L E Creating close-to-home access to quality parks. • Help us launch The Trust for Public Land’s nationally-acclaimed Parks for People program in Honolulu, as we work to raise matching funds to leverage an exciting lead gift that will get us started toward the goal of everyone in Hawai‘i having easy and safe access to a quality park within a 10-minute walk of home!

Our work is made possible thanks to the generosity of individuals like you. Our most pressing needs include: • The Trust for Public Land in Hawai‘i— support our land-for-people mission where it is needed most with an unrestricted gift

S U S TA I N A B L E H A W A I ‘ I Securing Hawai‘i’s food, forests, and water. • Transfer 21 acres of prime agricultural lands to MA‘O Organic Farm, increasing local food production and growing MA‘O’s youth empowerment efforts. An estimated 12,000 pounds of organic fruits and vegetables will be produced monthly from this property!

• Accelerate our work along the Ala Kahakai National Historic Trail in Ka‘ū as we permanently protect 23,115 acres of coastal ranch lands rich in cultural heritage.

• Sustainable Hawai‘i ($489,000 needed) • Aloha ‘Āina ($442,000 needed)

Mahalo! MARK STRIDE

• Purchase Kamehamenui in partnership with the State of Hawai‘i, a 3,276-acre ranch on the north slopes of Haleakalā on Maui for ranching, sustainable forestry, hiking, and mountain biking.

• Parks for People ($484,000 needed)

A L O H A ‘Ā I N A Protecting Hawai‘i’s culturally significant lands. • Secure community access to Halulu Fishpond, in partnership with the nonprofit Waipā Foundation, to promote sharing of Hawaiian cultural practices on Kaua‘i’s North Shore. • Protect public access to Native Hawaiian cultural sites and hiking trails in Wailupe Valley while also expanding the ‘Āina Haina Nature Preserve for the community.

Kāne‘ohe Pali to Lo‘i Kāne‘ohe, HI

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‘A‘ohe hana nui ke alu ‘ia. No task is too big when done together by all.

Mahalo

for supporting The Trust for Public Land as we work to protect land and create parks for people in Hawai‘i and beyond. We couldn’t do it without you.

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Lea Hong Hawai‘i State Director Edmund C. Olson Trust Fellow 808.524.8563 | lea.hong@tpl.org Leslie Uptain Director of Philanthropy 808.524.8694 | leslie.uptain@tpl.org 1003 Bishop Street, Suite 740 Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96813

COVER: TOP LEFT, KA’U MAHI LLC; TOP RIGHT, CHRIS TOWNSEND; MIDDLE LEFT, JOHN BILDERBACK; MIDDLE RIGHT, NATE YUEN; BOTTOM, ALA KAHAKAI TRAIL ASSOCIATION.