$1.3
million earmarked for fencing, new access road
Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – State
Representative Nicole Lowen (D-North Kona) is pleased to announce that Governor David Ige has release $1.3 million
in Capital Improvement Project (CIP) funds to benefit the Honuaʻula Forest Reserve.
The funds will be used to
repair and install fencing, and to create a new access road for the North Kona
reserve.
"I want to thank the Governor for
releasing these funds for this important project," said Rep. Lowen.
"Honua’ula Forest Reserve is the primary watershed for the North Kona area
and these funds will help to protect our drinking water supply, and to preserve
important habitat for native flora and fauna. As the current stewards of our
environment, it is our responsibility to preserve and protect places like Honuaʻula."
The Honuaʻula Forest Reserve was established in 1906 to
preserve the forest and manage the watershed and today covers 8,489 acres.
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