Appendix:
Moloka‘i Strategies

1998 ERP Strategic Summary

The 1998 ERP summarized strategies for the specific needs of each of the conservation areas defined by the large native landscapes of each major island. The directives established then have largely been realized and continue to evolve. In 1998, the Moloka‘i Program, the most mature in the state, was comprised of three preserves (Kamakou, Pelekunu, and Mo‘omomi). The ERP recommended the following for Moloka‘i:

• Working with our existing community and agency partners and the private landowners east of Kamakou Preserve, our first step will be to establish a shared vision of what should be protected on Moloka‘i.  
• With that vision established, we will help establish a set of shared, measurable goals for bringing better protection from ungulates and top-priority weeds to lands within the four existing managed areas (Kalaupapa NHP, Pu‘u Ali‘i NAR, Oloku‘i NAR, & TNC Preserves) and the highest-quality native ecosystems east of Kamakou.  
• We will also promote a community plan to prevent the introduction of new, known weeds and other disruptive invasive species to the island, in conjunction with a pilot program sponsored by the County of Maui.
  
  
  

2006 Strategic Update

By the end of 2005, The East Moloka‘i Watershed Partnership was implementing its management plan, which calls for major fencing and ungulate control projects east of Kamakou Preserve. Broad community support for the plan was assured by extensive community involvement in the management plan, though small, but vocal opposition in the local hunting community remains.

The establishment of a Moloka‘i division of the Maui Invasive Species Committee (MoMISC), and intimate integration of MoMISC staff within the TNC Moloka‘i baseyard has maximized alignment of alien species prevention goals and actions.