BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Hawaii Public Meetings and Events Calendar//111285547//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T142829Z DTSTART:20260817T140000 DTEND:20260817T153000 SUMMARY:Bi-Monthly Oahu Na Ala Hele Trails Advisory Council Meeting UID:20261026T142832Z-uidGen@fe80:0:0:0:410:d2ff:fefd:e5dd%ens5 TZID:HST LOCATION:Division of Forestry and Wildlife - 2135 Makiki Heights Drive\, Honolulu\, HI 96822 DESCRIPTION:

Oahu Nā Ala Hele Advisory Council Meeting

Date: Au gust 17\, 2026

Time: 2:00pm-3:30pm

Location: Oahu Divisi on of Forestry and Wildlife Makiki Branch Office Conference Room. 2135\n

Makiki Heights Dr. Honolulu\, Hl 96822

Council members\, members of the public\, testifiers and staff can choose to participate e ither in person\,

via Zoom or by telephone.

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Agenda

1. Welcome\, Introductions\, and Announcements - Time: 3 minutes

o James Harmon hired as Trails &\; Access Spe cialist V to manage program

o Program Name Change to &ldquo\;Out door Recreation Section&rdquo\;

o AC meetings moved to new hours \, 2:00pm-3:30pm

2. Approval of previous month Meeting Minutes - Time: 2 minutes

3. New and Open Business - Time: 5 mi nutes

&bull\; HB 2218 - authorizes the DLNR to enter into commun ity co-management agreements

&bull\; Program Plan Open Discussio n - public meeting in May &ndash\; currently in 60-day public comment

period through end of July

&bull\; August - October - comp ile revisions and complete Final Plan

&bull\; Nov &\; Decembe r - Internal final 60-day comment period/end of contract

4. Trai l and Access Specialist Staff Report - Time: 15 minutes

a) Staff ing Updates

&bull\; Specialist V Role filled

b) Trails i mpacted by severe weather

&bull\; Most of the damage was downed trees and erosion

&bull\; Met with FEMA to discuss damages from severe weather and requested additional funding for

long term re pairs at Kealia Trail

&bull\; Kealia Trail is Open

&bull \; Manoa Falls Trail significantly damaged from Kona Low storms. Conduct ed an assessment and

planned contract work to address severely e roded sections of trail

&bull\; Poamoho road and trail have unde rgone in-house repairs and are reopen to the public

&bull\; Waim ano landslide repaired in-house

&bull\; Kanealole\, Hau&rsquo\;u la Loop\, Kaunala were significantly damaged &ndash\; repaired in-house (Kanealole

will need additional repairs/potentially contract wor k)

c) Program Projects &\; Ongoing Operations - Open for ques tions from the council.

(Refer to project tracking sheet for mor e details) - Share project tracking sheet with group

&bull\; Mān oa Cliff &ndash\; Rockslide closure and detour\, bench reinstalled

&bull\; Manoa Falls removal of broken infrastructure

&bull\; Maʻakua Trail &ndash\; Forest reserve closure due to Little Fire Ant (LF A)

&bull\; Capacity Study

&bull\; Nā Manu ʻElele Trail S tewards

&bull\; Kaiwa Ridge\, draft reservation system

& bull\; Mokuleia Trail landslide addressed

&bull\; Poamoho Trail vegetation clearing up to upper bench

&bull\; Hawaii Loa Ridge s tair removal

&bull\; Addition of Pauoa Flats Trail to Oʻahu Comm ercial Trail Tour Activity (CTTA) Inventory

&bull\; Discuss trai l review process with Advisory Council

&bull\; Honouliuli Contou r Trail Road Maintenance

&bull\; Poamoho Road Maintenance

\n< p>&bull\; Trail maintenance focus shifting towards erosion management an d removal of damaged stairs

and infrastructure.

&bull\; Prioritize access to Honouliuli\, Halemano\, and Maunawili

Crew and Volunteer Projects:

&bull\; Clearing permits &ndas h\; working on standards for issuance and establishing Memoranda of

\ n

Understanding for volunteer organizations supporting trail maintenan ce

&bull\; Volunteer programs\, working on expanding volunteer o pportunities and partnering with

programs to coordinate field op erations

5. Trail User Group Bi-Monthly Reports - Time: 5 minute s each

(Please provide a brief written and oral report including activity highlights\, incidents\, and requests)

a. Cultural Adv isor &\; Rock Climbing &ndash\; Skye Kolealani Razon

b. Hunti ng &ndash\; Roy Kainoa

c. Hiking &ndash\; Ken Suzuki

d. Mountain Biking &ndash\; Yuko Barretto

e. Off-Highway Vehicles ( Motocross/Dirt Bike) &ndash\; Terry Galpin

f. Equestrian &ndash\ ; David Fahrenwald

g. Trail Running &ndash\; Marian Yasuda

h. Environmental Education &ndash\; Todd Cullison

i. Off-Road 4x4 &ndash\; Sean Goo

6. Other Business &ndash\;

&bull\ ; Honouliuli Update

&bull\; Track MOU &\; Military Use Update

&bull\; Halemano Update

&bull\; Maunawili Update

\n< p>7. Adjournment

If you need an auxiliary aid/service or other a ccommodation due to a disability\, contact James Harmon

at 808-9 73-9778 or by email at james.a.harmon@hawaii.gov as soon as possible. Re quests made as

early as possible have a greater likelihood of be ing fulfilled. Upon request\, this notice is available in

altern ate/accessible formats

For more information visit our Nā Ala Hel e program webpages

(https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/recreation/nah/)

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Oahu Nā Ala Hele Advisory Council Meeting

Date: August 17\, 2026

Time: 2:00pm-3:30pm

Loca tion: Oahu Division of Forestry and Wildlife Makiki Branch Office Confer ence Room. 2135

Makiki Heights Dr. Honolulu\, Hl 96822

C ouncil members\, members of the public\, testifiers and staff can choose to participate either in person\,

via Zoom or by telephone.

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83115392334?pwd =R8JZo9Cv1hYeH5dAYTvOBOnmQ7ruWB.1

Meeting chat link

http s://us02web.zoom.us/launch/jc/83115392334

Meeting ID: 831 1539 2 334

Passcode: 0emsg5

One tap mobile

+12532050468 \,\,83115392334#\,\,\,\,*741864# US

+12532158782\,\,83115392334# \,\,\,\,*741864# US (Tacoma)

Join by SIP

&bull\; 8311539 2334@zoomcrc.com

Agenda

1. Welcome\, Introductions\, and Announcements - Time: 3 minutes

o James Harmon hired as Trails &\; Access Specialist V to manage program

o Program Name Chan ge to &ldquo\;Outdoor Recreation Section&rdquo\;

o AC meetings m oved to new hours\, 2:00pm-3:30pm

2. Approval of previous month Meeting Minutes - Time: 2 minutes

3. New and Open Busi ness - Time: 5 minutes

&bull\; HB 2218 - authorizes the DLNR to enter into community co-management agreements

&bull\; Program Pl an Open Discussion - public meeting in May &ndash\; currently in 60-day public comment

period through end of July

&bull\; August - October - compile revisions and complete Final Plan

&bull\; N ov &\; December - Internal final 60-day comment period/end of contrac t

4. Trail and Access Specialist Staff Report - Time: 15 minutes

a) Staffing Updates

&bull\; Specialist V Role filled

b) Trails impacted by severe weather

&bull\; Most of the d amage was downed trees and erosion

&bull\; Met with FEMA to disc uss damages from severe weather and requested additional funding for

long term repairs at Kealia Trail

&bull\; Kealia Trail is O pen

&bull\; Manoa Falls Trail significantly damaged from Kona Lo w storms. Conducted an assessment and

planned contract work to a ddress severely eroded sections of trail

&bull\; Poamoho road an d trail have undergone in-house repairs and are reopen to the public

&bull\; Waimano landslide repaired in-house

&bull\; Kanealo le\, Hau&rsquo\;ula Loop\, Kaunala were significantly damaged &ndash\; r epaired in-house (Kanealole

will need additional repairs/potenti ally contract work)

c) Program Projects &\; Ongoing Operation s - Open for questions from the council.

(Refer to project track ing sheet for more details) - Share project tracking sheet with group

&bull\; Mānoa Cliff &ndash\; Rockslide closure and detour\, bench reinstalled

&bull\; Manoa Falls removal of broken infrastructure

&bull\; Maʻakua Trail &ndash\; Forest reserve closure due to Li ttle Fire Ant (LFA)

&bull\; Capacity Study

&bull\; Nā Ma nu ʻElele Trail Stewards

&bull\; Kaiwa Ridge\, draft reservation system

&bull\; Mokuleia Trail landslide addressed

&bull \; Poamoho Trail vegetation clearing up to upper bench

&bull\; H awaii Loa Ridge stair removal

&bull\; Addition of Pauoa Flats Tr ail to Oʻahu Commercial Trail Tour Activity (CTTA) Inventory

&bu ll\; Discuss trail review process with Advisory Council

&bull\; Honouliuli Contour Trail Road Maintenance

&bull\; Poamoho Road M aintenance

&bull\; Trail maintenance focus shifting towards eros ion management and removal of damaged stairs

and infrastructure.

&bull\; Prioritize access to Honouliuli\, Halemano\, and Maunaw ili

Crew and Volunteer Projects:

&bull\; Clear ing permits &ndash\; working on standards for issuance and establishing Memoranda of

Understanding for volunteer organizations supportin g trail maintenance

&bull\; Volunteer programs\, working on expa nding volunteer opportunities and partnering with

programs to co ordinate field operations

5. Trail User Group Bi-Monthly Reports - Time: 5 minutes each

(Please provide a brief written and oral report including activity highlights\, incidents\, and requests)

\n< p>a. Cultural Advisor &\; Rock Climbing &ndash\; Skye Kolealani Razon

b. Hunting &ndash\; Roy Kainoa

c. Hiking &ndash\; Ken S uzuki

d. Mountain Biking &ndash\; Yuko Barretto

e. Off-H ighway Vehicles (Motocross/Dirt Bike) &ndash\; Terry Galpin

f. E questrian &ndash\; David Fahrenwald

g. Trail Running &ndash\; Ma rian Yasuda

h. Environmental Education &ndash\; Todd Cullison

i. Off-Road 4x4 &ndash\; Sean Goo

6. Other Business &ndash \;

&bull\; Honouliuli Update

&bull\; Track MOU &\; Mi litary Use Update

&bull\; Halemano Update

&bull\; Maunaw ili Update

7. Adjournment

If you need an auxiliary aid/s ervice or other accommodation due to a disability\, contact James Harmon

at 808-973-9778 or by email at james.a.harmon@hawaii.gov as soo n as possible. Requests made as

early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled. Upon request\, this notice is available in

alternate/accessible formats

For more information vis it our Nā Ala Hele program webpages

(https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/rec reation/nah/)

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