Maui Nui Endangered Plant and Invertebrate Support

This action is consistent with the Constitutional mandate of Article XI of the State Constitution, which stipulates,“[f]or the benefit of present and future generations, the State,and its political subdivisions shall conserve and protect Hawai‘i's natural beauty and all natural resources, including land, water, air, minerals and energy sources.” This action is also consistent with the State of Hawai‘i Forest Action Plan which seeks to manage for nine conservation and management programs including (1) water quality and quantity, (2) forest health: invasive species, insects and disease, (3) wildfires, (4) urban and community forests, (5) climate change/sea level rise, (6) conservation of native biodiversity, (7) hunting, nature-based recreation and tourism, (8) forest products and carbon sequestration, and (9) multi-state issues.