Department of Land and Natural Resources

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES
News Release

DAVID Y. IGE GOVERNOR

SUZANNE D. CASE CHAIRPERSON

For Immediate News Release October 27, 2015

‘AHA MOKU ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO HOLD PUBLIC MEETINGS
ON DRAFTING ADMINISTRATIVE RULES

HONOLULU —   The ‘Aha Moku Advisory Committee (AMAC) has scheduled a series of public meetings on O‘ahu in November 2015 to seek comment from communities in Oahu’s ‘ahupua‘a districts as it develops and adopts rules for its operation and administration

Created by the Legislature in 2012 via Act 288, the ‘Aha Moku Advisory Committee is attached to the State Dept. of Land and Natural Resources and is mandated to bring the voices of the ‘ahupua‘a communities forward to the Department on issues related to natural and cultural resources.  Senate Concurrent Resolution 55, Hawai‘i Legislative Session 2015, directed the ‘Aha Moku Advisory Committee to 

“AMAC may advise the DLNR on issues related to land and natural resources management through the ‘Aha Moku system of best management practices. This system is based upon indigenous resource management practices within moku (island) boundaries. These boundaries acknowledge the natural contours of land, the specific resources located within those areas (‘ahupua‘a), and the methodology necessary to sustain resources and the community,” said Leimana DaMate, AMAC executive director.

All AMAC draft rule meetings are scheduled in November from 6 to 8 p.m. unless otherwise stated. 

O‘ahu November 3, 2015 (Tuesday):	Waialua Moku, Waialua Courthouse 66-207 Kamehameha Hwy, Hale‘iwa, HI 96712
November 5, 2015 (Thursday):	‘Ewa Moku, DHHL Hale Pono‘i 91-5420 Kapolei Parkway, Kapolei, HI 96707
November 6, 2015 (Friday):	Wai‘anae Moku, Wai‘anae High School Wai‘anae Moku, Wai‘anae High School
November 16, 2015 (Monday ):	Ko‘olaupoko Moku, Windward Community College 45-720 Kea‘ahala Road, Kane‘ohe, HI 96744
Maui November 9, 2015 (Monday)	Wailuku, Ka‘anapali, Lahaina, Kealaloloa Moku DHHL Paukukalo Community Center 655 Kaumuali’I St., Wailuku, Maui 96793
November 10, 2015 (Tuesday)	Hamakuapoko, Hamakualoa, Ko‘olau, Hana, Kipahulu, Kaupo, Kahikinui, Honuaula, Kula Moku Ha‘iku Community Center Hana Highway at Pilialoha Street, Ha‘iku, Maui 96708
Kaua‘i November 11, 2015 (Wednesday)	Ko‘olau Moku, Anahola Community Clubhouse
November 17, 2015 (Tuesday)	Puna Moku, Lihu‘e Civic Center Pi‘ikoi Bldg, Conference Rooms A&B  4444 Rice St., Lihu‘e, HI  96766
November 18, 2015 (Wednesday)	Waimea Moku, Waimea Neighborhood Community Center 4556 Makeke Road, Waimea, HI 96796
November 19, 2015 (Thursday)	Halele‘a Moku, Waipa Foundation 5-5785 A Kuhio Hwy, Hanalei, HI 96714
November 24, 2015 (Tuesday)	Koloa Moku, Koloa Neighborhood Center 3461 Weliweli Road, Koloa, HI 96756
Hawai‘i November 20, 2015 (Friday)	Kona, Kohala Moku, West Hawai‘i Civic Center 74-5044 Ane Keohokalole Hwy, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
November 23, 2015 (Monday)	Hilo, Hamakua, Puna, Ka‘u Moku, Location tba
Lana‘i November 21, 2015 (Saturday)	Kona, Ko‘olau Moku, Lana‘I City Park 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon
Kaho‘olawe November 28, 2015 (Saturday)	Kona, Ko‘olau, Molokini, Honua‘ula Moku Pahihi Kina (Big Beach on Maui) 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Moloka‘i November 29, 2015 (Sunday)	Kaluakoi, Ko‘olau, Kawela, Pala‘au Moku Location & Time tba

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