HomeMy WebLinkAbout20230210MO.pdfDEREK S.K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
News Release
For Immediate Release: February 10, 2023
COUNTY OF KAUA‘I
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
SARAH K. BLANE, CHIEF OF STAFF
(808) 241-4900
Mayor Kawakami signs Bill No. 2890, ensuring preservation and public access to
Halulu Fishpond
LĪHU‘E – Mayor Derek S.K. Kawakami on Wednesday signed Bill. No 2890, ensuring the
preservation and public access to Halulu Fishpond on the North Shore.
“Bill No. 2890 culminates years of work by the Waipā Foundation, Trust for Public Lands, Open
Space Commissioners, Kaua‘i County Council, County staff, and the support of the State of Hawai‘i
Legacy Land Conservation Fund, and the State Legislature,” said Mayor Kawakami. “This ensures that
the Waipā Foundation will fulfill its vision to permanently own and manage Halulu Fishpond as an
important resource and living-learning center.”
Under Bill No. 2890, $850K of the Public Access, Open Space And Natural Resources
Preservation Fund was approved for the Waipā Foundation to acquire the Halulu Fishpond and its access
formerly owned by the Waioli Corporation. In addition, the County will secure a conservation easement
to benefit and protect that resource in perpetuity.
An additional $450,000 of funding was also secured from the State of Hawai‘i Legacy Land
Conservation Fund and State Legislature.
The acquisition guarantees that the properties/lands adjacent to the fishpond are not developed
and instead protected in perpetuity through development restrictions along with the fishpond, which
will bolster Waipā Foundation’s ability to continue impactful programming and steward the entire
ahupua‘a, mauka to makai.
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